scholarly journals ‘Desire to learn, learn to shine’: Idolizing motivation in enhancing speaking skill among L2 learners

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 411-422
Author(s):  
Tribhuwan Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Motivational Factors ◽  
English As Second Language ◽  
Excellent Teaching ◽  
Language Data ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Speaking Skills

This paper aims to analyze the effect of motivation in the development of English speaking skills on second language acquisition. There are so many excellent teaching methods that vary in effectiveness. Motivation is the driving force for learning another language, and integration of that language into the person’s identity. Motivation is the practical reason for learning a second language. Data collection was done from two Indian universities named: Patna University and Patliputra University, from each university 50 students were randomly selected. Speaking English is one of the best needs of individual in both the students’ academic and a professional field. The second language students should be encouraged not only in the classroom but also outside to speak in English. In achieving this goal, motivation can be used as magical catalyst in learning L2. With this viewpoint, this research focuses on 3 main motivational factors to analyze the role of motivation in developing speaking skills: identifying the motivation function in promoting speaking skills; researches on motivational factors for English as second language; suggesting impact and strategies in stimulating learners in developing speaking skills. close-ended questionnaires using relevant types of questions are chosen to conduct data collection. For the research, descriptive statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software. The mean value was used to represent the analysis results. Within this paper, the researcher identified several factors that affect students’ motivation to learn second language. Motivation is surely, of great importance in this phenomenon, and is often critical in its development.   Keywords: language skills, L2 learner, motivation, second language; speaking skill;

scholarly journals Issues in Teaching English Speaking Skill in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) at Secondary Level

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-219
Author(s):  
Robina Shaukat ◽  
Muhammad Shahbaz Arif ◽  
Hina Mangi
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Speaking Skills

This research has investigated the issues in teaching English-speaking skill as second language acquisition SLA especially in Punjab. It is observed that issues involved in teaching speaking skills by the concerned teachers were having traditional approach in teaching methodologies, their strict inflexible attitude and denying attending refresher courses and workshops in modern e-learning enhancement. It has been observed that the teachers occupying permanent seats are least bothered to cope with fresh, young, junior colleagues and institutional management authorities in practical application of modern latest teaching techniques to produce quality in teaching English as SLA in speaking skills. Qualitative and quantitative methods were applied to find out the objectives in teaching English as SLA in speaking skills. The niche, objective and aim of research is to find out practical issues in teaching English as SLA in applied speaking skill and how speaking’ skill could promote language fluency in effective manner in order to meet the requirements of present modern era. This paper declared that Latest, modern methodologies may be adopted by teachers to produce quality in learning English speaking as SLA in friendly and pleasant atmosphere in light.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Keterampilan Berbicara Melalui Proses Penerapan Metode Bermain Peran Siswa Kelas IV SDNegeri 03 Merigi Semester I Tahun 2015/2016

Jurnal PGSD ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-164
Author(s):  
Latifah Latifah
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Year ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Speaking Skills

This research attempted to study the problem of (1) How to improve the skill of V grade students of Primary School 03 Merigi Regency Kepahiang school year 2015/2016 in learning ability of speaking, and (2) How to change the behavior of fourth grade students Primary School 03 Years of Kepahiang Regency year teaching 2015/2016 in learning to speak after being given a learning by applying a role playing method.The purpose of this study is to describe the effort to improve the speaking skill and behavioral change of class IV students of Primary School 03 Merigi District Kepahiang Regency by learning to talk about application of role playing method. The variables in this study are the variables of improving the students' speaking skills. Data collection at the preliminary stage uses test techniques, while data collection at cycle 1 and cycle II uses test and nontes techniques. The results of the study were analyzed by quantitative and qualitative techniques.The result of this study shows that after the learning - learning method, the application of the class role of the fourth - grade class student of the Primary School of Primary School 03 Merigi Kepahiang Regency from the value of cycle I to cycle II up to cycle III increased. From the implementation of each cycle, the value is 41.35 in cycle I, and 62.65 in cycle II then 76.5 in cycle III. Improving student-speaking skills is also followed by changes in behavior and interest and student activity. From the results of the student-speaking skill study, it can be concluded that the ability of fourth grade elementary school students 03 Merigi District of Kepahiang Regency improved after following the learning process talking with the application of role playing method.

scholarly journals Impact of WhatsApp Interaction on Improving L2 Speaking Skills

