Play Speak and Dream English
Date : 4-5 August 2016
PLAY,
SPEAK & DREAM ENGLISH 2016 REPORT
NAME OF ACTIVITY
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Play,
Speak & Dream English 2016 (PSDE)
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DATE/TIME/VENUE
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4th – 5 th
August 2016
Thursday and Friday
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
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NO. OF PARTICIPANTS
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117 students from
Politeknik Ibrahim Sultan, Politeknik Melaka, Politeknik Mersing Johor and
Politeknik Port Dickson
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SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY
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Play,
Speak & Dream English 2016 (PSDE) was a two-day programme held at The
Lotus Desaru Beach Resort, Bandar Penawar, Kota Tinggi Johor on 4th
and 5th August 2016. The programme involved a number of lecturers
and students. The students were given the roles as either participants or
facilitators. Lecturers and students from Politeknik Ibrahim Sultan,
Politeknik Melaka, Politeknik Mersing Johor and Politeknik Port Dickson
collaborated to conduct various language games and activities.
PSDE
2016 was organised and hosted by English Language Unit, General Studies
Department, Politeknik Ibrahim Sultan in collaboration with Politeknik
Melaka, Politeknik Mersing Johor and Politeknik Port Dickson.
Among
the objectives of PSDE were to encourage students to learn English language
in a fun way through games and activities, and to enhance their abilities to
deliver and speak confidently. Students who were assigned as facilitators
were also able to develop their generic skills such as leadership and
problem-solving skills.
Day
1 of the programme (Thursday 4 August 2016):
There
were three (3) outdoor activities conducted in the compound of The Lotus
Desaru Beach Resort, namely Treasure Hunt, Station Games (Game of Thrones)
and Telematch. The day started with an ice-breaking session followed by Station
Games (Game of Thrones), Telematch , and Treasure Hunt respectively. Students
participants were given the tasks instructed by the students facilitators and
the former had to complete them successfully. Each activity was facilitated
by the assigned students facilitators. The Station Games and Telematch ran
concurrently.
Day
2 of the programme (5 August 2016):
There
was one (1) indoor activity conducted in Lian Hua Function Hall, The Lotus
Desaru Beach Resort. The activity conducted was English Carnival in which all
polytechnics opened up their booths and offered interesting games for the
facilitators. English Carnival was an individually-based game, therefore each
participant was involved. Students had fun completing all the tasks. The
activities managed to challenge their capability to speak well in the
language. The team from PIS arrived at Politeknik Ibrahim Sultan at about
11.00 pm on 15 August 2015.
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IMPACT OF THE PROGRAMME
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This programme has
impacted on:
a.
Students
made an effort to communicate in English as all the activities were carried
out in English language.
b.
Students
developed teamwork skills as all the activities required them to work in
groups.
c.
Students
facilitators developed leadership skills as they had manage the whole
activities with minimal assistance from the lecturers.
d.
The
lecturers and students were able to exchange and learn new English language
activities that would help them in their T & L.
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