Spreekvaardigheidstoetsing

1988 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 149-159
Author(s):  
L.J.A. Nienhuis
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Oral Production ◽  
Speaking Proficiency ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Speaking Skill

At higher levels of second language proficiency, the speaking skill is frequently measured in interviews, but the use of guided tests and group discussions is common too and can improve efficiency. Guided test and discussion create rather different speech situations and might well elicitate dissimilar kinds of oral production: the informal setting of group discussion is certainly less 'anxiety-provoking' and elicitates more natural speech, but it may lead to the use of elementary and unmonitored, minimally correct speech. In this article we report on a small-scale empirical investigation intended to lay bare differences between the language used in a guided test and in a group discussion at the level of 1st year university students of French. Although the discussion subject was defined in such a way that it would enable students to discuss a rather wide range of aspects, even superficial analysis of guided test and discussion subject suggested the first to be more content valid: this quality manifested itself in the higher proportion of different words used in the guided test answers. In other respects, there were no systematic differences between test and discussion: proportions of unique words and of less frequent words, in relation to the number of different words, were nearly the same in the two kinds of speech production. Contrary to intuitive expectation, the number of lexical and grammatical errors was greater in test production (i.e. in the formal setting) than in discussion, the guided test being perhaps a more demanding task, but the possible conclusion that the overall quality of second language use was less good in the guided test was not supported by other findings: mean scores of the three raters did not show systematic differences between test and discussion. Correlations between test scores and discussion scores were about .77, suggesting that as tests of speaking proficiency when the criterion is correctness, guided test and discussion are not as different as they may seem. The main difference between the two is in rater reliability: interrater correlations for the test were about .82; for the discussion the mean of three correlations was .52, but two of them approximated .60. One of the problems of rating discussions may be the rather unequal participation of the members of the group. The quality of discussion as a speaking proficiency test can, in our opinion, be improved by defining its subject in such a way that the aspects discussed will be sufficiently diverse and by training or instructing students: they should all participate actively and pay attention to regular turn-taking.

scholarly journals Penyempurnaan Hukum Formal Perpajakan Terkait Tata Cara Perpajakan

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-240
Author(s):  
Haula Rosdiana ◽  
Maria R.U.D. Tambunan ◽  
Inayati Hifni
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
The Government ◽  
Taxation System

Dalam mengoptimalkan penerimaan pajak, pemerintah selayaknya mendesain sistem perpajakan yang berpegang prinsip efisiensi dengan tetap memperhatikan aspek keadil-an dan kesederhana. Dalam sistem perpajakan, hukum formal mempunyai peranan penting dalam mengejawantahkan hukum material, karena itu Undang-undang Ketentu-an Umum dan Tata Cara Perpajakan (KUP) menjadi salah satu kunci keberhasilan implementasi kebijakan pajak. Mengingat strategisnya peran UU KUP, perlu untuk mereview kembali UU KUP yang saat ini berlaku serta perlu dilakukan suatu penyempurnaan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data kualitatif yang terdiri dari studi literatur dan focus group discussion. Penelitian bertujuan memberikan masukan atas KUP yang saat ini masih dalam proses pembahasan dengan menekankan pada aspek kemudahan (ease of administration), keadilan (equity) dan kepastian hukum (law enforcement). Hasil penelitian ini menekan-kan pada hal-hal terkait (i) perlunya meningkatkan basis data perpajakan, (ii) perlunya menjalankan kemudahan administrasi yang berdasarkan ketentuan yang tegas, jelas, dan sederhana, (iii) penegakan hukum yang tegas, (iv) adanya sanksi yang sebanding dengan pelanggaran yang dilakukan oleh wajib pajak, dan (v) peningkatan kualitas layanan dan profesionalisme petugas pajak. Kajian ini diharapkan mampu mendorong terwujudnya regulasi perpajakan pro terhadap optimalisasi penerimaan tanpa mencede-rai hak-hak wajib pajak. Proposal for Amendment of Formal Law on Taxation Procedure  In optimizing tax revenue, the government should design a taxation system that adheres to the principle of efficiency, justice and simplicity. In the taxation system, formal law has an important role in manifesting laws, therefore laws and taxation procedures (KUP) are one of the keys to the successful implementation of tax policies. Considering the strategic role of the KUP Law, it is necessary to review the KUP Law which is currently in force and needs to be improved. This study uses a qualitative approach with qualitative data collection techniques consisting of literature studies and focus group discussions. The research aims to provide input on KUP which is currently still in the process of discussion by emphasizing aspects of ease (ease of administration), justice (equity) and legal certainty (law enforcement). The results emphasize issues related to (i) the need to increase the taxation database, (ii) the need to carry out administrative facilities based on firm, clear and simple provisions, (iii) strict law enforcement, (iv) comparable sanctions with violations committed by taxpayers and (v) improving the quality of service and professionalism of tax officials. This study is expected to be able to encourage the realization of tax regulations that are pro to the optimization of revenue without harming the rights of taxpayers.

