Lesson was on Chinese traditional wedding customs and Feng Shui. The lecturer was the first since I came here to use the headphones to conduct lessons. Interesting but the headphones were so dusty that I didn’t really want to put it on. The lecturer conducted his lessons by talking through his own headphones and we can also ask him questions by talking through our own headphones too.
Lecturer for the day.
It is a good way to let students focus more on the lesson rather than the surrounding sounds. But the disadvantage is that students will tend to get bored very easily especially if the voice of the lecturer is monotonous. It will feel like listening to a monotonous radio?
Yea so I would still prefer Singapore’s way of teaching which is pure vocal! =) More interactive and engaging.
After IS, an hour short break for us to touch up on our final slides for presentation. Many were still preparing at the very last minute.
Think that we had been enjoying too much for the previous week, resulting us not being able to complete our work on time =X got to manage our time wisely for the next assignment which is coming up already!
Had lecture 5 and test 5 before our presentation of BPE Assignment 1. My group was all quite nervous for the presentation because we will be presenting in front of people that we had never presented to before. Haha! But we still did a good job =))
Presentation Time:
Reflection:
I can see that China is trying to keep up with the advanced technology by implementing ‘special’ learning methods which is to use head phones to conduct lessons. But I really wonder if students of WUST really think that headphones are a better way of learning than traditional teaching method. Maybe the money spent on installing these headphones could be better utilized in another way which would benefit the students even more. Hmmph… maybe surveys could be conducted to understand what the students really need. That is what Ngee Ann Poly does! This method allows students to voice out their needs and let them have a sense of ownership for their school. I think that creating and encouraging a sense of ownership is lacking from China schools. I seldom see activities that are conducted by students or student surveys etc.
Clark Moustakas:
“The individual increasingly comes to know who he is through the stand he takes when he expresses his ideas, values, beliefs, and convictions, and through the declaration and ownership of his feelings.”
(Having a sense of ownership changes the level of responsibility a person feels. Pride and benevolence are huge motivators. So when an individual/group expresses a sense of “we did this” and willing to share, the school benefits. More freedom should be given to students here so that they can enjoy and get involved in their school life in a more personal manner.)
