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 Acknowledgment

Firstly of all, we hope that Mr. Mohd Izzat bin Abdullah that we respect is always in
good health. We would like to express my gratitude towards sir for providing necessary
information regarding the assignment and also for your support in completing the
assignment.

Besides, I would like to express my special gratitude and thanks to Institut

Pendidikan Guru Kampus Bahasa Melayu for giving us the chance to perform interesting
and useful tasks. This assignment has become one of the review processes for me. This
coursework can strengthen and enhance the English knowledge of teacher trainees.

We also take this opportunity to express a deep sense of gratitude the Pusat Sumber
Dato Lokman Musa, which provides many facilities and comfortable situation for us to do

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group discussion. The library has provided a lot of useful information to us. This indirectly
can help us to gain a lot of information about the task this time.

Our thanks and appreciations also go our friends in developing the assignment and
people who have willingly helped us out with their abilities. We can accomplish this task
within the given time.

We would also like to thank our family for their constant encouragement without
which this assignment would not be possible. Our family members always support us when
we carried this assignment. Our family members always give us mental support so that we
can do our coursework without giving up when in trouble.

Thank you.

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 Formal Letter

Lai Pei Wen,

Secretary of Students Board,

Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Bahasa Melayu,

Lembah Pantai,

59990 Kuala Lumpur.

_________________________________________________________________________
___

Datin Siti Hanifah binti Madarsa

The Director,

Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Bahasa Melayu,

Lembah Pantai,

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59990 Kuala Lumpur. 18 July
2013.

Dear Datin,

Request for a Permission to organize Educational Trip to Singapore

Students Board plans to organize an educational trip to enhance trainee teachers

knowledge in teaching kids. As the secretary of students board, I am representing our board
to request for permission.

2. The details of this trip are listed explicitly as below:

(a) Places: National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University

and La Petite Montessori School of Singapore.

(b) Date: 11 September 2013 till 13 September 2013

(c) Lecturer: 2 lecturers

(d) Participant: 21 persons

3. The reason we choose these two places is to grasp new approaches and gain expertise in
the career of early childhood education. Furthermore, National Institute of Education would
be an appropriate place as each of us will be able to gain plenty of lore and information
about the curriculum and administration of various Early Childhood Education programs.
Moreover, La Petite Montessori School is said to be the centerpiece of this trip as we could
learn numerous approaches in class management.

4. Another rationale that we choose Singapore as our destination is the cheaper expenditure
on accommodation and transportation compare to other countries. So, these two
destinations become our ideal choice for our educational trip.

5. We would appreciate if we are given the opportunity to organize this educational trip
which will bring a lot of advantages for every trainee teachers who participate. We keep our
fingers crossed and hoping that Datin will approve our request for the educational trip to
Singapore. With this, I attach the working paper for the study tour.

Thank you.

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Yours faithfully,

..

(LAI PEI WEN)

Secretary of Students Board,

Insitut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Bahasa Melayu.

Working
Paper
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 INSTITUT PENDIDIKAN GURU KAMPUS BAHASA MELAYU,

59990 KUALA LUMPUR.

EDUCATIONAL TRIP TO SINGAPORE

11 SEPTEMBER 2013 TO 13 SEPTEMBER 2013

1 Introduction
The Students Board of Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Bahasa Melayu (IPG KBM) is
planning an educational trip to the Singapore. This educational trip is a part of the
enrichment programme for preschool trainee teachers of Institut Pendidikan Guru
Kampus Bahasa Melayu. It is open for all of the preschool trainee teachers in Institut
Pendidikan Guru Kampus Bahasa Melayu in order to gain the knowledge and widen the
view of trainee teachers.

2 Objective
By the end of the educational trip, trainee teachers will be able to:
a Identify the distinctive characteristics of Early Childhood Education programmes.
b Gain insights on the curriculum and administration of these Early Childhood
Education programmes.
c Experience an immersion into of school system and culture in Early Childhood
Education programmes.