Improving the Quality of Second Language Writing by First Language Use

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moussa Ahmadian ◽  
Sajjad Pouromid ◽  
Mehdi Nickkhah
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Learners ◽  
First Language ◽  
Task Type ◽  
Language Groups ◽  
Language Writing ◽  
L1 Use ◽  
Development Structure

The role of the learners’ first language (L1) in learning second language (L2) writing has recently become a focus in SLA research. There have been many studies focusing on different aspects of this phenomenon. The results of these studies have shown how L1 use may play facilitative roles in producing writing in the second language. Many variables, such as task type and language proficiency, have also been studied in this regard. Yet, there seems to be a paucity of research on whether L1 use can significantly improve the quality of written productions in L2. The present study was therefore designed to peruse this question and find what aspects of writing may improve with L1 use. To this end, the written productions of 36 Persian-speaking intermediate English learners writing an argumentative paragraph were analyzed. 6 of the 12 groups were asked to collaborate in their first language and the others were limited to using the second language in their collaborations. The results of statistical comparisons between the first language and second language groups revealed that L1 use can significantly improve the overall score gained by the L2 writers. It was also found that L1 use improves the quality of L2 written productions in terms of organization/unity, development, structure, and mechanics.

scholarly journals KESIMPULAN DALAM PEMERIKSAAN KEPATUHAN YANG BERDIRI SENDIRI

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Catharina Sri Kariningsih ◽  
Nalini Asfaroyani ◽  
Latifah Dewi Tutiana
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
State Finance ◽  
Compliance Audit ◽  
Audit Reports

BPK has the mandate to conduct audits over management and accountability of the state finance, with one of the audit types is Special Purpose Audit (PDTT). Based on the results of studies conducted by the Directorate of Research and Development of PDTT (Litbang PDTT) in 2011, PDTT consists of, among others, investigative and compliance audit. Compliance audit intended is a compliance audit performed independently. This study aims to provide information about the conclusions in the compliance audit which performed independently. The methodology used is literature study, audit reports analysis, data and information collection through questionnaires and interviews, as well as focus group discussions with practitioners and academician. Based on the study, it can be inferred that factors affecting the quality of the conclusion is the audit objective, the scope of the examination, criteria, materiality, sample and evidence. This study suggests to use ISSAI 4100 Compliance Audit Guidelines –For Audits Performed separately from the Audit of Financial Statements as a reference for the conclusion format.KEYWORDSCompliance audit, conclusion, ISSAI 4100ABSTRAKBPK memiliki mandat untuk melakukan pemeriksaan atas pengelolaan dan tanggung jawab keuangan negara, diantaranya melalui Pemeriksaan Dengan Tujuan Tertentu (PDTT). Berdasarkan hasil kajian yang dilakukan Direktorat Litbang PDTT pada tahun 2011, pemeriksaan yang termasuk dalam PDTT adalah pemeriksaan investigatif dan kepatuhan. Pemeriksaan kepatuhan yang dimaksudkan adalah pemeriksaan kepatuhan yang berdiri sendiri. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk memberikan informasi tentang penarikan kesimpulan dalam pemeriksaankepatuhan yang berdiri sendiri tersebut. Metodologi yang digunakan yaitu studi literatur, telaah LHP, pengumpulan data dan informasi melalui kuesioner dan wawancara, serta Focus Group Discussion dengan praktisi dan akademisi. Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa faktor-faktor yang mendukung kualitas penarikan kesimpulan dalam pemeriksaan kepatuhan yang berdiri sendiri adalah tujuan, lingkup atau cakupan pemeriksaan, kriteria, materialitas, sampel dan bukti pemeriksaan. Studi ini mengusulkan bentuk kesimpulan yang mengacu pada ISSAI 4100 Compliance Audit Guidelines–For Audits Performed separately from the Audit of Financial Statements.KATA KUNCIPemeriksaan kepatuhan, kesimpulan, ISSAI 4100

scholarly journals Teachers’ motivation and its influence on quality education: A study at a center for foreign languages in Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luu Nguyen Quoc Hung
Keyword(s):  
Common Factors ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Level Of Motivation ◽  
Relationship Of

