scholarly journals Andragogical principles in teaching professional foreign languages: challenges and perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 127 ◽  
pp. 01007
Author(s):  
Natalia Aleksandrovna Naumova ◽  
Natalya Vladimirovna Yudina
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Adult Students ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The Government ◽  
Psychological Features ◽  
Andragogical Principles

The research shares the experience of the Vladimir branch of Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation in applying the andragogical principles in distance learning and teaching a professional foreign language for part-time and night school students. The research is aimed at considering the specific social and psychological features with a different nature of goal-setting, learning process and its outcomes in the adult student environment which are likely to cause the barriers, as well as the ways to reduce them during the pandemic of COVID-19 and an overall switch to distance learning. The subject matter is focused on the specific obstacles which prevent adult students from successful building of language skills. The research methods include monitoring, interviewing and content analysis. The outcomes showed that the andragogical principles of the adult students, including a student-oriented motivation, focus on personal individualization, mutual interactive activity with the teacher, immediate implementation of learning outcomes, might be available to eliminate the barriers and shift the focus to practical ways of learning and teaching a professional foreign language. The outcomes of the research have practical use in arranging online learning of part-time and night school students in the Vladimir branch of Financial University. The experience is recommended to be considered for the adult target audience to enhance their motivation for building professional foreign language skills.

scholarly journals THE RELIABILITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY SCALE IN MALAY VERSION BASED ON CRONBACH’S ALPHA

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-47
Author(s):  
Rosnah Mohd. Sham ◽  
Mohd Nazri Latiff Azmi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Language Anxiety ◽  
Foreign Language Anxiety ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
The Government

This paper is part of a study which addresses the reliability of Foreign Language Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) in Malay version.  Researchers find that the reliability of an instrument is closely associated with its validity and an instrument cannot be valid unless it is reliable. However, the reliability of an instrument does not depend on its validity. Therefore, this paper investigates the reliability of the instrument called FLCAS in Malay version.  FLCAS is widely used in collecting data relating to language anxiety and perhaps the most reliable and comprehensive tool in language anxiety.  This paper objectively measures the reliability of FLCAS by using Cronbach’s Alpha, the most widely used objective measure of reliability.  The sampled population involved 302 respondents from the government secondary schools in Putrajaya Federal Territory, Malaysia.  The items had been translated into the Malay language and back translated into English.  Results show that the internal consistency of Crobanch’s Alpha 0.90.  It can be concluded that FLCAS in Malay version is an appropriate instrument to measure the levels of language anxiety among the Malaysian secondary school students who learn English as a second language.

scholarly journals PENGARUH MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN ONLINE DALAM PEMAHAMAN DAN MINAT BELAJAR SISWA PADA KONSEP PELAJARAN FISIKA

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 248
Author(s):  
Sundus Maulidina ◽  
Yoga Budi Bhakti
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
School Students ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Learning At Home ◽  
The Government ◽  
Learning Interest

ABSTRAKPenulisan makalah ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh media pembelajaran online dalam pemahaman dan minat siswa dalam mempelajari konsep-konsep fisika dan untuk respon siswa mengenai penerapan media pembelajaran online, pemerintah memberlakukan kebijakan jarak sosial atau dikenal sebagai jarak fisik dan oleh karena itu sekolah memutuskan untuk belajar jarak jauh yang ditakuti selama pandemi menggunakan media pembelajaran online minat belajar siswa akan menurun.Dari hasil survai menggunakan kuesioner di google form terhadap siswa Sekolah Menengah Atas diperoleh 18,8% setuju menggunakan media pembelajaran online dan 52,75% tidak setuju menggnakan media pembelajran online. dari hasil data tersebut dikatakan "tidak kuat" ini menunjukkan respon siswa segatif terhadap menggunakan media pembelajran online. minat belajar siswa lebih meningkat bila pembelajaran online dilakukan di dalam kelas. selama pandemi berlangsung sebaiknya pendidik atau guru lebih keatif dalam melakukan pemebelajaran online dirumah agar siswa tidak merasa bosan dan semangat saat sedang pembelajaran jarak jauh. sehingga minat belajar siswa dapat meningkat dan memahami konsep fisik  Kata kunci: covid 19; pembelajaran; fisika. ABSTRACTWriting this paper aims to determine the effect of online learning media in students' understanding and interest in learning the concepts of physics and for student responses regarding the application of online learning media, the government imposed social distancing policy or known as physical distancing and therefore schools decided to distance learning feared during the pandemic using online learning media student learning interest will decrease. From the survey results using a questionnaire on the Google form of high school students obtained 18.8% agreed to use online learning media and 52.75% did not agree to use online learning media. from the results of the data it is said "not strong" this shows the response of students to use the online learning media. Student interest in learning increases when online learning is done in the classroom. During the pandemic, educators or teachers should be more active in conducting online learning at home so that students do not feel bored and excited while studying distance learning. so that students' interest in learning can increase and understand physical concepts Keywords: covid 19; learning; physics  

