I stumbled upon today regarding the future of media education. I fall squarely into the first category - get a degree in journalism or communications, specialize in either print, broadcast or digital media, get an entry-level reporting job, and dig in.
However, education has always been a part of me and journalism involves essentially the task of reporting, writing, photographing, illustrating or editing for newspapers and magazines, mainly in English. To better improve proficiency, I have followed a 10 months Diploma in TESOL at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang and I believe that this is also a great facility for a working professional that want to boost careers.
The biggest challenge that faces local educational authorities is that the diploma/degree holders are not yet universally accepted in their English empowerment. This is where I came in, using few journalism techniques, I believe English will be much easier to understand. Within my tutorage, students can also interact with other students globally this result in the sharing of ideas which transcends cultural and geographical boundaries.
I will use as much technology as possible in my lesson and there are also better means for Interaction like video conferencing and all while this was done by mails before which is pretty one dimensional way of communication.
I would tell anyone who is entering the profession to work with English language learners to stay committed to that purpose, and not to take criticism, ignorance, or misunderstanding from others personally. Stay true to your training and convictions. It means a great deal to your students, and they will tell you so for years to come, whenever they see you.
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