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (03) ◽  
pp. 250
Author(s):  
Sherine Akkara ◽  
V Surya Seshagiri Anumula ◽  
Mallikarjuna Sastry Mallampalli
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Target Language ◽  
L2 Speaking ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Speaking Skills

Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) not only provides access to authentic learning resources and facilitates second language (L2) learning anytime and anywhere but also offers scope for informal learning beyond the classroom. Social media with instant messaging and multi-modal communication and information sharing provide platforms for interaction with peers and collaborative learning to hone their L2 skills. There is little research on informal learning through WhatsApp in enhancing L2 speaking skills. This paper studies the impact of interaction and informal learning in a WhatsApp group on improving a) fluency and coherence, b) lexical resource, c) grammatical range and accuracy and d) pronunciation which form the criteria for assessing speaking skills in IELTS. It also studies how participants perceive the changes in their speaking skills based on the band descriptors of IELTS. Mixed methods approach was adopted to obtain data from the group consisting of mixed ability participants (n=110) with pre and post speaking assessments and pre and post surveys. The participants were given collaborative learning activities and problem solving tasks at regular intervals for over two semesters. The results indicated statistically significant difference in their speaking skills and considerable change in their perceptions. The study has implications for both teachers and researchers of second language acquisition (SLA) for incorporating social media for interaction in the target language beyond the classroom.

Indexen Voor Beurtwisselingsinitiatief in Tweede-Taal Verwerving

1996 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 103-115
Author(s):  
Resi Damhuis
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Classroom Interactions ◽  
Turn Taking ◽  
Language Data ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Children's Development ◽  
Incomplete Picture

For optimal second language acquisition (SLA) classroom interactions have to allow normative speaking children to participate actively, because such initiative-rich participation enhances the children's development of linguistic and communicative competence. This article focuses on turn-taking initiatives. Turn-taking initiatives vary in their initiative strength. Restricting analysis exclusively to strong initiatives yields an incomplete picture of the contribution of a conversation to SLA. Less strong initiatives, too, must be taken into account. To analyze each utterance for its initiative value, a turn-taking taxonomy was developed, leading to turn-taking indices that represent the mean initiative value of all utterances by a speaker. Language data from kindergarten conversations show that only results on strong initiatives differ from results on turn-taking indices. It is argued that in order to assess the value of a conversation for SLA both kinds of measures, strong initiatives as well as indices, are necessary.

scholarly journals English Language Error Analysis of the Written Texts Produced by Ukrainian Learners: Data Collection

2015 ◽  
pp. 389-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lessia Mykolayivna Kotsyuk
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Error Analysis ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Corpus Studies ◽  
Written Texts ◽  
Different Types

English Language Error Analysis of the Written Texts Produced by Ukrainian Learners: Data CollectionRecently, the studies of second language acquisition have tended to focus on learners errors as they help to predict the difficulties involved in acquiring a second language. Thus, teachers can be made aware of the difficult areas to be encountered by the students and pay special attention and devote emphasis to them. The research goals of the article are to define what error analysis is and how it is important in L2 teaching process, to state the significance of corpus studies in identifying of different types of errors and mistakes, to provide the results of error analysis of the corpus of written texts produced by Ukrainian learners. In this article, major types of errors in English as a second language for Ukrainian students are mentioned.

scholarly journals Malaysian Undergraduates’ Perceptions of Online Approach via Skype in Developing Speaking Skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (18) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Sarala Thulasi Palpanadan ◽  
Iqbal Ahmad ◽  
Tamil Selvan A/L Subramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
First Year ◽  
Online Platform ◽  
Reflective Journals ◽  
Speaking Proficiency ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Technical Division ◽  
Esl Learners ◽  
Speaking Skills

Speaking skill pedagogy has always remained a huge enigma for English as a Second Language (ESL) educators. Despite the challenges, the need to master the skills prevail in academia. The undergraduates especially those from the technical division seem to grapple with the ability to perform well in their studies and market their products upon employment due to the inability to communicate well in English. Nowadays, there are numerous platforms available for ESL learners to improve their speaking proficiency. Thus, this paper intended to study the effectiveness of using Skype as an online platform to help students enhance their confidence in speaking in English. 100 reflective journals of first year undergraduates who enrolled in an English course were collected. Meanwhile, 10 undergraduates were randomly selected to participate in the semi-structured interview. All the participants’ reflections and views were analyzed and thematized using Transana software. Four main themes emerged: account possession; familiarity; challenges; and features. It was found that many participants were aware of Skype but did not have the account prior to the study. Majority of the participants admitted that Skype activities helped them to converse better which enhanced their motivation to speak in English more confidently and fluently.

