Behavioristic or Communicative or Sociocognitive???

Teaching low proficiency students requires high patience and extra effort from the teachers.  They are recognized as slow- learners and need to be guided step by step in order to let them have clearer picture on the subject matter.  Also, things are worse for teachers as they have a short attention span and lack of motivation to learn.  Hence, teachers need to come out with effective teaching aid to enable them to grasp the knowledge. Back during my practicum days, I experienced the same thing as I was given Form 1D; the third class from the back. The students perceived English as difficult to be understood. In fact, after several explanations, they seemed lost or in other words, failed to comprehend the lesson. As solution, I taught the students through drilling and practice. This is in line with behaviorism theory. Considering our exam- oriented education, I believed the approach worked better since the students may recognize the patterns or rules of English language even though they may not have in- depth understanding. Integrating Behaviourist CALL into the classroom can be done through cd- ROMs that have been supplied by the government. Also, some of them are included in the exercise or textbook. In order to arouse students’ interest and engage them in the learning process, the courseware should be attractive with colourful pictures, animations, sounds, etc.