scholarly journals Critical literacy in the english language classroom

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarissa Menezes Jordão ◽  
Francisco Carlos Fogaça
Keyword(s):  
Critical Literacy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Public School Teachers ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Education Department ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Sense Of Reality

This paper reports the experience of developing teaching materials for public school teachers and students in southern Brazil in a project funded by the Education Department of Paraná State. The materials were intended as resources to be used by teachers according to their needs and those of their local communities, rather than as a textbook per se. The theory underlying this project is based on critical literacy and the idea that language is discourse, i.e. embedded in cultural and ideological values which determine its meaning and establish power relations among texts, among readers and among texts and their readers - Freirean "readers of the wor(l)d". Student-readers are, in this sense, co-constructors of meanings and responsible for making sense of reality. We expect students and teachers who use the materials we designed to become more aware of their possibilities as agents and this way we intend to foster a sense of active citizenship.

scholarly journals Use of Journal Articles in English Language Classroom

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 110-116
Author(s):  
Sagar Poudel
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students

Teaching English without any instructional materials may be difficult or even impossible. There are lots of materials which facilitate both the teachers and students in language teaching and learning. As with other teaching materials and resources, journal articles are also an important source for language teaching. Taking this into account, this article tries to explore how EFL teachers perceive the value of journal articles and how they use them in their classrooms. More specifically, the article tries to explore whether and to what extent journal articles can be used as instructional materials, and what strategies teachers employ to use journals articles to enhance language proficiency of their students.Journal of NELTA ,  Vol. 22, No. 1-2, 2017 December, Page: 110-116

Implementing Dialogic Teaching in a Singapore English Language Classroom

RELC Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Lee
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Discourse ◽  
English Language ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Reading Literacy ◽  
Government School ◽  
Dialogic Teaching ◽  
Student Talk ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Teachers And Students

Despite the fact that Singaporean students consistently perform well in literacy tests such as the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, employers have reported that Singaporean employees in general lack confidence in articulating their views in the workplace. This may be attributed to the practice of teacher-fronted and monologic classroom discourse, which does not allow opportunities for teachers and students to construct knowledge and understanding together during curriculum time. The article reports on one classroom-based research conducted on a Secondary Three (age 15) class in one Singaporean government school. The purpose of this article is to show how classroom talk could be made more dialogic, through an intervention, to enhance students’ talk opportunities and to build up literacy skills. The article argues that over time, the habitual practice of a dialogic form of teacher-student talk would help to open up the space of learning for students. To do that, it would be necessary to begin with raising teachers’ awareness of the benefits of dialogic talk.

scholarly journals The educational radio in the perception of basic education teachers – The More Education Program’s school radio case

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 421-436
Author(s):  
Edgard Patrício
Keyword(s):  
Basic Education ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Public School Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Integral Education ◽  
The Face ◽  
Educational Radio ◽  
Analysis Point

The public policies of media literacy gain importance in the face of the transformations of the ways of making communication. And the effectiveness of these policies, within the scope of basic education, may run counter to the receptivity of teachers. This article analyzes the perception of teachers of public education in Fortaleza (Brazil) about educational radio and the orientation they adopt in the development of curricular activities. The research was carried out in 2014, in 21 schools integrated to the More Education Program (PME). The PME, implemented in 2007 by the Ministry of Education, intends to develop a policy of integral education for schools. One of the activities offered is school radio, by the macro field “Communication and Use of Media”. A total of 124 interviews were carried out, among More Education coordinators, teachers and students. The interviews were carried out from a questionnaire of 63 questions. For this article, we focused on the analysis of 31 interviews with public school teachers who made the option of school radio as an activity. The results of the analysis point to a low index of teachers participation in the functioning of school radio, a perception of learning still focused only on literacy and difficulties in the approximation between school radio and classroom.

scholarly journals Uczniowie z niepełnosprawnością w szkołach ogólnodostępnych: nauczanie języków obcych

Neofilolog ◽  
2011 ◽  
pp. 67-80
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Karpińska-Szaj
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Public School Teachers ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Teaching Goals ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Specific Learning

At present the main purpose of school integration is the pursuit of dialogue and ways of ensuring integration which concerns both disabled learners and the ones who do not exhibit special educational needs. In this paper, the is-sue will be incorporated into the framework of teaching foreign languages to disabled pupils attending public schools. The present author will depict L2 teaching goals in relation to education shared by pupils with and without specific learning difficulties as well as to problems with implementing the idea of integration in foreign language classroom. These questions will be discussed with reference to the opinions of gleaned from public school teachers with experience in working with disabled learners.

scholarly journals Six Thinking Hats: A Study to Understand the Reasons and Extent of their Application in the English Language Classroom

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 82-92
Author(s):  
Saroja Dhanapal ◽  
Khoo Tabitha Wern Ling
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Educational Beliefs ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Whole School ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Language Competency ◽  
Whole School Approach

A qualitative case study was carried out in a school that encourages the application of the Six Thinking Hats (STH) to understand the reasons and extent of their application in the English Language classroom. The purpose of this study is to fill the gap in the literature in this area with the view to help situate the factors affecting the STH application. Research methods applied in the research include interview as well as the distribution, collection and data analysis of both teachers and students’ survey questionnaires, using systematic and convenience sampling methods. From these, the factors affecting the application of the Six Thinking Hats in the English Language classroom was identified. Moreover, the extent to which the STH are implemented at different levels of education were found to conform with the factors of the STH application. Responses regarding the use of the Six Hats were generally positive but varied mainly according to teachers’ personal educational beliefs as well as students’ language competency levels and thinking skills. In order to increase the effectiveness of the STH application in all classes, beginning from the early levels of education, implications include a whole-school approach to create awareness and to encourage implementation. Positive implications of applying the STH is found to be related to its practicality and further recommendations as to how the STH may be applied in various classes to maximize learning outcomes by directing learners to think independently from an early age are made. Finally, areas which this study may be used for future research are also suggested.

