Sharp listening skills point staff in the right direction

2004 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Fuimano
Keyword(s):  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Ogunsanmi ◽  

The study investigates the essential skill requirements for construction managers in Nigeria. The objective is to determine the most important skill requirements for construction managers. A structured questionnaire was administered to construction professionals who worked recently with construction managers in their recently completed projects. Snowballing sampling technique was used to select seventy (70) respondents, however only forty (40) responses were used for the data analysis. The results indicate that essential skills required by the construction managers for their jobs include: procedural-industrial skills, quality assurance/management, listening skills, knowledge of codes and regulations, sustainable skills and ability to learn skills. These skills are important for the construction manager to practice effectively in Nigeria and other developing countries. These findings have seven practical implications to professional bodies, Universities and other trainers of construction managers, whose present curricula may be deficient in knowledge areas in industry (business, managerial, personal and technical). These institutions may need to re-orientate and improve the curricula for newly trained construction managers to cope with current skill requirements. On the other hand, recruiting agencies should ensure that job applicants with the right hard and soft skills are engaged as construction managers. Consequently efficient and effective management of future construction projects in Nigeria and other developing countries can be ensured.


2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (05) ◽  
pp. 312-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilse J.A. Wambacq ◽  
Kelly J. Shea-Miller ◽  
Anne M. Eckert ◽  
Virginia Toth

Long-latency ERP components were examined for scalp activation differences in children with poor and good listening skills in response to auditory movement created by IIDs. Eighteen children were grouped based on a parent questionnaire (CHAPS; Smoski et al, 1998) and clinical evaluation by a licensed audiologist. Obligatory cortical responses were recorded to an auditory movement and an auditory control task. Results showed greatest activation at fronto-central electrode sites. P1, N1, and P2 showed no significant effects. Significant differences in N2 amplitude and latency were present between groups at the lateral electrode sites (FC3, FC4) in the auditory movement but not in the auditory control task. More specifically, good listeners exhibited predominance of activation over the right hemisphere for left-moving sounds, whereas the poor listeners exhibited symmetric activation. These results suggest that abnormal hemispheric activation may be one of the reasons behind poor listening skills observed in some school-aged children.


2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-84
Author(s):  
Yazid Hady

Many experts about Arabic argue about the nature of language which will have an impact on the pattern of learning Arabic, including that اللغة في الأساس, هي الكلام” According to Mahmud Kamil al-Nâqah the urgency of speaking skills in the context of learning foreign languages ​​is found in the oral aspects of the language itself. The speaking aspect is the main aspect of the foreign language learning curriculum. This opinion clearly indicates that speaking skills (kalām) indicate a person's success in speaking and knowing the language. Because this proficiency is very much related to pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, listening skills, etc. This research uses descriptive analysis method, and the conclusions obtained based on this research are curriculum design for learning Arabic based on mahārat al-kalām learning theory according to Rusdy Ahmad Thu'aimah and Mahmud Kamil al-Nâqah. Then the use of methods and strategies or techniques based on the right approach will influence the results of language learning goals. The purpose of this study is to analyze the learning of mahārat al-kalām according to Rusdy Ahmad Thu’aimah and Mahmud Kamil al-Nâqah. Abstrak Banyak para ahli tentang bahasa Arab berpendapat tentang hakikat berbahasa yang akan berdampak pada pola pembelajaran bahasa Arab, diantaranya bahwa  “اللغة في الأساس, هي الكلام”. Menurut Mahmud Kamil al-Nâqah urgensi kemahiran berbicara dalam konteks pembelajaran bahasa Asing terdapat pada aspek lisan pada bahasa itu sendiri. Aspek berbicara merupakan aspek utama dalam kurikulum pembelajaran bahasa Asing. Pendapat ini jelas mengindikasikan bahwa kemahiran berbicara (kalām) mengisyaratkan keberhasilan seseorang dalam berbahasa dan mengetahui bahasa tersebut. Karena kemahiran ini sangat terkait dengan pelafalan, gramatika, kosakata, keterampilan mendengarkan, dan lain lain. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis deskriptif, dan kesimpulan yang didapatkan berdasarkan penelitian ini berupa desain kurikulum pembelajaran bahasa Arab berdasarkan teori pembelajaran mahārat al-kalām menurut Rusdy Ahmad Thu’aimah dan Mahmud Kamil al-Nâqah. Maka Penggunaan metode dan strategi atau teknik yang didasari oleh pendekatan (approach) yang tepat akan berpengaruh terhadap hasil dari tujuan pembelajaran bahasa. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menganalisis pembelajaran mahārat al-kalām menurut Rusdy Ahmad Thu’aimah dan Mahmud Kamil al-Nâqah. Kata kunci: Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab, mahārah kalām, Rusdy Ahmad Thu’aimah, Mahmud Kamil al-Nâqah.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indah Karina Sianturi ◽  
aprilia chasanah ◽  
Avivah Adinda Putri ◽  
Mathilda Sumbayak ◽  
Jessica Paulima Simanullang

