scholarly journals Wörterbuchbenutzung von polnischen Germanistikstudierenden

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 207-222
Author(s):  
Janusz Taborek
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Target Group ◽  
Smartphone Applications ◽  
First Semester ◽  
University Instructors ◽  
Adam Mickiewicz

AbstractIn this paper we present the results of a survey conducted among students of German Philology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań in the years 2015-2017. The target group was composed of first-semester students from whom we collected data about their lexicographical competence at the start of the program. The results contain some interesting findings, e.g. students prefer online dictionaries, but the number of students using print dictionaries is comparable and we have also observed the rising number of students who use smartphone applications. The aim of the survey is to provide information for university instructors who teach German as a foreign language (DaF) and lexicography.

scholarly journals Wörterbuchbenutzung von polnischen Germanistikstudierenden

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2018) ◽  
pp. 207-222
Author(s):  
Janusz Taborek
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Target Group ◽  
Smartphone Applications ◽  
First Semester ◽  
University Instructors ◽  
Adam Mickiewicz

AbstractIn this paper we present the results of a survey conducted among students of German Philology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań in the years 2015–2017. The target group was composed of first-semester students from whom we collected data about their lexicographical competence at the start of the program. The results contain some interesting findings, e.g. students prefer online dictionaries, but the number of students using print dictionaries is comparable and we have also observed the rising number of students who use smartphone applications. The aim of the survey is to provide information for university instructors who teach German as a foreign language (DaF) and lexicography.

Teacher Beliefs and Practices in Advanced Spanish Classrooms

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-107
Author(s):  
Manel Lacorte ◽  
Evelyn Canabal
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Latino Students ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Teacher Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
University Instructors ◽  
Large Research

The growing presence of Latino students in U.S. colleges and universities is evident in foreign language (FL) classrooms. Latino students with a high proficiency level in Spanish are usually placed in advanced language or content-based courses along with other non-Latino students. This paper examines university instructors’ beliefs and practices concerning interaction in advanced Spanish courses with heritage and nonheritage students. The participants were 15 instructors of diverse academic and professional backgrounds teaching advanced Spanish courses at a large research-oriented public university. Following a process of selection, verification, and generalization of linguistic metaphors used to talk about the topic, this qualitative study analyzes data collected through a questionnaire, interviews, and non-participant observations. The discussion addresses the instructors’ beliefs and perceptions with regard to: (1) the classroom environment; (2) their role as teachers of advanced-level courses; (3) the students enrolled in these courses; and (4) the contrast between what teachers consider to be the desired interaction in an advanced language classroom, and what actually happens.

scholarly journals Firm Performance: Does Mastering a Foreign Language Matter?

10.29007/dkzg ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Remedios Hernández Linares ◽  
María José Naranjo ◽  
Héctor Sánchez Santamaría ◽  
Mercedes Rico García ◽  
Laura Fielden Burns ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Impact

Over the last twenty years the impact of language in international and multinational companies has attracted significant scholarly attention, which is reflected in the growing literature. However, and despite the fact that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) constitute the engine of numerous economies worldwide, the impact of foreign languages on SMEs’ performance remains understudied. This is especially intricate because, considering that SMEs often have fewer resources, the commitment of such resources to language acquisition and foreign language education can only be justified in the case of improved performance. To address this gap, the objective of our research aims to get insights whether and how the domain of a foreign language (mainly English) affects SMEs’ performance. For this purpose, we perform an exploratory empirical study based on data collected through a telephone questionnaire during the first semester of 2017. A group of private Spanish SMEs constitutes our sample. Our work presents the results of the statistical analysis of these primary data, and contributes to a more nuanced perspective on language utility for organizational performance.

scholarly journals Z GENERATION TOWARDS THE USE OF SMARTPHONE APPLICATION FOR LISTENING ACTIVITIES IN BLENDED-LEARNING

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Dyah Arum Sari
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Smartphone Applications ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Generation Z ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Listening Skill ◽  
Post Test

