Global English Corner: Using Elluminate to Enhance International Students’ English Language Skills

This study aims to train English language skills for Akparta students to be proficient in English. The research methods used include presentations, lectures, observations and discussions. The results showed that the level of English mastery of the Surakarta Akparta students had progressed in speaking English. Community service activities carried out at Akparta Surakarta are helpful for students to improve their English language competence so that students can become professional tourism workers

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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GAME TO INCREASE COURAGE CHILDREN TO SPEAKING ENGLISH IN DAHANREJO VILLAGE GRESIK

DedikasiMU(Journal of Community Service) ◽

10.30587/dedikasimu.v3i1.2345 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 667

Author(s):

Risca Hidayanti Qurani ◽

Safira Dewi Kurnia ◽

Henny Dwi Bhakti ◽

Andi Rahmad Rahim ◽

Sukaris Sukaris ◽

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Keyword(s):

Action Research ◽

English Language ◽

Language Skills ◽

The Other ◽

Teaching English ◽

The Media ◽

English Language Skills

This study aims to increase courage children to speaking English using implementation of game in Dahanrejo village, Kebomas, Gresik. The author as tutors and teachers for children in Dahanrejo village in this research. The problems refer to in Dahanrejo village, many children are afraid to speak English because there are no motivation to increase knowledge related studying English, therefore they have lack vocabulary and also teachers can’t explore the other media to teaching English in the classroom. The results of the action research given by the authors are the application of the media can improve the English language skills especially speaking of students and be able to provide variations in indoor learning that are not only fixed on the Package Books and Students Worksheets (LKS). Not only that, but the authors also found that the media was able to change the mood of students who did teaching through the media and were more interested in English.

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Improving English Language Proficiency of Graduate Students by Online Learning Apps available on Smartphone

Global Regional Review ◽

10.31703/grr.2019(iv-iii).57 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol IV (III) ◽

pp. 535-543

Author(s):

Shahida Naz ◽

Mamuna Ghani ◽

Shahid Nawaz

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Graduate Students ◽

Language Learning ◽

Language Proficiency ◽

Digital Literacy ◽

English Language ◽

Language Skills ◽

English Language Proficiency ◽

English Language Skills

The field of digital literacy is developing rapidly; consequently, the interest of researchers has also shifted now. The current research study was to explore the role of online learning Apps available on smartphones in improving graduate students' English language proficiency. Quantitative and qualitative research methods were used in this study. Data were collected through a questionnaire that had close-ended and open-ended questions. Questionnaires were distributed among 480 graduate-level students studying in 6 universities of Punjab, Pakistan. Data were analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 22.0) to find out results in the form of Percentage, Mean Score, Standard Deviation by applying the Independent Sample T-Test. The results of the study demonstrated the potential of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) as an anticipatory approach to improving English language skills. Results showed that students were pleased to use smartphones to improve their English language proficiency. They responded positively about the role of smartphones in improving English language skills. On the basis of findings, the researcher concluded that smartphone plays an important role in improving students' English language proficiency.

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What happens to international students’ english after one semester at university?

Australian Review of Applied Linguistics ◽

10.1075/aral.31.1.02sto ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 4.1-4.17

Author(s):

Neomy Storch ◽

Kathryn Hill

Keyword(s):

International Students ◽

Language Proficiency ◽

English Language ◽

Language Skills ◽

English Language Proficiency ◽

Background Information ◽

Language Test ◽

First Semester ◽

Number Of Factors ◽

The Impact

There is a common expectation, particularly amongst international students, that studying in an English-medium university should automatically produce a significant improvement in their English language skills. However, there is growing evidence to suggest that this is not necessarily the case.This paper reports on a study which investigated the impact of one semester of study at a university on the English language proficiency of a sample of 40 international students. This was measured by comparing the students’ scores on a diagnostic English language test at the beginning and end of their first semester. A comparison of discourse measures of writing in terms of fluency, complexity and accuracy was also undertaken. Background information, including details of ESL support, if any, was collected for all participants via questionnaires, and interviews were conducted with a subset of the participants.It was found that studying in an English-medium university generally led to an improvement in English language proficiency. The paper identifies a number of factors which appear to support language development, as well as factors that may inhibit it.

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