scholarly journals Agility in Teacher Training: Distance Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Yonit Nissim ◽  
Eitan Simon
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Survey Responses

The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic forced the world to respond in new and unconventional ways. Quick thinking and unusual flexibility were required whilst operating under conditions of uncertainty and fear. This article deals with agility in the implementation of distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic as it occurred at Ohalo College of Education with the outbreak of the epidemic in Israel in March 2020. Within 48 hours from the moment that Israel’s government announced a nation-wide lockdown, the College shifted from frontal teaching and learning to social distancing and distance teaching. The College adopted agile leadership that led to moving 700 courses to distance learning and teaching, with 150 lecturers and 1,500 students in their homes; the semester continued, but differently, in light of the lockdown and limitations ordered by the government. It is clear that such swift organization, executed with maximum flexibility, did not benefit from proper planning and was far perfect. This article offers a look at academic agility as demonstrated during the transition of a college of education to distance learning under emergency conditions. It will be examined through an analysis of survey responses from students. The goal of the survey was to assess students’ attitudes toward the implementation of this strategy.

scholarly journals Parents' Perceptions of Distance Learning during Covid-19 Pandemic in Rural Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delipiter Lase ◽  
Sonny Eli Zaluchu ◽  
Dorkas Orienti Daeli ◽  
Amurisi Ndraha
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Year ◽  
Children’S Learning ◽  
Offline Learning ◽  
Learning At Home ◽  
The Government ◽  
Children's Learning ◽  
At Home

This study aims to examine parents' perceptions of distance learning in response to the closure of many schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive methods. The research subjects consisted of parents of elementary school students, and the data were collected using interview techniques. This study shows that distance learning in a research context is organized in the form of online and offline learning. For parents, the current learning approach is something that must be lived and supported in the absence of other options. Even though parents do not have negative perceptions, distance learning contributes to increasing the burden on parents or families economically, including psychological and social aspects. The lack of parental involvement and support in the learning process of children at home is generally due to the lack of time and the inability of parents to become teachers for their children at home. Actions to accompany and support children's learning at home are carried out in the form of providing internet packages, helping children to master the learning materials, and participating in completing assignments or tests given by the teacher. The surprising finding of this study is that children's learning motivation has decreased, and for the remainder of the school year, parents expect the government to reopen it so that children can study again in class and meet with their peers.

scholarly journals FACTORS AFFECTING BASIC STUDENTS LEARNING MOTIVATION IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PERIOD

2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Handayani ◽  
Marlina Marlina ◽  
Desyandri Desyandri
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The Government

This study aims to determine the factors that affect the learning motivation of elementary school students during the Covid-19 pandemic (corona virus disease). This study was conducted using the literature study method. The literature studied can be in the form of articles, reports, magazines, news, etc. which can be used as a basis for studying a topic. The results of the study conducted show that there are several factors that affect the learning motivation of elementary school students during the pandemic such as parenting factors, presentation of distance learning carried out by teachers, and support from the government in supporting and assisting in implementing distance learning.

scholarly journals Rethinking the Insights from Good Language Learner Studies: Moroccan Learners of EFL as a Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 61-73
Author(s):  
Bendaoud Nadif ◽  
Driss Benattabou
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
School Students ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The Relationship

