Chinese University EFL Teachers’ and Students’ Beliefs About EFL Writing: Differences, Influences, and Pedagogical Implications

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-181
Author(s):  
Yan Ding ◽  
Ting Zhao

Abstract This study investigates Chinese university EFL teachers’ and students’ beliefs about what determines the text quality of EFL writing via a mixed-method analysis of data collected by questionnaire, interview, and diagnostic and self-diagnostic feedback on students’ essays. The results indicate that: First, both the teachers and students attached much importance to language, but the teachers put significantly more emphasis on organization and content whereas the students put significantly more emphasis on vocabulary; Second, the beliefs of students were heavily influenced by their conceptions of the purposes of EFL writing tasks and the assessment criteria adopted to mark their writing; Third, the disparity between teachers’ and students’ beliefs caused them to emphasize different aspects of an essay when giving feedback; Finally, students’ beliefs had a negative impact on the development of effective writing strategies. Pedagogical implications are suggested.

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Vu Phi Ho Pham ◽  
Thi Kim Loan Bui

Writing is a challenging and demanding skill for EFL learners in Vietnam. Teaching writing skills at Vietnamese universities is problematic since different approaches to writing have not been implemented effectively. Mainly, a genre-based approach to writing has not yet been implemented in EFL writing classrooms successfully. This paper investigates how the genre-based writing approach has been taught and learned at Van Lang University. The study mentions some critical notions of systemic functional linguistics, genre-based writing approach, and the importance and effects of genre-based approach to writing. 128 students turned in their midterm essays in week 5 of the 10-week writing course. These 128 expository essays were analyzed and synthesized using Microsoft Excel to calculate the differences in move-step structure. The findings indicated that the students had difficulty following the fixed move-step structure, and they also faced challenges of lexico-grammatical usage for the expository. Hence, the study suggests some implications for applying a genre-based approach to writing for EFL teachers and students and suggests further research.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Zongwei Song

WWE-pigai is a kind of upgraded automated writing evaluation (AWE) system and there are 444,877,400 essays submitted and corrected on this platform. Some previous research on AWE system indicates that students do not tend to utilize AWE feedback to revise essays and improve writing abilities. The major objective of this study is to investigate Chinese EFL college students’ writing through the comparison of WWE-pigai and traditional writing method. The study lasts two terms and 120 Chinese colleges students participate in the research. The findings reveal that WWE-pigai can motivate EFL students to revise and resubmit their essays more than ten times, improve the scores, increase students’ grammar accuracy and vocabulary richness. The surface-level spelling errors (including punctuation mark misuse) are the most common for freshmen. WWE-pigai is not very effective to correct certain grammatical errors besides spelling and conjugation errors. For certain grammatical errors that the students cannot correct by themselves, the assistance of EFL teachers is necessary. We argue that the results reached through this study can offer useful implications for the usage of EFL writing strategies.


