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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Ada Cara Untuk Mempelajari Bahasa Inggeris Dengan Berkesan
PENDAPAT
Selasa Februari 21, 2012
PERBAHASAN mengenai pembelajaran Bahasa Inggeris sebagai bahasa kedua yang penting dengan penekanan yang lebih akan berterusan sehingga kerajaan mencari jalan penyelesaian yang drastik dan baik untuk semua pihak.
Semoga ia akan dapat dilaksanakan dengan cepat, sebelum terlambat.
Adalah amat menyedihkan untuk melihat para pelajar sekolah menengah serta graduan universiti kita bergelut untuk bercakap Bahasa Inggeris dengan sempurna.
Baru-baru ini, semasa kami membincangkan isu ini dengan seorang kawan, K.Andrew Raj yang merupakan seorang tutor Bahasa Inggeris, beliau berkata bahawa beliau juga menghadapi masalah yang sama untuk mendidik pelajar yang menghadiri kelas Bahasa Inggerisnya.
Beliau berkata, tahap pemahaman Bahasa Inggeris, sama ada dalam bentuk penulisan ataupun lisan di kalangan generasi muda masa kini secara keseluruhan agak menurun.
Malah, kekurangan kemahiran komunikasi yang baik dalam Bahasa Inggeris di kalangan graduan universiti telah sering dikatakan sebagai salah satu daripada sebab utama ketidakupayaan mereka untuk mendapatkan pekerjaan yang baik.
Dalam era ledakan maklumat dan kemajuan komunikasi yang pesat, kita tahu bahawa ilmu pengetahuan adalah kunci ke arah meningkatkan pembangunan ekonomi negara kita dan hubungan antarabangsa.
Justeru itu, kemahiran dalam bahasa berkenaan dalam semua aspek - membaca, kefahaman, penulisan, mendengar, kosa kata, ungkapan dan pertuturan adalah amat penting.
Bahasa Inggeris merupakan medium yang paling penting di mana pengetahuan disebarkan.
Malangnya, menurut Timbalan Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, ramai pelajar masih tidak dapat menguasai Bahasa Inggeris walaupun mereka belajar bahasa tersebut di sekolah selama 13 tahun.
Dua tahun yang lalu, ada laporan mengatakan bahawa pihak berkuasa di Beijing mahu kebanyakan penduduknya belajar Bahasa Inggeris dalam proses mentrasformasikan ibu negara Cina itu menjadi sebuah "bandar dunia".
Bagaimana pula dengan kita?
Kita perlu menguasai pengunaan Bahasa Inggeris jika kita hendak mencapai kemajuan secara global. Tidak cukup jika hanya beberapa menteri, pemimpin korporat, para penulis dan warga yang berpendidikan sekolah Bahasa Inggeris di samping sebilangan kecil golongan muda boleh bertutur dalam bahasa berkenaan dengan lancar.
Kita harus bersepakat dan segera mencari jalan untuk memulihkan keadaan yang semakin buruk ini.
Terdapat beberapa sebab mengapa seseorang itu gagal untuk bertutur dalam Bahasa Inggeris: malu; takut; enggan cuba untuk bertutur; bercampur dengan orang yang tidak memberi galakkan; membandingkan diri sendiri dengan orang yang lebih fasih; segan bercakap dengan orang yang lebih fasih; masalah pemahaman dan akhir sekali, tidak yakin pada diri sendiri.
Kita perlu mewujudkan peluang untuk bercakap dalam Bahasa Inggeris di sekolah, tempat kerja, semasa waktu rehat, bergaul dengan orang lain yang boleh bertutur bahasa tersebut, menjawab panggilan telefon, di restoran berbahasa Inggeris dan dengan ahli keluarga.
Penggunaan bahasa itu juga boleh ditingkatkan ketika menggunakan internet – menghantar email, semasa bertemu dengan orang asing (pelancong), di premis perniagaan (pasar raya, agensi pelancongan, klinik, syarikat insurans, panggung wayang, dan lain-lain), menghadiri kelas Bahasa Inggeris atau menyertai kelab/persatuan Bahasa Inggeris.
Pelajar-pelajar kami sering bertanya, 'Mengapakah sesetengah orang boleh bertutur dalam Bahasa Inggeris dengan baik dan lancar?' Jawapannya ialah 'persekitaran'.
Kami sering memberitahu mereka bahawa sesetengah orang boleh bercakap Bahasa Inggeris dengan sempurna kerana mereka telah dibesarkan oleh ibu bapa atau penjaga yang bertutur dalam berbahasa Inggeris dalam konteks harian.
Ia mungkin juga kerana mereka berpendidikan Inggeris dari kecil. Ada yang fasih sebab mereka sering merantau atau pernah bermastautin di negara yang bertutur dalam berbahasa Inggeris.
