TEACHING ENGLISH USING ICE BREAKING TO TAIWANESE STUDENTS: EFL TEACHER’S EXPERIENCES
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This research examined the challenge, strategy, advantages, and disadvantage of using icebreakers when learning English among Taiwanese students. This research used narrative inquiry as its research design. Data collection was done through interviews conducted with an EFL teacher who was completing a doctoral program in Taiwan. Data analysis included identifying key themes from interview data. The research results stated that the use of ice breaking has challenges, strategies, advantages, and disadvantages when learning in class. The challenge was that students felt bored when the teacher used the same type of icebreaker over and over again. The strategy was to use technology-based icebreakers. The advantage was that it could improve a conducive learning environment. The disadvantage was that teachers had to have various types of icebreakers. This research underlines the complexities of employing icebreakers in English language instruction, as well as the significance of continued efforts, teacher flexibility, and creative variation to accommodate students' particular needs. In conclusion, a balanced and thoughtful approach to using icebreakers is critical to fostering a successful enjoyable classroom for Taiwanese students
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Khoirunnisaa’, T. A., Asnas, S. A. M., & Heriyawati, D. F. (2024). TEACHING ENGLISH USING ICE BREAKING TO TAIWANESE STUDENTS: EFL TEACHER’S EXPERIENCES. English Review: Journal of English Education, 12(1), 149-156. https://doi.org/10.25134/erjee.v12i1.9285
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Darmayanti, R., Arif, V. R., Soebagyo, R. I., Ali, M., & In’am, A. (2023). How can ice-breaking’s “friends here, enemies there” increase the interest and enthusiasm of high school students for learning? AMCA Journal of Science and Technology, 3(2), 53–60. https://doi.org/10.51773/ajst.v3i2.244
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Giani, W. A., Safiya, D. A. S., & Damanik, B. R. A. (2022). Use of ice-breaking methods in increasing student concentration amid online learning during COVID-19 pandemic. ASEAN Journal of Community Science and Education, 1(1), 43–50. https://ejournal.bumipublikasinusantara.id/index.php/ajcse/article/view/70
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Haydon, G., Browne, G., & van der Riet, P. (2018). Narrative inquiry as a research methodology exploring person centred care in nursing. Collegian, 25(1), 125–129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2017.03.001
Husna, A. H., & Murtini, R. T. (2019). A study on students’ motivation in learning English as English foreign language (EFL) at stikes cendekia utama kudus. Journal of English Teaching and Research, 4(2), 207–220. https://ojs.unpkediri.ac.id/index.php/inggris/article/download/13745/1377/
Kamel, A. M., Omar, A., & Awad, A. (2019). The effectiveness of ice-breaker strategy in enhancing motivation and producing conducive classroom atmosphere for the tenth graders in English classes in Nablus city schools from the perspectives of teachers and students. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11888/17365
Mahmud, A. F., Yusup, A., & Saban, A. H. (2023). The implementation of ice-breaking activities in English classroom: A descriptive study of the second-grade students’ perceptions at SMA Al-Irsyad Kota Ternate. Langua: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Education, 6(1), 108–117.
Morris, L. S., Grehl, M. M., Rutter, S. B., Mehta, M., & Westwater, M. L. (2022). On what motivates us: A detailed review of intrinsic v. extrinsic motivation. Psychological Medicine, 52(10), 1801–1816. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722001611
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Pratama, H., Maduretno, T. W., & Yusro, A. C. (2021). Online learning solution: Ice breaking application to increase student motivation. Journal of Educational Science and Technology, 7(1), 117–125. https://doi.org/10.26858/est.v7i1.19289
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Rusman, K. B. (2022). Implementation and benefits of learning through ice breaking. International Linguistics and TESOL Journal, 1(1), 3.
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