3 Rationales for Choosing the Place

Early Childhood and Special Needs Education in National Institute of Education (NIE),
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore is concerned with two broad areas in
teacher education, namely, Early Childhood and Special Education. Both programmes

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 are concerned with understanding the emotional, social and behavioural problems of
children, and with providing meaningful and relevant educational programmes and
experiences to help them adapt to school and later on, to society at large. Meanwhile, La
Petite Montessori School is a unique place where children can develop independence,
self-confidence and motivation that are vital to personal and academic success. As Maria
Montessori, the developer of Montessori Programs said, the greatest sign of success for
a teacher is to be able to say, The children are now working as if I did not exist. La
Petite Montessori School offers children a nursery school program tailored to their
individual needs. Every child is nurtured to enable intellectual, social and cultural
development. Therefore, it will bring many benefits and advantages for the participants.
So, the Students Board plans to organize this beneficial and useful trip for trainee
teachers so that they gain knowledge and experiences through this educational trip to
help them in their studies and their jobs in the future.

4 Committee Members
Chairperson : Ooi Seek Yeow
Vice Chairperson : Ng Sher Li
Secretary : Lai Pei Wen
Treasurer : Nur Anieqah binti Mamud
Committee of Safety : Nailah binti Ahmad Apandi
Committee of Welfare : Chung Choi Ung
Committee of Activities : Ernani binti Takbirun
Committee of Documentary : Priscilla David
Committee of Transportation : Suhaime bin Abdullah

5 Proposed Duration of Trip

11 September 2013 (Thursday) to 13 September 2013 (Saturday)

6 Transport
1 bus from Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Bahasa Melayu

7 Proposed Schedules and Activities

DAY 1

TIME ACTIVITY
0700 1200 Depart to Singapore
- Check in hotel
1200 1330
- Lunch
1330 1400 Briefing
1400 1500 Depart to Art Exhibition of preschool students
1500 1700 Speech about Strategies and Teaching Methods for
preschool teachers
Strategies

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 Teaching methods
Examples
Demonstration
1700 1830 Depart to ArtScience Museum
1830 1900 Back to hotel
1900 2000 Dinner
2000 2100 Reflection
2100 Bedtime

DAY 2

TIME ACTIVITY
0600 0700 Breakfast
0700 0730 Depart to La Petite Montessori School
0730 0900 Briefing by school administrator, Madam Jacqueline Ee.
Background of school
Vision and mission
Philosophy and values
Goals and objectives.
0900 1000 Speech about interactive nursery programmes
incorporating
Montessori Curriculum
Integrated Daily Mandarin
Early Years Thematic Approach
Art, Music, Drama and Physical Education
1000 1100 School Environment Tour
Experience way to create an environment that is
caring, nurturing, relaxed and informal for children,
hence providing an atmosphere of a home away
from home.
1100 1300 Interaction with school children
Story telling
Do art craft
1300 1400 Lunch with school children
1400 1445 Depart to National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang
Technological University.
1445 1600 Speech about Early Childhood Education by Associate
Professor Levan Lim, Head of Early Childhood and
Special Needs Education of National Institute of
Education.
Curriculum and Courses
Facilities
Training Programmes

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 Practical in Preschools
1600 1700 Interaction with trainee teachers of Early Childhood
Education of National Institute of Education (NIE)
Ice breaking
Identify development of children in Singapore
and Malaysia
Identify challenges and common problems faced
by preschool teachers
1700 1830 Depart to Singapore National Library
1830 1930 Dinner
1930 2000 Back to hotel
2000 2100 Reflection
2100 Bedtime

DAY 3

TIME ACTIVITY
0600 0700 Breakfast
Depart to Newton Kindergarten
Observe the school environment
0700 1000
Observe the teacher (teaching methods and
strategies)
1000 1130 Singapore Trip Tour
1130 1230 Lunch
1230 1330 Check out
1330 1830 Back to IPG

8 List of Participants

BIL
NAME IC.NO NO.HP
.
1 Mr. Mohd Izzat bin Abdullah 620717-03-5332 017-5534677
2 Mrs. Wak Chu Wok 650203-07-4793 019-8583816
3 Chung Choi Ung 920701-13-5875 016-8766986
4 Elaine Lee San San 930925-12-6336 019-2306694
5 Ernani bt Takbirun 930819-12-6164 013-3123043
6 Ho Jia Kim 921208-12-7076 019-8623471
7 Husna Hadirah bt Yussof 931011-14-6474 019-3168046
8 Lai Pei Wen 930815-04-5092 014-2790939