In listening English there are many moments of misunderstanding where someone says is captured into a different meaning by the listener. Why is this so common? This is because many people do not use the right strategy in listening or even many people who do not know the various strategies in listening skills. In listening, a strategy that is appropriate for the situation is needed. In the selected paper putting a data using qualitative method, listening logs collected from35 undergraduate students were evaluated for the effects as perceived by listeners - of three types of cognitive strategies, such as, interest management, asking pre-questions, and elaboration techniques. The results support the hypothesis that these strategies, when appropriately adapted to the listening context, facilitate information processing from listening.Using the right strategies in the right time of listening can increase one's power in listening to something, process information quickly and also receive information faster than those who do not use the strategy in listening. A listener can do little to change the attractiveness of the material or of the speaker, but he or she can reflect on his or her subjective perception and evaluation of the topic. Interest is determined by a set of emotional, evaluative, and cognitive decisions that a person has made on a topic (Krapp, 1992). Active interest building can be initiated by redefining the current person-topic relation on the emotional, evaluative, cognitive level. The question is how individuals build interest in a topic and what behavioral and cognitive effects ensue.This strategies can be used for all people whether it is students and even people who work, the diversity of strategies in listening is very helpful for the learning and teaching process and even helps students who have difficulty in problems difficult to receive and process information properly.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-24
Author(s):  
Bejo Sutrisno ◽  
Suhendar Suhendar ◽  
Mohamad Mansur ◽  
Budiarto Budiarto ◽  
Mukhlasul Fasikh

The objectives of this study are (1) to train participants in good and correct English communication both grammatically and in correctly choosing the right words and (2) to train fluency in English communication to understand the skills in each component which consists of listening exercises, the use of proper and correct language structures in writing, reading comprehension, and speaking proficiency. The method used is a communicative approach method that trains students to understand the skills in each training component which consists of speaking, writing, reading and listening skills. The results of this activity showed that the training participants experienced positive changes in terms of fluency, understanding, use of language structures and vocabulary.


2014 ◽  
Vol 128 (6) ◽  
pp. 504-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ö Sürmelioğlu ◽  
F Çetik ◽  
Ö Tarkan ◽  
S Özdemir ◽  
Ü Tuncer ◽  
...  

AbstractObjective:To compare the effect of right- or left-sided cochlear implantation on listening skills in a paediatric population.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the listening skills performance data of children who were operated on and followed up at the Çukurova University Department of Otorhinolaryngology between 2007 and 2011. Sixty-three patients were included in the study. Patients were evaluated using the Listening Progress Profile, the Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale and the littlEARS test.Results:The mean age of the children was two years (range of one to five years). Twenty-nine patients were male and 34 were female. Twenty-eight patients were implanted in the right ear and 35 in the left ear. There were no statistically significant differences between right and left ear implantees in terms of listening skills performance.Conclusion:This study indicates that the choice of cochlear implant side is not crucial for the development of listening skills.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
NANDA WIDYANI ALVIOLITA ◽  
MIFTAKHUL HUDA

AbstrakLatar belakang yang mendorong penelitian ini merupakan pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia yang tak terlepas dari empat keterampilan berbahasa, yaitu keterampilan membaca, menulis, menyimak, dan berbicara. Salah satu keterampilan berbahasa yang sering digunakan dalam kehidupan kita sehari-hari adalah keterampilan berbicara. Kegiatan pembelajaran bercerita juga menjadi salah satu aspek kegiatan pembelajaran yang terdapat dalam keterampilan berbicara. Kegiatan bercerita dijadikan sebagai langkah awal yang dipakai guru sebagai dasar dalam melatih keterampilan berbicara siswa. Namun, dalampembelajaran bercerita siswa sering kali merasa kesulitan saat bercerita karena guru tidak menggunakan media pembelajaran bercerita yang tepat atau sesuai, guru hanya mengajar satu arah dengan menyampaikan materi lalu siswa hanya mendengarkan sehingga siswa kurang memahami dan tidak tertarik dengan pembelajaran tersebut. Oleh karena itu, rata-rata hasil kemampuan siswa dalam bercerita masih tergolong rendah. Salah satu media yang tepat digunakan guru dalam pembelajaran bercerita adalah media pop up book. Media pop up book dikembangkan sebagai ilustrasi dua atau tiga dimensi sehingga mampu menunjang dan mempermudah siswa dalam pembelajaran. Pemilihan media popup book dalam pembelajaran bercerita ini mengingat karena banyaknya kelebihan media pop up book.Kata kunci: pop up book, bercerita, media pembelajaranAbstractThe background that led to this study was that Indonesian language learning wasinseparable from four language skills, namely reading skills, writing skills, listening skills, and speaking skills. One language skill that is widely used in everyday life is speaking skills. Storytelling learning activities become one of the aspects of learning activities contained in speaking skills. Storytelling activities are used as the first step used by teachers as a basis for training students' speaking skills. However, in learning to tell stories often times students find it difficult when telling stories because the teacher does not use the right or appropriate learning media to tell, the teacher only teaches one direction, namely by conveying the material then the students only listen so that studentsare less understanding and less interested in the learning. Therefore, the average results of students' ability in storytelling are still relatively low. One of the right learning media used by teachers in storytelling learning is the pop up book. The media pop up book is developed as a two- or three-dimensional illustration so that it can support and facilitate students in learning. The choice of media pop up book in learning tells the story because of the many advantages of pop up book.Keywords: pop up book, story telling, learning media


Author(s):  
J. Anthony VanDuzer

SummaryRecently, there has been a proliferation of international agreements imposing minimum standards on states in respect of their treatment of foreign investors and allowing investors to initiate dispute settlement proceedings where a state violates these standards. Of greatest significance to Canada is Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which provides both standards for state behaviour and the right to initiate binding arbitration. Since 1996, four cases have been brought under Chapter 11. This note describes the Chapter 11 process and suggests some of the issues that may arise as it is increasingly resorted to by investors.


2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guido Gainotti

Abstract The target article carefully describes the memory system, centered on the temporal lobe that builds specific memory traces. It does not, however, mention the laterality effects that exist within this system. This commentary briefly surveys evidence showing that clear asymmetries exist within the temporal lobe structures subserving the core system and that the right temporal structures mainly underpin face familiarity feelings.


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