Date of Award

1-1-2000

Thesis Type

Masters

Document Type

Thesis

Divisions

Faculty of Education

Department

-

Institution

Universiti Malaya

Abstract

This study focuses on the designing of a reading and writing module for Form I students. The module consists of a three-week lesson plan which includes teaching, reading and writing activities. These activities are focused on one specific unit in the Form 1 KBSM English Language syllabus which is the descriptions of places of interest. This project paper is divided into three sections - Introduction, Presentation of the Module and Conclusion. There are three units in the Presentation of the Module section which is Unit 1 (teaching activities). Unit 2 (reading activities) and Unit 3 (writing activities). In Unit 1, which is the teaching activities section, the teacher taught the students the definition of an adjective and how to use these adjectives to describe and modify the nouns (especially on the places of interest). This gave input to the students for the later units in the module. In Unit 2, which is the reading activities section, students were given reading tasks to complete. This activity was done in order to evaluate the students' reading comprehension ability. They were to find adjectives in a reading handout and later pair the text with the appropriate pictures. In Unit 3, which is the writing activities section, the students wrote descriptions of the places of interest (Kuala Lumpur and Penang), where later the descriptions were transformed into travel brochures. Some of the major findings that the researcher found in this study are that the Form 1 students were attracted to interesting and challenging activities. These students needed these kinds of activities in order to generate their creativity. The students also felt a sense of accomplishment when they completed the given tasks as there will be products after the completion of activities. If they were to do a textbook exercise. they would only have the feeling that they completed a work assigned by the teacher. The good students however. got bored easily when there were no competition between them and their friends. Competition is needed for high proficiency students as this would tell them and show others. which student is above average in the subject. Therefore, in conclusion, teachers need to design modules for different levels of English language proficiency as this would motivate the students and also help them to learn the language better.

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Dissertation (M.A) -- Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya, 2000.

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