The Kingman Report

English Today ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 15-23
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Pull Out ◽  
Vice Chancellor ◽  
Speakers Of Other Languages ◽  
British Press ◽  
University Of Bristol ◽  
The University ◽  
And Training ◽  
Part Model

In the following pages, we provide extracts from the Reports of the Committee of Inquiry into the Teaching of English Language (‘The Kingman Report’) of March 1988, relating to the teaching of English in England and Wales, and published by Her Majesty's Stationary Office, London.The committee of 19 scholars, writers, and educators was chaired by Sir John Kingman, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol. The four professors of English on the committee were Gillian Brown (Applied Linguistics, Essex), Brian Cox (English Literature, Manchester), Peter Levi (Poetry, Oxford), and Henry Widdowson (Education; English for Speakers of Other Languages, London).The 100-page report (ISBN 0 11 270650 9)has six chapters and eight appendices. The chapters set the scene (1), discuss the importance of knowledge about the language (2), present a model for teaching English (3), discuss the use of the model (4), cover attainment and assessment (5), look at the education and training of teachers (6), and provide a summary of recommendations. The appendices cover terms of reference (1), membership of the committee (2), a note of reservation by Professor Widdowson regarding the need for a more searching initial discussion of why English should be a school subject at all (3), sources of evidence submitted to the committee (4), visits made by committee members (5), a glossary of specialist terms used in the report (6), a bibliography (7), and a pull-out summary of the model.Our extracts relate to the 5-part model and the attainment targets suggested. We reproduce both in full, as being of particular international interest and in Angles of Vision provide a range of excerpts from the British press when the report appeared.

scholarly journals ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE EDMODO USAGE IN LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR ENGLISH LITERATURE STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Herland Franley Manalu ◽  
Diana Anggraeni ◽  
Asrul Munazar
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
English Learners ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
The University

The increment of concern in the use of online learning tools into English Language Teaching to adopt the Industrial Revolution 4.0 has inspired this study to examine students’ thoughts on Edmodo, as one of the online learning tools, at the English Literature department within the University of Bangka Belitung. Edmodo is used by the researchers to discuss the students’ attitude in improving their English skills. Data were collected by means of questionnaires and interview. A Likert scale questionnaire was administered and open-ended interviews were conducted to get more information from the students. Data were qualitatively and quantitatively analysed by using SPSS v.22 Software. The results reveal that the Edmodo usage is aiding students’ cooperation in small group discussions, reflecting that teaching and learning activities established on the ground of communicative teaching method were able to improve cooperation and communication, raising students’ motivation to take part and involve in various learning and also empowering them to be self-determining and be more responsible for their own learning. This study is an endeavor to attract more researchers to do further investigations on this area within the Indonesian English learners at the university level.

scholarly journals Pelatihan dan Pendampingan English for Tour Guide Pada Program Pendidikan Kecakapan Kerja 2021 di Kabupaten Situbondo

2022 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-21
Author(s):  
Dwi Taurina Mila Wardhani
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Tour Guide ◽  
Tour Guides ◽  
Employment Skills ◽  
Expected Outcome ◽  
The Right ◽  
Skills Education ◽  
And Training

The Employment Skills Education Program (PKK) is a government assistance program that aims to prepare human resources who are skilled, have character, are competitive, and have the ability to innovate. This is an aid to industry-based courses and training and entrepreneurial opportunities. Through the results of initial observations that have been made, graduated students of English Literature Faculty of Letters UNARS do not have special courses on skills as a tour guide. Through the English for Tour Guide Training program those who are interested in following the skills as a tour guide are included as participants in the 2021 PKK program and will be trained to have competence as a tour guide. PKM program participants who gain the skills to become tour guides will be very useful as their provision to find work. In collaboration with the AUSEI course institution as a service partner for PKM activities, it is hoped that later PKK program participants will have a competency certificate to work. This training and mentoring are carried out for approximately three months where students are given English language guidance and training that focuses on the English for Tour Guide material. During the training, students also had the opportunity to discuss and ask questions if they encountered problems during the training to reach the right solution. The expected outcome of this PKM activity is that students have special skills in English about English for Guides as evidenced by a certificate of competence.   Keywords: English, English for Tour Guide, PKK program.

Meyerhold: the Final Act

1993 ◽  
Vol 9 (33) ◽  
pp. 3-15
Author(s):  
Edward Braun
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Critical Assessment ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Detailed Account ◽  
The Past ◽  
Language Selection ◽  
New Material ◽  
University Of Bristol ◽  
The University

The process of rehabilitating the reputation of the great Soviet director Vsevolod Meyerhold began soon after Krushchev's repudiation of Stalinism in 1955. However, it was only with the recent opening of the KGB files on ‘Case No. 537’ that the mystery surrounding the circumstances of his trial and presumed execution was finally resolved. The full story, which combines the horrific torture of an old, sick man with the petty niceties of bureaucratic form-filling, has been gradually unfolding in Russian-language journals over the past three years: and here Edward Braun provides the first detailed account in English of what happened to Meyerhold – and to his wife, the actress Zinaida Raikh – between the liquidation of his theatre in January 1938 and his own liquidation on 2 February 1940. Edward Braun, Professor of Drama in the University of Bristol, edited the pioneering English-language selection from Meyerhold's writings, Meyerhold on Theatre, in 1969, and in 1979 published his major critical assessment, The Theatre of Meyerhold, now in process of revision to incorporate the new material released in recent years. He also contributes to this issue of NTQ a report on the opening of the new Meyerhold Centre in Moscow.

