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Important Vocabularies

Complete list of words that can be used as ''noun (n), verb (v), adjective (adj) and adverb (adv):
back
clear
close
double
fast
fine
forward
home
jolly
last
long
low
net
pat
prompt
right
rough
short
sound
square
steady
stiff
still
tough
up
well
wrong

Teachers' Roles

1) Assessor
Assessing learners’ performance, behavior, effort and contribution. Checking understanding, Evaluating learners’ performance, behavior, and contribution. Testing learner progress and level. Providing feedback on work, progress, behavior and contribution.
2) Contributor
Contributing ideas or information other than language, e.g. participating in discussions.
3) Consellor
Giving learners advice on difficulties they may have outside of their language class. Showing understanding of issues learners bring to the classroom from outside.
4) Diagnostician
Diagnosing, evaluating learners’ needs and difficulties.
5) Facilitator
Developing learner autonomy. Enabling learners to fulfill their potential. Helping learners to access resources. Providing opportunities for individual learning.
6) Language resource
Clarifying language. Correcting learner language. Consolidating learner language. Contextualising language. Eliciting language. Explaining language. Modelling language. Personalising language. Providing language input.
7) Manager
Managing the learners, the lessons and procedures in the classroom, e.g. Controlling the group dynamic. Deciding on interaction patterns. Demonstrating tasks and activities. Developing rapport. Encouraging learners. Giving instructions. Motivating learners. Praising learners. Maintaining discipline. Responding to classroom problems as they happen.
8) Monitor/Observer
Monitoring, observing and collecting information about learner performance, behavior, contribution and effort and progress. Keeping a written record of learners’ work.
9) Narrator
Narrating stories and things that have happened.
10) Planner
Anticipating problems. Deciding on a methodology for lessons. Designing and adapting texts and materials for lessons. Preparing texts and tasks for learners. Selecting materials and texts for lessons.
11) Reflector
Thinking about his/her own performance. Reflecting on learners’ progress.

Quoted from El-Sayed El-Rifaee at English language shapers around the world group on Facebook

Shaping the Way We Teach English at University of Oregon

Overview

Shaping the Way We Teach English is a video-based training product for English language educators. It has 14 modules (topics). The videos showcase classroom scenes from around the world and have an accompanying training manual plus additional readings.

The University of Oregon developed and produced the materials through funding from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs ©2007. All materials are free of charge and copyable for non-commercial educational use.
For more about Shaping the Way We Teach English at University of Oregon, click here ...
Shaping at Ning click  here

The 58th TEFLIN International Conference at IKIP PGRI Semarang

After holding the 57th International conference at UPI Bandung (see this link), The Association of Teacher of English as Foreign Language in Indonesia (TEFLIN) will hold its the 58th conference at IKIP PGRI Semarang. This time, TEFLIN will take the issue of "LANGUAGE TEACHING AND CHARACTER BUILDING" as the theme of conference.

Follow this link for more information.

TEYLIN Conference at Muria Kudus University

The 1st National Conference on ELT and Culture

at Muria Kudus University (UMK)

July 19, 2011

“Revitalizing the Practice

of Teaching English to Young Learners in Indonesia (TEYLIN)”

Organized by English Education Department, Muria Kudus University (UMK)

Call for Papers
The dynamic world life and the strategic roles of teaching English, especially to young learners, always encourage a greater need to revitalize the practice of teaching English to Young Learners in Indonesia (TEYLIN). In response to the need, the Committee of 1st National Conference on ELT and Culture at UMK calls for presentation and workshop proposals of the conference to be held in the campus of English Education Department, Muria Kudus University at Kudus (located in the slope of Muria Mountain about 50 kilometers from Semarang, the Capital of Central Java). The presentation may include theoretical and/or empirical (research-based) papers of TEYLIN. Workshops are also welcome. English is the official language for the presentations and submissions of the conference.

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Finally I get the certificate

After attending 7 of 10 Webinar held by Shaping The Way We Teach English of Office of Language Program BECA- U.S. Department of state, finally I got my certificate.
It was nice experience joining a distance training with English Teacher around the world, and share my experience with JETA members.
There will be the next series of Webinar.
Contact RELO Jakarta if you want to join the next webinar.
Don't forget to  join Shaping English at ning
Here is the picture of my certificate

