scholarly journals Learners' Language Needs Analysis of English Subject in Azkia Integrated Islamic Primary School

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-100
Author(s):  
Neneng Sunengsih ◽  
Ahmad Fahrurrozi
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
English Language ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Vocabulary Building ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Learning English

In this paper, the writer analyzed the objective of English learning at Azkia Integrated Islamic Primary School and the pupils’ needs in learning English. The paper described pupils’ needs, which are divided into the target needs and the learning needs. The study employed qualitative method, which used phenomenology approach. The data were collected from classroom observations, interviews, and documentary analysis, and then were analyzed and classified into the target needs and the learning needs. The findings showed that the pupils’ needs to be fulfilled in learning English are introducing English at the early stage, coping English language in the classroom and the daily lives, emphasizing vocabulary building and its development, applying recognizable topics to support vocabulary mastery, giving a wide range of instruments which stimulates the pupils using English in their daily lives. Further, learning English can be easier for the pupils when the concrete objects  are utilized well and visual aids are made available.

Needs Analysis and Teachers' Perceptions: A Study of the English Undergraduate Students

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Teaching Aids

Needs Analysis in the context of language-learning-teaching is an important process to design a certain course and syllabus. It helps course designers to set objectives, choose content, method of instruction, appropriate teaching aids, and classroom activities for different courses. This paper reports the perceptions of the researchers on the English language learning needs of the English undergraduate students of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal, Pakistan. The data is based on the researchers’ personal experience and first-hand observation of the population as the researchers have been teaching in the target context for about a decade. Furthermore, the researchers have always been in discussion with their students and colleagues about the target students’ English learning needs, preferred learning styles, motivation in learning English, interest, strengths/weaknesses, and attitude toward English learning in the target setting. Learners’ assignments, exam answer sheets, and presentations have also been used is a source of data collection. A needs analysis model proposed by Hutchinson and Waters (1987) has been applied in order to analyze the data. The results show that the students lack well grammatical sentences, have poor spellings, capitalization problems, limited vocabulary, unaware of collocations, poor/slow reading comprehension, and lack of effective presentation skills. Furthermore, most of the students have a lack of involvement in classroom activities and feel shy about speaking the English language. It was reported that the provision of authentic material, interesting activities, suitable audio-visual aids, relevant texts, language labs, and other logistic arrangements can better help them in learning the English language. The findings demonstrate that the students wished to have a learner-centered-course that helps them excel in their academic life and learning the English language.

scholarly journals The Teaching of English in Indonesian Primary Schools: a Response to the New Policy

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Ahmad Jazuly ◽  
Ninuk Indrayani ◽  
Nostalgianti Citra Prystiananta
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
English Language ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Primary School Teacher ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
English Language Policy ◽  
The Government ◽  
Compulsory Subject ◽  
Learning English

In this study, I investigated the teachers' current practice without curriculum of English lesson at primary schools and teacher's response to the new policy on English lessons in primary school. The participants of this study were 46 respondents which consist of 17 males and 29 females. The data was obtained by distributing an open-ended question to teachers who teach in a primary school in Jember district of East Java. The questionnaire was administered to the teacher to be filled in directly. The first finding showed that most of the teachers agreed that teachers should be qualified, teachers need appropriate teaching media for students, and most of the students are very enthusiastic in learning English. The second finding about the teacher's response to the new policy on English lessons in primary school showed that most teachers expected the government to return the English language policy to be taught in primary school as a compulsory subject. Conclusion, the current practices of teaching English in primary school are divided into three parts, 1) most the teachers who involve become sample in this study agreed that the teachers should be qualified in teaching English in primary school, 2) most the teachers needed teaching media appropriate for the students in primary school, 3) most the students were very enthusiastic about learning English. Keyword; Indonesian primary school, teacher, new policy.

scholarly journals Needs Analysis and Teachers’ Perceptions: A Study of English Undergraduate Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 27-33
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Teaching Aids

