DEVELOPING PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND TEAM BUILDING THROUGH FAN-N-PICK LEARNING MODEL

Authors

  • Rafidah Abd Karim Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Branch Tapah Campus, Malaysia
  • Farahidatul Akmar Awaludin Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Branch Tapah Campus, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejel.v0i0.2976

Keywords:

Fan-N-Pick learning model, English communication skills, team building, students

Abstract

In 21st century education, there are four key skills that students need to acquire: communication, critical thinking, creativity and collaboration. The study aims to explore the application of Fan-n-Pick learning model and to improve English communication skills and team building through the application of Fan-n-Pick learning model. This study is a report on practice in the classroom. The subjects of the study were the Year Three students who are aged 9 of a selected primary school in Malaysia. The data collection instrument consists of the teachers’ and students’ observation sheet and the observation sheets of team building activities and reports. Data was analysed using qualitative method. The results of the study show that the application of Fan-N-Pick learning model for the primary school students is well-performed. Hence, the learning model can develop primary students’ English communication skills and their team building.

 

Article visualizations:

Hit counter

DOI

References

Abd Karim, R., Nasri, N. F., Abdul Rahman, Z. I., Ahmad Zaidi, N. N., & Abdul Rahman, R. (2018). The Implementation of vocabulary quiz-quiz trade cards in the teaching and learning vocabulary among intermediate level primary school students. International Journal of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics, 1(2).

Ana Rahmi & Siti Sutantie. (2018). Development of talking chips basic learning model in a vocational high school (SMK) in Medan, Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research (ASSEHR), 201.

Baker, J., & Westrup, H. (2000). The English language teacher’s handbook: How to teach large classes with few resources. London, England: VSO/ Continuum.

Boss, R. W. (1983). Teambuilding and the problem of regression: The Personal Management Interview as an intervention, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 19(1): 67–83.

Brumfit, C. (1984). Communicative methodology in language teaching: The roles of fluency and accuracy. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

Brown, H. D. (2001) Teaching by Principles: An interactive approach to language pedagogy (second edition) New York: Longman.

Brown, H. D. (2007). Teaching by Principles. New York: Addison Wesley Longman Inc.

Byrne, D. (1987). Techniques for classroom interaction. Singapore: Longman

Cumming, T. M; Higgins, K; Pierce, T; Miller, S; Boone, R; Tandy, R. (2008). Journal of Special Education Technology. United States: Exceptional Innovations, Inc

Fajana S. (2002) Human Resources Management: An Introductory, Labofin and Company, Lagos.

Frianto., Soetjipto, B. E., Amirudin, A. (2016). The Implementation of Cooperative Learning Model Team Game Tournament and Fan-N-Pick to Enhance Motivation and Social Studies Learning Outcomes. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social (IOSR-JHSS). 21 (5): 71-84. http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosrjhss/papers/Vol.%2021%20Issue5/Version-7/I02105077481.pdf

Harmer, J. (1991). The practice of English language teaching. New York, NY: Longman.

Hosnan (2014). Pendekatan Saintifik dan Kontekstual dalam Pembelajaran Abad 21. Jakarta: Ghalia Indonesia.

Kagan & Kagan (2009). Kagan Cooperative Learning. Kagan Publishing.

Katzenbach, J. R. & Smith, D. K. (1993). The Wisdom of Teams. McKinsey & Company, New York.

Kemmis, Stephen & Robin McTaggart (eds) 1988a The Action Research Planner. Deakin University, Australia: Deakin University Press (3rd edition).

Miles, M., & Huberman, A.M. (1994). Qualitative Data Analysis. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Sng Bee Bee. (2012). The Impact of Teachers’ Communication Skills on Teaching: Reflections of Pre-service Teachers on their Communication Strengths and Weaknesses. Humanising language teaching.

Yudianto, Budi Eko Soetjipto & Ludi Wishnu Wardana. (2018). The Implementation of Collaborative Cooperative Learning Model of Fun N Pick and Pairs Compare to Improve Students Motivation and Learning Outcome in Subject of Economics. European Journal of Business and Management, 10 (12).

Downloads

Published

2020-04-02

Issue

Vol 5, No 2 (2020)

Section

Articles

License

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

 

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

 

  1. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

 

  1. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).