Sesetengah orang boleh bercakap dengan baik mungkin kerana mereka telah menemui pasangan hidup atau pembantu rumah yang hanya boleh bertutur dalam Bahasa Inggeris.
Ada yang pandai bertutur dalam bahasa berkenaan setelah bekerja dalam persekitaran pejabat/syarikat yang hanya menggunakan Bahasa Inggeris sebagai bahasa penghantaran atau bekerja dalam industri pelancongan dan hospitaliti.
Kami sentiasa memaklumkan kepada pelajar kelas Bahasa Inggeris kami bahawa terdapat beberapa perkara yang "Boleh dan Tidak Boleh" dilakukan dalam pembelajaran bahasa ini.
Seseorang pelajar tidak boleh duduk diam apabila mendengar Bahasa Inggeris bahkan berdiri atau duduk dengan postur yang tidak baik semasa belajar.
Mereka tidak harus menyimpan tanggapan negatif tentang Bahasa Inggeris atau diri sendiri seperti, “Bahasa Inggeris adalah susah untuk dipelajar."
Apakah yang perlu dilakukan ialah, sentiasa memberi tumpuan di dalam kelas. Kami menggalakkan mereka untuk menggerakkan badan mereka semasa belajar Bahasa Inggeris selain menggunakan gerak isyarat kerana pergerakan itu boleh membantu mengingatkan perkataan/frasa yang sukar.
Mereka juga diingatkan supaya belajar untuk mendengar secara teliti, sentiasa mengamalkan kepercayaan positif mengenai Bahasa Inggeris dan diri sendiri.
Contohnya, “Bahasa Inggeris adalah baik bagi saya dan saya akan belajar bertutur dengan fasih!”
Kami sering mengingatkan para pelajar supaya sentiasa senyum semasa belajar Bahasa Inggeris, membaca cerita-cerita pendek untuk belajar dengan cepat.
Mereka juga dilatih supaya menggambarkan diri mereka berbahasa Inggeris dengan lancar selain memberi tumpuan dan menikmati pembelajaran tanpa tekanan.
Terdapat juga sepuluh cara untuk meningkatkan kebolehan mereka yang mahu belajar untuk bertutur Bahasa Inggeris iaitu mereka harus mendengar stesen radio Inggeris, menonton filem dan saluran televisyen Inggeris, nyanyi lagu karaoke bahasa tersebut dengan menggunakan liriknya di samping melancong ke negara-negara yang berbahasa Inggeris.
Yang paling penting, mereka harus mendaftar dengan pusat latihan yang memberi kursus pertuturan Bahasa Inggeris.
Seseorang itu harus sentiasa bergaul dengan rakan sekolah atau sekerja yang fasih bertutur dalam Bahasa Inggeris. Kita mesti belajar bahasa berkenaan seolah-olah mempelajari sesuatu ‘permainan baru’ yang penuh dengan keseronokan dan rasa teruja.
Kami sentiasa mengingatkan kelas kami bahawa: "Bahasa Inggeris adalah seperti satu permainan yang mudah dipelajari jikalau seseorang itu mendengar dengan teliti, memberi tumpuan di dalam kelas, cuba bertutur dengan yakin dan rindu untuk mencapai matlamat!"
KUMARATHEVAN BALAKRISHNAN-JOSEPHINE
Gua Musang, Kelantan.
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KJ Generation Resources,
Mstar; English
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Tales of adventure
Sunday December 11, 2011
STORIES about the adventurous journey of a team of trainers captivated the participants of a special English lesson at KJ Generation Resources (KJGR) in Gua Musang, Kelantan recently.
About 55 participants listened to the fascinating experiences shared by the team of eight young adults from the United States. They shared their stories, photos and video clips over several sessions according to the participants’ age group.
“The students were glued to their seats and their eyes stayed focused on every word and image presented to them by the trainers,” said KJGR principal Josephine Kumar.
Team leader Lindsey Gay said the group — which had travelled to India, Nepal, Romania, Moldova, Swaziland, Mozambique, South Africa, Thailand, Cambodia and Australia over 11 months — ended their journey in Malaysia.
The participants listening to the trainers’ stories at the workshop.
“We took turns to share our adventurous stories which included social work and community development programmes which we conducted around the globe,” she said.
“Throughout these 11 months, we served in orphanages, helped the poor and the needy, lived with villagers and worked in farms and helped rehabilitation centres,” she added.
Team member John Hearn said the group had the chance to construct new homes, care for children living with HIV/AIDS, dig a fish pond, and play with street children as they travelled to the 11 countries.
Zakira Imana Zamri, 20, who attended the special lesson, said it was a great opportunity for her to converse with English native speakers and to receive first-hand information about different cultures and social needs around the world.
