The Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) was officially launched on 7th September 1980 in New Delhi. The main objectives of MTCP are; to share development experience with other countries; to strengthen bilateral relations between Malaysia and other developing countries; to promote South-South Cooperation; and to promote technical cooperation among developing countries. The Institute of Teacher Education International Languages Campus (IPGKBA), Kuala Lumpur has been conducting MTCP programmes since 2001. Being the centre of Teacher Education for international training, IPGKBA has conducted numerous courses for more 1000 participants from nearly 100 countries. The participants include teachers, lecturers, education officers and administrators. Through the 4-week course, the course participants are exposed to 21st Century Best Practices Pedagogical Skills in ELT. Course participants are also required to adapt and adopt the best acquired knowledge and skills during the implementation stage in their respective countries. This paper aims to share the acquired knowledge and skills from MTCP course in IPGKBA in improving listening and speaking skills among the undergraduates in Adi Buana University, Surabaya, Indonesia. The data was collated from interviews, questionnaires, classroom observations, field notes, voice recording and pictures taking. Issues, challenges and conclusive results would also be shared in this presentation. Some recommendations and suggestions will form the conclusion of the presentation for a contextualized implementation of the acquired knowledge and skills. Keywords: acquired knowledge, skills, MTCP, listening, speaking, undergraduates

1. LOGO
Applying the Acquired Knowledge and Skills from the
MTCP Course, 21st Century Pedagogical Skills: Best
Practices and Assessment in IPGKBA to Enhance
Listening and Speaking Skills Among Undergraduates of
Adi Buana University Surabaya
Hertiki
Aslam Khan Bin Samahs Khan

2. Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme
(MTCP)
 The MTCP Courses was held from 22nd September 2014 to 17th
October 2014 at IPGKBA, Kuala Lumpur
 The course, “Innovations in English Language Pedagogy: Best
Practices and Assessment”, was designed to provide participants
from Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Oman, Bhutan and Laos with the
opportunities of developing an understanding of the innovative
methods and assessment in teaching English as a Second
Language (ESL).

4.  Six components taught by qualified trainers:
a. Listening and Speaking (14 hours)
b. Reading (14 hours)
c. Writing (14 hours)
d. Grammar (12 hours)
e. Assessment (12 hours)
f. Literature (14 hours)
 This study is focused only on the listening and speaking
component, the researchers` specific aims are to raise their
students’ critical thinking skills and self-confidence. Since English
is a foreign language among undergraduates at the Adi Buana
University Surabaya (UNIPA), listening and speaking activities
have become priorities in improving their English language
proficiency.

5.  To find out whether the teaching of listening and speaking skills
using “Getting to Know”, Edublogs, and “Rectifying English
Pronunciation” are beneficial for the undergraduates.
 To determine the success level of these activities. The findings
on the effectiveness of both listening and speaking skills are
expected to contribute towards the improvement of English
language teaching among lecturers and students of UNIPA.

6. The following are descriptions of activities aimed at helping the
students in improving listening and speaking skills:
(Title: Lend Me Your Ears and Speak! adopted from MTCP
programme at IPGKBA, 2014)
 Getting to know you
 Let’s get blogging in Edublogs (www.edublogs.org) – Education
Blogs for teachers and students.
 Clearing the air Rectifying English Pronunciation entitled “English
Vowels” by Laila Hairani Sanggura (2012)
The Implementation of Listening and Speaking
Classroom Activities

7. The Methodology
 Interviews, questionnaires, classroom observations, field notes,
voice recording and pictures
 B class of undergraduates in the fourth semester of the academic
year of 2014/2015
 Seven meetings before the mid-term test
 Journals the teaching stages in implementing
“Getting to Know”, creating and presenting the Edublogs,
recording the English vowels and also the students’ motivation
during the lessons.

8. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
Positive
Responses
87%
Negative
Responses
13%
Students' Feelings and
Activeness

9. Getting to
know
56%Edublogs
12%
English
vowels
32%
Interesting Activities

10. Partner
52%Time
30%
Technology
18%
Students' Problems

11. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS
In the teaching and learning of English language at UNIPA, the
activities of ‘Getting to Know’, ‘Edublogs’ and ‘English vowels’
have been successful and can be further improved. The
materials and the techniques have been well-accepted by the
students. They are delighted and look forward to participating in
all the activities derived from the MTCP course. They have
become more motivated and interested in getting involved in the
lessons. They, too, have become more excited about the content.
In addition, the students have also mastered the skills. In
general, they have improved their listening and speaking
performance during the English language classes.

12. Hertiki
h3rt1k1@gmail.com
University of PGRI Adi Buana Surabaya, Indonesia
Aslam Khan Bin Samahs Khan
khan8689@hotmail.com
Institute of Teacher Education International Languages Campus
(IPGKBA)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia