thangussh
Apr 19, 2024
Scholarship / a) give up to three practical examples of how you intend to use the knowledge, skills and connection [2]
Throughout my 10 years teaching English at Reliable English School (RES), I have three most important problems which I long to seek the answers for during my quest for knowledge and skills in a Master of Arts in TESOL in Australia.
The first problem is while some students tend to pick up the knowledge about English quite easily and quickly, other students seem to not be able to absorb the language as fast as the others mentioned. They don't remember new words well, slow in understanding and doing exercises and the results of falling behind in classes leads to the downtrend in their morale and interest in learning English. I want to discuss with leading researchers and professors in TESOL how to help these students overcome their natural inability and boost their eagerness to learn language.
The second problem is about class size. In private schools like mine, the classes are reasonably formed, which include about 15 - 20 students per class. However, in public schools like the state ones, the classes are enormous, usually around 45 - 50 students for one class. Therefore, the teachers in state schools have huge difficulties in transmitting the English knowledge to the students, ranging from checking if each student understands the lessons provided to making sure if they are doing the assignments correctly. I believe the skills in class management in the TESOL Master course will help me to solve this problem, so that I can transfer the skills and knowledge to other Vietnamese colleagues in private and public schools.
The third problem I have is how to convey the knowledge about English (both vocabulary and grammar) engagingly and lively to kindergarten and primary pupils who haven't been able to read and write, so that they pick up the language naturally and effectively since the early ages of their life. The technology and equipment in Vietnamese schools are limited and rather poorly-developed, so we lack the necessary means to deliver the lessons well to young learners. I want to get to know and experience the state-of-art facilities and cutting-edge technology in Australia, a country well-known for education and English teaching and learning, to bring back to Vietnam the best innovations to apply in our classrooms.
I'm aware of several constraints I might have while implementing these skills and knowledge like lack of fund and the passive mindset of some students, but I determined to overcome those limitation and improve our cause of bringing world-class English to the young generations in Vietnam.
Throughout my 10 years teaching English at Reliable English School (RES), I have three most important problems which I long to seek the answers for during my quest for knowledge and skills in a Master of Arts in TESOL in Australia.
The first problem is while some students tend to pick up the knowledge about English quite easily and quickly, other students seem to not be able to absorb the language as fast as the others mentioned. They don't remember new words well, slow in understanding and doing exercises and the results of falling behind in classes leads to the downtrend in their morale and interest in learning English. I want to discuss with leading researchers and professors in TESOL how to help these students overcome their natural inability and boost their eagerness to learn language.
The second problem is about class size. In private schools like mine, the classes are reasonably formed, which include about 15 - 20 students per class. However, in public schools like the state ones, the classes are enormous, usually around 45 - 50 students for one class. Therefore, the teachers in state schools have huge difficulties in transmitting the English knowledge to the students, ranging from checking if each student understands the lessons provided to making sure if they are doing the assignments correctly. I believe the skills in class management in the TESOL Master course will help me to solve this problem, so that I can transfer the skills and knowledge to other Vietnamese colleagues in private and public schools.
The third problem I have is how to convey the knowledge about English (both vocabulary and grammar) engagingly and lively to kindergarten and primary pupils who haven't been able to read and write, so that they pick up the language naturally and effectively since the early ages of their life. The technology and equipment in Vietnamese schools are limited and rather poorly-developed, so we lack the necessary means to deliver the lessons well to young learners. I want to get to know and experience the state-of-art facilities and cutting-edge technology in Australia, a country well-known for education and English teaching and learning, to bring back to Vietnam the best innovations to apply in our classrooms.
I'm aware of several constraints I might have while implementing these skills and knowledge like lack of fund and the passive mindset of some students, but I determined to overcome those limitation and improve our cause of bringing world-class English to the young generations in Vietnam.