Hello to all ka! I plan to write another egroup message after I delivered a keynote speech yesterday at the in Chiang Rai.
The delivery wasn't so bad but I felt that my content didn't really respond well with the needs and interest of the participants ka. The theme was, 'Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity (DEI) in English Language Teaching (ELT)'. So I created my topic as, 'Belonged' to move from DEI to DEIB with 'belonging' as the 4th principle, following this added aspect that's been around for some years and the recent agreement of ASEAN and SEAMEO to promote the four ka.
My intended messages were to ensure that ELT offers what AI can't do, focusing more on feelings like empathy, caring, etc. The world issues can be used as contents in all the teaching and learning to integrate these four principles through storytelling, different sides of the situations like the feeling of a Caucasian in a black-dominant community, the addition of LGBTQA+ in some less acceptable contexts, and the use of personal stories. This could make the meaning of 'teach' change into a less strict sense. The human-to-human with heart-to-heart approach will nurture the sense of belonging for us to enhance our global citizens with global mindsets ka.
After the talk, I graded myself a B- as I felt that the content seemed to be too simple or less connected with them ka. I was thinking of what to do if I had to offer another speech in this forum of language teachers and several things I'd have to add would be to come up with key takeaways in all key slides. For example, why the world situations need to be put into consideration in English teaching as it isn't just understanding the issues, but what goes deeper down in the issues where communication strategies and human aspects have to be taken up. Tough to cover all in 20 minutes kaaa!
Well! Despite my disappointment of my own performance, I've learned quite a bit and felt less upset, knowing I did my best and I helped the organizers to have one keynote almost at their last minute ka.
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