CEFR Master Trainer/ Observer Application Form

Please complete this application.

Applicant details:
Full name:

PUVANESWARI A/P VADIVELLOO

I.C Number:

750422075102

Office
Address:

SMK ALMA, JALAN BUKIT MINYAK, 14000 BUKIT MERTAJAM, PULAU PINANG

State:
E-mail:

PENANG

District:

rgsekar28@yahoo.com

Application
Preference:
(please tick )

Mobile
number:

Master
Trainer

0164510640

Observe
r

30-39

Age (Please
tick )

BUKIT MERTAJAM

40-49

Yes

Do you have any travel

restrictions:

No

If yes, please give details:

B2

C1

C2

Unknow
n

CEFR language
level:

The following questions are for monitoring diversity of participation and do not form part of the
selection criteria:
Gender:

Female

Male

Select your ethnic group (all that apply):

Malay

Chinese

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Indian

Other (please indicate) :

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Part One - Main qualifications

Preferred stages of education (Please tick )
Preschool
Primary
Teacher Education

Secondary

Post-secondary

University

Areas of specialization (Please tick )

Curriculum

Classroom Practice

Assessment

Material Development

Please indicate which qualifications are held, where they were taken and when they were obtained.
Degree / Higher Education qualifications:

Name of qualification
MASTERS
ADMINISTRATION
MANAGEMENT

IN
&

BA Ed (Hons)

Instituition

Year

UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE MALAYSIA

2012

UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE MALAYSIA

1999

Instituition

Year

UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE MALAYSIA

2012

UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE MALAYSIA

1999

Teaching qualifications

Name of qualification
MASTERS
ADMINISTRATION
MANAGEMENT
BA Ed (Hons)

IN
&

Part Two - Professional experience

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Details of teaching experience (including experience in public and private

schools)
Name of school/institution (or school
number)
SMK TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN, NIBONG

Grade and educational stage

(e.g. pre-school, primary,
secondary, post secondary,
university, teacher education)
SECONDARY

TEBAL
SMK ALMA BUKIT MERTAJAM
SEGI COLLEGE

SECONDARY
ADULT EDUCATION

Please indicate the number of

years teaching experience at
each institution for English or
other subjects
English
Other subjects
1.5 years
16 years
6 months

Please use this space to show evidence of professional commitment in English Language Teaching. This
could include self-directed professional development, or organised staff development (e.g. in-house
courses, seminars, training days, external courses, and conference attendance). Please list details:

1.

TRAINER FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS (JU) SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT FOR PENANG STATE

2.

SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT MODULE WRITER FOR PENANG STATE (UTAS MODULE)

3.

LECTURER FOR PT3 ASSESSMENT IN SCHOOL

4.

ADJUDICATOR FOR WORLD SCHOLARS CUP (WSC) DEBATE: PENANG ROUND

Please list any teacher training experience. This could be either in your own school to colleagues, or to teachers
in other schools or at conferences. Please detail the date of the training, the type of training and focus, the
audience or type of teacher who participated and the number of hours the training lasted:

Year

Type of training and focus

Teacher/audience type

Length of
training
(hours)

2003

SPOKEN ENGLISH COURSE (SPEAKING)

SCHOOL TEACHERS

2 hours per

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week for 3
months
2013
2014
2015

SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT COURSE

FORM 3
SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT COURSE
FORM 3
FORM 3 ENGLISH ASSESSMENT SPEAKER
(PT3)

PENANG SCHOOL TEACHERS

3 days

PENANG SCHOOL TEACHERS

3 days

OWN SCHOOL COLLEAGUES

4 hours

Please submit a 500-word statement outlining your approach to teaching and your suitability for this post:

As an English Language Teacher for the past 17 years, I have faced double challenge of learning
academic content as well as the language in which it is presented. Teachers have traditionally treated
language learning as a process of imparting words and structures or rules to students, separate from the
process of teaching content knowledge.
Students or English teachers under training should need to be given frequent, extended opportunities to
speak about content material and work through complex texts in English with small groups of classmates.
From my view, it is a must to master an array of academic language practices that are critical to
achievement in content areas. Examples of these academic language practices include: argument from
evidence, analysis of complex texts, and developing and using models. An English teacher must
treat the language and content in an integrated way that is designed to help students build the language
skills that they need to succeed in content classrooms, college and careers.
Well if I am given neither any of the post offered, my 17 years of experience in teaching English will be
shared widely among upcoming teachers. Moreover, I will also be learning in sharing basis to upgrade
more skills in approaching our Malaysian students in learning English.

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Part Three Background questionnaire

How familiar are you with the CEFR? Select the statement that is most correct for you.
Never heard
of it

Ive heard of
it but thats
all

Know a little
bit about it

Somewhat
familiar with
it

Extremely
familiar with
it

Very familiar
with it

/
In your opinion, in a class where students successfully learn English, what percentage of class time should a
teacher spend on each area of English in a school year? Makes sure it adds up to 100%
Grammar
10

Pronunciati
on

10

Vocabulary
10

Listening

10

Reading

15

Speaking

25

Writing

20

Below are some examples of activities for English classes. In your opinion, how often are these activities useful
in a class where students successfully learn English?
Never

Rarely

Occasion
ally

Teacher explains to the

whole class
Whole class reading out loud

Sometim
es

Often

/
/

Students talk in pairs in

English
Students talk in groups in
English
Silent study/reading

Always

/
/
/

Teacher tells students goals

for the class

Written tests

Dictation tests

Students discuss each

others work

Students ask questions

How much do you agree with these statements?

Strong
ly
disagr
ee

Disagr
ee

Disagr
ee a
little

Agree
a little

All healthy students are capable of learning to

speak and write English well.
Peoples success in English depends on
whether they have a gift for languages.
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Agree

Strong
ly
agree

/
/
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Childrens success in English is mostly the

responsibility of the school

Students fail to learn English well mainly

because they and their families arent
/
interested in English
All of these statements are true of strong teachers. Which statements are more true for you? On each line,
choose A or B.
A

Choic
e

I prefer to give students what I know they can

achieve

I prefer to challenge students and risk failure

A / B

I am satisfied if I know I taught the material well

I am satisfied if students learnt the material well

A / B

Pairwork is more effective than whole class

recitation for practicing material

Whole class recitation is more effective than

pairwork for practicing material

A / B

I prefer to reflect on my teaching alone

I seek feedback on my teaching from colleagues

A / B

By submitting the form you are confirming that to the best of your knowledge all the above information is
correct.
Date:

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