Hi Everyone, I’m I Gede Dinova Linggih Adiputra, but you can call me Dinova, my major is Mathematics Education, Mathematics and General Science Faculty, I want to share my experience to do teaching practice in Thailand by my blog. I’m one of student from UNDIKSHA who carried out teaching practice at Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. A lot of things and requirements must be prepared before i went to Thailand. Lucky me, that’s all can be done quickly.

In short, on Tuesday August 6^th 2019, we arrived at Ubon Ratchatani Airport and picked up by Mrs. Jarinda ( P. ju ) and miss Kanjana ( P. Oy ) they’re very kind to us and took care us well, after we introduce our selves to them we invited to Tesco Lotus, a groceries store in Ubon Ratchathani to had a lunch and brought a local simcard. The main food In Thailand is pork. After that, we went to dormitory. After we arrived at dormitory, me and my friend got room number one as our room. The air and water in our dormitory is very clean. We very comfortable to lived there.

Our Arrival at Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

Teaching Experience at Lukhamhanwarinchamrab school

First week after we arrived there, on Thursday August 8^th 2019 morning, we introduced ourself at school and did observation. first day at school we followed the opening ceremony of ASEAN Day of Lukhamhanwarinchamrab school. There was traditional opening dance from Thailand. In ASEAN Day, all the teacher weared traditional cloth from every region in ASEAN day included Indonesia.

Took a photo for ASEAN day

The next day, we was introduced with our mentor. My mentor’s name is Mrs. Noi. She teach Mathematics in M1 Class. She is very kind to me. First week we spent the time for observing class and the way the teacher taught. Taught at Lukhamhanwarinchamrab is one of  the best experience in my life. I taught Mathematics for 10 times. five times in third week and Five times in fourth week. Third week I did teaching which was accompanied by my teacher trainer and in fourth week I did independent teaching in my class. The main problem that I got while I taught there was the language. There, the teacher and student did’nt all could speak english well, but every class that I taught have at least one or two student who understand english and explain my lesson again to their friends while i taught.

Me and My Mentor ( Mrs. Noi )

Teaching Time

The last week, on Monday September 2^nd 2019, we did culture exchange with student in Lukhamhanwarinchamrab School. I volunteered my self to become a chef who made Balinese food such as Lawar and be sisit sambel matah. We made it in kitchen school and the student made Thailand food were somtam and friend chicken. After we done our cooked. We ate together and exchange the present between international student with their own teacher trainer. The teacher was very excited to us because we can show to them the Balinese food.

cooked a balinese food ( Lawar buah kacang )

This is some detail information according to the report template, such as :

1. General Information

1.1 The Profile of the School

Lukhamhanwarinchamrab school is located in 37 Moo 11 Sathon Mak street, Saen Suk district, Distrik Warin Chamrap Province Ubon Ratchathani. Lukhamhanwarinchamrab school was built on the 10th of June , 1974 based on Dr. Ko Sawatdipanich’s initiative who was as a general director of general education department. The school was established for teaching for the first time by using old building of Benjama Maharaj school which was located behind provincial hall of Ubon Ratchathani, named “Sekolah Warin Thammakitta” with a name Khun Dharm Kittika Sheriff first from Distrik Chamrab. Then, sir Charoen Phantong, the governor of Ubon Ratchathan province changed the name into “Lue Khamharn Warin Chamrab School” by the name of the godfather, the rumors and words believed to be souldiers during the reign of the lord of Phra Ta and the founder of Distrik Kham Nam Saap (currently Distrik Warin Chamrab).

In the 1976 academic year, the classrooms were organized into 25 classrooms, therefore the classrooms were inadequate. The 1st grade students On the August 3rd, 1977, were moved to study together at current school located in no.37, Moo 11, Baan Kham Saen Rat, Saen Suk district, Warinchamrap Ubon Ratchathani. In 2010 academic year, the students anticipated in World Class Standard School Program.

1.2 Facilities of the school

Lukhamhanwarinchamrab school had adequate facilites, it had 73 classrooms, a laboratorium, a cumputer lab, a field, and sport facilities, traditional and modern music facilities. With those facilities, it made students were able to develop themselves not only in education field, but also in their own hobby and skill. Last but not least, Lukhamhanwarinchamrab school had a large car park as the result it didnt bother the surrounding facilities.

1.3 Teaching System

Lukhamhanwarinchamrab school had 2 level of educations, among others junior high school and senior high school. Second level education was called Matrium (Matthayom). There were 6 Matrium in this school. Matrium 1-3 for junior high school students, and matrium 4-6 for senior high school students. The teaching process was started at at 08.30 a.m – 04.00 p.m from Monday-Friday. For Informatics Technology lesson here were devided into several other sub teachings such as WEB, Application, Mobile Application, basic programming, computation knowlegde, and multimedia.

