Speaking English – Understanding the Aboriginal Learner’s Problems

1978 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.W. Harris

In areas where children’s first language is an Aboriginal language, the very nature of the Aboriginal language itself poses complex problems, not only for the child learning English but also for the teacher whose basic first step in solving these problems is to understand what the problems are. Except for a few fortunate teachers who were given some linguistics in college, (a rather recent innovation) and a few conscientious people who have taken courses later, most of us who teach in Aboriginal schools know far too little about linguistics. We therefore don’t know how to approach some language problems in the classroom or, even worse, we don’t recognize that the problems exist. Some teachers who have tried to do something about their lack of knowledge have been put off by technical linguistic terminology, phonetic script and so on.This small article is an attempt by a teacher who is NOT a linguist, to show his fellow teachers who are NOT linguists, that we can still understand the linguistic problems in our classrooms, and have therefore a reasonable chance of coming to grips with them.

Author(s):  
Firooz Sadighi ◽  
Shahrzad Chahardahcherik ◽  
Maryam Delfariyan ◽  
Fariba Feyzbar

In Iran the age of learning English as a foreign language is decreasing yearly. It is obvious that learning English at a very early age is a most appropriate time to start. The investigation in this study is focused on the speech act of request. Instructional effects of learning request strategies are assessed in preschoolers who received instruction to find out whether the exposure to the foreign language learning enhances the development of request strategy use and brings about changes in their first language strategy use features. The data were collected from 10 preschool Iranian learners of English as a foreign language. The participants of the study took a two-semester speaking course in an academic setting in Iran. The study had a pretest and posttest design in which 10 conversations were used including polite request strategies of English to analyze instructional effects on the learners’ first language after the posttest, by comparing and measuring the backward transfer against the pretest results. The oral task was in the form of role plays which were also utilized for communicative practice with the learners. The data were rated for the extent of a foreign language effect on the first language by experienced tutors and linguistic analyses were done to identify the foreign language components of request strategies features in the first language production. Results showed that frequent use of English request strategy features in the first language was an indication of L2 students’ beneficial experience in their L1.


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Mohammadreza Khodareza ◽  
Maryam Kaviani

<p>This study investigated the role of mother tongue on learning English vocabulary by Iranian pre-intermediate EFL learners. For this purpose, 30 female pre-intermediate learners were chosen. After administering a Nelson test participants were selected from the intact classes at Foreign Language Institute in Babol. These 30 partners were randomly allocated to 2 gatherings (one laboratory and the other control) each comprising of 15 partners. The participants received a pre-test comprising 70 English words to ensure that they did not have previous information of objective structures. Experimental group received their instruction, meaning of each target word, and translation of target words with their mother tongue (Persian). But control group just received target language (English) for all activities or instructions. Both teacher and students in this group didn’t allow using Persian. After the treatment, the same pre-test was given to the participants as a post-test to measure the effectiveness of therapy gained. After collecting the data, to respond the research proposal, a t-test was conducted. The results indicated that first language had significant effect on learning English words. The findings of this study are considered to be useful in methodology issue.</p>


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Umar Umar ◽  
Suparman Suparman

This research aimed to find out The Contributions of Tourism Industry toward Students’ Speaking Motivation in Learning English on Students who live around Tourism Object. The participants of this research proposal is the students who live around tourism object (case study at Kencana Beach Cottages in Labuhan Badas Sumbawa Besar). The present study used mixed method. It contain to be examined in relation to quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection and analysis. The instrument used in collecting data was questionnaire, speaking test and observation. Questionnaire and speaking test used descriptive statistics of frequencies and percentages. It was analyzed by using SPSS Program.Observation was analyzed by using qualitative method. Based on the data analysis technique above, it was found out the the contributions oftourism industry toward students’ speaking motivation in learning English and to know how the contribution of tourism industry toward students’ speaking motivation in English.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Setiawati Setiawati

Marriage is a bond born of inner between a man and woman as husband and wife with the aim of forming a family or household that sakinah happy and remain upon the divinity of the one true God. The recording of the marriage arranged for without recording, a marriage does not have the force of law. In fact the practice in public, let alone the remote logging process didaerah-daerah wedding in the document state is rarely noticed. This is because of the lack of knowledge most villagers tegal against legislation on marriage, both from the aspect of Islamic law as well as the positive aspects of the law. It is therefore deemed necessary to do the problems associated outreach. The purpose of doing this devotion to understanding memnberikan to the community related to the importance of the Kp Sasak. legalization of marriage. The methods used in the consecration is done by giving the extension. From the results of the survey and interviews conducted before the extension is still a lot of the public who do not know how important the legalization of marriage and what are the consequences arising because of the marriage not in legalization. The existence of this extension was well received by the public, they are very enthusiastic to follow this activity. After holding this extension a lot of development going on, many communities do governance documents to legalize their marriage that was previously done in the series.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Fika Megawati ◽  
Vidya Mandarani