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 9 Maria Ngu Pei Fang 930803-13-5816 016-5784588
10 Mohd. Shazrin bin Jafri 931027-12-7219 013-8729862
11 Muhamad Khairi Imran bin Ramli 931019-06-5361 014-5096968
12 Nailah binti Ahmad Apandi 930920-01-6757 017-6514175
13 Ng Sherli 930320-07-5564 017-5122132
14 Noor Zairoona bt Jaihan 930709-04-5216 0149654277
15 Noorliza binti Sawahirol 930709-12-5562 010-9359967
16 Nur Anieqah bte Mamud 930515-12-6122 016-8105297
17 Ooi Seek Yeow 930608-07-5715 017-5549757
18 Philip Wong Kee Hieng 921113-13-5793 0143693287
19 Priscilla David 931015-12-7078 019-8083809
20 Radiah bt Lokman 930329-01-5656 019-7138154
21 Suhaime bin Abdullah 931019-12-5037 019-8090715
22 Syahirah bt Rahimin 930914-12-6808 013-3576314
23 Tey Seah Ying 930923-01-6766 017-7110795

9 Fund

Event Quantity Total (RM)

Sponsorship from:
1 Institut Pendidikan Guru
RM1578.00
Kampus Bahasa Melayu
2 Mentor RM500 x 1 mentor RM 300.00
3 Teacher RM500 x 1 teacher RM 300.00
RM250 x 21
4 Collection from students RM 5250.00
participants
Total Collection RM7428.00

Event Quantity Total (RM)

Payment/expense
T-shirt RM35 x 23 people RM 805.00
Accommodation RM200 x 11 rooms RM2200.00

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 Visitation fee (museum) RM20 x 23 people RM 460.00
Foods and drinks
1 Breakfast RM20 x 23 x 2 days RM 920.00
2 Lunch RM 25 x 23 x 2 days RM1150.00
3 Dinner RM 25 x 23 x 2 days RM1150.00
Transportation RM200 X 3 days RM 600.00
Souvenirs RM 60 x 2 people RM 120.00
Certificate RM1.00 x 23 RM 23.00
Total Payment: RM7428.00

10 Conclusion
We hope that this entire educational trip can be organized perfectly so that participants
can obtain new knowledge and experiences through this beneficial educational trip. This
educational trip can provide preschool educators with sufficient knowledge in teaching
and learning for future. Besides, the relationship among participants and lecturers are
able be strengthened.

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Hard copy of PowerPoint

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Reflective Report

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 I felt glad because I had finally finished my assignment. In the PISMP English
Language Proficiency III courses, we were required to complete a task about organized an
educational trip abroad. Before starting the task, we had held a discussion session to select
a common place that can benefit the students. These was because, we realized that this
task needed the cooperation from all the group members. After obtained the necessary
information from my group members, we were able to organize an educational trip to
Singapore.

From the task given in this coursework, I felt that it was a very meaningful task. This
was because the task can train us to think and plan the itinerary about the trip. This can
ensure the trip carried out smoothly. Furthermore, the task also can inculcate teamwork spirit
among the group members. This spirit can help us to finish the task on time.

In the process of doing this coursework task, I felt that it was very interesting and
challenging. This was because the task required us to prepare a working paper and a formal
letter of approval to the Director of IPG Kampus Bahasa Melayu. So, we needed to explore a
lot of relevant information from different sources and materials such as magazines, books,
internet and others. The information that we obtained helped us overcome many task
problems, such as financial problem, transportation, accommodation, food and drinks and
the others. This matter was very important in the process of completing an effective working
paper.

After finished the task, I felt that this task was a good learning experience. I had got
a lot of new experiences, such as how to produce a standard working paper and formal
letter. I had never done a working paper before. Therefore, I tried to get the guidance from
my lecturer and friends who are smart in writing working paper. With their guidance, I was
able to master the tactic in completing a standard working paper. Besides, I also learnt how
to organize an educational trip for my students in the future.

Besides, I found that the strategy to convince the director to approve our educational
trip plan was also very important. Therefore, we tried our best to find a suitable and
meaningful place that can bring benefits and advantages to the preschool trainee teachers.
Finally, we decided to organize an educational trip to Singapore. Early Childhood and
Special Needs Education in National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological
University, and La Petite Montessori School are both situated in Singapore. These places
can provide an overview of early childhood education to the preschool teacher trainees.
When completing the task, I had learnt the way to obtain information. The information that I

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obtained helped us in completing the working paper and formal letter. Besides, I also learnt
that we should write the proposed duration of the trip in details so that the trips can be
organized successfully.