Over the recent decades, there has been a growing research interest in placing learners at the heart of any enterprise pertaining to foreign language learning and teaching. Alongside the growth of new perspectives and theories in cognitive psychology and foreign language learning and teaching, research has shifted its focus from the teacher and learning outcomes to the learners and the learning processes. Correspondingly, researchers emphasize the significance of making the learning and teaching paradigms more supportive and responsive to learners’ needs and interests to fully play more active and participatory roles. Drawing on researchers’ contributions in the area of good language learner studies, this paper sets out to examine the relationship between the characteristics of GLLs and language achievement. For this purpose, a sample of (N = 98) senior Moroccan high school students took an EFL achievement test and responded to the GLL questionnaire as designed and developed by Constantinides (2013). Using a Spearman correlational coefficient test and regression analysis, results show that GLLs’ scores significantly correlate (r = .81) and reliably predict the respondents’ achievement test scores. The paper ends with a conclusion and some pedagogical implications to promote EFL learning and teaching.

scholarly journals English for Secretarial Program: Target and Learning Needs of 'Cinta Kasih Tzu Chi' Vocational School Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Junita Junita ◽  
Nurdiana Nurdiana
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
School Subject ◽  
School Students ◽  
Authentic Materials ◽  
Materials Development ◽  
The Common ◽  
Vocational High Schools

<p>English is one of compulsory subjects in vocational high schools. It is a required school subject as students of vocational school graduates are prepared to work based on their major and skills. In addition, in the workplace context, English is the common foreign language used in and among divisions in the workplace. To help the students use the language appropriately, schools need to prepare them with adequate learning materials. Thus, reliable sources of learning, one of which is English coursebooks, should incorporate appropriate language input for the students specifically devised for vocational school students. Unfortunately, most of the coursebooks contain materials which do not meet target and learning needs of the students who study in vocational schools. Therefore, this study aimed at examining their target and learning needs of English, particularly for those taking secretarial program. In order to achieve the objective of the study, a questionnaire consisting of target and learning needs items was distributed to the subjects of the research. The findings of this research revealed that the target needs of the students who majored in the secretarial program are to be able to communicate in English both in oral and written texts, vocabulary enhancement related to the workplace, and to pass the national exam. As for the learning needs, most of the students are keen on learning English from authentic materials integrated in all language skills.</p><strong>Keywords: </strong>materials development, target and learning needs, ESP

scholarly journals The Effect of Textbook Readability on Students’ Reading Comprehension

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-54
Author(s):  
Dinar Vincy Yunitaka Bahrudin
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Text Readability ◽  
Readability Level ◽  
Central Purpose

Language learners should learn reading skill as one of four language skills. It is to make learners' ability on foreign language becomes more comprehensive. The purpose of reading is to improve the understanding about the content of the text and it is the central purpose of language learners. Text readability level is also influenced by the readers’ motivation, ability, and interest.  Thats whay in selecting reading texts, the teacher should concern to text readability level and the student language level. Students' level must be related with text readability level, so that it is inappropriate to give junior high school students difficult text such as a difficult scientific text. Therefore this study conclude that the is an effect of textbook readability on students reading comprehension.

scholarly journals PSYCHOLOGICAL AND DIDACTIC ASPECTS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF USING INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES IN TEACHING EFL

2022 ◽  
pp. 73-77
Author(s):  
Kudaybergenova Nargiza Konisbayevna ◽  
Yeshniyazova Tamara Matenovna
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Interactive Technology ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Psychological Features ◽  
Multiple Skills

The article describes the significance of Internet technologies (IT) in the teaching process of English as a foreign language (EFL) and reviews the researchers’ opinions on this problem. In this paper, the author considers that Internet technologies in English lessons for pupils in grades 5-7, it is appropriate to briefly dwell on psychological features of this age. In the article, a number of scientific studies in the field of computerization of learning in foreign languages have been analyzed. The article focuses on the relevance of using Internet and Information Technologies in teaching foreign languages. The author notes that employing IT will help to develop pupils’ progress in multiple skills at the same time. Moreover, the author puts forward the assumption that lessons based on the Internet and IT can help to quickly master the skills of communication in the EFL compared to traditional face-to-face lessons. KEY WORDS: Internet technologies, Information Technology (IT), Interactive technology, English as a foreign language (EFL), learning and teaching, school pupils.

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