Schedule for Webinar

Schedule for Webinar

Webinar Course USA Time and Indonesia Time

1) What Makes a Great Listening Task Presenter: Kevin McCaughey
Wednesday November 10, 2010 11:00 – 12:30 EST
WIB (same date) 23:00
WITA Thurs,  November 11 00:00
WIT Thurs, November 11 01:00
2) Task-Based Instruction Presenter: George Chinnery
Wednesday November 24, 2010 11:00 – 12:30 EST
WIB (same date) 23:00
WITA Thurs, November 24 00:00
WIT Thurs, November 24 01:00
3) Best Practices in Teaching English to Young Learners Presenter: Joan Kang Shin
Wednesday December8, 2010 11:00 – 12:30 EST
WIB (same date) 23:00
WITA Thurs, December 9 00:00
WIT Thurs, December 9 01:00
4)  Shaping the Way We… Differentiate Instruction
Through Learning Centers Presenter: Leslie Opp-Beckman
Wednesday December 22, 2010 11:00 – 12:30 EST
WIB (same date) 23:00
WITA Thurs, December 23 00:00
WIT Thurs, December 23 01:00
5)  10 Great Teaching Tools Presenter: Kevin McCaughey
Wednesday January 5, 2011 11:00 – 12:30 EST
WIB (same date) 23:00
WITA Thurs, January 6 00:00
WIT Thurs, January 6 01:00
6) Critical Thinking Presenter: Deanna Hochstein
Wednesday January 19, 2011 11:00 – 12:30 EST
WIB (same date) 23:00
WITA Thurs, January 20 00:00
WIT Thurs, January 20 01:00
7)  Computer Assisted Language Learning Presenter:  Deborah Healy
Wednesday February 2, 2011 11:00 – 12:30 EST
WIB (same date) 23:00
WITA Thurs, February 3 00:00
WIT Thurs, February 3 01:00
[Image] English
for Specific Purposes Presenter: Jennifer Rice
Wednesday February 16, 2011 11:00 – 12:30 EST
WIB (same date) 23:00
WITA Thurs, February 17 00:00
WIT Thurs, February 17 01:00
9) Activating Materials for Communication Presenter:  Rick Rosenberg
Wednesday March 2, 2011 11:00 – 12:30 EST
WIB (same date) 23:00
WITA Thurs, March 3 00:00
WIT Thurs, March 3 01:00
10) The Movable Class: managing and varying movement in
the classroom Presenter:  Kevin McCaughey
Wednesday March 16, 2011 11:00 – 12:30 EST
WIB (same date) 23:00
WITA Thurs, March 17 00:00
WIT Thurs, March 17 01:00

English Teaching Webinar Courses, Nov 10, 2010 - March 16, 2011

Greetings from the Regional English Language Office Jakarta!

The Office of English Language Programs in Washington D.C. is pleased to invite you to participate in a webinar course entitled Shaping the Way We Teach English. The 10 online seminars of the course cover a variety of topics and are intended for teachers of English or future teachers of English around the world. Participants are encouraged to attend live and to join the associated Ning, where you may view or download video and other materials from the sessions. Those who wish to receive e-certificates of participation must attend a minimum of 6 of the 10 sessions, participate in pre and post-session discussions, and register ahead of time by sending an email with your full name, location, and affiliation to englishwebinar@gmail.com

The series will run from November 10, 2010, to March 16th 2011. Each 90-minute webinar will take place every second Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. in Washington, DC (4:00 p.m. GMT; check http://timeanddate.com for the time in your region). To see a countdown clock for each webinar, go here: http://tinyurl.com/34bxf4w .

To take part in the webinars, go to https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/oelp. You may enter any time before the webinars to take part in chats and polls, or to write questions.

Select “Enter as Guest” and type in a screen name of your choosing. The webinars will be recorded, so please use a login name or your first name only.

Your computer must have Adobe Flash Player, which comes pre-installed on most computers worldwide. If prompted to do so, you may download the free player at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

For technical assistance, contact Sarah White at WhiteSK@state.gov.


Sincerely,
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The RELO Resource Center
Gedung Balai Pustaka 6th Fl (AMINEF)
Gunung Sahari Raya No. 4
JAKARTA 10720 Indonesia
Phone: +62-21-352-0622 - Fax: +62-21-351-6919
Email: english.indonesia@gmail.com

