This document contains the trainer's notes for a workshop on classroom language. The workshop will last 90 minutes and have 20 participants. It aims to help participants identify and use appropriate classroom language for different needs. The session will include introductions, explaining the objectives and rules, a morning circle activity where participants act as students, group work to learn different types of classroom language, and a settler and explorer activity to teach each other. The session will end with a debrief and reflection.

1. Asmah Hanim Che Ani
20 September 2017
Bengkel Peningkatan
Kecekapan BI Guru Pra
Sekolah 2017
SMK Seri Nilam, Kuala Terengganu
Trainer’s Note, Page 1

2. Asmah Hanim Che Ani
20 September 2017
Trainer’s Note
Session: Keep it Simple
Details
Time 9.00-10.30 a.m. (90 minutes)
Participants 20
Topic Classroom language
Objectives By the end of the session, participants would be able to:
1. Identify the appropriate classroom language for different
needs.
2. use the classroom language in a controlled settings.
Aids Presentation slides, Noise meter, CHECK chart, 2 sets of number
cards, Rules Chart, Decision Roulette App
Steps
1 (5 mins) 1. Introduce self and friends
2. Discuss the schedule of the workshop
2 (10 mins) 1. Introduction to the session (what is the session-language for
classroom used, how is it going to be-morning circle, group
discussion, 2 stay, 3 stray), and the objectives)
2. Rules of the workshop (be super cheerful, use EL all the time,
put your mobile phones on vibrate, reward and reflection will
be enforced, cooperate with your friends, silent signal, Observe
the noise meter)
3. CHECK (Change attitude, Hold your head up, Expose yourself,
Cheer up, Keep Talking)
4. Mouth-xercise (Breathe in and out, exaggerated mouth smile,
kiss, move the mouth from left to right and make kiss sound),
tongue in, out and circle (touch the jaw for checking of stress), /
i/ /u/ /oo/
Trainer’s Note, Page 2

3. Asmah Hanim Che Ani
20 September 2017
3 (25 mins) Morning Circle (the CPs will be the pupils and the trainer will be the
teacher)
1. Teacher distributes number cards to the pupils.
2. Pupils match their number with the one on the floor and will sit.
3. Teacher begins by taking attendance and stating the morning
circle rules.
4. Greetings everybody in the group using the song, Pupil 1:Hello
(name of the person next to them) 2x, Pupil 2: Where are you?,
Here I am 2x, How do you do? Pupil 1: Alhamdulillah, I’m great!
5. Teacher makes the pupils guess the topic of the day. Pupils
then dip their hands in a box.
6. Pupils identify the object. Pupils sound the first letter. (learn 2
letters)
7. Teacher asks of other object they know sound the same.
8. Teacher explains on the class activity.
9. Teacher appoints a class helper by drawing the number (use
decision roulette app). The class helper will help teacher
throughout the day.
10. Class helper leads the prayer.
4 (5 mins) Debrief:
1. What happened during the morning circle?
2. Observe the language used by the teacher? Is it appropriate?
3. What is the pacing of the spoken language?
4. How does the teacher introduces something new?
5 (15 mins) Group work
1. To divide the group, the trainer will call the number.
2. Each group will be given a task. They need to write the
classroom language assigned and learn to pronounce it
properly.
-Classroom Language for the beginning of class,
-Classroom Language for Simple Instruction,
-Classroom Language for giving praises and reminder,
-Classroom Language for ending the class.
Details
Trainer’s Note, Page 3

4. Asmah Hanim Che Ani
20 September 2017
6 (25 mins) Settler and Explorer
Settler: Teach the explorer
Explorer: Learn the materials by writing and pronouncing it and
teach the settler when they return.
When learning at the station, the settler will reward stickers for each
sentence with correct pronunciation.
7 (10 mins) Debrief
Conclusion of activities, restate the objectives of the session
Reflection, parking lot
Details
Trainer’s Note, Page 4