A Novice Teacher's Experience of Practicing Eclecticism in a Foreign Adult Classroom

Autor/in	Paramboor, Jafar
Titel	A Novice Teacher's Experience of Practicing Eclecticism in a Foreign Adult Classroom
Quelle	In: Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 3 (2015) 4, S.1-11 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2289-3024
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Beginning Teachers; Adult Education; Creativity; Teaching Methods; Qualitative Research; Adult Students; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Teacher Behavior; Translation; Interpersonal Communication; Observation; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Junior teacher; Junglehrer; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Kreativität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Qualitative Forschung; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Teacher behaviour; Lehrerverhalten; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Beobachtung
Abstract	This article intends to highlight some of the experiences that an International novice English teacher had in the classroom of some pre-degree students of Malaysia, who were in their twenties. As a student of education, the author has some theoretical background in the field of teaching, with which he realized that an eclectic teacher is the one whom a classroom always needs; not a lesson plan-bounded teacher especially for adults, provided that he or she has an active and creative mind, not only inside, but also outside the four walls. The paper introduces some new approaches that the author practiced for a two-month Intensive English course for Malay students, whose local language is unfamiliar to the former. Among these approaches were some new dimensions of self-disclosing approach, free talking approach, labeling approach, behavior diversion approach, translation approach, and teacher-student conversion approach. Being cognizant of both positive and negative consequences of eclecticism, this study would analyze some of the pros and cons, underpinned by an experience-based understanding. The research design used in this paper is basically observational method after which a narrative analysis method is exercised. The article concludes with some of the implications for the pre-degree students as well as early University students arguing that eclecticism should be valued not only for schools but also for post-school periods. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Malaya Faculty of Education. Kuala Lumpur 50603 Malaysia. Web site: http://moj-es.net/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01