INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON LANGUAGE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION STUDIES
Vol 1, No 2 (2017)

THE JOURNEY OF TEACHING NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING LEARNERS FROM A FOREIGN COUNTRY

Linnette A Ejem (Bukidnon State University, Philippines)
Iris April L. Ramirez (Bukidnon State University, Philippines)
Cesar B Ortiz (Bukidnon State University, Philippines)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Nov 2017

Abstract

The study explored the experiences of the Trainers during their conduct of Summer Training with Thai Elementary teachers on May 2016 and April 2017 at Bukidnon State University (BukSU), Malaybalay City, Philippines. The Summer Training was conducted to teach the Thai teachers English Communication Arts; Mathematics and Science using English language. The challenges, difficulties and problems encountered by the BukSU Trainers in training Thai Teacher-Trainees as English second language (ESL) learners, were determined as well as the interventions utilized by the Trainers to address their encountered challenges/difficulties/problems. Narrative qualitative analysis was employed to gather data. From the narratives of the Trainers, trends and patterns were established to analyze and interpret the results. Data revealed that the encountered challenges by BukSU Trainers in training the Thai Trainees include language barrier, the Trainees’ difficulty in understanding English language and how to effectively teach content in math and science using English language. The difficulties/problems encountered by the Trainers were addressed through teaching strategies and approaches that promoted active participation; involved minds-on, hands-on, and experiential learning activities; and exposed the Thai Teacher-Trainees to real-life situations.  

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijlres

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

International Journal on Language, Research and Education Studies (IJLRES), published by English Language Center, Faculty of Education and Teachers Training, State Islamic University (UIN) of North Sumatra, Medan - Indonesia is an open access journal that can be used as the medium of interaction for ...