A Study of English Language Learning History and Perceptions of Primary School Students in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province

Author(s):  
Nam-Joon Kang
2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 159-169
Author(s):  
Natesiri Singhathin ◽  
Montree Wongsaphan

Small schools usually have insufficient learning materials as well as a shortage of English teachers. Hence, students may not have enough opportunities to learn English. Therefore, this current study aimed to develop a multimedia reading instructional package that can enhance students’ interest and their eagerness to learn English for communication. The participants of this study consisted of 13 first graders from a primary school in Maha Sarakham, Northeastern Thailand by using a simple random sampling. The objectives of this study were: 1) to develop the learning management of English for communication which including a multimedia reading instructional package, 2) to investigate the effectiveness of the English language learning management for communication by using the multimedia pronunciation activity package, and 3) to study the reading ability of the students who learned English for communication using a multimedia pronunciation activity package. The current study was conducted by using One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. The findings found that the effectiveness of the English language learning management plan for communication using the multimedia pronunciation activity package had an efficiency (E1 / E2) of 95.58 / 83.58 which was higher than the specified 80/80 criteria. The results also indicated that the students learning progress was increased by 0.70, or 70%. Moreover, it was revealed in the present study that the elementary school students who learned English for communication using a multimedia pronunciation activity package had an increased ability to read aloud.


2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
pp. 1117-1128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilknur Pekkanli Egel

Foreign language learning styles are aimed at facilitating students' learning and therefore the teaching style used is important in terms of matching learners' styles to their educational needs. The present study was aimed at investigating several dimensions of primary school students' language learning styles and the ways in which certain styles are shaped and favored by teachers' teaching styles. The primary aim was to find out whether or not the measures taken by the Turkish Ministry of Education regarding rectifying the shortage of teachers of English as a foreign language have had an effect on the learning styles of primary school students. The secondary aim was to examine the varying learning styles of EFL students in two primary schools and to establish whether or not there has been a change in these learning styles. Finally, the researcher examined whether or not the economic conditions of the schools had an influence on the students' learning styles.


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