Enhance the role of teacher to help students review and practise english through the internet

Table of Contents A- PREFACE I REASONS FOR CHOOSING THE THEME 1 Basis of theory .1 Basis of practice II AIMS OF THE RESEARCH III- OBJECTS OF THE RESEARCH .4 IV-METHODS OF THE RESEARCH B – CONTENTS I DEFINITIONS .4 II Effectiveness of practising English through internet III.Reviewing materials and the ways to organize them on the Internet: .5 Reviewing materials Methods to post it on Internet platform 11 C APPLYING THE RESEARCH IN TEACHING THROUGH WEBSITE AND APPLICATIONS 15 D RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH 17 E RELEVANT LESSON .17 F CONCLUSION 18 APPENDIX 19 A- PREFACE I REASONS FOR CHOOSING THE THEME : Basis of theory : Nowadays, the Internet has significantly changed how we communicate with one another as well as how we access, share and facilitate information Particularly, people are facing a plethora of information and educating services on the Internet which questions the roles of schools in this function It is the reason why as a person who works in the field of education, a teacher needs to be flexible with the way they convey their ideas to students The issue is not only about how to use technology to teach, how to take advantages of it as a tool, but about how teachers acknowledge the way the world is already developing and understand the significance of online literacy and the role that collaboration and online engagement plays in student learning and their future workplace environment Within a countryside environment where the access of smart devices has just been spreading in a large scale recently, many schools still prefer to rely on traditional methods of teaching, without admitting that the possibilities opened when technology is brought into the classroom are endless Along with the rapid development of technology and modernization in the 4.0 era, students may face many difficulties in using the Internet properly and effectively, serving their learning purposes Especially in a countryside environment where the access of smart devices has just been spread on a large scale recently, the involvement of teachers in the online learning process of students in order to guide them can be a smart step and even, bring positive effects in education system Recently, due to COVID-19 , schools have been shut down all across the world Globally, over 1.2 billion children are out of the classroom And Vietnam is not an exception As a result, education has changed dramatically, with the distinctive rise of e-learning, whereby teaching is undertaken remotely and on digital platforms Despite a lot of difficulties, this can be an opportunity for people to seriously put online teaching or using the Internet to assist teachers and students’ tasks under consideration, not just as a temporary solution, but a stable and promising one Based on these above-mentioned contexts, I decide to choose “Enhance the role of teacher to help students review and practise English through the Internet” as the theme to contribute my ideas Basis of practice : From the matter of fact, during most of speaking lessons, if teachers apply the old teaching method – teachers only read or give illustration and students’ work is either copying or imitating, there will be only a small number of students brainstorming and working actively, the rests will passively listen regardless of understanding the meaning, purposes and usages of structures and communicative situations given Hence, this results in low teaching quality and few students with flying colours To make it worse, students increasingly lose interest in learning English, and approach it in a protective way Although online learning is a revisited topic and highly-recommended solution, there are not many good suggestions for teaching online, which is learning online having the teacher involved Because we need to objectively admit that (1) online teaching is not synchronized with the school’s official agenda; (2) it is not effective randomly because teachers not control students' learning, (3) teachers not get paid for online teaching However, easily dismissing the idea without noticing the various ways of teaching and considering their benefits to our students can limit us from some possibilities to improve our jobs and students’ quality of learning English Therefore, at the beginning of March, I did a survey participated by 73 students in classes of 12C3, 12C5 and 12C7 of Yen Dinh High School, to study the Internet habits and effectiveness of online learning among this group And below are some survey results: Firstly, the time for surfing the Internet among grade-12 students was relatively stable Almost one half of the participants was reported to keep online for about hours or more per day, the other half used the range of 1-2 hours Only students asked used the Internet for less than hour a day Secondly, the most popular platforms among students included Facebook, Youtube and Zing MP3 Meanwhile, about 35% of the students came to Facebook first when accessing the browser This shows that the Internet was often seen as an entertainment tool, rather than