Teacher is one of the most important elements in education. The quality of education is largely determined by the teacher’s quality. Few would argue against the view that motivated staff are a central resource for the success and quality of an organization, and thus attention needs to be given to examining teachers’ motivation as a key to guaranteed quality education. At the Center of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, teachers are always recognized as key factors for the success of the institution. This small-scale study was conducted with 42 teachers of English of the Center for Foreign Languages with the aim to examine common factors affecting teachers’ motivation and their perceptions towards quality education. The results of the survey revealed the most common factors for teachers’ motivation and the findings from focus group discussions indicated the positive relationship of teachers’ level of motivation with quality education.

scholarly journals Using multimodal presentation software and peer group discussion in learning English as a second language

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei-jung Wang
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Discussion Board ◽  
Dynamic Effects ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Multimodal Texts ◽  
Presentation Software

<span>This paper reports an application of multimedia in a blended learning environment in which students engaged in multimodal presentations and peer group discussion. Students' presentation files were commented upon by their peers on the discussion board and scored by the researcher, based on questions developed by Levy and Kimber (2009) to apply criteria of design, content and cohesion in analysis of multimodal texts. After the discussion phase, students revised their files and answered a questionnaire about their perception of the value of this practice for language learning. Regarding the production of presentation files, most aspects of the title slide and overall slide designs were performed well, except for a lack of dynamic effects and inadequate consideration of the visual perception of the audience. Peer group discussion and the scoring can assist the students in inspiring their creativity and modification of the designs of their presentations. In contrast, other aspects such as language use were not improved, probably due to the limited language proficiency of the students or their unawareness of the need for further improvement. The questionnaire results indicate that students appreciated peer group discussions and understood that they might need increased skills to use the presentation software in a more sophisticated way.</span>

scholarly journals Identification, Dimension and Evaluation of Catalytic Projects in Tehran, Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Elnaz Sarkheyli ◽  
Kianoosh Zakerhaghighi
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Social Quality Of Life ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The City

Since the 1980s, a wide range of physical and non-physical interventions, including megaprojects and flagships to small-scale projects and temporary usage, are prescribed as catalysts for urban regeneration. The strategy of utilizing urban catalysts as a tool for urban renewal has been encouraging by many city authorities through specific subsidization and privileges. However, there is no correct and precise definition of the tools and the qualities they should provide as their impacts. Besides, some criticize the catalytic projects due to their unsustainable, unjust, and destructive consequences.  This paper intends to provide a more comprehensive definition of urban catalysts by reviewing the existing literature. The research has been done through a deductive and inductive approach to reach the principal dimensions and criteria for catalytic projects. It uses a series of potential projects and interventions in the City of Tehran (16 projects and practices) as case studies to check the dimensions and criteria and the quality of each project as catalysts. The quality of the selected case studies was ranked through expert judgment and checklist method. The findings show the cases' rank on how their catalytic impacts comply with sustainable development goals. According to the results, seven criteria (environmental sustainability, context-based development, pattern making, branding, social quality of life, economic prosperity, and market adaptability) are essential to ensure the sustainability of catalytic impacts of catalyst projects.

scholarly journals Vocabulary Retention in Cognitive Theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 414-419
Author(s):  
M. Allanazarova
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Vocabulary Learning ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Vocabulary Retention ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Esl Learners

Vocabulary learning has been a key aspect of acquiring a second language for many years. Many scholars and linguists claimed that learning languages cannot be successful without a wide range of vocabulary. However, most ESL learners are confronted with recalling difficulties as they tend to forget the word fast that they learned recently. These challenges are commonly discussed and researched by Cognitivists since they deem that there are several reasons for forgetting associated with memory and mental process. This case study entails small-scale research on vocabulary retention, reasons for forgetting, and some potential solutions to recall words in the second language. For this case study, we have chosen Cognitivism Theory in a bid to investigate and find out remembering challenges of our ESL learner and give her some possible solutions because according to cognitive psychology it is said that systematic forgetting occurs owing to interfering effects, a continuation of the very process of subsumption, neurolinguistic blocking and other factors. Relying on their findings we tried to help our seventeen-year-old student who tends to forget English words easily. In this case, the hypothesis of the research is that pictorial texts or stories can be more effective for short and long-term vocabulary learning and retention.