Author(s):  
С.В. АКЧУРИН ◽  
Г.П. ДЮЛЬГЕР ◽  
И.В. АКЧУРИНА ◽  
В.С. БЫЧКОВ ◽  
Е.С. ЛАТЫНИНА

Проблема и цель. Проблемой в системе высшего ветеринарного образования является дефицит ветеринарных клинических кейсов на русском языке, находящихся в свободном доступе, что оказывает негативное влияние на процесс непрерывного повышения качества подготовки студентов ветеринарных специальностей и повышения квалификации практикующих врачей. Библиометрический анализ публикаций, проведенный по материалам библиотеки eLIBRARY, позволил установить, что доля работ, посвященных использованию кейсов в ветеринарии, в общем количестве публикаций на тему кейсов составляет всего 0,04 %. Целью настоящего исследования является создание рекомендаций по разработке ветеринарных клинических кейсов. Методология. На основании результатов анализа отечественной и зарубежной литературы, в первую очередь, ветеринарного и медицинского профилей, личной практики авторов ими разработаны и представлены рекомендации по составлению ветеринарных клинических кейсов. Результаты. В результате проведенных исследований предложена структура ветеринарного клинического кейса, который включает в себя 12 разделов (заголовок, контактная информация, ключевые слова, аннотация, введение, кейс, обсуждение кейса, благодарности, ссылки, приложение, разрешения, конфликт интересов) и содержит рекомендации по написанию каждого из разделов. Разработанные рекомендации предлагают практикующим ветеринарным врачам, исследователям, преподавателям и студентам готовую структуру для написания и публикации кейсов, что будет способствовать увеличению числа публикуемых случаев из практики. Заключение. Большое количество и доступность качественных и актуальных кейсов в области ветеринарии, безусловно, будет способствовать повышению квалификации ветеринарных кадров, а, следовательно, и росту качества оказания ветеринарных услуг населению. Ключевые слова: кейс, кейс-метод, структура кейса, ветеринарная медицина, образование. Timiryazev Problem and purpose. A problem in the system of higher veterinary education is the lack of freely available veterinary clinical cases in Russian, which has a negative impact on the process of continuous improvement of the quality of training veterinary students and advanced training of practicing doctors. The bibliometric analysis of publications based on eLIBRARY made it possible to establish that the share of works devoted to the use of cases in veterinary medicine in the total number of publications on cases is only 0.04 %. The purpose of this study is to create recommendations for the development of veterinary clinical cases. Methodology. Based on the results of the analysis of domestic and foreign literature of primarily veterinary and medical profles, and personal practice of the authors, recommendations were developed to prepare veterinary clinical cases. Results. As a result of the research, the structure of the veterinary clinical case is proposed, which includes 12 sections (title, contact information, key words, abstract, introduction, case, case discussion, acknowledgments, links, appendix, permissions, confict of interest) and contains recommendations for writing each of the sections. The developed guidelines ofer practicing veterinarians, researchers, teachers and students a readymade structure for writing and publishing cases, which will contribute to an increase in the number of published cases from practice. Conclusion. At the same time, a large number and availability of high-quality and relevant cases in the feld of veterinary medicine will undoubtedly contribute to an increase in the qualifcations of veterinary personnel, and, consequently, the quality of veterinary services to the population


Author(s):  
Gergy Hardian Wienaldi

   In order for reducing the epidemic  Covid-19, government issued policies such as physical distancing, social distancing, and large-scale social editing (PSBB). This condition requires people to limit their activities, to stay at home, to study, work, and limit their activities at home. The education sector such as schools need to adjust the learning process gradually, directly into bold learning that can be done in the homes of individual students. This policy has a negative impact due to the implementation of the learning process at home where the learning time limit is not clear. Teachers and students experience various disturbances in the learning process such as limited tools, lack of communication, and readiness to face the online learning process. Which has an impact on children's psychological, decreasing the quality of children's skills to reduce socialization. Post-Covid Pandemic Schools is a project designed how schools adapt to this situation. Schools with social distancing protocols in classrooms and their environment, new student-centered learning methods, namely student-centered learning systems and teachers as their companions. This project is expected to provide a safe and comfortable place to study in the conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic. The school will aim at Education 4.0, namely the school of flexibility and creativity, across fields remotely for learners. Keywords: Online Learning; Covid Pandemic; Education 4.0 ; Social Distancing ABSTRAKSebagai upaya untuk mengurangi penyebaran virus Covid-19, pemerintah mengeluarkan kebijakan seperti physical distancing, social distancing, hingga pembatasan social berskala besar (PSBB). Kondisi ini mengharuskan masyarakat untuk membatasi aktivitasnya yaitu untuk tetap di rumah, belajar,  bekerja, dan beribadah di rumah. Sektor pendidikan seperti sekolah perlu menyesuaikan proses pembelajarannya yaitu dari secara tatap muka langsung menjadi pembelajaran secara daring yang bisa dilakukan di rumah masing-masing siswa. Kebijakan ini menimbulkan beberapa dampak negative karena penerapan proses pembelajaran di rumah yang tidak jelasnya batas waktu belajar. Guru dan siswa mengalami berbagai gangguan dalam proses belajar seperti keterbatasan alat, berkurangnya komunikasi, serta kesiapan menghadapi proses pembelajaran online. Yang berdampak pada psikologis anak, menurunnya kualitas keterampilan anak hingga berkurangnya sosialisasi. Sekolah Pasca Pandemi Covid adalah sebuah proyek yang dirancang bagaimana sekolah beradaptasi menghadapi situasi ini. Sekolah yang menjalan protokol social distancing pada kelas dan lingkungannya, metode pembelajaran yang baru student-centered learning yaitu sistem pembelajaran yang berpusat kepada murid dan guru sebagai pendampingnya. Proyek ini diharapkan bisa  menyediakan tempat belajar yang aman dan nyaman disaat kondisi pandemic Covid-19. Sekolah akan kearah Edukasi 4.0 yaitu fleksibilitas dan kretivitas, lintas bidang secara jarak jauh untuk pembelajar sekolah.