learning one Third, nearly 70% used the Internet for learning purpose, but only a half said that their method is effective II AIMS OF THE RESEARCH As an English teacher with over ten years’ experience, I have continuously been wondering and researching the techniques to better the quality of teaching English Knowing that the students’ psychophysiology is doing what they fancy, enjoying new things, putting their noses on pleasures rather than studying, I have been trying my best to offer them lectures in which they can work for both study and relaxation - Demonstrating that the teacher's role in interacting and teaching online with students is necessary and important - Analyze the impact of interactive online learning with teachers on students - Suggest some effective methods for teachers in promoting student learning through the internet - Help students create a new breakthrough in revision for the National High School Exam, I have been trying my best to offer them beyond on-class lectures which were the reason why I chose the internet as a modern platform to help students effectively pratice their English and have more motivation in their studying This technique has been applied for more than four months since 2020 and in the first step I can see its promising future Therefore, I decisively exchange my initiative experience with my colleagues III- OBJECTS OF THE RESEARCH In each lesson of English grade 12, I prepared 50 multiple-choice questions for my students to review their knowledge about this unit And now I decided to use it as the main material for my research, to assist the online reviewing process In this report, I will take Unit 14’s questions package to be an example, so that the process can be explicitly understood IV-METHODS OF THE RESEARCH During the application process, I used some applications and websites as followed: - Zoom: to open online meetings (teaching through Powerpoint lecture) and play Kahoot! - Kahoot.it: an online multiple-choice game played in a group setting, boosting students' language reflexes and ability to remember lessons I use this game to help students master the latest lessons It can also increase the wholesome competition in learning and change the class atmosphere and students’ attitude This is also a good way for me to measure students' participation in the online learning process - Facebook (Messenger): Social media platform to create open space for discussion and Q&A on the topic that has been learnt at class or through Zoom (I focus on one main function of Facebook is Messenger) - Youtube: where materials are provided with audio and video After the discussion about the subject, I attached interesting and useful youtube links for students to refer to - SHub classroom: Releasing test, review questions and measure students’ performance B – CONTENTS I DEFINITIONS Before going to detail content of the idea, I think there are some definitions that should be clearly understood: First, teaching online here can be considered as online tutoring which is the process of tutoring in an online, virtual, or networked, environment, in which teachers and learners participate from separate physical locations Aside from space, literature also states that participants can be separated by time It especially includes both the first-hand teaching style through video meeting, but also any interactions with them through text chat and question posts… Meanwhile, reviewing activities constructed are those that help students with (1) their specific lesson from class, (2) their general knowledge related to every English grammar units and also (3) the one that useful for them in practice as well as their upcoming National Examination Therefore, the knowledge that has been transferred by the teacher can range variously from the textbook to extended material of assistance II Effectiveness of practising English through Internet Practising English at home is a difficult task which can sometimes be vague and ineffective It is necessary that learners should make constant effort to understand, produce and manipulate the target language Games are highly stimulating thanks to their both amusement and challenges, social media and online test is friendly to them thanks to the interactive communication and transparency In addition, they can use the language in a more empirical way - The way you can convey knowledge through the Internet is diverse You can combine games, online video calls, quick test and video watching and Q&A… at any where, anytime - Instead of struggling with a wide range of information, having teachers help them to initially get familiar with the online environment, as well as provide them with available learning materials is a very fresh start for students - Of course students can now combine and take the best use of conventional and new methods of learning English, which can improve their learning ability as the quickest - By creating habits to access Internet for learning instead of entertaining, students can change their mindset and come close to the effective online self-searching and self-learning process in the future III Reviewing materials and the ways to organize them