Questions and answers.

Questions:

1. What is your name?
2. For how many years have you been working in a pre-school setting?
3. Can you tell us something about your experience in working in a pre-school setting?
4. What are the teaching method that you use to teach pre-school English?
5. So far, how successful the teaching method that you use to teach pre-school English?
6. What is the importance of teaching English for pre-school?
7. What are the good examples to teach English for children at home?
8. From your opinion, what are the the barriers for you when you teach pre-school English? How do you undertake the situation?
9. Do you know about other teaching methods that available in order to teach pre-school English?
10. What are the specific commitments for parents and teachers do you think would be the most appropriate to encourage the child to learn English?

Answers:

1st interview with Teacher Huwaida Binti Abdul Razak at Taski/Tadika Ilham

1. Huwaida Binti Abdul Razak.
2. 4 years.
3. I love children and teach them writing, drawing, coloring. I love teaching them step by step. My bad experience is when it starts to stressing me out when I cannot control my students.
4. Cahayaku (following the sound or repeat what teachers say), Flash cards (Alphabets ABC)
5. Children can read the sentences, at 4 years old children can manage to read.
6. English is a universal language. Children would be able to know the basic things such as, body. They would be able to recite duas (Islamic Studies as an addition).
7. Parents should teach children on how to mention the simple word from the daily activities, such as, eat, sleep, etc.
8. I have to teach children from knowing nothing to know everything so I try to teach simple things.
9. Thematic system, based on the theme.
10. Parents teach at home and teachers teach at school.

2nd interview with Madam Zaiton at Anugerah Bestari

1. Puan Zaiton
2. 8 years
3. I am happy to spend time with children and I become their friends. I have no problem to guide children because I love them.
4. Multimedia English Language Series (MELS) is computer first then apply to the book. Phoenix sound and direct reading.
5. Children can read, spell, and say (go standard 1 for easy).
6. English is a universal language.
7. Parents guide them, teach them early alphabets ABC, and go to the internet phoenix sound.
8. Slow-learner and bright students are totally different.
9. Direct from the book and survey (can explain object and understand).
10. Reading the book, write a date, repeat, bring at home, when excellent put the star.