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INTRODUCTIONProductive and conducive learning environment. Manageable classroom.

Teachers are in charge of creating productive and conducive atmosphere of learning in order to have a manageable classroom. A successful classroom management involves the consideration of the physical environment, rapport with the students and the students individual sense of belonging to a group and their sense of progress (Geyser, 2006). However, research done by Salmiza Saleh and Afik Aziz (2012) showed that 58.33% of the teaching practice in the research area was at a minimal level of interaction whereby the teacher does the talking and interaction the most. Teacher-centred instruction doesnt allow students to express themselves, ask questions and direct their own learning and this may cause the pupils to get bored during interactions (University C., 2012)

What was my research issue?Pupils were demotivated to participate in any activity.

2What was my research issue?Today I prepared worksheets based on the topic about hobbies. Instead of focusing on the task I have given, some of them were gazing out of the window. Some were even did their work with their head on the table. It was a simple task, but it took them more than 50 minutes to complete everything. They were very slow.(Journal Entry No.03, 02nd April, 2014)

3Why realia and games?REALIA + GAMES = REAMES

realia has the advantage of getting pupils attention for its three dimensional features. By support the lesson using realia, the pupils able to relate them with themselves as the realia may be related to their daily lives.

fun learning allows the pupils to participate actively in the activities being designed and eventually making the learning much more meaningful. What was my recommended intervention?

5WHO WERE MY RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS?20 respondents were chosen from year 5Y.No academic streaming mix-abilityProficiency level - intermediate

6RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS

HOW DID I CARRIED OUT MY RESEARCH?9What were results of my study?QuestionnairesNo.ItemsMethodsTraditionalReamesMin Difference1.I understand the lesson well.1.74.02.32.I am having fun in the lesson today.1.44.43.03.I do not understand the lesson today3.41.3-2.14.The teaching method makes me enjoy the lesson.1.43.82.45.I find it easy to understand what we have learned.1.54.02.510What were results of my study?11 Interviews: Before the Intervention (Pupils A)T:What do you think about the lesson today?P:Boring sangatlah, cikgu. (It was quiet bored, teacher.)T:Why did you say so?P:Tak faham apa cikgu ajar. (I could not understand what are you teaching.)T:Did the activities motivated you to get involved in the lesson?P:Tak sangat. Sorry, cikgu. (Not really. I am sorry, teacher.)T:Did you like the activities we have done?P:No, because it is (was) boring. T:Why did you say so?P:No fun la, cikgu. Kalau ada game kan best! (There is no fun, teacher. If we play game it would be great!)

Interviews: After the Intervention (Pupils A)T:What do you think about the lesson today?P:Suka sangat, cikgu! (I like it so much, teacher.)T:Why did you say so?P:Sebab saya kan suka main game, cikgu. Kan tadi kita main game hunting game. Lagipun game tu menarik! (I really love to play game, teacher and just now were playing hunting game. The activity was so much fun!)T:Did the activities motivated you to get involved in the lesson?P:Yes, teacher!T:Did you like the activities we have done?P:Semestinya, cikgu! It was fun! (Absolutely, teacher! It was fun!)T:Why did you say so?P:I love the activity we did. Macam main game cari-cari tu.(I love the activity we did. Just like the search and find game we did just now!)

Interviews: Before the Intervention (Pupils B)T:What do you think about the lesson today?P:I dont like it actually, teacher. (Actually, I did not like the lesson today.)T:Why did you say so?P:I cannot understand the story (text).T:Did the activities motivated you to get involved in the lesson?P:Mm..no, teacher.T:Did you like the activities we have done?P:No, miss. T:Why did you say so?P:It is (was) not fun at all to just listen and write.

Interviews: After the Intervention (Pupils B)T:What do you think about the lesson today?P:Menarik, teacher. (It was fun, teacher.)T:Why did you say so?P:We never did something like this before.T:Did the activities motivated you to get involved in the lesson?P:Yes!T:Did you like the activities we have done?P:Yep (Yes!) Especially, in playing detective part. T:Why did you say so?P:I love games and activity tadi tu buat saya seronok. (I love games and activities just now makes me have lots of fun.

I asked them verbal questions to recall back what they have learned from the poem Seaside in the previous week. Some were enthusiastically answered me and some were prefer to sit and listened to their friends responses. Then, I stimulated their stimulus by providing pictures and words about things that we might found on a contaminated beach. Then, I explained to them that I am going to read a text and they were required to listen and circle the appropriate answers. As I observed the classrooms environment, I discovered some of them were not paying attention and showed no interest to complete the task given.(Journal Entry No.43, 08th August, 2014)

Journal Entry: Traditional MethodI was super thrilled to see my pupils enjoyed their learning today. As for me, it was truly my first experience of conducting such activities. All this while I thought it would be hard for me to control classroom while conducting games. Furthermore, I underestimated my pupils for their mix proficiency skills. I never thought that they were able to complete the game within the time frame I have been set. Hence, games seem to be effective to introduce vocabularies in exciting ways to them. I am surely going to carry out this kind of activities whenever it is suitable for me to carry out.(Journal Entry No. 112b, 17th April 2015) Journal Entry: Reames MethodWhat have I learned from my study?18What do I intended for my next cycle?Realia + Prepositions = Reations Method

on19CONCLUSIONReames method is effective to a certain extent.Bring real objects make learning so much fun.

20 Q & A Session