The character of Generation Z which is closely related to the use of technology triggers awareness of educators to facilitate this generation with teaching and learning techniques that are most suitable for them. One of them is by optimalizing the use of gadget or smart phones as learning media for them. Because of this phenomenon, this study was carried out with the aim to find out the use of smartphone application in learning listening acctivities in blended-learning of English general courses followed by first semester students who are included as Z generation. The research also aimed to find out the significance of smartphone application dealing with the improvement of listening skill towards the non-English department students and to figure out the possible obstacles while using the smartphone application. The researcher applied the two selected smartphone applications. In addition to data triangulation, this study also used pre-test and post-test to see the significance. The other instruments were questionnaires and students’ listening material summary. The data were analyzed by mixed-method technique, namely qualitative and quantitative. The results show that the students showed a medium positive response to the use of smartphone applications for learning listening skills in blended-learning class and did not encounter obstacles while using the applications. Moreover, the smartphone applications also give high positive affects showed by a significant improvement in results experienced by non-English students in listening skills. keywords: listening skill, smartphone applications, blended-learning  

Angewandte Interdisziplinarität: Stärkung der Berufsorientierung im Informatikstudium mittels handlungsorientierter Lehrmethoden der Fremdsprachendidaktik

2021 ◽  
pp. 73-84
Author(s):  
Viktoria Ilse
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Science Studies ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Career Orientation ◽  
First Semester

APPLIED INTERDISCIPLINARITY: STRENGTHENING CAREER ORIENTATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDIES BY APPLYING THE ACTION-ORIENTED TEACHING METHODS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE DIDACTICS Can teaching methods be simply adapted in an interdisciplinary context? Does a teaching method from foreign language didactics work also in teaching during the first semester of computer science? If so, how can this process look and work in practice? These questions are addressed in this article.

scholarly journals Classroom research on Mandarin Foreign Language Learning Via Smartphone Applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 1529 ◽  
pp. 042040
Author(s):  
Nurul Ain Chua ◽  
Azza Jauhar Binti Ahmad Tajuddin ◽  
Goh Ying Soon ◽  
Roswati Abd. Rashid ◽  
Rosdi Zakaria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Classroom Research ◽  
Smartphone Applications

scholarly journals PENGARUH METODE JIGSAW DAN KECEMASAN BERBICARA TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN SPEAKING DI PROGRAM STUDI BAHASA INGGRIS UNIVERSITAS RIAU KEPULAUAN THE INFLUENCE OF JIGSAW AND SPEAKING ANXIETY TOWARDS SPEAKING COMPETENCE OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITAS RIAU KEPULAUAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Desi Surlitasari Dewi ◽  
Aulia Putri
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Department ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Speaking Test ◽  
Foreign Language Learners ◽  
Jigsaw Technique ◽  
Fluency Task ◽  
Anxiety Questionnaire