on the Internet: Reviewing materials It includes: official textbook and added materials In this research report, beside Unit 14, I would like to take the Unit 14’s questions package as an example for reviewing package after each unit: QUESTION PACKAGE Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest a disaster b prisoner c agency a international b federation c society a catastrophe b emergency c conventional a suffering b president c protection a involve b propose c improve d family d dedication d vulnerable d conference d soldier Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one She sustained severe head _ after being thrown from her horse a injure b injured c injuries d injurious According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute _ a poor b poorer c poorly d poverty Up until the middle of the 19th century, there were no _ and well established army nursing systems for casualties a organize b organized c organizational d organizers The AIDS _ continues to spread around the world Up to 4,000 people are infected with the HIV virus every single day a treatment b epidemic c tsunami d damage During World War II, the Red Cross organized relief assistance for _ and wounded soldiers and administered the exchange of messages regarding prisoners and missing persons a civilians b governments c authorities d members A _ is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, that flows onto the land and destroys things a famine b catastrophe c tsunami d flood By the end of World War II, 179 _ of the Red Cross had conducted 12,750 visits to POW (prisoner of war) camps in 41 countries a conferences b symbols c missions d delegates We oppose this war, as we would any other war which created an environmental catastrophe a pollution b disaster c convention d epidemic The first relief assistance mission organized by the League was an aid mission for the _ of a famine and subsequent typhus epidemic in Poland a leaders b authorities c victims d organizers 10.The 1923 earthquake in Japan killed about 200,000 people and left countless wounded and homeless a poor b imprisoned c suffered d injured 11 In 2004 more than 40 national societies have worked with more than 22,000 _ to bring relief to the countless victims of the earthquake a actions b volunteers c founders d nations 12.The International Red Cross works as _ impartial, neutral, and independent organization a a b an c the d Ø 13.In 2005 _ budget of the ICRC amounts to about 970 million Swiss Francs a a b an c the d Ø 14.The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is _ world’s largest humanitarian network a a b an c the d Ø 15.They had to delay their trip because of the bad weather a get through b put off c keep up with d go over 16.It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death a turn off b take on c get over d keep up with 17.He did not particularly want to play any competitive sport a use up b with c take up d go on 18.I am tired because I went to bed late last night a stayed up b kept off c put out d brought up 19.She got _ her car to pick _ some wild flowers a from / on b in / at c off / up d out / for 20.The customer had tried some blouses but none of them suited her a at b with c in d on 21.If I get this report finished I will knock _ early and go to the pub for some drink a up b over c on d off 22.Boy! _ away all your toys and go to bed right now a Come b Lie c Put d Sit 23.I have been trying to ring him up all day and I could not through a get b take c look d hang 24.The water supply of the building was off because the pipes burst a handed b held c cut d paid 25.How are you _ on with your work? - It is OK a calling b getting c laying d looking Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one 26.Mary says that when her drugs budget was exhausted she turned to the Swedish Red Cross a Mary says that she was tired with the voluntary work for the Swedish Red Cross b Mary says that she gave all her money to the Swedish Red Cross c Mary says that the money she bought drugs was given to the Swedish Red Cross d Mary says that when she ran out of money for her drugs, she asked the Swedish Red Cross for help 27.I find it difficult to get rid of my smoking habit a As for me, stopping my smoking habit is quite difficult b I have difficulty smoking cigarettes c My smoking habit has caused me a lot of difficulties d I will quit smoking someday 28.You can look up this word in the dictionary a There are a lot of words in the dictionary for you to look at b You can find the meaning of this word in the dictionary c The dictionary contains a lot of words except the one you need d You should buy this dictionary to find the word you need 29.That car is beyond my means a That car is cheap enough for me to buy b That car is too expensive for me to buy c I am really interested in that car d I really not like that car 30.The doctor advised Mr Pike to take up a new hobby a The doctor said, "A new hobby is not good for Mr Pike." b The doctor wanted Mr Pike not to have any new hobby c The doctor said, "You should start a new hobby, Mr Pike." d The doctor said to Mr Pike, "You should stop your present hobby." Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization for the conservation, research, and restoration of the environment, which remains its official name in the United States and Canada It is the, world's largest independent conservation organization with over million supporters worldwide, working in more than 90 countries, supporting 100 conservation and environmental projects around the world It is a charity, with approximately 9% of its funding coming from voluntary donations by private individuals and businesses The group says its main mission is "to halt and reverse the destruction of our environment" Currently, much of its work focuses on the conservation of three biomes that contain most of the world's biodiversity: forests, freshwater ecosystems, oceans, and coasts Among other issues, it is also concerned with endangered species, pollution, and climate change The organization runs more than 20 field projects worldwide in any given year The organization was formed as a charity trust on' 11 September, 1961, in Morges, in Switzerland, under the name World Wildlife Fund It was an initiative of Julian Huxley and Max Nicholson Since its appearance the organization has conserved the world's fauna, flora, forests, landscape, water, soils and other natural resources by the management of land, research and investigation, and publicity, coordination of efforts, cooperation with other interested parties and all other appropriate means In the last few years, the organization set up offices and operations around the world The initial focus of its activities was the protection of endangered species As more resources became available, its operations expanded into other areas such as the preservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of natural resources, and the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption 31.The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international organization, which were formed and managed by the governments of the United States and Canada a True b False c No information 32.The main mission of the organization is "to halt and reverse the destruction of our environment" a True b False c No information 33.The fund of the organization is mainly supported by the governments of the United States and Canada a True b False c No information 34.The World Wide Fund for Nature designed a project to change the present climate a True b False c No information 35.The organization has established offices and operations around the world a True b False c No information Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase UNICEF (The United Nations Children’s Fund) is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the (41) _ of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and (42) _ to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of (43) _ towards children UNICEF (44) _ that the survival, protection and development of children are universal development UNICEF mobilizes political will and material (45) _ to help countries, particularly developing countries, ensure a "first call for children" and to, build their capacity to form appropriate policies and (46) _ services for children and their families VNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for (47) _ most disadvantaged children - victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, all forms of violence and (48) _ and those with disabilities UNICEF responds in emergencies to protect the rights of children In coordination with United Nations partners and humanitarian agencies, UNICEF makes its unique facilities for rapid response available to its partners to (49) _ the suffering of children and those who provide their care UNICEF is non-partisan and its cooperation is free from discrimination In everything it does, the most disadvantaged children and the countries in greatest need have priority UNICEF (50) _, through its country programs, to promote the equal rights of women and girls and to support their full participation in the political, social, and economic development of their communities 36.a protest b destruction c protection d achievement 37.a admits b suggests c adopts d tries 38.a poverty b behavior c medicine d injure 39.a insists b devotes c treats d mounts 40.a sources b mines c budgets d funds 41.a care b appeal c supply d react 42.a a b an c the d Ø 43.a exploit b exploited c exploiter d exploitation 44.a rise b relieve c increase d lower 45.a throws b looks c aims d points 10 Methods to post it on the Internet platform The questions are designed to help students familiar with kinds of questions in the national exam I would not post all these questions to the Internet at once like a test, I separated it into many parts, then diversify the ways students can engage to 2.1 Kahoot! (and Zoom ) Kahoot! is a quiz game that requires players to connect through the Internet, play simultaneously together and be shared with the host’s screen to see the questions Acknowledging all of these elements, I came up with ways playing Kahoot!: (1) At class: The teacher will spend about 15 minutes on every “language focus” class for students to play Kahoot! The teacher allows them to