scholarly journals COVID-19 and the Autonomous University of Barcelona: current trends on language teaching and learning strategies

2021 ◽  
pp. 321-336
Author(s):  
Sonia Oliver del Olmo
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Technical Support ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
English Studies ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
New Situation

When COVID-19 emerged, it meant many changes as to health specific measures for prevention as well as social, political, and educational considerations to cope with a completely new situation which necessitated very quick responses. In this sense, this worldwide pandemic implied challenges in terms of decision-making at the highest level, the key involvement of universities’ technical support (taking into account pedagogical and logistics considerations) and very specific training for teaching staff to design materials and facilitate both remote tuition and students’ assignments delivery and feedback. In this chapter, I will describe the design and development of a new interactive scenario where lecturers and students keep their teaching and learning practices working under very exceptional circumstances as it is the case of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). This institution has shown a very effective plan based on constant technical support and training, staff’s full commitment to their new remote online language teaching and students’ flexibility and willingness to learn within their English Studies degree despite an unfavourable context a priori.

scholarly journals Trends in Qualitative Research in Three Major Language Teaching and Learning Journals, 2006–2015

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroko Tojo ◽  
Akiko Takagi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Major Language ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Learning Journals ◽  
Language Teaching And Learning

This study examines the current trends and complexities in qualitative research in three major language teaching andlearning journals published from 2006–2015. After categorizing 781 articles into quantitative, qualitative, mixedmethods, and other approaches, 226 qualitative research articles were closely examined and further analyzed in termsof four dimensions: approaches, methods, number of participants, and length of research period. The findingsshowed that case study was the most frequently employed approach, followed by ethnography. The study alsoidentified that while interviews, observations, discourse analysis, and conversation analysis were relatively wellutilized, more than 150 different data collection and analysis methods were used. Although the results of the studyshow a tendency to use certain approaches and methods in qualitative research more than others, they alsodemonstrate the complexity and diversity of qualitative research and the difficulty in clarifying and categorizingtypes of qualitative research in language teaching and learning.

TRAINING TEACHERS IN PRACTICE. Michael Grenfell. Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters, 1998. Pp. iv + 187. $23.95 paper.

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 442-443
Author(s):  
Manel Lacorte
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
North American ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Theoretical Treatment ◽  
The North ◽  
Language Teaching And Learning

Training Teachers in Practice is the ninth volume of the series Modern Languages in Practice, whose publications include both practical ideas and theoretical treatment on issues in language teaching and learning, such as motivation, fluency, learning strategies, and technology. This volume provides an engaging analysis of training modern (“foreign” in the North American terminology) language teachers, owing to the author's interest in (a) examining the diverse processes of reflection in the development of training programs in a range of different contexts, and (b) incorporating the teachers' own perspectives on such processes as the essence of the discussion.

scholarly journals Visual advertisements: a tool for English language teaching?

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-137
Author(s):  
Mária Babocká
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Psychology Of Learning ◽  
Different Cultures

Abstract Advertising as one of the phenomena of modern times is often an inseparable, though undesirable part of our everyday lives. Current trends indicate that there are still more and more anglicisms, internationalisms, and particles of different cultures penetrating billboard advertisements in many towns and cities around the world, and Slovakia is no exception. The crucial question of this article is: How is it possible to use advertisements in English language teaching and learning? To answer this question, the examination is focused on: (1) defining the role and characteristic traits of advertisements; (2) searching for the linkage between the psychological principles of advertising and psychology of learning foreign languages; (3) the frequency of anglicisms and internationalisms in billboard advertisements in particular areas of selected Slovak cities; (4) concrete suggestions for teaching practice based on the previous findings.

scholarly journals Teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) to the Students in English Language Teaching (ELT)

JET ADI BUANA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (01) ◽  
pp. 55-66
Author(s):  
Tira Nur Fitria
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Positive Learning Environment

This article will provide 1) general overview and course design of English for Specific Purposes in the field of ELT (English Language Teaching), 2) the role of teacher and student in English for Specific Purposes (ESP), and 3) the difficulties related to teacher, student, environment and others in teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP). In the field of English Language Teaching (ELT), English for Specific Purposes (ESP) concerns the specific English language needs of the target learners/students. It refers to teaching a specific genre of English for students with specific goals which is oriented and focused on English teaching and learning. ESP is designed and developed based on an assessment of purposes and needs and the activities for which English is needed. There are many teacher’s roles, such as asking to organize courses, setting the learning objectives, establishing a positive learning environment and evaluating the students' progress. While, the learners are related to a specific interest in learning, subject matter knowledge, and well-built learning strategies. In the implementation of ELT, there are any difficulties or problems related to the teacher in teaching ESP, such as the low quality of lectures and textbooks, teachers’ improper qualification and teaching methods and lack of a theoretical framework of teaching ESP. Difficulties related to the students, such as demographic characteristics and demands of learning ESP, English proficiency, differences between different languages, lack of vocabulary, depending on the dictionary and lack of skills in using dictionary especially ESP terms. While, the difficulties related to the environment and others are lack of teaching materials, classes with a too large student number, and heavily focused on the examination.