scholarly journals Malaysian Undergraduates’ Perceptions of Online Approach via Skype in Developing Speaking Skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (18) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Sarala Thulasi Palpanadan ◽  
Iqbal Ahmad ◽  
Tamil Selvan A/L Subramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
First Year ◽  
Online Platform ◽  
Reflective Journals ◽  
Speaking Proficiency ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Technical Division ◽  
Esl Learners ◽  
Speaking Skills

Speaking skill pedagogy has always remained a huge enigma for English as a Second Language (ESL) educators. Despite the challenges, the need to master the skills prevail in academia. The undergraduates especially those from the technical division seem to grapple with the ability to perform well in their studies and market their products upon employment due to the inability to communicate well in English. Nowadays, there are numerous platforms available for ESL learners to improve their speaking proficiency. Thus, this paper intended to study the effectiveness of using Skype as an online platform to help students enhance their confidence in speaking in English. 100 reflective journals of first year undergraduates who enrolled in an English course were collected. Meanwhile, 10 undergraduates were randomly selected to participate in the semi-structured interview. All the participants’ reflections and views were analyzed and thematized using Transana software. Four main themes emerged: account possession; familiarity; challenges; and features. It was found that many participants were aware of Skype but did not have the account prior to the study. Majority of the participants admitted that Skype activities helped them to converse better which enhanced their motivation to speak in English more confidently and fluently.

Shifting students’ to experts’ complex systems knowledge

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralf Hansmann ◽  
Harald A. Mieg ◽  
Helmut W. Crott ◽  
Roland W. Scholz
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Planning ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Scientific Models ◽  
Environmental Sciences ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Expert Support ◽  
Selection Of

This paper includes three analyses concerning: expert support in the selection of impact variables for scientific models relevant to environmental planning, the quality of students’ individual estimates of corresponding impacts before and after a group discussion, and the accuracy of artificially‐aggregated judgments of independent groups. Participants were students of environmental sciences at ETH Zurich. The first analysis revealed that during participation in an environmental case study, students’ individual estimates of impacts of variables which have been suggested by experts increased, as compared to the estimates of impacts of additional variables, which have been selected by the students. The remaining analyses consider group discussions on the strength of particular environmental impacts. The quality of the estimates was analyzed referring to expert estimates of the impacts.

scholarly journals Pain assessment in native and non-native language: difficulties in reporting the affective dimensions of pain

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 575-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Mustajoki ◽  
Tom Forsén ◽  
Timo Kauppila
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Pain Treatment ◽  
Native Language ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Mcgill Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Pain Communication ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Dimensions Of Pain

Abstract Background and aims The language in assessing intensity or quality of pain has been studied but the results have been inconsistent. The physicians’ language skills might affect the estimation of the severity of pain possibly leading to insufficient use of analgesics. Several interfering cultural factors have complicated studies aimed at exploring the language used to detect the quality of pain. We aimed to compare native and non-native language related qualitative aspects of pain chosen by Swedish speaking patients with diabetes. Methods In the study participated 10 Finnish and 51 Swedish speaking patients with diabetes. The Pain Detect-questionnaire was used for clarifying the patients’ pain and the mechanism of their pain (neuropathic or not) and for assessing the intensity and quality of pain. In addition, the patients completed the short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (sfMPQ) in Finnish (test I). After 30 min the subjects completed the sfMPQ a second time in their native language (test II). The Swedish speakers estimated their second language, Finnish, proficiency on a 5-graded scale. Results There were significantly more discrepancies between sfMPQ test I and test II among the Swedish speaking respondents who reported poor (hardly none) Finnish language proficiency compared with those with good Finnish proficiency. Discrepancies occurred especially between the affective qualities of pain. Conclusions Poor second language proficiency exposes Swedish speakers to pain communication difficulties related to the affective aspects of pain. Consequently, discordant language communication could cause underestimation of the severity of pain and pain undertreatment. Implications To ensure adequate pain treatment measuring the affective dimension of pain in the patient’s native language is crucial.

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