Supporting English As a Second Language (ESL) Teachers’ Professional Development Through Multi-Platforms’ Online Affinity Space

Authors

  • Abdul Hakim Ali Bin Abdul Aziz FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATION, UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN, TERENGGANU
  • Wan Zhafirah Binti Wan Zainudin SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN SULTAN IBRAHIM SATU, PASIR MAS, KELANTAN
  • Radzuwan Ab Rashid FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATION, UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN, TERENGGANU

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v14i09.11158

Keywords:

Teachers’ professional development, peer mentoring, curriculum innovation, affinity space

Abstract


This paper narrates the use of multi-platforms’ online affinity space called Teacherfiera.com to support ESL teachers’ professional development. Teacherfiera.com utilizes three online platforms which are BlogSpot, Facebook Group and Telegram Group that works in parallel with each other. Each platform is readily available to be used for free by the public and provides contextualized personal as well as group interactions. These platforms which have been integrated into Teacherfiera.com also work as a bank for English Language Teaching materials which are accessible 24/7 and allows users to respond to specific materials or engage in a general topic of discussion. The creation of Teacherfiera.com started as a response towards the need for teachers’ support in the dissemination and implementation of the new CEFR-aligned English Language Curriculum.

Author Biographies

Abdul Hakim Ali Bin Abdul Aziz, FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATION, UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN, TERENGGANU

PhD STUDENT

FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATION

UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN

TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA

Wan Zhafirah Binti Wan Zainudin, SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN SULTAN IBRAHIM SATU, PASIR MAS, KELANTAN

TEACHER,

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT,

SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN SULTAN IBRAHIM SATU,

PASIR MAS, KELANTAN

Radzuwan Ab Rashid, FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATION, UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN, TERENGGANU

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATION,

UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN,

TERENGGANU

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Published

2020-06-17

How to Cite

Abdul Aziz, A. H. A. B., Wan Zainudin, W. Z. B., & Ab Rashid, R. (2020). Supporting English As a Second Language (ESL) Teachers’ Professional Development Through Multi-Platforms’ Online Affinity Space. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 14(09), pp. 258–264. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v14i09.11158

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 09 (2020)

Section

Short Papers