Abstract: This study aims to find out the strategies used by tertiary level students in performing English communication. This research was a descriptive study involving English Education Study Program students. Data analysis included in-depth transcribing on the students’ speaking performance and the result of interview. The findings show that the communication strategies used in the conversation consisted of avoidance, paraphrase, borrowing, appeal for assistance, and mime. The common strategy lied on mime, while avoidance and paraphrase strategies were not frequently applied. The results show communication strategies were effective in helping the first language students in learning English as their foreign language. Communication strategies give solution to cope with difficulties in learning English. Communication strategies are highly suggested to be socialized to EFL learners as an alternative way to improve speaking performance.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-76
Author(s):  
Ratna Sari Dewi

The objective of this study is to help students in developing their ideas in writing due to their difficulties to arrange ideas. Although they do have ideas, they cannot structure their ideas well in their papers. Several factors could cause this problem such as lack of vocabulary and knowledge or strategies in arranging ideas in papers. Another factor is unclear explanation and insufficient guidance from the teachers. Based on literature review, dictoglos can be a guide for students to develop their ideas in writing. It is a teaching technique which incorporates various activities such listening, taking notes, discussing, and reconstructing which have some standard procedures and variations. English as an international language has been known all over the world. People cannot deny it, because many countries use and learn the language. The fact shows that the language is used as a second or a foreign language in each country in the world. Many people learn it to get involved in the world globalization era, where English in written or oral form of communication is used. Therefore, it is a must for people to learn English. Whether they are students, worker, or other occupations that they belong to, they must study English. It can be learned through learning at school, in a course, or in their own ways. People must learn the language skills in order to master English well. The journey of the learning could be similar to a child learning to walk where he may fall down to the floor and get up to stand again and learn to walk continuously so that he can walk well. It is also the same when we learn a language. We must start from listening, speaking, reading and writing. The four language skills should be learned continuously and patiently. Writing as one of the language skill at any level of education that has to be mastered is rather difficult than other skills. Students feel difficult to arrange their ideas in papers. Actually they have ideas but it is hard for them to deliver it into their paper or they have many ideas but they cannot choose what ideas should be chosen to develop. It happens because they have lack of vocabulary, cannot arrange the ideas correctly, berita terkini internasional do not know how to develop their ideas. This could happen because there is no clear enough information from the teacher. It is also possible that the teacher do not teach well. In addition to teachers, it should be acknowledged that there are many other factors that cause the inability of students to write in English. Because some problems above, the writer wants to give an alternative solution to overcome the problem that is an approach to teach writing. It is hoped that the students have ability to develop their ideas in writing. The approach is called Dictogloss. In this approach students is trained to write their elaboration of one idea or improve simply an idea or a topic chosen by a teacher or they choose it freely from their own.


Author(s):  
Ristati

This paper aims to describe (1) the difficulties in pronouncing [f] and [v] by the learners of English whose first language is Dayak Ngaju, (2) constraints that cause difficulty in learning English pronunciation, and (3) the application of drill method as an attempt to solve the problem of learning English pronunciation. This study is included in applied linguistics. Problem identification is done by using contrastive analysis. The approach used is qualitative and quantitative descriptive approach. The instruments used to collect data research are a test, observation, and interview. Location of the study is in SMA PGRI Palangka Raya. Based on the pre-test result, the learners’ mastery level only 60% (under the minimum completeness criteria or KKM). The learners pronounce the sound fricative [f] and [v] à [p]. While the factors that cause difficulty are the phonological interference (interlingual transfer). As for extra-lingual factors are (1) the teachers of English have a lack of knowledge in English pronunciation, (2) the strategy applied in teaching pronunciation is not right, and (3) facility and infrastructure are inadequate, as there are no video, LCD, and language laboratory. The effort done to solve the difficulties of English pronunciation are first, the teachers follow workshop on English phonetics and phonology along with the strategy used to teach pronunciation, that is drill method. Secondly, the teachers apply drill method in pronunciation class in the form of Classroom Action Research (CAR). After the treatment is given in the form of CAR, then the mastery level is increased, it has reached 75% (already reached KKM). The learners of English pronounce correctly English sounds [f] and [v].


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