REFLECTION ON THE WHOLE ASSIGNMENT

I have to come clean that it takes a lot of time for me to do my assignment that
involved gathering information and transfer it into mind-maps until creating checklist. In order
to improve my knowledge on what I will be doing, we noticed that I need to gain more
knowledge about the principles of materials selection and adaptation, and checklist deeper
and thoroughly. So, I have surfing the internet and read some books in order to gain more
understanding on the things that I have to do. It is make my mind and finger tired from
surfing the internet and reading some books just to look for more knowledge on the
principles of materials selection and adaptation, and how to make a checklist. However, it is
worth to do that as it helps me on the principles of materials selection and adaptation, and
making checklist. After doing some reading and surfing Internet on it, I do understand that
the teaching and learning process is a complex process which involves a teacher to carefully
planning the lesson, selecting and adapting the materials for the activity in the lesson, and
creating checklist to evaluate the effectiveness of the materials used in the lesson.
Throughout this assignment, there are a lot of things that I have learned in this assignment.
The first task requires me to read four different articles and transfer it into graphic
organiser(s) to exhibit my understanding on the principles of materials selection and
adaptation. First of all, I get to know what the principles in selecting and adapting materials
are in order to choose and adapt the materials to be used in the language classroom so that
the learning will become effective. Reading the articles have widen my knowledge and
increase my understanding about the principles in selection and adaptation of teaching
materials. However, reading alone without scribbling and highlighting the important points
will not help in improving and memorizing the ideas we have develop in mind. Thus, the
purpose of transferring the information into a mind map is to help us see the key point of the
principles of materials selection and adaptation. Writing and jotting it down had helped me to
perceive and identify the strengths and weaknesses in developing teaching and learning
materials. Besides that, reading through the articles also helps to open my mind and
increase the awareness of the importance of materials in language instruction. Therefore,
materials are the centre of instruction and one of the most important influences on what
goes on in the classroom.
The second task is to design a 60-minute lesson plan based on the KSSR syllabus
and we have to adapt, design and exploit the teaching and learning materials for the lesson
planned. Planning and designing a lesson is not a new area of learning to us as we have
been practicing in planning a lesson for these five semesters already. This task has help to
improve my way in designing lesson plan that meets with the requirement needed especially

by considering the factors of materials selection and the students level and abilities in
learning English subject. Learning to plan a lesson is a lifelong process. It is an art that is
truly mastered only after years of practice (Chitravelu, Sithamparam, Choon, 2005). The
process of designing and creating the teaching materials is one of the best parts in this task.
Materials that I used, for example, big book, gives so much positive impact on the students
perception towards learning the topic and it gives so much fun and enjoyment atmosphere in
the classroom. I understand that teaching materials will help the teachers to present the
lesson effectively and in an interesting manner. With these learning materials as learning
aids, pupils are able to carry on their learning activities. Thus, it is very important to select
the best and appropriate learning materials for the primary students.
The third task is to design a checklist to evaluate the teaching and learning materials.
Preparing the checklist is a new thing for me to learn. It is quite hard because I have to really
understand the lesson plan and relate it with the factors in selection and evaluation of
teaching materials. These factors gave me an overview of the materials that I have chosen
for the lesson. In the process of doing the checklist, I keep on asking questions to myself
about the seven factors and try to relate the factors with the lesson that I have design.
Through this process, I realized that materials are not the main things that we have to
consider, but the learners themselves. Thus, I understand that it is the teachers
responsibility to check and see whether all of the elements of the learning process are
working well for learners and to adapt them if they are not.
As a conclusion, this coursework project assignment has taught me a lot about
teaching and learning materials. Instruction alone would not be sufficient in the teaching and
learning process. It would need materials to improve pupils understanding and attract their
attention to the lesson.

REFERENCES
Chitravelu, N., Sithamparam, S., & Choon, T. S. (2005). ELT Methodology Principle &
Practice (2nd ed.). Shah Alam: Oxford Fajar Sdn. Bhd.