PDS datang lagi...

post D syndrome

symptom2:

1. dok saje depan laptop tak wat pe.. dan tak tau nak wat apa
2. terbaring atas katil tak tau nak wat apa
3. stare into blank space with a blank mind
4. rasa malas yang amat sangat nak berbuat apa2 yg bukan akademik cth: masak, mkn, buat air, pegi rumah sebelah, browse ebay
5. jerit busan berkali2 tapi tak gak buat apa2
6. rasa cam nak pk sesuatu tapi tak tau nak pk apa..
7. rasa cam nak gi library tapi tak tau nak buat apa kat sana
8. kebusanan yg menular tahap gaban nak mati dah nih... [tambah plak aku takleh online kat bilik.. huargghhh...T_T aku bakar jugak marjon nih kang...]

anyway.. aku sedang cuba meng PDF kan my dearest Mr D for your viewing. hehe.. nak post kat sini cam melampau panjang giler.. so aku post acknowledgment n abstract je la ek...


Acknowledgment


In the name of God Almighty, I am grateful to be able to complete this dissertation. Here I would like to thank my supervisor, Liz Robbins for her guidance, comments and ideas that make the process of writing this dissertation a meaningful learning experience. Deepest thank to all INTED personnel for their support and willingness to help in many ways. I would also like to thank my mother and friends in Malaysia for helping me conduct the questionnaire as without their assistance the research would not be possible. I am extending my greatest gratitude to my housemates and fellow colleagues for their ideas, support and help during the many sleepless nights. Not to forget, friends from all over the United Kingdom and world for their words of encouragement and boosting my motivation to keep on working. Lastly, I wish to thank everyone who has contributed in any way during the process of writing this dissertation.


Nurul Yaqin Bahrum Azhar
B. Ed TESL 2006


Abstract

This dissertation aims to evaluate a Malaysian Primary English Textbook with regard to its effectiveness in teaching and learning English as Second Language. In the first chapter, the Malaysian context regarding the status of the English Language in the Malaysian Society and Education System is explained. A brief introduction of the Malaysian Education System, textbook and the research done is given. The questionnaire-based research focusing on the status of textbook in the Malaysian Classroom is done to support the discussion. Chapter 2 discussed the theories of learning, second language acquisition and their implications for classroom practice. It focuses on developing vocabulary and reading skills in Malaysian Classroom context. In the third chapter, criteria for evaluation checklist are developed. 2 units from the chosen textbook are evaluated based on lesson plans. Suggestions and recommendations are made to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning.

sekian terima kasih...kalau nak baca the whole 11 thousands plus words including its list of references...contact me! i will send the soft copy to you...=P it will be a nice example on how not to write your Dissertation.



ohh by the way.. in the last minute..actually few days.. i change the title from

Malaysian Primary English Textbook:

Evaluation and Materials Development

to

Malaysian Primary English Textbook:

Evaluation and Recommendations

nah here are some pictures to give you a better picture how

My Bloody Dissertation

turns into a craze..an obsession... an addiction...a phenomenon...cant-get-enuf-thing..

Mr D...

My Final Draft...in action

-My Official Mr D file and box-

i kept all my assignments inc drafts in a black box file and after 2 years it has not yet reach its limit... but...my purple official Mr D box file is fully loaded after just 2 short months!!

printing of Mr D..

pakai laser printer pun sempat lagi amik gambar i tell u...punya la tebal ..melayang £££ gue..

the CD copy...

takde nyer dia nak google kita nyer keje.. susah2 jek! aku dah kata..its for library record purposes. kalau dapat upper second n first class ada la kat library..kalau tak...dia dispose jek CD nih.... JUNK! T_T ...arrrghhh....Mr D ku!!!

Presenting: Mr D ...My Masterpiece!

My work..my hardship..my tears..my grievance..my whining..my all..

i need a treat!!!

and for that i have treat myself to a musical theatre..tak..bukan Sounds of Music..although i would love to..huhu...but equally good..

tak cukup dengan itu..

aku telah gantikan Mr D yg telah di serahkan pada

jam 11.08pagi 24th of November 2006 dengan...

-lunch sambil menunggu Mr D siap dibind..melayang lagi £££ gue...-

tak... tak...Mr D tak bertukar menjadi jacket potato..=P

...but Mr D telah bertukar menjadi....

hehe

jengjengjeng...

cuba teka???

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..

...