scholarly journals Teachers’ Code Mixing and Code Switching: Insights on Language Barriers in EFL Classroom

AL-TA LIM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-91
Author(s):  
Rafqi Awlia Siddiq ◽  
Martin Kustati ◽  
Luli Sari Yustina
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Code Switching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Code Mixing ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study aims to investigate code mixing and code switching used by English teachers in EFL classrooms. There are two major focuses in this study; the type of dominant code mixing and code switching used by the teachers. A qualitative study was used where the data were teachers’ language classroom gained by observing their classroom practices and utterances obtained through in-depth interviews. The result shows that there were three kinds of code mixing found in teachers’ and students’ utterances in EFL classroom. They were intra-sentential code mixing, intra-lexical code mixing, and pronunciation shifting. The study also found that there were four kinds of code switching found in teachers’ and students’ utterances. They were random mixing, English-Indonesian translation or vice versa, English precedes Indonesian or vice versa, and English sentences precede Indonesian sentences or vice versa. It indicated that code mixing and code switching cannot be separated in English language teaching and learning process. This study has proved that the English teachers used code mixing and code switching in teaching speaking in some types.

scholarly journals Attitudes Of Tertiary Students Towards Using Smart Phone Applications In Learning English

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 47-55
Author(s):  
Abeer Z. Barakat
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Smart Phones ◽  
Language Games ◽  
Freshmen Students ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning English

The Use of mobile phones and smart phones in education has become very popular with the emergence of this technology and its availability among both learners and teachers. The current study attempted to examine the attitudes of the freshmen students registering in the General English Requirement in the University College of Applied Science towards the use of smart phone applications in learning English. The results of the questionnaire analysis indicate that the majority of the students have positive attitudes towards using English language applications to help them learn English. Yet, student's use of smart phone applications is limited to downloading English language games and dictionaries. Therefore, both teachers and students need to be more aware of the beneficial options that these applications offer to the English language classroom.

scholarly journals PRE-SERVICE STUDENTS’ TRAINING TO TEACH LISTENING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSROOM

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Alla Gembaruk
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
School Experience ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Joint Project ◽  
British Council ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
New Generation ◽  
The Way

The article describes the way of pre-service students’ training to teach listening in the English language classroom which is done within the framework of new PRESETT Curriculum on Methodology designed in context of “New Generation School Teachers” joint project (2013–2019), initiated by the Ministry of Education and Science, Ukraine and the British Council, Ukraine. The article highlights the content of the unit devoted to teaching listening, its structure, modes of teaching and learning, assessment specifications. The article also specifies the tasks for school experience and the way teacher assistantship is organized. The results of students’ evaluation of the unit on teaching listening are presented in the article. Keywords: PRESETT Curriculum on Methodology, “New Generation School Teachers” project, pre-service teacher training, teaching listening, school experience, modes of teaching and learning, assessment specifications, reflection, unit evaluation form, self-assessment checklist.

scholarly journals A Comparison of Iranian High School Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions of Effective English Teachers

SAGE Open ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401667921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Alimorad ◽  
Mostafa Tajgozari
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Public School Teachers ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Language Class ◽  
Low Achieving Students ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Students Satisfaction

As potential mismatches between teachers’ and students’ perceptions can have negative effects on students’ satisfaction with the language class and even on their ultimate achievement, many researchers have attempted to identify and examine possible sources of such mismatches. In line with those investigations, the present study intended to compare the perceptions held by Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) public school teachers with those of their students. To this aim, a convenient sample of teachers ( N = 75) and students ( N = 202) from different cities of Iran was recruited to participate in the study. Using a 50-item Likert-type questionnaire and running between-groups independent-samples t tests and a two-way ANOVA, the researchers found that students’ perceptions were completely different from those of their teachers. Contrary to expectations, while students preferred a communicative approach to learning English, their teachers tended to favor a more traditional approach. Also, although high- and low-achieving students’ perceptions were not statistically different, they were significantly different from those of their teachers. Moreover, male teachers held different perceptions from their female students, and female teachers’ perceptions were also different from those of their male students. Findings of the study along with their implications for the practice of English teaching are also discussed.

scholarly journals PEELI Training and Professional Development of Primary School Teachers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Ali Nadeem ◽  
Azhar Mumtaz Saadi ◽  
Nudrat Fatima ◽  
Namood-e- Sahar
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
English Language ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Teachers And Students

<p>Language forms the medium of communication through verbal and nonverbal means which help to develop understanding. The communication and pedagogy are part and parcel of each other as well as the teaching process. The aims of teaching could not be achieved without better communication between teacher and students. The present study was thus planned to analyze the effect of PEELI (Punjab Education and English Language Initiative) training on communication skills of primary school teachers. The findings showed that the educators recruited in 2017 and 2018 have found PEELI interesting and innovative. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are the four dimensions of communication. PEELI training has assisted them in enhancing speaking and writing skills of learners. However, they feel difficulty in developing and interacting learners in listening and reading. They look for more modules and sessions to be organized to cover all the four aspects of communication to develop better interaction with learners. It is recommended to overcome the drawbacks in future training policies thus to bridge the communication gaps between teachers and students of primary schools.</p>

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