https://padlet.com/g36116073/THEDISCUSSION Hi, I am Nur Syafiqah from Malaysia. I teach English as a second language to high school students in a semi-urban school in Melaka, Malaysia. Also, a part-time PhD student at National University of Malaysia. Feel free to ask any queries you may have. I'd be interested in learning more about how the education and teacher training systems in Malaysia and America are similar or different :) en-us 2023-03-10 06:15:51 UTC 2025-10-24 07:01:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/g36116073/THEDISCUSSION/wish/2540840813 1. How do you effectively communicate to the students you teach since they come from a wide variety of background languages? Is there an app? Do you use pictures?

2. Does the government assign you a teaching location?]]> 2023-04-01 22:15:34 UTC https://padlet.com/g36116073/THEDISCUSSION/wish/2540840813 https://padlet.com/g36116073/THEDISCUSSION/wish/2542361818 1. Are there a lot of challenges you face being an ESL teacher with English as your own second language? Are there more advantages to it? 

2. Is the teacher training system in Malaysia that you went through just for teaching English or is it for anyone learning to be any type of teacher?]]> 2023-04-03 14:55:03 UTC https://padlet.com/g36116073/THEDISCUSSION/wish/2542361818 https://padlet.com/g36116073/THEDISCUSSION/wish/2543796847 How do you reach all of your students since there are students that speak different languages? Is there someone on staff at the school where you teach that can help you in that area?

Are you able to have some type of input as to where you want to teach or are you automatically told where you will teach after your training is complete?]]> 2023-04-04 14:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/g36116073/THEDISCUSSION/wish/2543796847 https://padlet.com/g36116073/THEDISCUSSION/wish/2543914339 1. About your research, can you give me some of the references in your literature review, please?

2. Do you share about your experience in the UK with your students? What aspects of British culture do you teach your students to add to their cultural competency?]]> 2023-04-04 16:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/g36116073/THEDISCUSSION/wish/2543914339 https://padlet.com/g36116073/THEDISCUSSION/wish/2545534295 1. I'm interested in your teacher training in Malaysia - do you get training or experiences in population areas that are seen as low socioeconomic or high-needs areas? Here, we don't really get practicum or student teaching experience in those types of areas; therefore we are kind of underprepared in helping those students.

2. You mention annual exams, would you say that these are similar to the US's standardized testing? Does Malaysia rely on these exams to determine funding and/or appropriation of supports? ]]> 2023-04-05 23:42:33 UTC https://padlet.com/g36116073/THEDISCUSSION/wish/2545534295 https://padlet.com/g36116073/THEDISCUSSION/wish/2545544352 1. Since you teach English as a foreign language in Malaysia, are your classes most times conducted only in English? Do the students in your class all have a language in common or do some of them speak a different language? For example, do all your students speak Malay, or do you have student's whose main language is Chinese or Hindi together in your English Class?

2. Since you saw your education in the United Kingdom, when you teach them words do you use the British dialect? Like for example instead of teaching them the word trash can, do you use rubbish bin? 
Do your students get taught the British pronunciation of things or do you teach a more standard English way of saying it?

]]> 2023-04-05 23:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/g36116073/THEDISCUSSION/wish/2545544352 https://padlet.com/g36116073/THEDISCUSSION/wish/2546708117 Connecting with students from such a variety of backgrounds can be difficult, how do you combat this to gain a better understanding with the students?

Since the Teacher Training Institute requires longer periods of study and preparation, do you believe it allowed you to attain more skills and information towards becoming a knowledgeable educator or was it more about having an increase in teaching experiences during your studies? Can you Expand on what it is like in such an institute?]]> 2023-04-07 00:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/g36116073/THEDISCUSSION/wish/2546708117 https://padlet.com/g36116073/THEDISCUSSION/wish/2549209124 Do you find that most students with varying cultural and language backgrounds get along? I had a friend from Kazakhstan that tended to have issues interacting with the students from China. What would you do if your students showed hesitancy in getting to know each other because of cultural background and history?]]> 2023-04-10 20:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/g36116073/THEDISCUSSION/wish/2549209124