Comunicar ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (48) ◽  
pp. 29-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangwei Hu ◽  
Xiaoya Sun

Plagiarism has engendered increasing concern in academia in the past few decades. While previous studies have investigated student plagiarism from various perspectives, how plagiarism is understood and responded to by university teachers, especially those in English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) writing contexts, has been under-researched. As academic insiders and educators of future academics, university teachers play a key role in educating students against plagiarism and upholding academic integrity. Their knowledge of and attitudes toward plagiarism not only have a crucial influence on their students’ perceptions of plagiarism but can also provide insights into how institutions of higher education are tackling the problem. The study reported in this paper aims to address this imbalance in research on plagiarism by focusing on a sample of 108 teachers from 38 Chinese universities. Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative data that comprise textual judgments and writing samples, it examines whether EFL teachers in Chinese universities share Anglo-American conceptions of plagiarism, what stance they take on detected cases of plagiarism, and what factors may have influenced their perceptions. Findings from this study problematize the popular, yet over-simplistic, view that Chinese EFL writers are tolerant of plagiarism and point to academic and teaching experience as influences on their perceptions and attitudes concerning plagiarism.El plagio ha generado preocupaciones crecientes en el círculo académico en las últimas décadas. Aunque estudios anteriores han investigado el plagio del estudiante desde varias perspectivas, todavía hay poca investigación sobre cómo los profesores universitarios entienden el plagio y responden ante él, especialmente en contextos escritos en la enseñanza del inglés como lengua extranjera (EFL). Como expertos académicos y educadores de futuros académicos, los profesores universitarios desempeñan un papel clave en la formación de los estudiantes contra el plagio y en la defensa de la integridad académica. Sus conocimientos y actitudes con respecto al plagio no solo tienen una influencia crucial sobre las percepciones estudiantiles hacia el plagio, sino que también pueden proporcionar ideas sobre cómo las universidades resuelven el problema. El presente estudio pretende abordar este desequilibrio en la investigación sobre el plagio, centrándose en una muestra de 108 profesores de 38 universidades chinas. Basándose en datos cuantitativos y cualitativos obtenidos de juicios textuales y de redacciones, se examina: 1) si los docentes de EFL en universidades chinas comparten los conceptos angloamericanos del plagio; 2) qué postura tienen en los casos de plagio detectados; 3) qué factores pueden influir en sus comprensiones. Los resultados de este estudio problematizan la opinión popular y simplista de que los escritores chinos de inglés como lengua extranjera son indulgentes en cuanto al plagio, y señalan que las experiencias académicas y educativas tienen mucha influencia sobre sus percepciones y actitudes hacia el plagio.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 117-127
Author(s):  
Gloria Guidetti ◽  
Sara Viotti ◽  
Imke Hindrichs ◽  
Anabel Camacho-Avila ◽  
Cristina Girardo ◽  
...  

