BIG IDEA

Promoting competent English Language teachers thorough improved and enhanced academic discourse skills.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

1. What specific academic discourse skills do English language teachers currently lack?

2. How can improved academic discourse skills directly enhance the quality of English language teaching?

3. What challenges do teachers face when integrating academic discourse into their teaching practices?

4. What training methods are most effective for developing academic discourse skills in teachers?

5. Should academic discourse skills training focus more on written, oral, or multimodal communication? Why?

6. How can teacher training programs incorporate technology to enhance discourse skills?

7. How can teachers use academic discourse skills to create a more engaging classroom environment?

8. In what ways can academic discourse improve lesson planning and student assessments?

9. How can teachers adapt their academic discourse to suit diverse cultural and linguistic student backgrounds?

10. What are effective ways to assess teachers' proficiency in academic discourse?

11. How can peer feedback and self-reflection be used to improve teachers' discourse skills?

12. What metrics should be used to evaluate the impact of enhanced academic discourse skills on teaching outcomes?

13. How can schools ensure continuous professional development in academic discourse for teachers?

14. What role do professional communities and networks play in enhancing teachers' discourse skills?

15. How can academic discourse skills training be integrated into pre-service and in-service teacher education programs?

EVIDENCE OF ASSESSMENT

Stimulus:

Berdasarkan sebuah artikel berhubung dengan isu-isu pendidikan semasa di Malaysia, anda dikehendaki menganalisis keutuhan wacana, sumber rujukan dan kejelasan yang terdapat dalam artikel tersebut secara berkumpulan. 

Soalan:

Berdasarkan pernyataan di atas, anda dikehendaki melaksanakan tugasan berikut:

In groups of three, select one theme from the list below and conduct an intellectual discourse in an academic context:

●       Education

●       Sports

●       Economy

●       Health

●       Entertainment

Each group will be given 30 minutes to do a forum, discussions OR a debate on the selected theme. You have the options of doing live performance in the Google Meet or upload your recorded performance video in the Google Classroom.

The discussions will include:

●       the topics selected for the discussions

●       active participation of all group members

●       the application of appropriate discourse in an academic context

Covers topics:

     Topic 1: Academic Discourse. 

     Topic 2: Feedback in Academic Discourse

     Topic 3: Academic Writing