My reflection on the camp (Shafiq)

Assalamualaikum and greeting fellow Phoenixers. 

After the language camp, there are several outcome which I consider as my personal gain.

First of all, the language camp taught me how to become an effective leader. As future teachers which are also soon to be role models, being a good leader is a good personal factor. Having to deal with people of many sorts are the kinds of knowledge that we could never have during classroom lectures.

Second, from this camp I realize that creativity in teaching is very important to make the teaching and learning more effective. In the world today where most learners are computer literate, normal chalk-and-talk method is applicable only for a short while. To keep the learner’s interested, the fusion of creativity and knowledge should be encouraged.

Next, I found this camp provided us with the opportunity to experience the situation of having learners learning the language through games. Most of the participants were cooperative although some of them may cause issues. During this opportunity, it is up to us to make sure that the learners would gain something from this session.

All in all, the language camp was an opportunity for us to learn how to conduct our own language camp. We realized that the old, orthodox way of learning may not be as effective as the newly developed language curriculum. We also realized that this camp was also a chance for us to make ourselves more than just teachers.