How I developed my teaching to promote my students’ engagement in English classes by Patcharin Kunna

Wilai Phanchanokkul

patcharinkunna1 — 2024-02-04 12:03:12 UTC

Wilai Phanchanokkul from Ban Dongsansuk School, Thailand

Abstract:

In this study, I aim to solve my students’ engagement in my class. I used EAR to seek for what might be the causes of the problem and what would my students think about this. After I found out that lacking of sufficient vocabulary and students’ behaviors while being in class, I developed my teaching to promote my students’ engagement in English classes by implementing classroom management techniques and effective vocabulary teaching methods.

The results show that my students are able to acquire new vocabulary through online interaction activities and using classroom management do help me in managing the class and maintain better engagement.

1. Context and identify problem:

patcharinkunna1 — 2024-02-05 12:57:29 UTC

- Extensive School in rural area of Udon Thani Province (in the North Eastern part of Thailand): 198 students, 15 teachers

- Grade 7 with 19 students

- Students have low engagement and motivation in English classes.

- Students have difficulties in reading and speaking because they don’t know vocabulary.

2.Exploratory research questions

wphanchanokkul — 2024-02-05 13:07:01 UTC

Questions:

1. How do I teach English in my class?
2. What makes me think my students don’t engage in my class?

3. What activities are my students interested in?
4. What do my students do while I have them do activities in English class?

Tools:

1. Reflective journal

2. Peer observation with recording

3. Interview

3. Analyse and Reflect

wphanchanokkul — 2024-02-05 13:20:13 UTC

-Students have low engagement and motivation to learn

-They have difficulties in learning English from vocabulary

-They need more support with language acquisition with

meaningful activities.
- Have more class management

4. Action Plan

wphanchanokkul — 2024-02-13 11:14:22 UTC

Research question:

How I developed my teaching to promote my students’ engagement in English classes?

Evaluation tools:

Peer observation
Focus group discussion
Teacher reflective journal

5. Implement/Change

wphanchanokkul — 2024-03-05 09:53:40 UTC

Implemented lesson plans for 3 weeks:
-Starter activities
-Class management
Peer observation by colleague
Focus group discussion with 10 students

6. Summarise and reflect

wphanchanokkul — 2024-03-05 10:14:47 UTC

Students could learn new vocabulary and produce basic writing using words in context.
The variety of starter activities and attention grabbers effected students' engagement.
I learn how to do effective lesson plans with classroom management: seating arrangement, using attention grabbers, and setting the rules of the class.
I learn how to teach students digital literacy skills.