ABIGAIL'S CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

  Before I tell you which data collection tools I will use, please get informed on what data collection is in this extract of an article I found online.The link to the complete article is copied below . What is Data Collection: A Definition Before we define what is data collection, it’s essential to ask the question, “What is data?” The abridged answer is, data is various kinds of information formatted in a particular way. Therefore, data collection is the process of gathering, measuring, and analyzing accurate data from a variety of relevant sources to find answers to research problems, answer questions, evaluate outcomes, and forecast trends and probabilities. During data collection, the researchers mustl identify the data types, the sources of data, and what methods are being used. We will soon see that there are many different data collection methods. There is heavy reliance on data collection in research, commercial, and government fields. Before an analyst begins collecting d...

Like I confessed in the previous blog,Unfortunately, teaching listening has always been a mystery to me.I hardly ever go beyond reading a listening comprehension text and the whole exercise is very boring because the learners constantly complain of not understanding the words and most of the time the whole text.My research shall focus on which method to use in order for learners to gain more interest in listening activities.Thus the research question; Which strategies can I use to motivate learners during a listening comprehension activity?

  I have been teaching English for over 15 years now.Under normal circumstances, i should have been versed with classroom challenges by now but that isn't completely the case.I still have a number of setbacks as a teacher and I wish to overcome as many of them as I can.I know that my adventure in classroom research is going to help me confront most of these challenging teaching practices in due time. MY GREATEST CHALLENGE  As a well trained teacher I should consider all the four skills in my lesson planning and teaching.Unfortunately, teaching listening has always been a mystery to me.I hardly ever go beyond reading a listening comprehension text and the whole exercise is very boring because the learners constantly complain of not understanding the words and most of the time the whole text.I wonder how to tackle this.

Our school is called Government Hight School Nkolnda. It is situated in the outskirts of the capital city to the south and is 5 minutes from the Nsimalen international airport.Its only for French-speaking students.We have approximately 1500 students.We school from Monday to Friday from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm.Learners age vary between 10-20 years and they come from various linguistic backgrounds.So do the teachers. Our school principal this year is a lady and is assisted by 9 Vice principals and 6 Discipline masters.We are about 199 teachers teaching various disciplines.