well well well, in this post i'm gonna talk bout TESL
precisely, ASASI TESL in UiTM
and this post is specially written for Nur Alia Syafiqah
(^_^)
i'm gonna answer all her questions, to help her make herself ready
coz she's gonna be one of Asasi TESL student in UiTM
Q&A
1. apa yg kita perlukan, bahan2 rujukan utk bantu kita time nk buat assignment nnti?
alryte, bahan rujukan mostly from the internet.. kalau TESL, most of the assignments kena buat journal, report, presentation, speeches. so paling penting mesti rajin cari bahan kat internet, guna GOOGLE SCHOLAR ye adik2. then pergi library, cari English Journals yang dah siap jilid . make sure ciri2 journal tu menepati kriteria yg ditetapkan oleh pensyarah. then, korang mesti ada Oxford/Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Longman pun boleh, tapi preferably Oxford or Cambridge la. install sekali dictionary ni dalam laptop.
2. apa course yg boleh kita smbung lepas habis foundation nnti, yg berkaitan dgn English/TESL jugak?
courses yang berkaitan TESL/English after asasi nanti (which is degree la kan) ada banyak. korang boleh buat B.Ed TESL, degree in English language, Literature, Linguistic. or boleh juga masuk EPC (English for Professional Communication yg offered at UiTM sahaja).
3. apa course yg boleh kita smbung lepas habis foudation nnti, yg tak berkaitan dgn English, ada tak kak?
courses yang tak berkaitan english untuk degree nanti memang berlambak, such as masscom, undang2, etc. korang boleh mohon apa saja course yang menerima lulusan asasi tesl (make sure juga result SPM bersesuaian dgn course yg korg nak mohon) asalkan layak. tapi janganlah mohon medic/engineering/ accountancy, sebab memang confirm takkan dapat kalau nak gunakan kelulusan asasi tesl.
4. lepas foundation, kita kena mohon melalui UPU balik utk degree kan, kalau kita tak lepas selection macam mana?
untuk masuk B.Ed TESL, pelajar asasi TESL kena pass 3 benda. firstly. CGPA 3.0 above (actually cuma 2.5 tapi kalau result camni memang harapan la nak dapat, so to be safe make sure pointer korang 3.0 and above)/ second, kena dapat at least BAND 4 untuk MUET. BAND 1,2,3 tak boleh. thirdly, kena lulus ujian bertulis dan interview MEDSI. MEDSI test ni untuk menilai sahsiah keguruan yang ada dalam diri korang, nak tengok korang ni layak tak jadi pendidik. kira macam interview masuk IPG cuma way harder la sebab nak buat degree kan. so, kalau pelajar asasi TESL sangkut salah satu dari 3 benda ni, korang tak dapat la sambung degree TESL. kena la buat course lain yang bukan TESL. bagi yang dapat band 4 tapi fail medsi, boleh buat english course tapi bukan B.Ed TESL. kalau muet dapat less than Band 4, tak boleh buat apa2 course english.
5. apa peluang kerjaya graduan TESL ni?
bila dah grad B.Ed TESL, korang tak semestinya jadi cikgu. kalau choose nak jadi pendidik, boleh terus masuk mengajar sekolah menengah. or nak tinggi lagi, buat master then mohon jadi pensyarah. kalau tamau jadi educator, korang boleh kerja sebagai ambassador, spokesperson, translator, editor kat publishing company, journalist, dan banyak lagi la peluang. yang ni kalau nak tahu lebih lanjut boleh tanya lecturer.
6. MUET kena ambil masa bila kak? and apa MUET tu?
MUET kena ambil masa akhir tahun. masa tu korang tengah semester satu atau pun cuti semester 1 (bergantung pada kalendar akademik universiti). kalau masa tu masih kuliah, amek kat Uni masing2. kalau masa tu cuti, amek kat pusat exam berhampiran rumah masing2 la ea. MUET ni Malaysian University English Test, tujuannya untuk menilai tahap penguasaan BI bagi kelayakan masuk universiti di Malaysia. pemarkahan berdasarkan Band (tahap). paling rendah mula dari Band 1-3. Band 4-6 pula adalah tahap penguasaan BI yang memuaskan,baik, dan seterusnya cemerlang. nak sambung TESL, kena dapat at least Band 4. markah MUET ni 300. section terbahagi kepada Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking.
7. MEdSi tu apa pulak, kena ambil bila?
MEdSI stands for Malaysia Educators Selection/Scholastic Inventory. bertujuan untuk menilai ciri-ciri seorang pendidik yang ada dalam diri korang. kalau nak berjaya kenalah tunjukkan bahawa anda ni mempunyai kebolehan dan pekerti seorang pendidik. tarikh biasanya 1-2 bulan selepas korang habis belajar asasi tesl. memula kena pergi ujian bertulis (lebih kurang macam ujian masuk IPG, INSAK). then kalau korang lulus ujian bertulis ni baru kena panggil pergi interview, then kena la lulus interview ni baru layak nak sambung B.Ed TESL.
8. tips nak score pointer bagus. (soalan telah diubah suai sedikit ye, hee)
in my opinion, belajar asasi TESL ni tak beban pun. memang ada yang mudah, dan wajiblah ada yang susah. first of all, SILA TUMPUKAN SEPENUH PERHATIAN DALAM KULIAH. tangakp semua yang lecturer cakap/tulis. jangan tinggal satu pun. latih otak mengingat kalau korang tak sempat nak tulis semua nota. apa yang lecturer pesan, wajib TAKE NOTE. jangan malas buat latihan, jangan tertinggal buku teks/buku latihan. pastu masa buat assignment, jangan delay last minute. buat cepat2 then tunjuk kat lecturer, tanya betul tak format kerja korang. betul tak isi yang yang korang tulis, arrangement of the work, answers yang korang beri. minta lecturer semak sebelum deadline supaya korang ada masa nak buat pembetulan. untuk test, buat latihan banyak2 dan fahamkan segala nota. untuk exam, tak perlu stay up 24 jam la, belajar mana yang korang betul2 tak faham je. yang dah faham tu tak perlu baung masa menghafal lagi, just buat latihan untuk mantapkan pemahaman.