....

seekor singa putih yg comel cam aku..=P

hehe...comel tak? yeah...meet my new Mr D!

now i can hug n kiss and sleep with him...(^_^)

...cayang Mr D!!!!

pr3tTy h3ctiC w33k3nD

...hehe.. 2nd time i use this title.

but yeah. it was a pretty hectic one.

Friday: i woke up at 10am. [thanks for waking me up. =P] 11 am submit mr D! huhu T_T bubye mr D.. 11.30-1.30 menonton bersama sudi.. 1.30pm lunch wit Ainee 2.30 tido2!! ngantuk giler... 4pm: shower get ready for the night out..*wink wink* 6pm: out to the theatre. White Christmas. nice one. happy. 10.30: balik. dinner at jules. get ready to bed. 12am: tido.

Saturday: 9am....huhu thanks for waking me up again (^_^). 11am: kuar ngan my bunch of people. cool people. gi aquarium. gi jalan2. gi sana. gi sini. hehe.. amik gambar. makan2. 10pm: pulang le..11.30pm: bergerak ke london~~~~LONDON!!!! here i come!!!!

Sunday: 6.30am. arrive in London. hang out for a bit. 8am: mencari Liverpool St. hehe.. found it. 9am: start shopping!!! yeah...beli beli... i need that.. and that.. and those too... and ohh! i love that bag...must have that bag. now. i need somebody to carry all this. hehe.. apa lagi. call my hero le. ngaaa... Thanks dude!!! 2pm: broke! duit mengalir sama lebat cam air hujan. T_T 5pm: Dinner. kluar jalan2 kat area Buckingham Palace. Westminister. amik2 gambar. =) 8pm: gerak ke Victoria. 9pm: bubye London.. hope to see u again very soon.

Monday: 2am: arrive. 5.20am: kejut sapa tah bangun gi keje =P hehe.. 11am: bangun. laa...baru kul 11...ingat nak bgn kul 3 ke 4 ke..T_T haih~~ now its 2pm: busan tahap gaban nih...

....PDS lagi kah aku?

Mr D!

....here goes nothing.

last night i am done with my Dissie.
at about 12 midnite ++ i burn the CD so i could print n bind it today. yeah i did that.

and while the CD is burning...and no.. no flame are insight! korang caya tak? tetiba jek that lagu ...'its the final countdown... '

ala lagu yg slalu main kat RTM bila nak New Year tuh?!! huhu..

i was like..DEMMIT! why la this song..?T_T

anyway.. there were few occasions that my ipod played this song while i was in the library, spending quality time with Mr D...i have decided there and then that this song will be my official PDS song.. just like my offical Summer song..T_T

haih~~


My official PDS song..

yesh Mr D is leaving me soon..

2 months i have spend times with Mr D...

sampai sini saja percintaan kita Mr D... T_T

Mr D fact sheet

its already printed..2 copies....

last word count = 11 582

number of pages:

38pages [text only]

46pages [title page, table of content, statement of originality, abstract, acknowledgement, text, list of references ]

60 pages of appendices telah menelan duit aku sebanyak £5 untuk di photocopy.. includes 3 units from the textbook, part of HSP and Lesson Plans..

in total =106 pages

abis ni apa cerita nih? appendices lagi tebal dari dissie aku nih? T_T

and it costs me...

£10 for printer credit [2 copies of text etc including appendices]

and bind..

£4 for cover page yg kaler biru with Marjon's logo in gold

£5 for binding costs

£1.20 for plastic covers

...for both hard copy

now now...

nasib baik le CD aku tak yah kuar duit lagi...huhu burn berkali2 pun still free..T_T

but its all done now.. i can hand it tmrw.. but im leaving it with me..

i will hand it in on Friday morning.. make sure i wake up k? huhu.. kang sesia jek! T_T

takkan semudah itu aku nak lepaskan... i have work on it like mad.. the last time aku berkampung kat drawing room ni was bcos of Primary Dept exam.. but this is serius case. darling havent seen my room for like a week already now..

but i can still remember the feel of holding Mr D yg telah siap di bind tadi..

cant believe it weh.. huhu

emosi gila.. the moment has arrived.

and soon it will be gone.. out of sight.. out of mind...

i remember i was all excited to start..

i was stuck.. cant write.. writers block

i panic...i talked to liz..

still cant write.. panic panic..

i cried.. T_T

...thanks for being there and listens to all my whining.. i once said its going to finish a week earlier bcos of you.. hehe well its not a week but i finished earlier than other people la..hope i can return the favour while u r doing urs..=) thanks soo much! can never repay u of course.

many things change. i learn many many things. i figure out routine that works for me. i adapt my life to it. i change this and that. i figure out systems to do this n that with minimal effort.

im surprised to see myself work like that. i never thought i could. come on.. how many times u have seen me work my butt off like that? even untuk SPM pun aku tak study cam ni..

even for usual assignments, its only 5% of the effort im giving right now...

