TOC(Training of Conductors)

by Arief Firdaus

KEY FACTS:

• A lively, relaxed, and intriguing methods of instruction ensure participants’ sustained enthusiasm during the course.

• Participants will be engaged in ample discussions and self or peer correction.

• Production of correct sentences is highlighted.

ToC Features

Topic delivery

Accuracy

Vocab enrichment

Accuracy: A. Objectives:

Upon actively completing 20 sessions, participants will have improved their mastery of Academic English structure.

They are able to identify and create correct and academically-standardized English sentences both in spoken and written forms.

B. Method:In the process participants will go through a lot of sentence analysis work and writing by adopting the staged-skills commonly used in learning the TOEFL.

C. Assessment:Is conducted periodically (weekly, monthly) or by special home (group) assignment.

Vocabulary Enrichment:

A. Objectives:After attending 20 Vocabulary Enrichment sessions, participants are able to appropriately use 100 new vocabulary.

B. Method:Participants will be presented with ample target vocabulary commonly appear in the Jakarta Post newspaper.

C. Assessment:On a regular basis, participants are asked to produce their own sentences using the target vocabulary of the day.

Topic Delivery:

A. Objectives:After actively attending 20 Topic Delivery sessions, participants are able to conduct a session (be a conductor) in a more confident manner in that they apply the principles of topic delivery that have been practiced.

B. Method:Participants will go through a series of sessions such as self-confidence building, pronunciation improvement, class management, public speaking, etc.

C. Assessment:Assessment is carried out periodically by employing peer analysis.

TOC

Topic DeliveryVocab EnrichmentAccuracy

Objective:Improved Academic

English structure

Method:Staged-skills TOEFL

Assessment:Weekly, monthly

assignment

Objective:Appropriately

use 100 new vocabulary

Method:presented with

ample target vocabulary

commonly appear in

the Jakarta Post

Assessment:Produce sentences

using the new vocabulary

Objective:able to

conduct sessions in a more

confident manner

Method:self-confidence building, class

management, public

speaking, etc.

Assessment:periodically by employing peer

analysis approach