Multilingual English

It's been a long time since Mr. Udi held an offline class, but in this meeting finally the class offline again. In this meeting we focus on critical speaking, where we discussed its definition and concept. Each student was asked to come forward and write a word related to critical speaking. From the discussion, we can concluded that critical speaking involves clear, analytical, and rational communication, and open-minded.
After the discussion, we practiced critical speaking through an impromptu speech. Each of us had to choose a spontaneous topic and present it in front of the class. In addition to this, we were given an assignment to interview English teachers about their views on multilingual English. We were also required to read related journals and compare them with the results from the interviews.

For the interview assignment, we worked in group and focused on interviewing three English teachers about multilingual English. We started by reaching out to teachers and arranging interview times, while also preparing questions and gathering relevant journals. Since it was difficult to meet in person, we decided to conduct the interview online. After completing the interview, we began preparing a PowerPoint presentation for the next class. In the following online meeting, each group presented their interview results, and Mr. Udi asked questions about the findings. Our group was scheduled to present the interview results the following week.

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