Mr D.. may you worth everything i give...

ahh tak penah la aku rasa emosi cam ni.. boyfriend pun aku tak sayang cam ni tau? T_T aishh~~

i give all i could..

i did all i can...

right now, with all my heart..

i hope it can repay some of my debts...

Mr D.. i hope u wont dissappoint me....

i did my best.

...windu!

huhu aku sangat rindu nak blogging!!!!

tolong!!!

...walaupun tak siap lagi..aku nak blogging jugak!
...hehe kasi la aku blogging jap...kjap jek!

so, here goes nothing..

current obssesion: Mr D
current love: Mr D
current status: attached to Mr D
time spend most with: Mr D
money spend most on: ...err..yg ni aku tak sure but Mr D pun bnyk gak la telan duit aku...huhu
last person you see: Mr D
last person you texted:...erk takkan Mr D kot..huhu


kesimpulannya hidup aku buat masa ini hanya untuk Mr D.

...cant believe i put my social life on hold for him!!!??? arrrghh... tak caya...*geleng kepala*

Mr D.. u better b worth it! worth every single thing i spent on u.. huhu..T_T

but.. we will soon go our own way... T_T
after all those times i spent on u... hours day and night!
after all those cans of sugarfree redbull...[beli kat Wilko murah weh!]
after all those dauting moments meeting wit Liz..
after all those free minutes spend whining about you..[hehehe...]
after all those dreams about you...[sampai mimpi2 tuh..T_T]

i am going to let u go..out of sight...out of mind...

...i cant believe i am saying this..

but im am going to miss you

infact IMYA [i miss you already]

T_T

Mr D!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!

progress: 11 334 words
...dulu sampai nangis2 tak leh tulis..bila dah tulis tak reti2 plak nak berenti..huhu

sneak preview!

...ni la penyebab aku tidak mampu meneruskan aktiviti bloggin aku!



T_T more words than i had ever heard...





sneak preview...




nanti kan the premier...

24 November 2006 di pawagam berhampiran...huhu

tayangan perdana!

...berbaloi gak la kalau nak beli tiket gold class..T_T

it was then...

[January 2006]

...and it is now
[November 2006]

still the same
havent change


apa nak jadi la ngan awak nih???

T_T

bila nak berubah nih?


*... hang head in shame*

wat a great day!

this is wat i am talking about...

a great day..
superb!
no dissie...yet..
no liz or steve...
no books..
hanging out...
walking up and down the college like nobody's business
listening to lectures about God..yada yada.. even a talk on Understanding Islam..
wasnt that bad really...it was GREAT!
yeah..it was great

of course it was..
how can you say its not?
when u get to spend whole 6 hours with a bunch of huge, well behave, intelligent, opinionated, and of course CUTE [make that super super CUTE!!!] boys...

especially this particular one..ohh sgt sgt la comel..he is tall with short, blonde hair, blue eyes, and the only one wearing their school uniform ohh sgt kacak..i mean the green tie...oh darling..it suits u best! ohh comel nya awak...

...*drool*

comel seh diaorg nih...

of course in the morning, when i first get them from the porters lodge.. omg! how can they b so huge!!!

i was looking up...and...

Alright guys! Good Morning! would you like to come with me to the Drama Theatre?

gabak ok? besar nak mampus!...huhu rasa cam leh dihempap penyek bila2 masa jek..i was literally midget with these boys..

tapi best gak la...imagine this.. i was walking in front wit my folder..and 22 of these boys are walking behind me...rasa cam bodyguard aku pun ada gak la..hehehe (^_^)

anyway, the best part is... at about 2pm.. i was supposed to take them on a guided campus tour..but i took them up to the SUB instead..hehe..

...dah lama tak hang out kat SUB (^_^)

and i wasnt told that im going to be paid to watch these cute boys play pool!!!!!

so there i was..spending 60mins looking at them play pool while sipping my redbull..

....heaven!

have i told u I LOVE MY JOB!!!!!????

wouldnt it be nice?

