A comparative study of the relative effectiveness of two different second language training programs.

The purpose of this study was to measure the relative effectiveness of two methods of teaching drug education to preservice elementary school teachers. The methods compared were the traditional teacher confined approach, and the value clarification group-centered process. The latter approach was found to be superior in all ways measured. Members of this group read more independently, achieved greater gain scores in affective and cognitive testing, and they developed a sense of community that brought them together to solve problems.

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Problemen bij taalonderwijs aan buitenlandse arbeiders. Suggesties voor oplossingen.

Toegepaste Taalwetenschap in Artikelen ◽

10.1075/ttwia.2.08cou ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

pp. 79-93

Author(s):

W.F. Coumou

Keyword(s):

Second Language ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Migrant Workers ◽

Teaching Method ◽

Foreign Worker ◽

Oral Proficiency ◽

Learning Objectives ◽

Foreign Workers ◽

Language Training ◽

Standard Language

Language teaching to migrant workers in The Netherlands needs an improvement in two ways. Apart from various problems with regard to the environment in which the teaching of Dutch to foreign workers takes place, this type of language training also suffers from serious inadequacies in the linguistic and methodological field. This paper discusses a few of these latter problems pertaining to both the teacher and the learner, i.e. the foreign worker. With regard to the -- usually unpaid and voluntary -- teacher, we point out such factors as - inexperience with the teaching of a second language and the consequen-ces of such a situation - disparity between the language of the teacher and the dialect/sociolect of the environment in which the foreign worker finds himself; a dispa-rity because of the socio-cultural gap between the two - discrepancy between certain features in the teacher's dialect and those of the standard language in the teaching method - use of 'foreigner talk' in the class situation With regard to the learner we diseuse euch matters as - expectation of the foreign worker when learning the language of his new country of residence; an expectation which to a great extent diffe, from what can objectively be defined as learning objectives - lack of contact with speakers of Butch resulting in a low level of oral proficiency by the foreign worker - problems relating to 'Pidgin'--Dutch The language department of Netherlands Centre Foreigners is engaged in developping language materiale for migrant workers and their families, in particular for those who are speakers of 'Pidgin'-Dutch. Certain preliminary considerations concerning this teaching method are dis-cussed.

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A Corpus-based Comparative Study of Learn and Acquire

English Language Teaching ◽

10.5539/elt.v9n1p209 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 209

Author(s):

Bei Yang

Keyword(s):

Second Language ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Language Learners ◽

English Language ◽

Second Language Learners ◽

Linguistic Feature ◽

Natural Discourse ◽

British National Corpus ◽

National Corpus

As an important yet intricate linguistic feature in English language, synonymy poses a great challenge for second language learners. Using the 100 million-word British National Corpus (BNC) as data and the software Sketch Engine (SkE) as an analyzing tool, this article compares the usage of learn and acquire used in natural discourse by conducting the analysis of concordance, collocation, word sketches and sketch difference. The results show that different functions of SkE can make different contributions to the discrimination of learn and acquire. Pedagogical implications are discussed when the results are introduced into the classroom.

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The Need of English Language Training Programs in Continuing Education

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences ◽

10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.668 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 56 ◽

pp. 396-404 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mohd. Zulkifli Mohd Yunus ◽

Abdul Halim Abdul Raof ◽

Rozafrina Abdul Rahman ◽

Adib Muliyani Mohd Amin

Keyword(s):

Continuing Education ◽

English Language ◽

Training Programs ◽

Language Training

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Establishing Passing Standards for Classroom Achievement Tests for Learners of Korean as Second Language: A Comparative Study of Three Methods.

Journal of Korean Language Education ◽

10.18209/iakle.2011.22.2.303 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 303-327

Author(s):

이은하

Keyword(s):

Second Language ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Achievement Tests

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Oral Reading, Silent Reading, and Listening Comprehension: a Comparative Study

Journal of Reading Behavior ◽

10.1080/10862967809547270 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 203-207 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Denise B. Elgart

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Oral Reading ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Listening Comprehension ◽

Relative Effectiveness ◽

Latin Square ◽

Silent Reading ◽

Third Grade Students ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Reading Materials

Comprehension is achieved through three different modes of reception — oral reading, silent reading, and listening. The relative effectiveness of each of the three modes has been examined, but has yielded conflicting results due to intersubject variation and difference in degree of reading materials. The purpose of this study was to use a research design which eliminated those two sources of error as they affect a comparison of the three modes of reception — oral reading, silent reading, listening on comprehension. Forty-five third-grade students were selected. The pupils read orally, read silently, and listened to selections taken from the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Comprehension Test-Primary C, Form 2. An Analysis of Variance using a Latin Square Design with repeated measures was used. Results indicated that there was a significant difference between the three modes of reception with oral reading significantly more effective than silent reading in comprehending material.

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