2. Pedagogical Contents

2.1 Teaching Method

There were some teaching methods used by teacher, it depends on the subject and the teacher.  There were direct teaching method, problem based learning, and project based learning.

2.2 Source of Learning

Source of learning used by students awere not only from given materials but also from provided books in class. Besides that, the source of learning is from internet too, students were allowed to bring handphones. There would be an evaluation or practice after the material given or provided.

2.3 Authentic Assesment

Assesment process given by the teacher was usually a test form or a practice form in the end of the lesson. Not only that, there were other assesments such as middle test and final test. In addition to the provision of test and assesment tasks also carried out by giving project that would be presented by students as well as the result of discussion and question and answer students.

3. Teaching Plan

3.1 Curriculum

Curriculum used in Lukhamhanwarinchamrab school was semester program which had been matched with Thailand Education system (World Class Standard School), therefore when I arranged a lesson plan, I had to discuss it with my tutor teacher.

3.2 Lesson Plan

In Thailand, the teachers always prepared a lesson plan as their reference before teaching. There were some differences between lesson plan in Indonesia and lesson plan in Thailand. In Thailand, the lesson plan was simpler and more detail than lesson plan in Indonesia. However, the structures were generally the same, consists of preface, core activity, closing.

4. Teaching Practice

4.1 Teaching Prosedures in the Classroom

Teaching prosedure in Lukhamhanwarinchamrab school was typically the same with the teaching procedure in Indonesia. There were 3 procidures, preface, core activity, and closing. The procedures are explained as follows:

1. Preface

In preface, I opened with greeting, cheecking students’ attendant, asking for assignment, then explaining material that would be discussed in the ongoing lesson

2. Core Activity

In core activity, I firstly explained the theory of material that would be delivered. Next, I gave the students tutorial and guided the students to participate in the tutorial I given. In this stage, I allowed students to ask freely if they have a question.

3. Closing

Before ending the class, I re-checked if there was a student who had not understood the material. After that, I gave students a homework for the next meeting and told them what material that would be discussed in the next meeting.

4.2 Time Management and Activities for Each Meeting

For Mathematics lesson in Lukhamhanwarinchamrab school, students got 2 meeting in a week (1 hours of meeting), for 1 hour of meeting was 50 minutes. Based on what I have mentioned before, before starting for the for the first practice, I would explain the theory a little bit from the material. If there any homework, we must discuss that first before we continue to new topic.

4.3 Problem Solving

There main problems when I taught in classrooms, not all of students could speak English. But every class that I taught have at least one or two student who understand english and explain my lesson again to their friends until their friends understood while i taught.

5. Summary and Suggestion

5.1 Purpose of the Teaching Practice

The purpose for teaching practice is for giving a teaching experience for future teachers, and by joining teaching practice overseas in hope to prepare a professional and competent teacher. Other purposes of teaching practice, among others:

1. Applying teaching skill
2. Making future teacher masters their teaching skill
3. Developing social and individual skill of the future teacher
4. Developing the competency of learning English
5. Understanding school condition overseas
6. Gaining experience of teaching students overseas
7. Undertanding academic process and non academic process in school overseas

5.2 Outcomes of the Practice

1. Having an international experience in developing new competency
2. Having a competency to compete in globalization era and industry 4.0
3. Being an ambassador of UNDIKSHA in the form of education and culture overseas
4. English speaking ability increase

5.3 Challenges of the Practice

The main challenge in this teaching practice was language itself. Not all of the students, teachers, and other people understand English. This obstacle challenged me as a teacher to be able to guide students, make them understand the topics that taught. Moreover, cultural differences pushed me to be a good role model for the students.

5.4 Overall Impression

The teaching practice overseas was excelent and beneficial because I had a new experience to teach students overseas. How to control your emotion and your attitude to Thai students. I also got new knowledge in term of cultures, foods, tourism objects, and others. By joining this program, I was be able to learn a new language too, such as English, little bit Thai and turkey language. This program allowed me to have more new friends from other countries. Last but not least, This is my best and amazing experience in my life.

5.5 Suggestion for Future Improvement

For the next university students who want to join this program, firstly you have to prepare your mental and physical health. Because when you spend 1 month overseas, you body has to get used to the weather and foods. In addition, you have to master at least basic English, Thailand or the country that will be used as a place of teaching practice and try to explore the culture in the country.

Those are my explaination in this report. Hopefully it can encourage the juniors who want to join the teaching practice overseas. Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

I Gede Dinova Linggih Adiputra
Mathematics Education / 1613011116