scholarly journals Exploring mono/multilingual practices on the CELTA course: What trainers say

2021 ◽  
pp. 136216882199125
Author(s):  
Fiona Gallagher ◽  
Catherine Geraghty
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
First Language ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Speakers Of Other Languages ◽  
L1 Use ◽  
The University

This article examines mono- and bi/multilingual practices on the University of Cambridge CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) course. This course is generally considered to be one of the most popular and widely-recognized initial teacher education programmes in English language teaching worldwide. The article describes a small research project which explored the views of 77 CELTA trainers in relation to the use of the first language (L1) in English language teaching and centred on how this issue is addressed on the teacher training courses they worked on. The study included trainers who use English either as an L1 or as a second language (L2) and both monolingual and bi/multilingual participants. Respondents worked in shared-L1 (where learners share a common language other than English) and in multilingual teaching and training contexts. The need to develop a theoretical framework in relation to L1 use in English language teaching and for a more explicit and considered focus on this issue on the CELTA course was identified, so that both trainers and trainee-teachers can make informed pedagogic decisions around L1 use in their teaching and professional practices. Findings also point to the need for wider discussion within the CELTA community on issues relating to the traditionally monolingual and one-size-fits-all orientation of the course and to the potential added-value of language teachers and educators who bring bilingual skills and perspectives to the classroom, particularly non-native English speakers.

scholarly journals THE INFLUENCE OF NATIVE ENGLISH LECTURER IN IMPROVING STUDENTS MOTIVATION IN COMMUNICATION SKILL

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-204
Author(s):  
Yoga Pratama ◽  
Fridolini Fridolini
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Communication Skill ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Control Design ◽  
English Department ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Study Researcher ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The University ◽  
Test Control

The development of information and technology has influenced many aspects of life including education. a lot of people start from students in the university and worker already speaking English fluently, but still there are some problem specifically for the students to speak English, university that have English English language programt is looking to find the solution. By hiring native English teacher or leacturer to improve their student’s motivation in English communication skill, the question is can the native English teacher gives the influence to the student. This research made to analyze how well the native English teacher can give the influence to the students especially in  Darma Persada University for the students that are majoring in English Literature and in English Department. This research  showed whether hired Native English teacher is a good idea or it isn’t. In this study, researcher used aquantitative approach to analyze the influence of native English lecturer in improving students motivation communication skill.. This research was conducted using the experimental method using pre-test and post-test control design.

The function of Student Pidgin in Ghana

English Today ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 13-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Rupp
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
English Language ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Standard English ◽  
Vice Chancellor ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Ghana ◽  
Senior Secondary

The emergence of Student Pidgin in Ghana is estimated to have started fairly recently: between 1965 and the early 1970s (Huber, 1999; Dako, 2002). Male students in high prestige senior secondary schools and universities have been credited with leading in the development of Student Pidgin. The use of Student Pidgin has since been spreading among some girls and is currently found in an increasing number of contexts, including the home. The fact that students use Student Pidgin seems unexpected, considering the fact that they are competent speakers of Standard English.2 In this context, the question to consider is what underlies this behavior? This has been the subject of recurrent debate. Educational authorities typically feel that Student Pidgin reflects the fact that the standard of English in Ghanaian senior secondary schools and universities has fallen. An example of this comes from a speech given by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere, on 28 October 2002: [He] expressed concern about the standard of English among university students and advised them to desist from speaking Pidgin English, which he said would not help them. Speaking at this year's matriculation of 7,959 freshmen out of the 10,301 admitted into the University, Prof Asenso-Okyere said there was evidence of deterioration in English Language among students in their examinations and theses, which some employers had also complained about.

scholarly journals Literary Musings and Critical Mediations: Interview with Rev. Fr Professor Amechi N. Akwanya

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 26-31
Author(s):  
Andrew Bula
Keyword(s):  
Literary Criticism ◽  
Comparative Studies ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Language History ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
European Theatre ◽  
The University ◽  
Phd Thesis

Reverend Father Professor Amechi Nicholas Akwanya is one of the towering scholars of literature in Nigeria and elsewhere in the world. For decades, and still counting, Fr. Prof. Akwanya has worked arduously, professing literature by way of teaching, researching, and writing in the Department of English and Literary Studies of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. To his credit, therefore, this genius of a literature scholar has singularly authored over 70 articles, six critically engaging books, a novel, and three volumes of poetry. His PhD thesis, Structuring and Meaning in the Nigerian Novel, which he completed in 1989, is a staggering 734-page document. Professor Akwanya has also taught many literature courses, namely: European Continental Literature, Studies in Drama, Modern Literary Theory, African Poetry, History of Theatre: Aeschylus to Shakespeare, European Theatre since Ibsen, English Literature Survey: the Beginnings, Semantics, History of the English Language, History of Criticism, Modern Discourse Analysis, Greek and Roman Literatures, Linguistics and the Teaching of Literature, Major Strands in Literary Criticism, Issues in Comparative Literature, Discourse Theory, English Poetry, English Drama, Modern British Literature, Comparative Studies in Poetry, Comparative Studies in Drama, Studies in African Drama, and Philosophy of Literature. A Fellow of Nigerian Academy of Letters, Akwanya’s open access works have been read over 109,478 times around the world. In this wide-ranging interview, he speaks to Andrew Bula, a young lecturer from Baze University, Abuja, shedding light on a variety of issues around which his life revolves.

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