Big Class Size

Big Class Size

1. Functions of Reading

   • Expands language proficiency
     • Daily lives
       • Road sign
       • Recipe
       • Maps
       • Label
       • Fill forms
   • Gives the skills necessary to acquire more knowledge
     • Academic usage
       • Graph
       • Chart
       • Maps
       • Table

2. Challenges

   • Teaching Methods
     • Neglection in giving assistance
     • Teacher-centered
       • Assuming teacher has to be authority all the time
       • Not purposeful
     • Hard to fulfill interest of every student
       • Hard to adopt teaching techniques that suit everyone
   • Insufficient of Teaching Materials
     • Limited number of textbooks and reading material
       • Management of textbook is inappropriate
       • environmental print, magazines, newspapers, and reference materials and so on.
     • Limited Work space & furniture
       • Pupils need to sit on the floor.
         • Lost focus easily
     • Limited Library space
     • Inadequate Instructional materials
       • Faulty materials are not repaired.
     • Inadequate trained stuffs
       • Not exposed to teaching strategies
   • Teachers' Attitude
     • Overload
       • Individual attention not given
     • Difficult to cater individual's needs
     • Slow in completing syllabus

3. Studies

   • Methods Teachers Frequently Use for Reading
     • Look-and-say whole-word method (83% of respondents)
     • Look-and-say sentence method (85% of respondents)
   • Big Class Limitations on Teaching Methods
     • Limitation of teachers’ helpful feedback to individual pupil needs (100% of respondents)
   • Frequency of Supervision of Reading Lessons
     • Monthly (84% of respondents)
   • Summary of Teaching Materials Used to Teach Reading
     • Chalkboard (100% of respondents)
   • Aim of Role Play activity
     • Attract learner's attraction and motivation (100%)