Needs Analysis in the context of language-learning-teaching is an important process to design a certain course and syllabus. It helps course designers to set objectives, choose content, method of instruction, appropriate teaching aids, and classroom activities for different courses. This paper reports the perceptions of the researchers on the English language learning needs of the English undergraduate students of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal, Pakistan. The data is based on the researchers’ personal experience and first-hand observation of the population as the researchers have been teaching in the target context for about a decade. Furthermore, the researchers have always been in discussion with their students and colleagues about the target students’ English learning needs, preferred learning styles, motivation in learning English, interest, strengths/weaknesses, and attitude toward English learning in the target setting. Learners’ assignments, exam answer sheets, and presentations have also been used as a source of data collection. A needs analysis model proposed by Hutchinson and Waters (1987) has been applied in order to analyze the data. The results show that the students lack well grammatical sentences, have poor spellings, capitalization problems, limited vocabulary, unaware of collocations, poor/slow reading comprehension, and lack effective presentation skills. Furthermore, most of the students have lack of involvement in classroom activities and feel shy in speaking the English language. It was reported that the provision of authentic material, interesting activities, suitable audio-visual aids, relevant texts, language labs, and other logistic arrangements can better help them in learning the English language. The findings demonstrate that the students wished to have a learner-centered-course that helps them excel in their academic life and learning the English language.

Needs Analysis and Teachers' Perceptions: A Study of the English Undergraduate Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (II) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Teaching Aids

Needs Analysis in the context of language-learning-teaching is an important process to design a certain course and syllabus. It helps course designers to set objectives, choose content, method of instruction, appropriate teaching aids, and classroom activities for different courses. This paper reports the perceptions of the researchers on the English language learning needs of the English undergraduate students of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal, Pakistan. The data is based on the researchers’ personal experience and first-hand observation of the population as the researchers have been teaching in the target context for about a decade. Furthermore, the researchers have always been in discussion with their students and colleagues about the target students’ English learning needs, preferred learning styles, motivation in learning English, interest, strengths/weaknesses, and attitude toward English learning in the target setting. Learners’ assignments, exam answer sheets, and presentations have also been used is a source of data collection. A needs analysis model proposed by Hutchinson and Waters (1987) has been applied in order to analyze the data. The results show that the students lack well grammatical sentences, have poor spellings, capitalization problems, limited vocabulary, unaware of collocations, poor/slow reading comprehension, and lack of effective presentation skills. Furthermore, most of the students have a lack of involvement in classroom activities and feel shy about speaking the English language. It was reported that the provision of authentic material, interesting activities, suitable audio-visual aids, relevant texts, language labs, and other logistic arrangements can better help them in learning the English language. The findings demonstrate that the students wished to have a learner-centered-course that helps them excel in their academic life and learning the English language.

scholarly journals The Attitudes of International Students in India towards English

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Wildan Mahir Muttaqin
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Global Language

English is now considered as global language, and with every single day its users are increasing numerously. The paper aims to investigate the international students attitudes towards English language focusing on a case of International students in India. As the central university, The English and Foreign Lnguages (EFL) University India has many international students from a wide range of countries. The attitudes are in language skills and in other perspectives. Upon the completion of the collection of data, these were analyzed, computed and tabulated using MS Excel.The study incorporates quantitative approach and has used close ended questionnaire to collect data from the participants. A total number of twenty students participated in the study. From the findings of the data, The research shows that they had shown a positive attitude towards use of English or an increase in the use of English. They believed that learning needs process. Motivation and self-confidence are also main factors to master English comprehensively. They also believe that EFL University is the best place in India to study English intensively

Motivations of Refugee-Background Adults in Enrolling in English Language Classes in the United States

2020 ◽  
pp. 104515952096985
Author(s):  
Otieno Kisiara
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Limited English Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
The United States ◽  
Language Program ◽  
Self Advocacy ◽  
Language Programs ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
Learning English

This study examines the motivations of refugee-background adults in participating in English language classes in the United States. Five focus group discussions were held with refugee-background adults with no or very limited English proficiency who were enrolled in an English language program in an urban area in the Northeastern region of the United States. The study participants had been resettled in the United States for between 10 months and 4 years at the time of study and were of different nationalities, including Somalia, Yemen, Myanmar, Cuba, and Sudan. While agencies and organizations funding and running these English programs have generally focused on job readiness English language skills in their curriculums, this study found that refugees had a wide range of motivations for learning English. In addition to better paying jobs, refugees were also interested in learning English to better navigate the health care system and safeguard their privacy, become self-reliant and avoid the humiliation of public assistance, enable self-advocacy in various settings, pass the United States citizenship test, and to provide English language support for family and neighbors. Based on these findings, the study recommends that these language programs intensify collaborative learning activities that invite and incorporate the experiences, perspectives, and expectations of refugee participants in the design, execution, and assessment of these programs.

