Practicum In Writing

Writing, like all other aspects of language, is communicative. Writing can be defined as a system for interpersonal communication using visible signs or graphic symbols on a flat surface such as paper, cloth or even stone slabs (Chitravelu, Sithaparam, & Choon, 2007). In this writing, I would recognize and clarify the problem of writing simple sentences in the classroom that I had taught previously in my second practicum along my intervention. I began went into the classroom to teach the class was in the second week of my practicum and was allocated to teach English on Year 1 Amanah class which consisting 40 pupils in a primary school named Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Midah 2. During the phrase 2 practicum, the pupils that I taught are generally

Pupils will have the same set of stimulus and will be drilled until it becomes their habit. When it becomes a habit, it is easy for them to construct a simple sentence. For instance, if I keep drill the ways to construct a simple sentence, the pupils will make it as a habit and when they need to write any essay or writing passage in the future, it will become easier for them to write. Based on this finding, I feel that in order for me to teach my pupils, I must make sure that I drill the pupils in areas they are weak in and hope they show positive improvement. The main idea which has been the foundation for this approach is the pupils’ behaviour or knowledge can be applied through drilling and repetition by using the pictures. To address the problem of construct simple sentences, I am using drilling as one of the basis for my pupils to get used to the method introduced by me. By using pictures as an improvement to overcome the problem, the pupils will grasp the targeted skill which is desirable for them to achieve. Brown (2007) also mentioned that in the process of writing, teachers should guide the learners in gathering ideas, working on drafts and preparing final versions that will establish a collaborative and interactive framework. Drilling pupils by using pictures will more or less make them grasp the basic skill in constructing

Sometimes, they can think in their minds but when asked them to write it out they do not know how to write it into simple sentences. Thus, I think that it was better to use the flash cards instead of only picture. Flash cards are a great way to present, practise and recycle vocabulary when pupils become familiar with the activities used in the classroom (TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC, 2004). For example, when teacher only give the pictures without any clues, the pupils might not be able to construct any simple sentences especially the weak pupils. Thus, with the using of the flash cards, the pupils will have the ideas when they need to construct a simple sentences based on the pictures given. This is because there will have words with pictures in the flash cards, so the pupils will know what is the picture about and might help them to construct a simple sentence.

In conclusion, the problem of construct a simple sentences can overcome it when there are well-appointed with a learning material to develop more on their language proficiency. With a useful learning material, it will help them to boost up their motivation to learn in the classroom when they are able to producing what they have learnt in the previous