Last but not least, I would like to suggest for students who work on this task in the
future to read or obtain necessary information from various reading material. The more the
student read, the more information would be gained. This will enable the students had
different view about the information that had obtained. Besides, the students also need to
select suitable reading materials in order to manage a suitable place that can organize the
educational trip which can benefit the students. Students also need to carry out group
discussion before plan the trip so that they can prepare an effective working paper and
formal letter that can get the approval from certain officers.

Chung Choi Ung.

First of all, it was so glad that I had finished our coursework on time. In this semester,
we are given a coursework to do a working paper for educational trip to foreign country and

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write a formal letter to Director of our institute to request permission for the educational trip
for our English Languege Proficiency subject. In group of three, we have finish this
coursework.

Besides, I feel that this is an interesting coursework, we had to chose a suitable

place for the educational trip at foreign country. So we find information from website and
some books. Initially we choose Victoria, Australia as our destination. But after we look for
the price for flight ticket, we decide to change the destination as the cost is too expensive.
After that, we try to look better and economic destination. After discussion, we choose to go
to La Petite De Montesori and National Insitiute of Education in Singapore. We decided to
finish this course work together. We work each other to gain more information about this two
academic institution. We find the most suitable reason to go to this two institution and finish
the working paper successfully and write a formal letter for request permission from Director
of our institute to go for the educational trip.

Through this course, I gained a lot of new knowledge and experience. i have learn a
lot about to do the working paper for educational trip. I and my teammate work together to
find a suitable place for this educational trip and write a formal letter to director of our
institute to request permission for the educational trip. During doing this coursework, we are
getting confuse and this problem solves after our lecturer explained to us about the way to
do this coursework.

After finish this coursework, I also gain a lot of new knowledge also know that the
cooperation among the team members are important. Without the cooperation, we will not
finish this coursework successfully. We have facing some problems in doing this coursework
but weve overcome this problem through the cooperation. We also learnt to have good
communication among each others during doing this coursework.

In conclusion, I have gained a lot of new knowledge and experience through this
coursework. This is an quiet interesting and good coursework and can give us a lot of
benefits. I feel that this is a good coursework and can also give to the future student for
them to get lots of knowledge and experience.

Philip Wong Kee Hieng

I am Lai Pei Wen from group PISMP 2C, option Preschool SJKC. The obstacles that I
faced during the process of completing this task are lack of information. But after being
advised and counseled, I could understand well the best and most efficient way to complete
this task. It was easier for me to develop each process to implement this task.

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 Through this short coursework, I found that this task was quite interesting because
we need to select a common place of interest abroad that we think may benefit the students.
Before select a common place of interest abroad, my group mates and I took some time to
find a correct format of formal letters and working paper. Finding the correct format of formal
letter was not a big problem for us. But we faced difficulty to find a correct format of working
paper. Fortunately I found a sample of working paper with the assistance of my friend from
class F.

Initially Victoria, Australia was our group first selection among hundreds of countries
around the world, but after some consideration, Singapore was finally selected because
Victoria located quite far away from Malaysia. The reason we select Singapore because
Singapores education system had been ranked fifth in the world, behind Finland, South
Korea, Hong Kong and Japan. The quality of teaching and cultural respect for the education
was key factors propelling Singapore into top five. In a nutshell, we decided to visit La Petite
Montessori School and National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University in
Singapore. After we had selected Singapore, we began to write a formal letter and working
paper for this educational trip to request approval from Datin Siti Hanifah binti Madarsah, the
Director of Institut Pendidikan Kampus Bahasa Melayu. This task was a good learning
experience because neither one of us have any experience writing a working paper in
English. Yet after some discussion among classmates, we could finish our working paper on
time. Cooperation among my group mates was important; this task cannot be complete
successfully without cooperation from my group mates.

My suggestion for students working on this task in the future is choose the place
wisely that can benefit and enrich their knowledge about overseas education programme
and teaching profession. Last but not least, I feel very grateful and happy that I could learn
much more knowledge and complete task with great success despite the obstacles and trials
faced.

Lai Pei Wen

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Appendix

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 Sample of
Formal Letter

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Sample of
Working
Paper

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Selection of
reading
materials

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 References

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