PBL and Sociolinguistics
The objective of this paper is to report on an action research carried out to stimulate active learning in the teaching of an introductory Sociolinguistics course to undergraduates. It is common to hear lecturers complaint of passive learners who expect to be spoon-fed in their courses. The aim of t...
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| author | Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza |
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| description | The objective of this paper is to report on an action research carried out to stimulate active learning in the teaching of an introductory Sociolinguistics course to undergraduates. It is common to hear lecturers complaint of passive learners who expect to be spoon-fed in their courses. The aim of this research is to persuade and challenge undergraduate students to play an active role in their own learning process. This paper illustrates the strategies adopted and reports on the feedback from students at the end of the semester.
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| spelling | iium-12432020-03-19T07:27:17Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1243/ PBL and Sociolinguistics Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) LB2300 Higher Education The objective of this paper is to report on an action research carried out to stimulate active learning in the teaching of an introductory Sociolinguistics course to undergraduates. It is common to hear lecturers complaint of passive learners who expect to be spoon-fed in their courses. The aim of this research is to persuade and challenge undergraduate students to play an active role in their own learning process. This paper illustrates the strategies adopted and reports on the feedback from students at the end of the semester. 2006-05-08 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1243/1/MICELT_2006_presentation_V2.pdf Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza (2006) PBL and Sociolinguistics. In: Malaysian International Conference on English Language Teaching (MICELT), 8 - 10 May, 2006, Malaysia. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) LB2300 Higher Education Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza PBL and Sociolinguistics |
| title | PBL and Sociolinguistics |
| title_full | PBL and Sociolinguistics |
| title_fullStr | PBL and Sociolinguistics |
| title_full_unstemmed | PBL and Sociolinguistics |
| title_short | PBL and Sociolinguistics |
| title_sort | pbl and sociolinguistics |
| topic | LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) LB2300 Higher Education |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/1243/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1243/1/MICELT_2006_presentation_V2.pdf |