access to his/her shared Wifi and log in to the game (2) At home: Sometimes, instead of playing at class, the teacher can get an online appointment with the class, working out through Zoom online meeting room, reviewing units and then playing Kahoot! I would use question to 10 in above-mentioned question package for Kahoot game Instruction: Step 1: Go to https://kahoot.com/schools-u/ and Log in as a teacher Step 2: Click Creat Kahoot (or the teacher first come to Kahoot can play the demo game to understand how this game work) Step 3: Insert questions Then adjust Time limit (time for students to answer) and Points (the point that students gain if they get the right answer) to this question 11 Then Click “Add question” (choose quiz) to go to the next question Step 4: After insert all the questions, the teacher can click Preview to see how the question will be showed If everything is done, click Done to save the quiz 12 Step 5: Click Continue-> “Test this Kahoot” to go and take PIN code As can be seen here: 4953315 is the PIN code of the game (you insert this code to play the game) Step 6: Show this game through Zoom It is because this game (Kahoot!) requires students to join at the same time and they will not see the questions on their screen, so I used “meeting” function on Zoom to call for my students and then share screen so that they can play together 2.2 Facebook (Messenger) + Youtube Acknowledging of the distance between teacher and students, I want to build connection and reviewing Q&A through Messenger, so that students can feel like this is a close conversation and they can ask and talk to the teacher about what they 13 can and cannot understand, which struggles them during the review exercises, including both of knowledge and technology skill Instruction: Step 1: Go to facebook.com Step 2: Create group with each class Step 3: Start a conversation Step 4: Sometimes go to Youtube and copy some useful or interesting video links to send to students (through Messenger) Sources : Khanh Vy OFFICIAL, IELTS Face-off, Mei-chan, Tuyensinh247.com Step 5: Discuss with students about the videos and given questions 2.3 SHub Classroom SHub Classroom allows the teacher to create tests, connect with students and observe the improvement to each of them Therefore, the teacher can be aware of which grammar units students are good at, or which needs to be practised more I would use 40 out of 50 questions in above-mentioned question package for Shub Classroom Instruction: Step 1: Sign up an account which is connected to the school board, then instruct students to create their own account Step 2: Go to Exercises => Upload from your computer Step 3: Fill in all sections required on the right board of this page That will help you to set the test as you want 14 Step 4: When you see the “Finish” button is available to click, that is when you filled all required information and the test is ready to be released C APPLYING THE RESEARCH IN TEACHING THROUGH WEBSITE AND APPLICATIONS After building the system to enhance the interaction between the teacher and his/ her students, as well as to improve the reviewing capacity in students, below shows the procedures how teacher demonstrate all of them to students The process: Setting Zoom meeting for Unit teaching or reviewing Let students take Kahoot game at the end of the class Accessing by adding plus score for students who come at the first, second and third place in the game Post summary and vocabulary and other Youtube materials on Facebook group, open Q&A session Set 3-day test on Shub Classroom for students to engage in 15 Zoom + Kahoot.it: ( Duration: about 30 minutes for both reviewing (on Zoom) and playing Kahoot! ) Facebook (Messenger) : Youtube: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Zoom (for online meeting)- (15 minutes) - Listen and jot down the -Show summary slides on Powerpoint teacher’s main points - Talk to students about the topic that was covered by the unit - Show the unit’s worth-noticing vocabulary Kahoot! (15 minutes) - Share game code to students - Waiting for students to join the game - Going through each question until the game finished - Fill in the game code - Fill their name in game - Waiting for the teacher to start the game - Answer the questions as quickly but carefully as possible - Noticing the score that - Add plus score for students who can he/she gains after each accomplish the game question - Ask students if there is any - Raise questions and problems with exercises and offer to discuss with their teacher help with grammar theories and friends - Teacher posts useful videos on Messenger SHub Step 1: Go to Facebook Messenger to classroom: announce about the test and require (Duration: a 15/45- students to log in and take the minute test) reviewing test Step2: Accept for all students requiring to test to access to the “test room” Step 3: Assess the results, observe the graphs and take note of students’ performance - Check them out to get learning materials Within the teacher’s set time, student can log in and take the test whenever they are ready (The test is often open for 2-3 days.) 16 D RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH After using this technique, I have had the following results of the convey from classes : 12C3, 12C5 and 12C7 at the end of May, 2020 : Class 12C7 12C5 12C3 Before applying experience Excellent Average Weak – good (bad) 30% 45% 25% 37% 40% 23% 40% 40% 20% After applying experience Excellent Average – good 35% 58% 40% 55% 43% 53% Weak (bad) 7% 5% 4% It is indicated from the table of statistics above that, the qualities of the subject have considerably changed They are higher and better than those at the beginning of the school year Up to now, there’s been enough evidence to affirm that teacher’s increasing role on tutoring students online is practically effective E RELEVANT LESSON As mentioned above, teacher can help students improve their ability of selflearning on the Internet However, from my own experience, I have realized that to take full advantages of this online platform, it is advisable that teacher should grasp the following principles : First of all, teacher has to pratice and accumulate their computer technique very well and carefully, so that they can control the class smoothly It is not only about the above-mentioned instruction, but also other skills to deal with Internet technique problems Second, the procedure for each step should not be too long or complicated, they will make students tired and easily lose their interest It should be organized once a week/ two weeks to leave enough space for both teacher and students with their after-school time Finally, enthusiastic interaction between teacher and students is still the most important element to focus on Therefore, the teacher should keep creating a friendly and close atmosphere during communicating with class, and also should feel free to ask and answer their question During their practice, teacher has to take a role of a controller and observer to know for certain that they are actively working 17 F CONCLUSION It is undeniable that the skill to use technology as a learning aid is necessary for students They are living in the modern world where the immerse data on the Internet can be the key to keep pace with the society However, it does not mean that this skill is easy to take, as learning at class, they need a teacher to orient and tutor them at the first stage And I think this is a responsibility and opportunity for the English teacher to pioneer Thanks to English review activities online with teacher, students will not feel practising at home a hard work to Moreover, they will excitingly take part in the class both offline and online Besides that, this interactive learning system enables students to raise the sense of initiative and try their best to drill their English skills better and better after each lesson to grasp the chances to win the games, to raise questions and be a part of the Messenger group After graduating and coming to college and university, a student can feel familiar with doing research and exercises online, especially relating to English They also find out English material to help them with other subjects, and this is the ultimate purpose of this idea In the renovation period of teaching methods, there has existed a wide range of techniques used to enhance the quality of teaching and studying Trying my best to learn technology along with my students and understand what they have been struggling with, I commit myself to help my students with their English practising I access to a various number of positive and advanced teaching methods and techniques and decide to combine it with the new platform- Internet In this method, I realized most students showed their better performance, worked harder, expressed more ideas, became more active and interested in the lessons and especially had more satisfactory results despite the fact that they are the students of Yen Đinh - a mountainous high school Thanh Hoa, June, 1st 2020 LEADER’S CONFIRMATIONS I strongly ensure this is my own work ( XÁC NHẬN CỦA THỦ TRƯỞNG without copying from any other’s ĐƠN VỊ ) Writer Nguyen Thi Nga Comments of The Scientific Council at Yen Đinh High School ( Ý kiến nhận xét Hội đồng khoa học trường THPT Yên Định ) APPENDIX 18 The survey released Hello students, This is your teacher Nguyen Thi Nga I am currently conducting a report about Internet habit and online reviewing effectiveness among students This report focuses on only three classes including 12C3, 12C5 and 12C7 Your responses on this questionaire will be served as primary data for my research, and will be kept strictly confidential Thank you so much for your answer Your cooperation is highly valued and appreciated! Part 1: General Information (Short answer) What is your name? Which class are you in? Part 2: Online habit questions (Multiple choice) How many hours per day that you spend to surf the Internet? Which platform (applications or websites) that you often revisit? Which pages will you first access? Do you often interact with classmates on Social media? Do you often use the Internet for learning? Is your English self-learning method effective? Which English skills you feel easiest to learn on your own? 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