Featured Speakers
Assoc. Prof. Singhanat Nomnian
Thailand TESOL & Mahidol University, Thailand
Singhanat (Kenny) Nomnian is Associate Professor and Chair of a PhD Program in Language and Intercultural Communication at the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University, Thailand. He earned his Doctor of Education in TESOL and Applied Linguistics from the University of Leicester, UK and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. He is the immediate past president of Thailand TESOL.
ABSTRACT
Teacher As TikToker: A Personal Journey
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TikTok has increasingly become one of the key social media for online teaching and learning English. During COVID-19, a number of users, including teachers and learners, have employed TikTok as a way to develop their English proficiency and enjoy content creation. This presentation highlights my journey as a TikToker (@drkennyenglishcombo) in terms of my initial inspiration, content creation, user feedback, teaching application, and personal lifestyles. Throughout this process, my identity has evolved from a traditional classroom teacher to an online edutainer. My TikTok as an online resource consists of grammar, vocabulary, learning strategies, skill development, and (inter)cultural communication awareness that can promote learner autonomy and life-long learning for Thai learners and teachers. I have exerted my agency to become more active, creative, and innovative in my own professional development and extended my personal growth beyond my comfort zone. TikTok not only has potential benefits, but also some pitfalls that will be shared and discussed. My talk hopes to call for further investigation on mobile-assisted language teaching and learning for effective pedagogical implications.
Norashikin Zainull Abdin
Minden Height Primary School, Malaysia
Norashikin Zainull Abdin, or Miss Ash, is a Level 1 English language teacher from SK Minden Height and also the owner of Ash The Teacher website. Norashikin is also one of 2020’s Chevening Scholars, and has also won the ‘Guru Inspirasi McDonald’s’ award.
ABSTRACT
Fantastic Beasts And The Enchanted Forest Campaign
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The Fantastic Beasts and the Enchanted Forest Campaign is a project used to introduce and campaign for endangered animals while assessing students’ language skills using the magical theme of fantastic beasts in an enchanted forest. In addition, this project highlights the process of creating awareness about campaigning for endangered animals and teaches students how to plan and create digital content using Flip. Students also learn the etiquette of giving feedback online. This project includes tasks that involve listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Finally, as a result of this project the students’ classroom-based assessment scores improved, especially among the remedial students.