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui keefektifan metode jigsaw dalam pembelajaran speaking, serta pengaruh dari salah satu aspek psikologis siswa yaitu kecemasan berbicara terhadap kemampuan speaking. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuasi eksperimen yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah ada pengaruh dari metode pembelajaran jigsaw dan faktor kecemasan berbicara terhadap kemampuan speaking siswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan populasi seluruh mahasiswa Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Universitas Riau Kepulauan, Kepulauan Riau dan pemilihan sampel dilakukan dengan tehnik random sampling. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan tes dan kuesioner. Data yang dihasilkan merupakan data pengaruh metode jigsaw terhadap kemampuan speaking, serta pengaruh dari faktor psikologis kecemasan terhadap prestasi speaking. Metode jigsaw ini diharapkan dapat menjadi model bagi pengembangan silabus dan satuan acara pembelajaran Speaking. Sedangkan faktor psikologis kecemasan berbicara diharapkan akan dapat diatasi dengan menggunakan metode pembelajaran jigsaw.Kata kunci: Metode Jigsaw, Kecemasan Berbicara, Kemampuan Speaking the goal when we teach speaking to foreign language learners. However, the goal was rarely achieved in speaking class. In this study, one of technique in Cooperative Learning, jigsaw technique, was proposed. It was predicted that jigsaw technique of teaching speaking and student’s speaking anxiety had effect toward student’s speaking competence. Jigsaw is a technique that can be used in speaking class as it assigns the students to work in team, where they tend to feel secured and comfortable to learn speaking. While speaking anxiety could be a language barrier distracting the students to succeed in speaking class. It is an internal factor from the student’s mind which prevents them from delivering communicative competence. Thus, the objectives of the study were to find out the effectiveness of jigsaw technique in teaching speaking as well as the influence of speaking anxiety, one of psychological factors in learning foreign language, towards the student’s speaking competence. The population of the research was the first semester students of English Department Universitas Riau Kepulauan. The research method was a quasi experiment and the data were taken by using a speaking test and questionnaires. Students’ speaking competences were assessed based on six categories namely fluency, task, comprehension, grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary. While Saito’s speaking anxiety questionnaire was used to reveal student’s speaking anxiety. Then, the data were analyzed by using Anova. Keywords: Jigsaw Technique, Speaking Anxiety, Speaking Competence

scholarly journals Schwerpunkte immer noch schwer? Einige Überlegungen über die deutsche Grammatik für slawische native speakers

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-51
Author(s):  
Olga Kostrova ◽  
Izabela Prokop
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
State University ◽  
Error Prevention ◽  
Grammatical Categories ◽  
Suitable Measure ◽  
Adam Mickiewicz

The aim of this article is to present the project of a contrastive Polish-German and Russian-German grammar, which arose as a result of the cooperation between Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. The idea of a unilateral grammar which is based on the categories of the mother tongue of the learner and is aimed at the foreign language to be learned, is designed as a suitable measure within the framework of error prevention. The grammar contains selected grammatical categories that are significant sources of errors for native Slavic speakers

scholarly journals LISTENING DIFFICULTIES FACED BY THE FIRST SEMESTER STUDENTS AT BASIC LISTENING CLASS

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-61
Author(s):  
Yahmun Yahmun ◽  
Endang Sumarti ◽  
Debi Setyowati
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Private University ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Male Students ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Spoken Text

This study aimed at describing difficulties faced by students in learning Listening. This study involved seventeen female students and eight male students taking Basic Listening course in one of private university in Malang, East Java. To gain the data, the researcher interviewed the subjects one by one. The findings, then, classified into several classes by referring to previous studies discussing listening difficulties in English as Foreign Language (EFL) classes. The findings showed that there were four difficulties faced by the students. They were the speed and length of the spoken text, vocabulary, pronunciation, and accents. Based on the findings, then, the researchers made several suggestions for further researchers and other language teachers to consider this study in their practice.

scholarly journals EFL Students’ Perception of Distance Learning Practice in a Vocabulary Class

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-85
Author(s):  
Ribeh Najib Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Internet Connectivity ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Efl Teaching ◽  
Efl Students

The perception of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students toward the significance of distance learning practice in EFL teaching at university is essential to provide suggestions for enhancing distance learning practice in the context of EFL teaching. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate students’ perception towards distance learning practice at University of Muhammadiyah Gresik, especially in Words in Contexts class as the main course for learning vocabularies. Therefore, this study explored several aspects that needed in the implementation of distance learning practice. The subjects of this study were 34 first semester students of English education department who had applied distance learning practice. Questionnaire was used as research instrument to collect data from the respondents who had been selected. In addition, interview was also conducted to confirm the result of questionnaire. After the data were collected, they were analyzed using quantitative and qualitative analysis method. The finding indicated that students had average perception towards the implementation of distance learning practice, since distance learning practice provided advantages for their learning process. However, there were setbacks and problems such as students’ participation, internet connectivity, and material clarity that needed to be solved in order to improve the quality of distance learning practice.

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