Recap

Last year I was blessed to be given a chance to teach a new course which was accounting course. It set back me from the norm that I was used to when teaching medical and science students. There were indeed differences among the students, but either positively or negatively, I took all the disparity as a stepping stone for me to be creative in diversifying my lessons.

Once, a lecturer once said that students will always be students. You cannot expect all of them to change but the only thing you can do is try. So, teaching for me is a learning process which totally depends on the educator. I needed time to adjust but time was not on my side since the course was given to me last minute since there was no one available. So, with little background on business English I exposed myself to magazines such as the Time magazine and Accountancy magazines to get the gist of what needs to be learnt in Business English.

Alhamdullillah the semester sailed as planned but what I regretted most is that there were certain activities which were planned earlier in the semester that couldn’t be conducted due to the limited hours per class as compared to other courses. this time around they also participated less in contributing ideas in essays but more towards hand on skills in managing events, trips and participating in competitions. Students seemed quite passive at first but towards the end some of them their true colours, while there were still those who were too shy to break out of the comfort zone of being timid and shy. For those who realized a change in themselves deserve a round of applause. Although statistically the number of A achievers were lower than other English courses but I am proud of their spirit to learn the language because they themselves realize the importance of the language. Grades are just figures. Which student would you be, an A student who does things effortlessly because he already has the knowledge or a B student who struggles to get an A but fails to do so. In the end it is the B student which will learn a lot along the learning curve. This comparison is somewhat similar if you compare an SPM achiever that comes from an urban area to a student in rural area. Although the grades achieved maybe the same but who do you think will gain more coverage?
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Work hard to achieve your goal.

packed weekend

Tomorrow will be the registration of the new batch of students.
So there goes my weekend.. :(

sat & sun - 8:30am-1o.30pm

hahaahaaa...
this is not a laughing matter.
it's a semi-nightmare

transform-ed

Changing the layout reflects every single thing that’s flowing through my mind right now

First of all, I’m so relieved that I have managed to survive this year’s batch of students thru thick and thin. This also includes the excruciating patience and energy of repetition needed to teach the so called ‘International’ students (to have not a little bit but NO English at all) which makes it challenging for any educator. The fact that they are older and they are stuck to their native language makes their tongue difficult to adjust to another language specifically English. Imagine in six months you are expected to teach them from a zero language user to a standard Form 5 Malaysian average student. Seriously speaking, the uni is so overambitious and the fact of getting the university to become internationally accepted certainly needs further trials of experiments before jeopardizing the future of our students. Everything or should I say everyone needs time to improve and doing things instantly may not produce a quality product as you intend it would be like. I would rather do things once, achieve the goal and celebrate the hard work rather than waste my time performing the same cycle again. So precision and planning is the KEY to every single thing you do in life no matter whether u are an adult or student. Sometimes we just fail to realize the process that needs to take place.
Okay enough of whining. Secondly...... to be continued..have a lot to write about but am so sleeeeepy..

Results

For this year the grading system for an A will be 80 as compared to 85 for an A in the previous years. Current and future students are so lucky to have the grades being pulled down.
Hopefully all of you will score not only in this session but also in your studies in the future. Good luck.


Business Oral Communication
A: 16 stds
A-: 39 stds
B+: 25 stds
B: 14 stds
B-: 6 stds
C+: 2 stds


Business Written Communication
A: 6 stds
A-: 16 stds
B+: 22 stds
B: 26 stds
B-: 22 stds
C+: 10 stds

English Nasyid Competition

Event: English Nasyid Song Competition
Date : 18th MArch 2009
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: DKP4, USIM
Participants:
Tamhidi Students ( Acc, Medic, Dent, ScTech , Law)

All are invited to come and enjoy the performance.

word up

interesting facts

1. there are only four words in the English language which end in the suffix "-dous"

a) tremendous - extraordinarily great in size, amount, intensity, excellence
b) horrendous - shockingly dreadful or horrible
c) stupendous -amazingly large or great
d) hazardous - dangerous

2. There are only 2 words in English that have all five vowels in order

.AbstEmIOUs. - sparing or moderate in eating and drinking
.fAcEtIOUs. - meant to be humorous or funny . not serious.

Minggu Integriti PT & FST

ACTIVITIES FOR INDOOR GAMES


Date: 25th February 2009
Venue: Tamhidi Centre a.k.a. MPG Building
Time: 5:00 pm


Win, Lose / Draw
- Participants : 5 students per group
- Duration : 10 mins per group

Best Costume
- Participants : 10 students per group


Whispering Game
- Participants : 10 students per group


Snake and Ladders
- Participants : 5 students per group


Tongue Twister
- Participants : 10 students per group


Bingo
- 5 rounds
- Participants : 5 students per group


Cheer Chain
- Groups have to prepare their own cheer
- Participants: 10 students per group


4 GROUPS BATTLING ARE:
FST 1st year
FST 2nd year
FST 3rd year
TAMHIDI


COME AND JOIN THE FUN