scholarly journals Hermeneutical Analysis of Feature Films of English-Speaking Countries About University Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Feature Films ◽  
English Speaking

scholarly journals Improving L2 Oral Accuracy and Grammatical Range Through Self-Assessment of Video Speech Drafts

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-142
Author(s):  
Martin Javier Caicedo Pereira ◽  
Jhonny Alexander Lozano Bermúdez ◽  
Luis Alfonso Vanegas Medina
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
University Students ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Scoring Rubrics ◽  
Assessment Techniques ◽  
English Speaking

This action research study examines the effect of self-evaluation on grammatical range and grammar accuracy on the English speaking performance of 27 foreign language university and pre-university students enrolled in three different language centers, in three different cities in Colombia. Participants were asked to record themselves answering different IELTS-type tasks for four times during a 6-week period and score and reflect towards their performance using IELTS-type analytical scoring rubrics and journals. Researchers used journals to register impressions, thoughts, and judgments observed during the process. The findings led to conclude that learners highly benefit from applying self-assessment techniques using videos of their production and a language benchmark to compare with in the improvement of their oral language accuracy and grammatical range.

The Effects of Technology-Mediated TBLT on Enhancing the Speaking Abilities of University Students in a Collaborative EFL Learning Environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Tzu-Ching Chen
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
University Students ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Collaborative Learning Environment ◽  
English Speaking

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of technology-mediated TBLT (Task based language teaching) tasks where students must collaborate within an English as Foreign Language (EFL) course created to develop their English speaking abilities. A total of 25 students participated in this study and were assigned to groups of 4 to 6. Each group was asked to create seven five-minute video productions in English using their cell phone camera about topics assigned to them by the teacher over the course of one semester. The results of the pre-test and post-test indicated that the tasks were effective in improving students’ English speaking abilities. Class observations and students’ Facebook posts showed predominately positive perceptions towards the task of video making with their respective groups using technology tools. The bi-weekly video productions and the end-of-term survey revealed that the participants believe that technology-mediated TBLT in a collaborative learning environment was beneficial in increasing their English speaking abilities, which highlights the need to shift from teacher-centered activities to learner-centered activities within a collaborative learning environment.

scholarly journals BRINGING POP-CULTURE INTO CLASSROOM: SPEAKING 3’S GOT TALENT ACTIVITY TO ENHANCE SPEAKING SKILL OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Ta dib ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Muhamad Hasbi
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Pop Culture ◽  
Teacher Assessment ◽  
Stage Fright ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Common ◽  
Skill Improvement ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Good Attitude

AbstractFollowing the widespread and growing popularity of English communication across the globe, the implementation of and the research on innovation in language teaching is mushrooming, especially in the teaching of English speaking. This study aims at measuring how far pop-culture themed classroom activity named Speaking 3’s Got Talent gives impacts for students speaking skill improvement at IAIN Salatiga, through an observation of a class in the English Department with a number of students of 30 undertaking Speaking 3 course in the odd-semester of the academic year of 2016/2017. Using a quantitative approach, this research utilizes questionnaire and direct observation for collecting data, and makes use of three methods of data analysis namely questionnaire scale-analysis, CEFR (The Common European Framework) speaking grid, and teacher’s made rubric for speaking for assessment which pinpoint three key measured variables namely students’ attitude toward the activity, teacher’s assessment toward students’ performance referring to both CEFR and teacher’s made rubric. This research finds that students had positive (excellent and very good) attitude towards the time, English, avatar, expertise and assessment variables of the activity and viewed that it is effective in downgrading their degree of stage fright; secondly, students obtain excellent and very good assessment in both the CEFR and teacher’s made rubric model. The three methods of measurements implied its affectivity in enhancing university students’ speaking skill and both student and teacher assessment recommend this activity to be applied in English classrooms.Keywords: speaking skill, pop-cultural activity, attitude, stage fright, assessment

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