No Quiz for This Week - TSL450 (Principles and Practices in English Language Teaching)

Assalamualaikum…

Dear colleagues,

I called Mr. Muhmad Nur just now (12.15 pm) to ensure whether we will sit for the 1st Quiz or not in this week. As the aftermath of having our previous class postponed, he told me that the first quiz of TSL450 (Principles and Practices in English Language Teaching) would be postponed as well to the next meeting on 13th February 2009.

The quiz will also cover a number of chapters – 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (from ‘Getting Started’ to ‘Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom’).

Please inform the others.

Thank you.

Wassalam…

Syikri

TSL450 - Reading Materials and Observation Guide

Assalamualaikum…

Dear colleagues,

Technically, I thought we were supposed to get observation guide for TSL450 (PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING) last week, yet, since the fact that we (part 4 and 5 students) had to postpone the previous class due to some inevitable reasons, we could not see Mr. Muhmad Nur Bin Wan Chik.

I am quite concerned if we could not accomplish the assignment earlier because the date of submission is quite near (13rd February 2009) so as we were scarcely behind the schedule a little bit.

I had requested Mr. Muhmad Nur to give us some guidelines to accomplish our first assignment – observation on a practicing teacher who practices a variety of methods in English class and, Walla; he had given the photocopied observation guide and reading materials (chapters 2 and 3) to me to distribute them to all of you. So, come and see me to get all the materials provided (during Mrs. T.s. Aini’s class at 5B2 – 24th January 2009).

Mr. Muhmad Nur also advised us to read them as preparation for his next class. Well! It may take a plenty of time to read, to understand, to absorb and to memorize all the information within the texts! Remember! Reading precedes lecture as told by Mr. Muhmad Nur!

By the way, please take note that the previous class we missed last week was fundamentally allocated for discussing the two chapters (chapters 2 and 3 that you will take from me tomorrow) and in the next class (30th January 2009) we shall discuss chapters 6 and 7 plus Quiz 1! I have no idea how shall we cover those chapters and how shall we replace the class? Well! We will see!

Thank you for your concern.

Wassalam…

Syikri

Back to Normal!

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Please be informed that the TSL485 APPLIED PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY class will not be changed from Saturday to Friday due to some inevitable reasons.

If we adjust the class to be on Friday, some of our colleagues might despondently not be able to come down for the class as they have already had their plan(s) with other party. For sure, it is not good to let them left behind. Consequently, we are back to normal, rain or shine!

Sorry for the inconvenience caused!

Thank you.

Wassalam…

Syikri

Proposal of Day-Switching for TSL485 APPLIED PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY

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Due to Literature class unfilled on next Friday (23rd January 2009) as Mr. Nasirin Abdillah joins UiTM Academic Delegation to Indonesia, I was recommended a brilliant idea by one of part 4 TESL student; Farah Najiha Bt. Baharun, to persuade Mrs. T.S. Aini to have her class – TSL485 APPLIED PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY – on this coming Friday (if there are no obstacles).

From what I heard, part 6 students are having their TSL570 LITERATURE & MEDIA class with Mrs. Mazni on the same day. Probably, we could not have Mrs. T.S. Aini’s Saturday class switched to Friday. Yet, I am still negotiating with them (part 6 students) to figure out whether they will have their contact hours with Mrs. Mazni or not.

If they have no class on that particular day, then I will negotiate with Mrs. T.S. Aini to switch her class to Friday from nine to five, so that we would not have any class replacement on the very last week of this semester. Perhaps, she will tolerate and consider our application or, otherwise, we are back to normal as scheduled (this is most likely another one to-be predictable hindrance against our proposal, for she may have her own plan on that particular day too!).

Anyway, for the time being, let me consult with them first.

Thank you.

Wassalam…

Syikri

Good News or Bad News?

Assalamualaikum…

Please be informed that the TSL450 (PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE IN ELT) class on this coming Friday (16th January 2009) is about to be cancelled due to electrical substation of the campus is scheduled to be on maintenance on that particular day. The whole campus will be blackout full day.

Classes on Saturday (17th January 2009); BEL482 BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL COMM, BAB501 ARABIC LANGUAGE III for part 4 students and EDU550 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY for part 5 students run as usual.

Announcement released by TESL coordinator.

Thank you.

Wassalam…

Syikri

Notification!

Assalamualaikum…

Dear colleagues,

Kindly submit your typed note(s) for TSL450 (PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE IN ELT) via e-mail (nursyikri@yahoo.co.uk) for compiling purpose. The compiled notes will be distributed right after all of our peers submit their typed note.

Please make sure that your Microsoft-office-word file attached is saved as 'word 97-2003 document' prior to file attaching.

Thank you.

Wassalam…