Click here: Stories for Malaysian Kids
Follow the link to this site which contains more information about the MELTA 2012 Conference workshop project, as well as stories and materials - more will be added continuously.
Course - writing children's stories
The Stories for Malaysian Kids now includes an 18-hour course (9 x 2hour sessions) about writing children's stories, specifically for Malaysian kids. (Click on the link)
Following the "Stories ..." project
It is easy to receive updates on the progress of the Stories for Malaysian Kids project by going to the Stories Blog (click on the link) and then look for the RSS feed button.
Meeting with children from Teaching School
Ruth and Azlinda, with the assistance of IPG students, met with children from the Teaching School to obtain materials and ideas for the "Stories for Malaysian Kids" project. (Follow the link to read more about this project). More photos of this event can be viewed here.
Testing the First Stories
We met with the children in the Teaching School to read to them and show them the booklets and Little Books with the stories in.
See photos and read about this event here.
MELTA 2012 in Kuching
The MELTA conference in Kuching is now finished. You can see the paper here, or read more details (and PowerPoint presentation) on the Stories for Malaysian Kids website.
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Results of the Story Writing Competition(for IPG Students)
The results were announced and prizes were presented at the English Day Assembly (21 / 03 / 12). Photos here. (follow the link). Results here (follow the link).
Story Writing Competition (for IPG students)
All students (not just TESL) at IPGKDRI were offered an incentive through a competition to write a story about childhood in Malaysia. Stories had to be written in English, but were judged on the story rather than the quality of the written English (as long as it could be understood).
Suggested themes are:
As well as rewarding the best stories, it is hoped that the stories can be edited and then made available on the Stories for Malaysian Kids website, and also compiled into a book to be (hopefully) sent to a publisher when the opportunity arises.
Suggested themes are:
- "A favourite object from my childhood"
- "The happiest day I can remember"
- "A sad moment in my childhood"
- "The day everything changed"
As well as rewarding the best stories, it is hoped that the stories can be edited and then made available on the Stories for Malaysian Kids website, and also compiled into a book to be (hopefully) sent to a publisher when the opportunity arises.