scholarly journals Persistent Monologicality amidst Variation in Teachers’ Questioning Practices in Malaysian English Language Classrooms

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 621-637
Author(s):  
Yen Tan Shin ◽  
◽  
Yew Tee Meng ◽  
Moses Samuel
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
English Language Classrooms

scholarly journals The Effective use of Authentic Materials in the English Language Classrooms

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Parupalli Srinivas Rao
Keyword(s):  
Educational System ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Authentic Materials ◽  
English Classrooms ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
English Language Classrooms

Due to the technological innovations, the twenty-first century has witnessed tremendous changes in all walks of life. The new technology abetted the extant educational system and it gifted the contemporary educational system with a newfangled drift. As a result, there have been several innovations in the field of education and English has no exception. The concept of teaching English has drastically changed and the present generation of teachers as well as the learners depend more on the latest technology that brings a greater change in teaching and learning. In the modern world, the teachers of English have been using a variety of teaching materials in order to satisfy the needs and interests of the learners. In this process, they also go for the authentic materials in addition to the prescribed textbooks with an aim to improve the standards of the learners and to develop their learners’ language skills enormously in the regular English classrooms. According to Peacock (1997), “Authentic materials are more motivating for students, even lower level students, than artificial materials”. Furthermore, Briton (1991 cited in Qura, 2001) states, “Authentic materials relate more closely to learners’ need, for they build a connection between the language classroom and the outside world. The teachers have to use all the available authentic materials such as newspapers, magazines, story books, movies, radio, TV ads, songs, label products, bus or train timetables, realia like phones and dolls so that the learners show more interest towards their leaning. As authentic materials play a vital role in promoting the learners’ learning and creates interests among learners to learn the English language in a natural way with proper motivation, the teachers of English should use these authentic materials in their day-to-day teaching profession. The present paper brings to light to the effective use of authentic materials by the teachers in the English language classrooms. For this purpose, this paper initially discusses the advantages of authentic materials in the field of education. Then this paper brings out the importance of the authentic materials that are used in the English language classrooms. Later, this paper emphasizes primarily on the effective use of the authentic materials and how they assist the teachers in their teaching and also how they help the learners to learn English in a better and easier way. Finally, this paper gives some expedient hints both to the teachers and the learners of English to how improve their teaching and learning skills colossally using the authentic materials in the English classrooms.

Teaching of English as an International Language in Various Contexts: Nothing is as Practical as Good Theory

RELC Journal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seran Dogancay-Aktuna ◽  
Joel Hardman
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Good Theory ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
International Language ◽  
Pedagogical Decisions ◽  
The World ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
English Language Classrooms

Despite the proliferation of publications on teaching English as an international language (EIL) or a Lingua Franca (ELF), the diffusion of these concepts into the world of English Language Teaching has been slow and incomplete. There is some wariness among educators about the teaching of ELF and EIL, with no consensus regarding appropriate pedagogy. In this article we look at some of the research on the integration of global Englishes into English language classrooms and discuss issues concerning a model of language to guide pedagogy when there are multiple Englishes. We maintain that it is by relying on theoretical understandings of concepts underlying the development and use of global Englishes and basing pedagogical decisions on contextual needs, rather than on prescriptions for practice, that teachers can make realistic decisions about integrating Englishes into their own classroom pedagogy. We refer to a model of teaching English that is based on a vision of situated teacher praxis and show how one component of this model, meta-culture, can be used to teach language-culture connection in the era of global Englishes.

A Within-Asia Comparison of Anxiety in English Language Classrooms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiromi Oda ◽  
Jatrifia Sinatrya ◽  
Uyun Nishar ◽  
Andrew Foong ◽  
Naoko Ichii
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
English Language Classrooms

scholarly journals Supplementary Resources Materials in English Language Classrooms: Development and Implementation

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 251-260
Author(s):  
Tek Mani Karki
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Teacher Needs ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
English Language Classrooms

Supplementary resource materials are additional but more useful in English language teaching (ELT). The teacher needs to supplement materials to promote motivation, which is one of the key factors influencing learning. However, there is a lack of study what supporting materials the teachers are using in English language classrooms for teaching learning purposes. This paper attempts to explore the supplementary teaching materials selected and used in ELT classrooms of community schools in Nepal. The information was collected through observations, interviews and focus group discussion. It was found that non-technical visual supplementary teaching materials were used more than technical and audio/audio visual ones. Most of the materials were used for reading and writing purposes. Teachers’ knowledge about technology, carefulness in using appropriate instructional materials/techniques, infrastructure and existing facilities of schools, are the major factors that affect to use the supplementary materials successfully in classrooms.

Using Machinima as Teaching and Learning Materials

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sagun Shrestha ◽  
Tilly Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Virtual World ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Material ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
English Language Classrooms ◽  
Made In

Machinima, screencast animated videos made in a virtual world, are still not a very well-known phenomenon, and there has been little reseach in relation to their use as a teaching material in English language classrooms. This study aimed to investigate the potential for and challenges in using machinima in the pre-intermediate English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom. Bespoke machinima were created for three classes in Nepal, and the lessons using them were observed. Two teachers and four students were given semi-structued interviews, and 20 students were asked to write a reflective note on their impression of the use of machinima. The findings of the study indicate that machinima are distinct from other materials in that they can be contextualized to address the needs, interests, and values of the learners. Student engagement is thus found to have been significantly higher.

Triggering effect of CLIL practice on English as a lingua franca awareness

ELT Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 387-397
Author(s):  
Şebnem Yalçın ◽  
Yasemin Bayyurt ◽  
Benan Rifaioğlu Alahdab
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Practice ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Instructional Practice ◽  
Lesson Plans ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
English Language Teachers ◽  
English Language Classrooms

Abstract The present study explores whether/how CLIL practice at primary English language classrooms raises English language teachers’ awareness towards their language use from an English as a lingua franca (ELF)-aware perspective. English language teachers in a CLIL program completed a survey about their classroom practice and their opinions about their English language use in the classroom. They also shared their lesson plans to showcase their everyday teaching. The findings revealed that although CLIL practice presented challenges for language teachers, their experience enabled participants to conceptualize themselves as ‘competent English language users’ instead of non-native English language teachers. Moreover, the findings suggested that teachers’ CLIL experience enabled them to become aware of the three major components of ELF awareness; namely, awareness of language and language use, awareness of instructional practice, and awareness of learning.

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