Abstract The aim of the study is to identify relationships between levels of burnout in a sample of Italian teachers in middle school and the quality of the classroom relational climate experienced from their students. Method: analysis identified three different teachers’ burnout profiles, defined as “Enthusiastic”, “Exhausted-Indifferent” and “Exhausted-Guilty”. ANOVA showed that were significant differences in the quality of classroom relational climate perceived by students. The Enthusiastic group was associated with better levels regarding the students’ perception about teachers support and, concerning student-peers relationship, better support and mutual respect.The results are consistent with literature that underlines how burned-out teachers experience more difficult and conflictive relationship with their students. Moreover, it emerges how deficiencies in relational experience could impact not only on the student-teacher relationship, but also on the quality of student-peer interactions.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 266
Author(s):  
Abdullah Alshakhi

This qualitatively based research study utilized a combination of multiple methods, which aimed at investigating the efficacy and reliability of employing cross-grading when assessing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) tertiary level learners’ writing. It further explored the perceptions of the EFL teachers and learners regarding the cross-grading practices to provide a clearer understanding of this relatively unexplored line of research enquiry. It was set to answer the following research question: In what ways does cross-grading practice contribute to assessing EFL writing? The participants of this study were conveniently selected where the sample included four language instructors from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, as well as four Saudi EFL learners. Semi-structured interviews were individually conducted with all eight participants. In addition, four one-on-one feedback sessions between language instructors and learners were observed to assess feedback effectiveness after the cross-grading sessions. The data analysis revealed that instructors had difficulty explaining the feedback on their learners’ papers since they did not grade their students’ papers themselves. Furthermore, students felt they did not benefit from the feedback sessions because they could not fully understand the external grader’s markings and, thus inhibiting the learner’s ability to improve and develop their writing. The study concluded with some pedagogical implications for the EFL writing assessment context.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (02) ◽  
pp. 103-114
Author(s):  
Moh. Toriqul Chaer ◽  
Muhammad Atabiqul As'ad ◽  
Qusnul Khorimah ◽  
Erik Sujarwanto

The continuity of learning programs during the COVID-19 pandemic found educational institutions, especially Madrasah Ibtidaiyyah (MI) temporarily closed the learning process in schools. To prevent the spread of COVID-19 that is currently engulfing Indonesia. Lack of preparation, readiness and learning strategies have a psychological impact on teachers and students. Declining quality of skills, lack of supporting facilities and infrastructure. Learning from home (online) is an effort by the government program to ensure the continuity of learning in the pandemic period. The research method uses participatory action research (PAR), which focuses on understanding social phenomena that occur in the community and mentoring efforts on the problems faced. The assistance effort is to help the children of MI Sulursewu, Ngawi in participating in online learning related to; 1). Preparation of activities, 2). Counselling participants offline method, 3). Offline activities method. Results of the study show that the mentoring activities following the target of achievement; first, the activity can be carried out following the schedule that has been set. Second, students are always on time for the online learning hours that have been set. Offline methods show that efforts can help ease the burden on parents, but can also make it easier for students to receive subject matter.  


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-180
Author(s):  
VERA SHUNYAEVA ◽  

The article is devoted to the research of the youth criminal subculture and its impact on the personality of under-aged. In the course of analysis of this negative impact, a definition of the criminal subculture of under-aged was proposed. The main principles of such a criminal subculture as AUE (the acronym, transcribed from Russian: АУЕ or А.У.Е., comes from «Арестантский уклад един» / “Prisoners Unity (Solidarity)” are defined. The reasons contributing to the development of this negative phenomenon and the typical fea- tures of a minor sharing the ideology of the AUE were identified. The methods for counteracting the AUE were proposed. The method- ological basis of the research is formed by general scientific methods: dialectical, system research method, analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, analogy, etc., as well as such private scientific methods as comparative legal, formal legal, structural and functional, statistical ones. The authors relied on the results of research by Russian and foreign legal scholars, sociologists, psychologists.


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