A taster of potential activities and learning opportunities from the TELL1 project in the Lipis District

Many of the activities and initiatives from the TELL1 Mentoring project in the Lipis district are recorded on the Kuala Lipis English Teaching blog.

An example of the kind of material available is a step-by-step guide for using phonics in pre-school and year 1:

Using paper plates to teach English in the Jerantut cluster

SJK(C) Sungai Jan in the Jerantut Cluster

The Jerantut cluster have been very busy using paper plates to teach a variety of English topics. The plates are a really great resource that can be used in so many different ways. Many of the activities strongly promote conversation skills and kinaesthetic learning. Their blog article his here.

I recommend reading the Jerantut district blog to give ideas for English teaching. If you wish to try out any of their initiatives, let your English mentor know!

Storytelling and Total Physical Response

Telling children stories is a really important way of giving children primary language material and as a springboard for a topic of discussion in whole class time. Children can learn even more when they are listening to a story if they are involved in 'total physical response' - acting out the story and key actions. This really helps the children remember the language!

Here is a video link to specific method of storytelling which fully incorporates Total Physical Response:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mk6RRf4kKs

Thanks to the Rompin team of mentors (led by Adam Freeman) for this video. You can read more about Total Physical Response on the Rompin blog here.

Welcome to the TELL2 Native Speaker Project in the Lipis district!

This week the TELL2 Native Speaker Project begins. This blog will document the work done by teachers and mentors in the Lipis district. We are just one district in a much bigger project across Malaysia, aiming to improve the English language skills and teaching methodology in Malaysian primary schools.

My name is Mr Alex, and I will be based in five schools in the Kuala Lipis area. Very soon, I will be joined by two more native English teachers, who will each be based in five more schools spread out over the district of Lipis.

The Malaysian Ministry of Education is very committed to improving the levels of achievement in English in Malaysian schools, and this project is one of the main initiatives to help raise standards. I greatly look forward to having a big impact on teachers and children in the Lipis area. I hope this is a clear step in moving Malaysia forward to being a highly skilled, highly educated, successful and prosperous country for the next generation.

This blog will mainly be written by myself and the two other English mentors arriving soon. I very much hope teachers will also contribute! I very much welcome comments below. Thanks,

Welcome!

Welcome to TELL 2 and Lipis Cluster!