Thailand : The Personal Interview : A Dynamic Teaching Device  

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Myint, Myo Kwaw

Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM (http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum/archives.html) vol. 31 no. 1 (Jan. 1993), page 46.
Topik: personal; personal interview; dynamic; teaching; device

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Necessity is said to be the mother of invention. In recent years, necessity has forced language teachers and educational experts to formulate new and exciting methods of language teaching that may be employed effectively with large classes. While this is to be applauded, it cannot be denied that certain teaching methods that work well only with small groups or with individuals have suffered through neglect. One such method is the personal interview. No language teacher will dispute the value of the personal interview as a teaching device. Among its outstanding features are : 1. It is student - oriented. 2. It allows for the learning of the target language in a meaningful and communicative way. 3. It gives the students much-needed practice in the listening and speaking skills. 4. It creates good rapport between the teacher and the students. Bearing all this in mind, I would like to describe how the personal interview has been used as a teaching device by language teachers of Assumption University, a well - known private university in Bangkok. All students at Assumption University are required to appear for a personal interview with an instructor twice every semester. This interview usually lasts about 30 minutes and is conducted entirely in English. In fact, one feature that makes Assumption University unique in Thailand is that the medium of instruction for almost every subject is English and not Thai. As all students of the university are required to complete four English courses - English I, English II, English III, and English IV - every student is exposed to at least eight interviews during his or her undergraduate days.

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