Pembangunan Modul Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris Menggunakan Grammar Translation Method Berbasis Android

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-91
Author(s):  
Noviani Kurnia Ambarwati ◽  
Rita Wiryasaputra ◽  
Shinta Puspasari
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
English Language ◽  
Translation Method ◽  
School Students ◽  
Learning Module ◽  
Verb Forms ◽  
Grammar Translation Method ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Teaching Grammar ◽  
Learning English

English has become the international language now used in almost all areas of global life and connect to transfer knowledge to the whole world, for the mastery of the English language allows a person to expand interaction in the international world. To help in learning English to primary school students, especially in class 3-5 primary school will be built learning module applications. In order to teach English well, better know the methods used in the process of learning English in primary school is the grammar translation method (GTM), which is a method of teaching grammar to the main characteristics focusing on translation (translation) and to memorize verb forms. This application is intended as an alternative to learning to enhance students’ understanding of the material about the translation and pronunciation of English interactive fun, the application is built using the Android operating system. Index Terms— Android, English, Elementary students, Grammar Traslations Method, Learning Module.

scholarly journals MENINGKATKAN MINAT BELAJAR SISWA DENGAN PAKEM MENGGUNAKAN APLIKASI ENGLISH CHILDREN DALAM PENGENALAN BAHASA INGGRIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Moh Zainuddin ◽  
Mohammad Fatoni
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Proficiency ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Learning English

As educators in the era of globalization in welcoming the millennial era, it is very necessary to update learning methods equipped with learning media that are suitable for learning needs, in this case PAKEM learning uses the "English Children" application as a support in learning such as LCD projectors, English Learning applications, Kamusku, Team Viewer It is hoped that it can arouse students' interest in learning English so that they can improve their ability to describe English texts and increase the value of English in text descriptive material. This research is classified as a Classroom Action Research with planning stages (acting) with observation (observing) and reflection (reflecting) which are combined, in this study 3 cycles. The initial findings 1) Students are hyper active in class, 2) Students tend to think English is difficult and boring, 3) English is not an important subject, 4) English language proficiency is still far from average (far from KKM). In the first cycle of 29 students, none of the students could write descriptive text, after this activity was carried out in 3 cycles, Based on the results of tests and reflections from cycles 1, 2 and 3, Pakem learning using the "English Children" application can arouse student interest in learning so that students are able to describe objects seen in English either orally or in writing. 

scholarly journals Iranian Students’ Attitudes towards English as a Bilingual Language in Iran

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-299
Author(s):  
Sajad Faramarzi ◽  
Atefeh Elekaei ◽  
Akbar Afghari
Keyword(s):  
Bilingual Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
General Attitude ◽  
Attitudes Toward English ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Iranian Students ◽  
Learning English

The current study examined Iranian students’ attitudes towards English language in social and academic domains, and their attitudes toward English as part of a bilingual system in Iran. A 5-point likert scale questionnaire was used to investigate the extent for which students use English in their daily lives, its significance, students general attitude towards using English and their attitudes towards a bilingual system. The results indicate that a large number of participants (n=200), whom were selected among undergraduate students in Iran, reacted positively towards English language in general and having English as part of a bilingual system in particular. Data from the questionnaire indicates that students are interested in learning English for both social and professional reasons. Additionally, the results of this study highlight the greater preference of students in bilingual education which is statistically significant. Finally, some pedagogical implications related to the use of English are presented.

scholarly journals Non-English Major Students’ Perception of Factors Influencing English Proficiency in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Wu Yuntao
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
English Major ◽  
The Government ◽  
Learning English

This study aims at investigating Non-English major students’ perception of factors that influencing English proficiency in China. The research was conducted by using a non-experimental quantitative research design by a questionnaire survey. A total 300 Non-English Major students from second year from different duration of learning English in Henan Polytechnic University was collected to complete this survey. The research findings revealed the learning strategies of Non-English major students in Henan Polytechnic University has most significantly affect on English proficiency among four potential factors. The hypothesis testing results indicated that the perception of students who began learning English from primary school were statistically significantly higher than those who began learning English from middle school with respect to factors influencing English proficiency. The findings recommended that the government should provide more supports to English language learning in primary school, the English teacher should pay attention to male students’ English learning and help students improve their learning strategy in English learning.

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