Wong Pei Leng, 36, and Siti Maziana Muhamad, 27, said that the special programme had helped them overcome their fears to meet and talk to foreigners and native English speakers.
They said they were eager to participate in similar English learning programmes in future to improve their proficiency and confidence in the language.
KJGR focuses on conversational English and character building programmes.
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Gua Musang,
KJ Generation Resources
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
KJ Generation Resources Newsletter
Using Music to Learn English
It was an exciting moment and the whole place was filled with such joy and celebration.
Most of the participants, age between eight to fifty years old, who was timid and shy to speak in English started singing, dancing and even took part in sketch presentations.
About 35 people who attended a special programme called ‘Using Music to Learn English’ benefited much from the programme and was seen exited throughout the session.
The three days programme which was organized by KJ Generation Resources at its premises in Gua Musang, Kelantan recently was attended by participants of all races including Malay, Chinese, Indians, Orang Asli and a Pakistani.
This programme was conducted by eight trainers from Serdang, Selangor to help participants fall in love with English. They comprise of a teacher, IT engineer, graduates and students from various colleges and universities.
Team leader, Jacqueline Hoe said, the programme was designed in such a way to give the participants the understanding that this language is easy to learn if unique methods and attractive approaches are used to teach.
“We use musical instruments such as acoustic guitar and bongo to teach modern Western and folk songs besides introducing ‘dikir barat’ style song plus 'Rasa Sayang' in English.
“Our team also taught the participants some dancing steps for an English pop song ‘Hoe Down’ to get them exited as well as to promote the easy way to learn spoken English,” she added.
The trainers comprise of Malaysians from different cultures and a Botswanian also took part in group performance by acting together with the participants in three different sketches in English.
“It is truly a great experience and a memorable English class I have ever attended. I desire to learn to speak this language quickly,” said a 50 year old participant who just wants to be known as Madam Loo.
Another participant, a Pakistani, Musa Basheer, 17, said that the special programme has helped him to get rid of the fear to learn this language and gave him the confidence to pursue his communication skills in English.
Ends.
Dance, sing and learn English: The participants enjoy learning some simple dance steps as they sing along the pop song in English.

Music is a language: The trainers are using an acoustic guitar and bongo to teach English via Western and folk songs.
Acting makes it perfect: A group of participants together with the trainers are presenting a sketch in English.
By: B.Kumarathevan
Gua Musang, Kelantan, Malaysia.
016-4734313 or 016-4687414
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English,
KJ Generation Resources
Friday, December 18, 2009
KJ GENERATION NEWSLETTER
THE
1 MALAYSIA concept that has been introduced by our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak since he took office and highly promoted by the government is not in vain.
1 MALAYSIA concept that has been introduced by our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak since he took office and highly promoted by the government is not in vain.
This concept, which is to bring a greater unity among Malaysians of different races and cultural background become reality when nine friends from various ethnic group decided to travel all the way from Kuala Lumpur for about five hours to conduct program in Gua Musang, Kelantan.
In these two days of Character Building Program called “Towards Destiny” organized by KJ Generation Resources on the 15th and 16th December, ten youngsters age between nine and 19 years old, also from various races participated.
To make this event a memorable one, the facilitating team age between 13 and 31 years old decided to sing the 1 Malaysia theme song “Satu Suara”. The participants had the privilege to learn the song and perform together.
Besides singing and teaching some motivational songs, the team also led some sessions on setting goals and dreams including ways to achieve it and appreciating different cultures.
One of the interesting sessions was the “talent time” where both the facilitators and the participants join hands to perform two sketches. One of it was about a group of residence of different culture get together to be involved in a ‘gotong royong’ to clean up their residential area while another group showed how various races united themselves to fight for the independents of our country.
The facilitators also played games with the participants including ‘blanket game’, ‘fill me - stretch your potential’ and ‘spider web - you are not alone’ to instill unity and trust among different races. Through these, the participants also learned conflict management.
At the end of the program, the participants were given certificates and gifts. The participants enjoyed the whole program and wanted more events such as this.
The facilitators, who enjoyed the nature of Gua Musang, wanted to come back here again to explore this tourism destination and conduct other nation building events in the future.
KJ Generation Resources wants to personally thank the facilitating team comprising of five male and four female led by Jacqueline Hoe Min Yi. Among others were V.Barnabas Ganesan, Collin Singam, Michael Lean Chien Er, Almer Anjang Harun, Ivan Lim Ai Vern, Lydia Bah Ngah, Rebecca Yong Keng Shen and Chelsea Ashley Bee Cen Wells.
A BIG THANK YOU!!
"Team work always produces success" - Kumar.
A BIG THANK YOU!!
"Team work always produces success" - Kumar.
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