FARHANAH BINTI ABDULLAH

2 PPISMP TESL 3
GROUP 5 : THOMAS HARDY

JOURNAL ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE CAMP 2011

English Language Camp is an interesting activity that I had ever known. It is

compulsory to all 2 PPISMP TESL’s students in this institute. Before I joined the camp, I

felt that the camp was so bored. On my thought, the camp might be having a lot of

lectures on English Language. Moreover, the participants who involved in opening

ceremony have to prepare for their performances. They looked tired at that rehearsal

time. I thought how I could carry on the camp. That was my first perception towards the

English Language Camp. “Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on

the doorbell”, the quotation makes me realized that, the opportunity in the camp just

come once in a year or once in our life. So, I had joined the camp with open minded.

A lot of activities were held in the English Language Camp such as ice breaking,

group story telling, school visits, poetry-in-motion, skits and public speaking. All of the

activities were interesting and can shape self confident among the students. The

participants also enjoyed the activities very well. They gave full cooperation during the

camp. I as myself also felt like that. Through the camp, it can develop ourselves to be a

leader and how to communicate fluently in English. Furthermore, the camp was well

organized by lecturers and the seniors of 1 PISMP TESL’s students. They were very

responsible and hardworking to handle this camp especially the seniors because they

were willing to work for juniors as long as the camp was held without any appreciation.

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2 PPISMP TESL 3
GROUP 5 : THOMAS HARDY

In my opinion, responsibility is the main key to make the camp success as well as they

planned. The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Besides that, there have some weaknesses in the camp but it can be improve

next time. Actually, on my personal view, I think that three days is not enough for this

camp. Maybe, it can be a week, so that, the participants can feel the more effects of the

camp. At the same time, the participants can prepare themselves better to perform on

the stage. Maybe, they can perform better and can show out their talents during the

performances. Other than that, the activity of school visit also can be continuous to a

day. Not just for two hours. This is because; the participants do not have a lot of time

with the children at the school. The activities that had planned also cannot be done

smoothly because the lack of time. The participants also felt disappointed because they

had no chance to be longer with the children at the school.

As future teachers, the participants of the camp should take the opportunity in the

camp as a lesson to guide students at school later. Furthermore, the camp teaches the

participants how to develop themselves in an organization that includes the way how

handling a group and how to work as a team work. "Liberty without learning is always in

peril; learning without liberty is always in vain”. As we know, public speaking is an

important thing for a teacher to represent themselves in front of their students. Through

the camp, the participants also learned how to present public speaking in the right way.

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2 PPISMP TESL 3
GROUP 5 : THOMAS HARDY

So, being a leadership is being able to represent them. "Talent develops in tranquility,

character in the full current of human life”.

My role in the camp was the assistant leader of my group. So, I thought I did very

well for my group. I had organized my group with the leader. We had divided our group

members into sub group to make them easier to work. On my observation, my group

was a sporting group which they can cooperate with each other. They were also can

took part in all activities by their willing. We shared everything because we realized that

sharing is caring. As the assistant leader, I work to help my leader to handle our group.

Thank to God because He help us to organize our group very well.

As conclusion, we should invite the participants from other institutes to take part

in this camp. We can be the coordinator. I believe that we can lead them through our

experiences. We, as the participants are willing to work and organize the camp as well

as we can. “Never confuse movement with action”.