scholarly journals How to study second language acquisition: a cross-sectional method

2015 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Jogilė Teresa Ramonaitė
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Production ◽  
Language Attitudes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Language Data ◽  
Conducting Research

This paper describes a cross-sectional method, which is employed when conducting research on acquisition of Lithuanian as a second language. This is one of the most optimal methods to study the process of language acquisition in adults, since it does not demand a long-term commitment on the part of the studied subjects. On the basis of the method, a specific research protocol has been designed in the framework of various second language acquisition research projects conducted in Europe. One of its advantages is that language data can be collected in a fairly small group (10-30 people) of learners of different acquisition levels. The data collected in this way is later analysed and compared between learners in order to determine the acquisitional sequence and other aspects of interest. The main corpus for this study is constituted by language data collected during a semi- structured (socio)linguistic interview, which is a free talk with a participant, who is encouraged to talk. The talk includes some specific questions. During the interview, not only the language data but also some important information about other relevant sociolinguistic factors is collected, such as age, period of stay in the country, language attitudes and motivation. To be able to better compare the participants and to study specific linguistic aspects that might fail to appear in spontaneous speech, all the participants are given the same additional tasks. The tasks described in this paper are of different types: film retelling, storytelling according to a sequence of pictures, describing two similar pictures and indicating differences between them, giving a recipe and repeating sentences. Different competences are required in these tasks but most attention is given to language production. The paper also offers some practical advice and observations based on the study. The specific study where the method was applied for Lithuanian aims at researching the development of acquisition of Lithuanian with the focus on the development of the verb system. The data collected in this manner could be used to study other aspects of language acquisition as well.

EXPLORING MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS IN TESLTHROUGH THE LENS OF THE SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Abdul Karim Bin Madasa ◽  
Ramiaida Bt Darmi ◽  
Hazleena Bt Baharun
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Motivational Factors ◽  
Self Determination

The prominent role of the English language has led to the teachingof the language as a second languageworldwide at tertiary level as a requirement to be assured of better prospects in a student’s life. English language teaching (ELT)has been anever-ending topic as it is seen as an uphill task for teachers due to the motivation factor in the acquisition of the language among the learners.Hence, one of the most valuable concepts used in relation to the success and failure in second language acquisition is motivation. It is apparently one of the most important constructs of individual differences (IDs).As the theories on motivation are countless, this paper is limited to its focuson review of relevant literature andinvestigation on the broad self-determination theory (SDT) that embodies three different types of motivation: (i) autonomous regulation, (ii) controlled regulation, and (iii) amotivation, and its relationship with the acquisition of English as a second language (ESL). It is concluded that the SDT plays a vital role in second language acquisition (SLA) with particular reference to ESL; and its implications could have a positive effect on the implementation ofELT in the higher education institutions (HEIs).This paper is mainly aimed at establishing the motivational factors related to the SDT and its important role in the teaching and learning of ESL in the HEIs.

First- and Second-Language Acquisition and CILC

2020 ◽  
pp. 214-240
Author(s):  
Eva Duran Eppler ◽  
Gabriel Ozón
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Contact ◽  
Language Change ◽  
L2 Acquisition ◽  
Language Variation And Change ◽  
Language Data ◽  
L1 And L2

This chapter explores the contested role of L1 and L2 acquisition in contact-induced linguistic change (CILC). We first identify three factors underlying these controversies (field of research; theoretical approach; and methodological limitations/advances), before discussing two elements language change and language acquisition have in common (i.e., isolated individuals cannot accomplish either, and both have to be studied through natural language data, with its attendant high degree of variation). We go on to define key terms and concepts for the role of L1 and L2 acquisition in contact-induced language change, including first and second language acquisition (L1A and L2A), bilingual first language acquisition, language variation and change, language contact and contact-induced language change. In the main section we discuss the role of L1A and L2A in CILC, and examine different language-acquisition scenarios, in particular their potential for leading to CILC. We use these different language-acquisition types as testing grounds for the motivations behind (i.e., causes for, and triggers of) language change, and arrive at tentative conclusions about which of these language-acquisition scenarios is more likely to play a role in CILC, and why.

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