Reflection on QLK520 CST

Except a pedagogical and curriculum studies, QLK 520 communication skills of teachers is the module what the trainee teacher can learnt in class directly.  I am chinese language teacher, but english still is the major language for communicate in school.so this module are provided us the general or professional oral skills for interaction with colleagues,students,parents and general public. This modules better prepares me for communication in schools and also useful to me as a teacher.

The oral communication part are let me know the importance of three conditions for communication skills which is Purpose, Audience and Context. As a teachers we can't simply say or share what we like, that is the  main point we should remember. Through this module i learnt how to write a speech to different audience and purposes for my 2 mins oral presentations. That is the opportunity for me to speaking english in front of people, it was nervous and stressed but through this test it has help me better understanding my weakness such as my pronunciation problem or play my hair when i speak..

Another part for this module are taught us how to write a proper email, student feedback and testimonials. This part are highly useful for me, because email is a common tools for written communication among colleagues, students even parents. I learnt how to avoid using some informal words and phrases which we always use in daily life. Through this module it also give me a guideline and sample for how to craft my feedback and testimonials more detail and effective to students.

The voice production and vocal health e-learning module is give me more freedom to arrange my time to go through the material. The lesson of this topic also bring about my awareness of the correct breathing method. Apart from this, I will be able to use some techniques which taught in video clip such as head and neck bracing to increase loudness of my voices to avoid over straining my voice in the classroom.

This module has provided me with the different ways and tips of improve my communication skills.It is really useful and advantageous to me as a teacher in the future.