On alternating Wednesday nights, from September - November, UNITAR KB has been the sole provider of American English Webinar Series 4 in Malaysia. AE Webinar 4 is a live simulcast from the U.S. Department of State’s Office of English Language Programs in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in Washington DC. It is a virtual learning platform broadcasted live around the world.
AE Webinar is a professional development programme aimed to provide methodological topics that foster interactive, student-centered language instruction. Webinars normally last 60 minutes and are followed by a guided discussion. There are 6 sessions. A sample of topics: Humour in the Classroom , Engaging Young Learners, Tips on Effective Writing and Digital learning.
Tn Hj Ramlan Awang Omar hosted the Webinar at UNITARKB, His school has a solid working relationship with the US Embassy in KL. They have collaborated on previous English Language programmes together. He wants to bring the best practices in English instruction to his students and other teachers in his community. He invited local primary and secondary teachers from SK, SMA and SMK to attend. The entire spectrum from future teachers to university lecturers attend this programme.
USEKL provides a moderator for the webinar, Khidar Abdullah, to facilitate the discussion afterwards. These dedicated teachers receive a certificate upon completion of the programme. AE Webinar 4 results in the addition of new skills for the educator’s teaching toolkit.
Here is the link to American English Webinar 4.5- Multimodal Writing: Using Media in Academic Writing:
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