JETA Study Visit to Mountainview International School

Last Tuesday, 28 September 2010, JETA visited Mountainview International Christian School Salatiga. There were 32 teachers from various of SMA at Jepara joined this activity. It was very great experience, we were accepted beyond our imagination. We didn't think that we would get such a great experience.
JETA left for Salatiga at 5.30 in the morning. Actually we planned to depart at 5 o'clock, but the bus came late. We arrived at Mountainview at 8.30. Ibu Maria Teguh, the public relation of Mountainview, had already waited for us.
On the first agenda, we were allowed to observe teaching and learning process at the classroom. We were divide into groups of five,and we were allowed to join the class, but during observation, they were not allowed to disturb even make a phone call and SMS.
On the second agenda, we had a chance to discuss with the principle of Mountainview, Ibu Lisa Richardson, at a very nice and luxuary auditorium. The principle presented a series power point of mountainview followed by questionand answer. We were discussing on everything at mountainview including curriculum, intra and extra activity, shool board and more.
The last, we were given opportunity to  interact with students. Actually it was bahasa Indonesia lesson, ibu Maria ask the students to talk to us. We were having chat at a beautiful hall. Students of Mountainview were very nice. They shown us the environment surrounding Mountainview. They brought us to gym, soccer field and salak field.
Many thanks to Mountainview. We hope that our visit will create relationship between Indonesia and the countries of Mountainview students.
Here are some picture of our visit.

Mountainview students and Jepara English Teachers

 Bu Narti and her new friends

 Bu Widi and her new friends

Nice discussion at auditorium

Interaction with students

Terimakasih dan sampai jumpa Mountainview

57th TEFLIN International Conference

Call for Presentations
57th TEFLIN International Conference
“Revitalizing professionalism in ELT as a response to the globalized world”
English Education Department
Faculty of Language and Arts Education
and the Language Center
Indonesia University of Education (UPI)
Bandung, 1-3 November 2010

The 57th TEFLIN International Conference Committee invites presentation proposals for its 57th conference to be held in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on November 1-3, 2010. The official language for the conference, including presentations and submissions, is English.

Content Areas
The conference includes discussions on the following ELT-related areas:

1) Teacher professional development and quality assurance

2) Curriculum, syllabus, and material development

3) Assessment and evaluation

4) Current classroom practices

5) The utilization of ICT

6) Culture, literature, and linguistics

Document Submission Requirements

The deadline for submission of presentation proposals is August 14, 2010. Proposals to be considered for presentation should preferably be short research-based papers, of 750-1,000 words (excluding references), covering the background of the study, in which theoretical bases are included, methodology, findings and conclusions. Non-research papers (argumentative, persuasive, narrative, and descriptive) are also acceptable.

The title should be given at the top of the first page, along with the name of the presenter(s) and their affiliation below the title on the right. Biographical data should not exceed 100 words and should be written on a separate page in the third person. Thirty minutes are allotted for a research paper presentation (including question and answer session), and sixty minutes for a workshop or colloquium. Accepted short papers will be announced on August 31 2010. Participants whose short papers are accepted should submit complete papers not later than 30 September 2010. Complete papers should be of approximately 5000 words, font size 11, Times New Roman, single spaced, with a top and left margin 1.2 inch, bottom and right margin 1 inch, and written in Letters (8,5 x 11 inch) with an abstract with key words and references following APA format. Send short papers and biographical data to:

fazrinuryusuf@gmail.com

Language Center, Indonesia University of Education (UPI)

Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia

Tel: +62-22-2000022   Fax:+62-22-2000022.

Plenary Speakers

We are pleased to announce that our Conference plenary speakers are internationally renowned scholars, who will present their views on emerging issues in TEFL, especially in international contexts.

Didi Suherdi, Indonesia University of Education, Indonesia

Emi Emilia, Indonesia University of Education, Indonesia

Joseph Foley, Assumption University, Thailand

Khalil Motallebzadeh, Islamic Azad University, Iran

Lubna Alsagoff, National Institute of Education, Singapore

Mark Algren, TESOL Past President, USA

Roger Williams Palmer, Konan University, Japan

Tim Murphey, Kanda University, Japan

Willy Ardian Renandya, National Institute of Education, Singapore

Note: We might add other speakers to the list.

Concurrent Session Presenters

In twenty concurrent sessions, as many as 160 presenters are expected to share their ideas and the results of their research in 30 minutes. Presenters from Indonesia are encouraged to submit the research papers of their presentations to such international journals as ASIA TEFL Journals, ESL Asia Journals, The New English Teachers, Hong Kong Journal of Language Teaching, RELC Journal, and to TEFLIN Journal, the Association’s refereed scholarly journal.

Fees

A registration fee of Rp 825.000 (US$ 83) will be charged for registration made no later than Oct. 7, 2010. Registration fee paid after Oct. 7, 2010 and no later than Oct. 23, 2010 will be charged at Rp 875.000 (US$ 90). The fee covers two lunches, five coffee breaks, annual TEFLIN membership (for Indonesian participants), two volumes of TEFLIN Journals, and seminar kits. Please send the Conference pre-registration form to the following address: Fazri Nur Yusuf (fazrinuryusuf@gmail.com) and cc to Aam Aminah (aam@upi.edu)

Registration fee shall be transferred to:

Aam Aminah Yahya

BNI Cabang UPI Bandung

Account number: 0193763812

Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia

Tel: +62-22-2000022

Send the copy of payment slip to: +62-22-2000022 (fax) or to: aam@upi.edu (email)

Accommodations

Special hotel room rates are available to participants of the TEFLIN Conference if registration and reservations are made NO LATER THAN October 7, 2010. When contacting any of the following hotels, indicate that you will be attending the 57th International Conference. You may ask the hotel receptionist to help find a roommate for you in order to share the cost of a room. The discounted rates are indicated below:

Isola Resort & Dormitory UPI (walking distance), on the Campus of Indonesia University of Education, Twin or Double Bedroom from Rp. 375.000 to Rp 425.000 per night, Phone: +62 22 200197

Hotel Ponty (walking distance), Phone: +62 22 2018788 , 2011879, Fax: +62 22 2007744, from Rp. 121.000,- to Rp. 660.000 per night.

Hotel Setiabudhi Indah (walking distance), Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No. 226, from Rp. 234.000,- to Rp.390.000 per night,

Banana Inn (±250 meters), Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No. 191, from Rp. 912.000 to Rp. 1.968.000 per night, Phone: +62 22 2005479  Fax: +62 22 2005489.

Grand Setiabudhi Apartment, Jl. Setiabudhi 130 Bandung (±1km), from Rp. 425.000 -900.000, Phone 62 888 20 400 25 (Benyamin), +62 852 20 929 090 (San San), +62 813 22 218 343 (Wulan).

G.H. Universal Hotel Bandung, Jl. Setiabudhi 130 Bandung (± 1 km), from Rp. 970.000 – 13.500.000, Phone: +62 22 2010388 Fax : +62 22 2014525

MQ Guest House (±200 m), Jl. Gegerkalong Girang No 24 Bandung, Rp. 400.000 – 990.000, Phone: +62 22 200-5105 , Fax: +62 22 200 8045.

Additional Information

Reception. All speakers, presenters, TEFLIN boards, and participants are invited to attend the Tuesday evening reception, to be held at 7:00 p.m. on Nov. 2, free of charge. In addition to an elegant dinner, the reception will feature traditional Indonesian music and dance performances. Please come and meet our distinguished speakers, presenters, founding members, university management, and make new friends.

Getting to Bandung. The Conference will be held in the city of Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. It is located in the southeastern part of Jakarta. Direct flights are available from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. From Jakarta International Airport to Bandung, bus or mini bus shuttle services are available, and take around 3-4 hours.

Getting to the Conference Site. If you stay around Jl. Setiabudhi, a taxi is a convenient option. However, some hotels provide shuttle services from the hotels to the conference site.

For more information, please visit:

http://inggris.upi.edu

http://teflin-indonesia.org

Online form can be retrieved from:

http://balaibahasa.upi.edu/teflin/

Whole Brain Teaching / Power Teaching

Introduction to Whole Brain Teaching/Power Teaching

Birth of Power Teaching

Power Teaching / Whole Brain Teaching was created in 1999 by Chris Biffle, a college philosophy professor, Jay Vanderfin (kindergarten) and Chris Rekstad (4th grade) in the small Southern California town of Yucaipa. This method is a radical new teaching system based on three principles: the system should be brain based, fun and free and may be used on students in kindergarten through college.

The main components of Power Teaching include classroom management and teaching method

The basic classroom management include:

Class-Yes
Five classroom rules
Micro Lecture (Teach-Okay and Switch-Okay)
Scoreboard
Gestures (Hands and eye, Mirror)

Class-Yes
Objective: To get the attention of the class.

Micro-Lecture
Objective: To teach and maintain the attention of your students.

Teach-Okay
Objective: To give students the opportunity to learn something and teach it to a peer. This will hopefully put the information in long-term storage.

Turn to your neighbor…
With enthusiasm, teach your neighbor the first three aspects of Power Teaching
Class-Yes
Micro-Lecture
Teach-Okay

Scoreboard
Objective:
Support positive behaviors and correct unwanted behaviors in a safe, non-threatening manner.

Gestures
Objectives:
Students link gestures and actions with class material to help them remember with greater ease.
It also provides students who need to wiggle with appropriate and educational movements.


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