Assalamualaikum and hi everyone!! Wow it has been months since I wrote the last entry. So basically this is my first entry for 2020!! hahaha actually i have kept this entry for soooo long and took quite some time to post because i have been blinded by laziness, im so sorry!! i'll try to be more active this year :D

AAAAA AREN'T I CUTE? lol okay joking hehe so i went to UiTM Machang, Kelantan for the interview session. it was on friday, 20th april 2019. so the first thing you need to do is to come EARLY. if your interview session is at 2pm, you have to be there at 1.30pm so that you can do an early preparation; checking your documents, ic, resume, offer letter, stationary and certificates. after that, you have to wait until the people in-charge call out your name. you will be taken to a class to sit for examination. WHAT? EXAM? yes, exam. there will be comprehension test and essay test. you need to answer comprehension questions and write an essay. i had to write something about the importance of learning foreign language if im not mistaken. honestly i felt so clueless and unprepared at that moment as i didn't study for the exam. the last time i studied english was during spm! hahaha imagine not opening a book for 5 months and then suddenly have to sit for an exam? that's crazy man..... so it is advisable to study earlier okay! read on current issues, look for vocabulary, idioms and many more! i wish i had studied back then... because i was legit worried about my marks. again, thanks to my laziness.. 

okay so moving on to the interview session. you will need to bring your ic, spm slip, offer letter, certificates and resume!! they will read your resume and go through all your certificates. (tips: make sure to arrange your certificates from the most recent ones to the least and put your academic certificates first) so usually the first question that interviewers will ask you is "tell me about yourself". i have read it somewhere, it is said that if they ask you to tell about yourself, do not tell about your background. it is more to telling about your achievements. but i disagree with that statement as during the interview, the interviewers REALLY wanted me to tell about MYSELF- that is about my family, what i like and dislike. they actually wanted to hear you speak. you know... how fluent you are... or like do you have the confidence to speak English... but if you have doubts in what im saying, it is safer to say both; your backgrounds and your achievements. hehe because from my experience, they specifically asked both. so its actually up to you how you want to answer such questions. 

after that, they asked me about the reason why i wanted to pursue my study in tesl. and they even questioned about my spm result (which i got A+ for math and A for addmath). like why would i want to study tesl when my math result is more than okay, right? so my answer was simple, "i think i have passion in english." you really have to seem like YOU WANT TO TAKE TESL AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT. tell them you put tesl as your first choice, you want nothing other than tesl, you really want to become an english teacher. convince them as hard as you can!! also, i told them about my experience in school; i was an english mentor, i had never got any grade other than A for english and there was this time, my ustazah was mad at me for reading an english essay during her class. that was hilarious!! hahaha but yes it did happen. so do not be nervous even though you will be anyhow but it's ok!! you will do great!! just imagine the interviewers as your friends and you are having a normal conversation but in english lah of course. try to talk moreeee okay don't just give a sentence. and also don't forget to tell everything about your talent!! either you are active in sports or curriculum or anything that you're good at! just don't tell them that you like to sleep in class lah kan hihi jk :p oh yes it is good to ask questions to the interviewers regarding tesl courses, like- anything you genuinely want to know about. for instance, how the system works or maybe are there any other options besides being a teacher. okay idk much about questions since i have forgotten what i asked back then but you could ask them anything :)) just don't ask them to tell you about your weakness during the interview because it is sooo common and like everyone knows about it ahahaha so yes search for another questions!!

ok let's recap:

1) dress formally (it is advisable to wear: baju kurung for girls and kemeja for boys, and shoes!! do not wear slippers!!)

2) come early, at least 30 minutes before your session (if your session is at 2pm, be there at 1.30pm!!)

3) bring everything that's needed!! (resume, certificates (yang dah disahkan tau!), offer letter, ic, spm slip, stationary)

4) you will have to sit for an exam (comprehension and essay questions)

tips:

-study some hot issues (politics etc)

-look for bombastic vocabs, idioms and sayings

-read more articles or news

-look out for basic grammar oki!! do not make careless mistakes

5) interview session!! (the most basic question would be: tell me about yourself)

tips: 

-be confident

-speak fluently

-tell everything you want to tell (highlight: riak :p)

-share your experiences

-smile to the interviewers

-its okay to have stops when you are talking, but make sure to answer their questions and straight to the point ok!!

-ask relevant questions