Effect Of Bringing Local Culture In English Language Teaching On Students’ Writing Achievement

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Ratna Nurlia ◽  
Fitri Arini
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Class B ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Culture Strategy

<p>The use of local culture in the teaching of English as a foreign language in Indonesia may lead into consideration since language and culture are interrelated. Local culture in English language teaching enables students to learn English skills well because students are asked to discuss or describe something they know very well. This paper reports the results of an experimental study which was concerned with how well bringing local culture in English Language Teaching could affect students’ writing achievement. Quasi-experimental research applying non-randomized pretest-posttest design was used in this study. The subjects of the study were the students of English Department of College of Teacher Training and Education in Blitar. Class A, which consisted of 23 students, was taught using local culture strategy, and was the experimental group, while class B, which consisted of 25 students was taught without using local culture, and was the control group. The results showed that bringing local culture in English language teaching produced better achievement of the students’ writing skill.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong><em>local culture; writing achievement, English language teaching<strong></strong></em></p>

scholarly journals Fortalecimiento De La Producción Escrita De Diálogos No Literarios A Través De Las Expresiones Idiomáticas En El Aprendizaje Del Idioma Inglés

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (25) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Lorena Maribel Yumi Guacho ◽  
Enrique Jesús Guambo Yerovi ◽  
Carmita Eulalia Rojas Castro ◽  
Lara Olivo Lenín Iván
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Idiomatic Expressions ◽  
Class B ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of the current research was to strength the production of non-literary written dialogues by using idiomatic expressions in the English- Language teaching-learning process, applied to second level students, class B in the Language Center at Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo from October 2016 to March 2017. It has been evidenced that the syllabus of the Language Center does not consider the use of idiomatic expressions, so the students acquire neither lexicography nor appropriate vocabulary. This was a correlational, quasi experimental, field trip and documentary research applied to two heterogeneous groups; a control group and an experimental group. The control group developed the traditional contents planned in the institutional syllabus, while the experimental group developed a set of activities as a methodological strategy; a booklet was also designed for being used as a guide by the teachers. Both groups were evaluated through a rubric in two stages: the pre-test and post-test obtaining data to be tabulated, analyzed, interpreted and then compared in order to prove the hypothesis. It was determined that the use of idiomatic expressions strengthens the production of non-literary written dialogues, so it is recommended to apply them in the English language teaching-learning process.

scholarly journals Role of (Local) Culture in English Language Teaching

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 54-60
Author(s):  
Kumar Narayan Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Meaningful Context

Since language and culture have muscle and bone relationship, the existence of one in the absence of another in unthinkable. But in practice, English language teaching has paid less attention to the local culture. It is commonly believed that the insertion of foreign cultural values is not in line with local cultural values. The insertion of local culture plays vital role in promotion of nationalism, different local cultures and local cultural wisdom. Similarly, it provides cultural identity and meaningful context for learning. Therefore, the main purpose of this article is to shed light on the importance of local culture in the English language classroom. In doing so, it aims at defining culture, language, shows relationship between them and puts forth some pedagogical guidelines. Journal of NELTA, Vol. 21, No. 1-2, 2016, Page:54-60

scholarly journals Developing the English Language Teaching Skills of Saudi Teachers of Young Learners

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Ayman Sabry Daif-Allah ◽  
Fahad Hamad Aljumah
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Skills ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Young Learners ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

This study aimed at investigating the impact of a program on developing the English language teaching skills of pre-service English for Young Learners (EYL) Teachers. The sample of the study consisted of 70 English language major students in Qassim University. The researchers made use of the quasi-experimental pre-test post-test control group design and data were collected quantitatively by means of questionnaires and observation checklists used for pre- post testing. Results revealed the effectiveness of the program on developing the necessary English language teaching skills for pre-service EYL teachers. The study recommended introducing appropriate teaching practices in the EFL context in general and in elementary school settings in particular.

scholarly journals The Use Of Content Based Instruction In English Language Teaching

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 359
Author(s):  
Sitti Nurjannah ◽  
Erniati Erniati ◽  
Jusmaniar N
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
Experimental Group

Content-Based Instruction is an approach used in English language teaching. This research aims to investigate the use of CBI in improving the students’ achievement in English Language Teaching at SMK Negeri 2 Makassar. This research used quantitative method which is designed in Quasi Experimental. There were two classes taken as a sample they are control group and experimental group. Both of the group were administered pre-test before implementing CBI in the learning process. after the impelementation of CBI, the posttest was administered to know the students’ achievement in English Language Teaching. From the result of data analysis, it was found that the use of CBI in English Language Teaching is effective in improving the students’ achievement. It is proved by the improvement of the students’ score from the pre-test to the post-test.

scholarly journals Culture and complexity through English as a lingua franca: rethinking competences and pedagogy in ELT

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Will Baker
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Language Pedagogy ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Meaningful Category