...yes

wouldnt it be nice to actually have time to enjoy my remaining days
wouldnt it be nice to actually have time to reflect and report the great time i had
wouldnt it be nice to actually have time to do all this and all that...

huarghhh aku tension la.. there are alot of things happen lately...good and bad.. happy and sad..

memories.. the ones that i cherish!

the most important thing of all...walaupun aku menyampah, sakit hati, tension, etc etc bila kena paksa wat dissie nih.. tapi...

bila masa lagi nak tgk aku dok library dari 10pagi sampai 7 petang???
bila masa lagi nak tgk aku pegi library on a saturday n sunday???
....sampai makcik ngan pakcik kat library tu kenal aku dah...
bila masa lagi nak tgk aku mengadap buku dari pagi sampai ke malam???
bila masa lagi nak tgk aku pinjam buku sampai berbelas2???
...baca nyer tak jugak..wat tadah abuk jek..
bila masa lagi nak tgk aku luangkan masa dengan liz tetiap minggu???
bila masa lagi nak tgk aku meminjam articles dgn hebatnyer???

...aku terpaksa akui...

the process of writing this dissertation...

although it is not wat i would say the best learning experience...but i must say its the most memorable one!

...huarghhh...sibuk2 nak reflect plak...gi siapkan tuh!!!! chapter 2 pun tak abis2 lagi..dari summer..masuk autumn...ni dah nak masuk winter dah..tak siap2 gak lagi..

T_T bila nak abis ni...


Hold on if you feel like letting go
Hold on it gets better than you know
Your days
You say they're way too long
And your nights
You can't sleep at all
Hold on
But we all bleed the same way as you do
And we all have the same things to go through


...tak...tak sama..aku wat topic bodo2 jek..aku evaluate textbook jek.. aku tak wat psychology.. aku tak wat pasal motivation.. [tapi apasal le liz suruh aku susah2 gi baca buku pasal psychology for language teachers and motivational strategy in language classroom??? pelik pelik..siap recommend kat aku..bagi pinjam lagi..huhu...] anyway, aku ni tak critical...topic aku ni simple2 jek.. T_T nak wat camne..

demmit!

...let it go eqin
...u still have another chapter to complete.. and thats like another 3000 words to write..


See I'm all about them words
Over numbers, unencumbered numbered words
Hundreds of pages, pages, pages forwards
More words then I had ever heard and I feel so alive


alive?

...kill, kill, die, die....

doomed day

...and i shall be free from that day onwards~~~


countdown: 14days to live or die


...it depends on how u look at it


progress: 5k to go...half way..and it took me 6 weeks to do that...


but i only hav 14days left...



MATI LA GUE CAMNI!!!!!!!

countdown: 23days to live

i have spend a few quality hours in the library... doing work the D thing.. it used to be at a snail speed... last week they say we have to start pakai gear 5 dah nih.. huhu..i said at this state..i might need to use engine turbo....T_T

but the truth is from today onwards... i need this...

supersonic range...

...dont bother to ask.... i have no idea wat the heck is this...i save it bcos

a) jadi bahan blogging..
b) its a cool pix...dont u think so...and here is another one....

....dont know wat it is...

but cool isnt it? nice colours...hehe.. and it looks like a bird...(^_^)

anyway, i took these graphs from an aerodynamic design simulation programme...

...ok saya mau sambung perjuangan...


progress: 5700...lagi...T_T

All my bags are packed ...T_T

......So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe I hate to go...




Finally... It has been confirmed....

From: Arniza Mahamad Fazim [Our Scholarship Officer]
To: allen mah [My Group Rep]
Sent: Wednesday, November 1, 2006 2:09:17 AM
Subject: Re: marjon cohort 1

Hi allen,

Your departure date is 29 December 2006. MAS agent will courier the tickets to Paul Gentle. You can get the tickets from Paul. I think the tickets will be ready by Middle of
Dec.Tq

Arniza

[....er...lagi satu cik jaja...duit elaun saya mana ek?? takut mati kebuluran..tak sempat nak balik jek..T_T]
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less than 2 months now...
the next 24days will be spent doing the D thing..
then the Folio thingy due on the 8th of Dec...
then the 3 hour exam on the 12th of Dec..
then the packing of those remaining boxes..15th of Dec
then i will spend my remaining days in the UK... activities to be arranged soon
[psstt: shopping spree kat London jadi tau...hehehe...nanti plan betul2 k?]

...rasa macam baru jek aku sampai dalam kegelapan malam on 14February 2005 kat marjon nih...

2nd day in Plymouth..

...dah nak balik dah...T_T


scroll down to the end of the page to see how long i have before im leaving on the jet plane...

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Now the time has come to leave you
One more time
Let me kiss you
Close your eyes
I'll be on my way.............