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Learners’ Factors in Second Language Teaching and Learning

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Lili Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Learning Strategies ◽  
Second Language Teaching ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Language Teaching And Learning

<p>This paper aims at exploring the influences that learner’s factors have on second language teaching and learning. Firstly, this paper gives brief definitions of cognitive theory and the theory of behaviorism, which are relevant to learner’s individual factors. And then a learner’s most important factors such as motivation, aptitude and self-confidence are introduced to illustrate the influences these factors have made on second language learning and teaching. Some suggestions are given for English teaching and after a presentation of the taxonomy of language learning strategies, the training of language learning strategies is mentioned so as to throw light on the future work of language teaching and learning.</p>

scholarly journals COVID-19 emergency teaching: from CULP to remote CULP

2021 ◽  
pp. 337-351
Author(s):  
Nebojša Radić
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Cambridge University ◽  
Learning Patterns

In this chapter I describe the emergency delivery of the Cambridge University institution-wide Language Programme (CULP) during the COVID-19 lockdown in March-July 2020. I am the Director of the Programme and report from a managerial point of view. I begin by outlining the institutional context and the student and teaching staff backgrounds. I proceed by describing the decision-making process, the rationale behind the decisions, the steps taken in preparation for the оnline, remote delivery of the teaching, and the delivery itself. The chapter reports on measurable student performance as well as formal and informal student and teacher feedback. The chapter concludes by drawing the relevant conclusions about this unique professional experience, the changes we witness in communication, teaching, and learning patterns, and outlining a possible way forward.

scholarly journals Learning Strategies and English Language Teaching

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 734-741
Author(s):  
Ali Akbar Khansir ◽  
Fatemeh Ghani Dehkordi ◽  
Mostafa Mirzaei
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Language Attitude ◽  
Iranian Students ◽  
Teaching Learning

Learning strategy has been an important topic of English language among teachers, researchers and syllabus designers in the history of English language teaching. Learning strategy and English language occupy the central role in teaching and learning in EFL setting. This paper discusses learning strategies and English language teaching in English foreign language in Iran. The aim of this research paper was to report the results of learning strategies of a group of twenty Iranian students of English, doing their post-graduation. The subjects for this research paper were Persian –speaking students doing M.A. course in Persian Gulf University, Bushehr. In this research paper, two sets of questionnaires were conducted. The first set was a background questionnaire consisted of subjects, gender, age and language attitude etc. The other test was the original test of willing (1994) survey included learning strategies questionnaire. This test consisted of twenty nine –items. Results of the analysis of this paper revealed that leaning strategies is an important criterion in getting the English knowledge of EFL students in their class.

scholarly journals ITADICT Project and Japanese Language Learning

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcella Maria MARIOTTI ◽  
Alessandro MANTELLI
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
Project Leader ◽  
North African ◽  
Nuclear Disaster ◽  
Electronic Dictionary ◽  
Japanese English

This article aims to show how the Nuclear disaster in Fukushima (3 March 2011) affected Japanese Language teaching and learning in Italy, focusing on the ITADICT Project (Marcella Mariotti, project leader, Clemente Beghi, research fellow and Alessandro Mantelli, programmer). The project intends to develop the first Japanese-Italian online database, involving more than 60 students of Japanese language interested in lexicographic research and online learning strategies and tools. A secondary undertaking of ITADICT is its Latin alphabet transliteration of Japanese words into Hepburn style. ITADICT is inspired by EDICT Japanese-English database developed by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group established in 2000 within the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University. The Japanese-Italian database is evolving within the Department of Asian and North African Studies at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, the largest in the country and one of the main teaching centres of Japanese in Europe in terms of the number of students dedicated to it (1800) and number of Japanese language teaching hours (1002h at B.A. level, and 387h at M.A. level). In this paper we will describe how and why the project has been carried out and what the expectations are for its future development.

scholarly journals Chinese ESL Learners’ Perceptions of English Language Teaching and Learning in Australia

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Jie Fan
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Esl Learners ◽  
Chinese Esl Learners

In recent decades, with the rapid economic development of China, there has been a large influx of Chinese students into Western countries to pursue their studies. Empirical research reveal that some students encounter linguistic and academic challenges, and find it difficult to adapt to the Western learning environment. Adopting a qualitative approach, this research examines how Chinese ESL learners perceive English language teaching in Australia and the learning difficulties they face. By doing so, it seeks to help instructors make informed pedagogical decisions and assist learners in addressing these difficulties. Ten Chinese students who were or have been enrolled in a university English language program participated in interviews. The findings reveal that the participants show highly positive attitudes toward the communicative approach, and mostly favor grammar instruction within communicative practice. The learning difficulties they experience are mostly influenced by their prior exposure to Chinese teaching and learning styles. The study suggests that teachers should be aware of learners&rsquo; needs and prior learning experiences, so that they could engage in more effective interventions, and assist learners in developing their own learning strategies in the academic adaptation.

scholarly journals WEBQUEST: THE TRANSFORMATION AND INNOVATION IN ELT

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
Langgeng Budianto
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Teaching And Learning Strategies ◽  
Core Issue ◽  
English Classroom ◽  
Main Components

This paper aims at describing the use of modern technology for language teaching.The idea of webquest in language teaching has had colossal changes in recent decades. Advancements in technology, the prominence of the internet and its simple accessibility in numerous parts of the world has made a suitable device for teacher improvement. Web based media place new requests with respect to language which can advance varieties in language utilized (Halliday, 1990). The core issue of this paper will surely encourage the language teachers to find out the interesting and beneficial method of teaching and learning in the academic English classroom. Thus, the use of webquest in language teaching is one effective tool to promote variations in language teaching. The five main components of Webquest, namelythe introduction, task, process, resources, evaluation, and conclusion are significatlyinnovative teaching and learning strategies in EFL context.

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