AbstractEnglish as a lingua franca (ELF) research highlights the complexity and fluidity of culture in intercultural communication through English. ELF users draw on, construct, and move between global, national, and local orientations towards cultural characterisations. Thus, the relationship between language and culture is best approached as situated and emergent. However, this has challenged previous representations of culture, particularly those centred predominantly on nation states, which are prevalent in English language teaching (ELT) practices and the associated conceptions of communicative and intercultural communicative competence. Two key questions which are then brought to the fore are: how are we to best understand such multifarious characterisations of culture in intercultural communication through ELF and what implications, if any, does this have for ELT and the teaching of culture in language teaching? In relation to the first question, this paper will discuss how complexity theory offers a framework for understanding culture as a constantly changing but nonetheless meaningful category in ELF research, whilst avoiding essentialism and reductionism. This underpins the response to the second question, whereby any formulations of intercultural competence offered as an aim in language pedagogy must also eschew these simplistic and essentialist cultural characterisations. Furthermore, the manner of simplification prevalent in approaches to culture in the ELT language classroom will be critically questioned. It will be argued that such simplification easily leads into essentialist representations of language and culture in ELT and an over representation of “Anglophone cultures.” The paper will conclude with a number of suggestions and examples for how such complex understandings of culture and language through ELF can be meaningfully incorporated into pedagogic practice.

scholarly journals Recursos Didácticos Comunicativos Y Audiovisuales Para La Enseñanza-Aprendizaje Del Idioma Inglés A Través De Aulas Virtuales

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (25) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
Armas Pesantez Paul Rolando ◽  
Armas Pesantez Washington Geovanny ◽  
Salazar Calderón Edison Hernán ◽  
Guadalupe Bravo Luis Oswaldo ◽  
Orozco Yánez Gabriel Isaac
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Curriculum Guidelines ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Didactic Material ◽  
Teaching Learning

The purpose of the current research was the implementation of didactic audiovisual and communicative resources through a virtual classroom for the teaching-learning of English language, aimed to the first level students Languages School at Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo due to the lack of didactic material helping in the development of activities and tasks into the classroom. This fact impedes teachers and students reaching a higher level in the English Language teaching-learning process, this situation made necessary the implementation of resources adaptive to the pedagogical context and planned through a content manager or virtual classroom. The current research is quasi experimental, bibliographic, documental and descriptive which was applied to a sample where it was necessary to consider an initial knowledge diagnose before applying the communicative and audiovisual resources, then it was necessary to carry out an evaluation at the end of it. It was also necessary to use a set of activities based on communicative and audiovisual resources framed within the micro curriculum guidelines with schedules and contents that were evaluated through questionnaires and a checklist. The instruments for collecting information allowed obtaining data in both pre-test and post-test. These qualifications were compared through a statistical test that allowed concluding that the use of the mentioned resources improved the English language teaching, at the same time it was possible to recommend its use within the curriculum for the First Level of the Languages Major.

On cultivation of intercultural communication awareness in english vocabulary teaching

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 69-73
Author(s):  
Xiaochi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Intercultural Communication Competence ◽  
Close Relationship

Language And Culture Keep A Very Close Relationship And Are Inseparable. English Language Teaching Is Not Only To Cultivate English Language Learners’ Linguistic Competence, But Also To Promote Their Intercultural Communication Competence. In Fact, English Vocabulary Teaching Is One Part Of Vital Integration In English Language Teaching. Meantime, English Vocabulary Teaching Plays An Important Role In The Cultivation Of English Language Learners’ Intercultural Communication Awareness. Therefore, The Author Attempts To Expound The Significance Of Cultural Elements In English Vocabulary Teaching, Discusses About The Relationship Between Language And Culture, Stresses On The Cultural Connotations Of English Vocabulary Through The Formation Of English Language, Especially In Some Specific Words And Focuses On Some Typical Cases And Analyzes The Functions Of English Vocabulary Teaching For English Language Learners’ Intercultural Communication Awareness Finally, The Author Puts Forward Some Useful Suggestions To Cultivate The English Language Learners’ Intercultural Communication Awareness Through English Vocabulary Teaching.

Research on Small Group Writing Activities Compared to Individual Flipped Model Through WhatsApp

2022 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Yudhi Arifani
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
English Language ◽  
Design Method ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Flipped Instruction ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Instruction Model

Purpose: Investigate the ability of EFL learners’cohesion with small group writing activities compared to individual flipped instruction model through Whatsapp with individual writing activities Design/Method: A quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group and a pre-test/post-test design was implemented to find any significant difference between the two combinations. The instrument of this study was a writing test. Findings: The findings revealed that the small group flipped classroom instruction model through Whatsapp with small group writing activities performed better than teaching cohesion with individual flipped instruction through Whatsapp with individual writing activities. Originality: Flipped classroom innovation has attracted English Language Teaching researchers’ attention to scrutinize its effectiveness.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF ENGLISH AS LINGUA FRANCA – INFORMED APPROACH IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING TO PRESERVE CULTURAL IDENTITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Simon Petrus Kita Ngatu ◽  
Basikin Basikin
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
English As Lingua Franca

<p>The practice of teaching English as global language that has been widely spread in Indonesia does not fit to promote Indonesian local culture. Most of English language teaching practice pays much attention to students’ understanding relates to their local culture, but the whole process of English Language Teaching (ELT) itself denotes that students do not really apply their local culture in the English language learning. The effort of integrating local culture in ELT is still far from the concept of particularity, practicality, and of possibility. This article provides a conceptual perspective on the role of English as Lingua Franca (ELF) – Informed Approach in ELT in terms of preserving students’ cultural identity. It starts with describing the important issues dealing with the topic, evaluate the previous studies, building argument, and drawing conclusion and recommendation.  The article concludes that the approach needs to be more informed in the whole process of ELT in terms of learning English and preserving students’ local culture in which students are allowed to use English within their local culture rather than only in understanding their culture without practicing. </p>

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