9. apa kelebihan UiTM ye kak, yg kebanyakan org tak tahu?
kelebihan uitm ada banyak. antaranya yuran murah (sangat membantu ye memandangkan ekonomi tak stabil, harga keperluan naik mencanak, gaji tak naik dan bonus tak dapat). pastu uitm ni betul2 bantu anak melayu dan bumiputera, cuma pelajarnya je yang kadang2 tak reti nak bersyukur. so, dapat masuk uitm ni sila bersyukur dan behave ye. jangan buat kampus tu macam tanah sendiri pula. pastu lecturer uitm semua baik, friendly dan tak berkira. diorang akan do everything to help you all dapat markah banyak, supaya korang dapat grade bagus2. kelebihan lain, bagi pelajar asasi, korang tak wajib kokurikulum ye. kerja anda belajar sahaja. pastu dapat elaun banyak, belanja elok2 jangan boros. semester 1 dapat rm1250 dan semester 2 dapat rm1960. bayar yuran kolej, yuran pengajian dan buku teks tau !
10. apa yg kita boleh, and tak boleh buat kat UiTM? barang larangan?
undang2 sama je macam kat mana2 tempat pun. attention kepada teslian, PERGI KELAS PAKAI FORMAL, BAJU KURUNG BAGI PEREMPUAN, KEMEJA-SLACK-NECKTIE BAGI LELAKI. kat uitm kalau segi pakaian di luar kolej kediaman, tak leceh sebab korang boleh pakai apa saja termasuk jeans asalkan tak serupa macam kilang benang terbakar. perempuan tak boleh pakai shorts/skirt pendek outside kolej. baju pun kena yang sopan, jangan la sendat sarung nangka pastu singkat macam tak cukup kain. kalau nak freehair tu lantak korang la, jangan rambut pink pulak. dye rambut sebenarnya tak boleh tapi ade je orang buat, aku pun xtau la nak cakap apa. lelaki x boleh pakai seluar pendek ye di luar kolej. dating kat tempat tersorok tak boleh, nanti kena tangkap basah, kena buang universiti terus. kenderaan tak tau la, ada undang2 baru so kena tunggu briefing masa korang masuk ye. barang larangan ? dadah, rokok, benda2 yang diharamkan di sisi agama dan undang2 kerajaan malaysia.
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Hi guys, this is me updating on May 28th, 2014. If you wanna ask questions but you don't want to comment here/found it too much hassle to login you Google account, please don't hesitate to ask me at my Ask.fm profile ask.fm/miezaannabeth :)
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Update : 15th August 2014
-I have graduated with first class honors ^_^
-I am now officially a holder of Bachelor's degree in Applied Language Studies (Hons) (English for Professional Communication) from the Academy of Language Studies, UiTM Shah Alam
-Graduated on December 2014 from UiTM Shah Alam, now an alumni of UiTM
Update : 17th March 2015
-I am now working full time at an agency. Alhamdulillah, finally earning on my own and enjoying my job ^_^
-I am doing my master's degree in Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) at USM Kuala Lumpur, also as a full time student planning to graduate in 2 years time (classes at weekday nights after I finish my work and on weekends)
-Considering to do another master's degree and then followed by a Ph.D in language, preferably something related to phonetics & phonology. Maybe I'll take up Language Pathology after this insyaAllah, that's my long term plan after I finish my current master's :) doakan saya!
-I don't want to be just one thing, I want to enjoy many things and explore many fields. I believe in myself that I can do it and I will strive to finish whatever I started.
Update : 17th April 2015
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Update : 15th August 2014
-I have graduated with first class honors ^_^
-I am now officially a holder of Bachelor's degree in Applied Language Studies (Hons) (English for Professional Communication) from the Academy of Language Studies, UiTM Shah Alam
-Graduated on December 2014 from UiTM Shah Alam, now an alumni of UiTM
Update : 17th March 2015
-I am now working full time at an agency. Alhamdulillah, finally earning on my own and enjoying my job ^_^
-I am doing my master's degree in Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) at USM Kuala Lumpur, also as a full time student planning to graduate in 2 years time (classes at weekday nights after I finish my work and on weekends)
-Considering to do another master's degree and then followed by a Ph.D in language, preferably something related to phonetics & phonology. Maybe I'll take up Language Pathology after this insyaAllah, that's my long term plan after I finish my current master's :) doakan saya!
-I don't want to be just one thing, I want to enjoy many things and explore many fields. I believe in myself that I can do it and I will strive to finish whatever I started.
Update : 17th April 2015
I am not manning this site and my ask.fm account 24/7 so please be patient. I never promised anyone to definitely answer your question within 5 seconds, I have a job and a life like you all too. I might be busy with work and assignment, I might be outstation, I might be meeting clients, I might be very tired at the end of the day, and as human, there are times I forget to answer what I've seen. Please be patient and polite :) i really appreciate it.
if you see that I approved your comment but didn't reply, and you desperately need fast answers then do EMAIL ME DURING OFFICE HOURS.
If I haven't answered your questions at ask.fm then it means I dont have the time to check them yet, not seen thus not answered yet. again, do EMAIL ME DURING OFFICE HOURS I promise I wont bite. thank you.