Events

Digital Storytelling: Orang Asli Folktale & Inspiring Figure

The live storytelling session with Year 5 pupils from SK Runchang was originally scheduled for 27th May 2021. However, schools were closed due to the rising cases of COVID-19, which postponed the session indefinitely, with the hope that all the pupils would return to their school.

Following the circumstances that schools continued to close, a fully virtual digital storytelling session was held on 5th October 2021, extending the invitation to Year 4-6 pupils from other schools, which were SK Simpai, SK Tasek Chini, SJKC Keat Hwa H, Kedah and SK Kubang Kerian 3. All the participants joined remotely from their homes and schools.

Moderating this session was Alif Hakim. He role-plays like a tour guide, who brings the children on an adventure to Pulau Tioman and SK Runchang. The videos were played to the participants, followed by language activities.

On top of that, Puan Nurazima Abdullah, SK Runchang's Senior Assistant was invited to express a few words as the main character in 'Today, I will be Brave'. She appreciates the team, particularly the Inspiring Story Comittee for choosing her as an Orang Asli figure for the inspiration of her pupils and others.

The team would like to extend our gratitude to the following teachers, Puan Hamizah Jaafar (SK Runchang), Madam Chong Wan Lynn (SJKC Keat Hwa H, Kedah), En. Warid Mihat (SK Kubang Kerian 3), together with teachers from SK Simpai and SK Tasik Chini for their help in bringing their pupils to participate in this session. We would also like to thank all participants for enjoying our session and hope they enjoy the stories and activities conducted.

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Beginning of the session, the team introduces themselves to the participants

Pupils from SK Runchang, Pahang joining the session remotely from their school

The team, participants and their teachers in a group photo concluding the session

Beginning of the session, the team introduces themselves to the participants

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Live Session Recording

Volunteers without Borders: Sharing Session

Four representatives from the Bachelor of English Language & Linguistics (BELL) programme, Adam Hakimi, Nurin Iman, Imran Toriq and Gan Xiao Tian participated in a sharing session, “Volunteer without Borders'' organised by American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates. The session was a joint effort between AUS and other Malaysian universities to share and discuss volunteering experiences and community engagements. The two pairs shared their experience and personal takeaways in conducting their Social Engagement projects, Easy English with BELL and My Tribe My Pride.

Participants of the session reacted positively to the projects presented by BELL’s representatives and were impressed that the projects commenced during Malaysia’s lockdown.

“Even though our volunteering experience was not conventional as we weren't able to conduct it physically, we were still able to gain so much knowledge and experience through this approach,” shared Nurin.

Adam added that it was truly a wonderful and personal experience despite having it online. “The positive feedback that we have gained truly made our volunteering journey worthwhile. Ultimately, there is this feeling that you cannot truly put into words when you involve yourself in volunteerism.”

During the discussion, Imran shared his motivations for volunteering. “We are privileged in many aspects, be it knowledge, wealth and physical well being, while unfortunate ones aren’t able to afford those. Therefore, there comes a feeling to make the world a better place for them, and I believe it’s an obligation for us to help each other.”

Overall, the sharing session served as a great means for BELL representatives to share their work and learn from other participants’ volunteering experience. To learn more about their projects, visit their web pages at Easy English with BELL: https://englishwithbell.wordpress.com and My Tribe My Pride: https://eldse2021.wixsite.com/mytribemypride.

Note: This section was written collaboratively by the participants for the Faculty's Newsletter