scholarly journals PERCEPÇÃO DA UTILIZAÇÃO DA ÁGUA DO RIO RIBEIRÃO TRANQUEIRA POR MORADORES RIBEIRINHOS

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-336
Author(s):  
Brendon Barbosa Da Silva ◽  
Leonardo Guedes Rocha ◽  
Ilana Coelho De Sousa Pinto ◽  
Layse Daniella Alves Santos
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
De Se ◽  
Beliefs About Language Learning

A seguinte pesquisa objetivou averiguar, por meio de questionários, o uso da água do rio Ribeirão Tranqueira por moradores ribeirinhos, no qual, visivelmente apresenta aspecto de antropização e poluição. Assim, o trabalho se propôs, também, a conhecer a visão dos mesmo sobre educação ambiental e saúde. Essa pesquisa se justificou pela necessidade de conhecer e de se trabalhar educação ambiental com os residentes da região a fim de evitar o contato dos mesmo com água poluída. A percepção do uso da água do rio Ribeirão Tranqueira por parte dos moradores ribeirinhos, foi realizada através da aplicação de um questionário contendo 15 perguntas fechadas e abertas. O questionário foi montado de acordo com as normativas de questionários Likert-scale, modelo adaptado do Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory. Foram aplicados 100 questionários com moradores ribeirinhos ao rio Ribeirão Tranqueira dentro do perímetro urbano, ou em fazendas/chácaras próximas ao perímetro urbano da cidade de Guaraí. Os resultados obtidos com a aplicação do questionário evidenciaram a necessidade de se trabalhar a educação ambiental com os moradores próximo ao curso do rio Ribeirão Tranqueira em virtude da utilização da água visualmente poluída.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Socio-Economic Status, General Language Learning Outcome, and Beliefs about Language Learning

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Mohsen Ghasemi Ariani ◽  
Narjes Ghafournia
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Learning Outcome ◽  
Practice Test ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Beliefs About Language Learning ◽  
Iranian Students

<p class="apa">The objective of this study is to explore the probable relationship between Iranian students’ socioeconomic status, general language learning outcome, and their beliefs about language learning. To this end, 350 postgraduate students, doing English for specific courses at Islamic Azad University of Neyshabur participated in this study. They were grouped in terms of their socioeconomic status. They answered a questionnaire in which they indicated their beliefs about language learning in different contexts of language use. Besides, a general language test of proficiency (a Practice test of a TOEFL Test) was administered to all the participants to homogenize them in terms of general language proficiency or general language learning outcome. The quantitative data were subjected to a set of parametric statistical analyses, including descriptive statistics and factor analysis. The findings manifested a positive relationship between the students’ economic status and general language learning outcome. Besides, the findings manifested a significant relationship between the participants’ language learning outcome and their beliefs about language learning. The findings suggest if language instructors are equipped with the necessary information to assist language learners in coping with their negative beliefs, the process of language learning is not only accelerated, but also probable measurement errors may decrease.</p>

scholarly journals Mobile Educational SMSs as Supplementary Means to Teach Sentence Paraphrasing in EMP Course

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jafar Asgari Arani
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
English Language ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Conventional Group ◽  
English Sentence ◽  
Paired Samples ◽  
Post Test ◽  
English Syntax

Digital media has been used to enhance language learning for decades. Since the aim of language learning is to develop communicative proficiency, using communication devices and channels that already exist in the classroom is a sensible way of exploiting opportunities for language practice. The ‘anywhere, anytime’ accessibility to educational contents that mobile SMSs, sometimes freely, offer users, means that mobile learning can extend the opportunities for study outside of the classroom. Given the importance of writing, especially for academic purposes in university, the study set a dual goal: firstly, to analyze the outcome of applying supplementary SMS activity to teach English syntax necessary to paraphrase sentences and secondly, to clarify the medical students' ideas about it. A quasi-experimental, pre-test and post-test, research design was utilized to investigate the hypotheses of this study. Two groups (each 40-second year students of medicine) were randomly assigned to be the experimental and the conventional group. Both groups were taught the same syllabus materials designed for English for Medical Purposes (EMP) II course in a 17-week semester in Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. The former received the SMS –based supplementary contents in a scheduled pattern of delivery two times a week to strengthen their learning while the latter only was taught in a face to face setting. An open questionnaire was used to examine students feedback towards their attitudes. The validity of the questionnaire was examined by giving to a number of professors of English language. The data were also collected and analyzed through an Attitude/ Motivation questionnaire consisting of 12 Likert-scale items, pretest& posttest, paired-samples t-tests, and one way ANOWA. The pretest and posttest data paired t-test likert-scale items analyzed results showed that differences between the experimental and control groups were statistically significant. It was found that the effect of practicing SMS on the students' English syntax learning was positive. According to the findings, students receiving the supplementary English syntax SMSs noticeably improved their sentence paraphrasing performance and acquired higher grades during the post-test than those in conventional group. Qualitative data from interviews and questionnaires indicate that students hold positive attitudes towards receiving paraphrase syntactic points via SMS. Majority of students in this pilot project considered the educational program offered to be efficient, useful and beneficial. The data gathered revealed mobile syntactic supplementary SMSs can be integrated into EMP II course to enable students to develop better English sentence paraphrasing skills. Mobile SMS; Sentence Paraphrasing; Educational Tool; English for Medical Purposes

scholarly journals Indonesian JSL Students Beliefs and Learning Strategies in Kanji Learning

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
Aep Saeful Bachri ◽  
Dian Bayu Firmansyah ◽  
Sudjianto Sudjianto
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Learning Beliefs ◽  
Major Purpose ◽  
Japanese Character ◽  
Questionnaire Result ◽  
Beliefs About Language Learning

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui beliefs serta strategi belajar yang digunakan oleh pembelajar bahasa Jepang sebagai bahasa kedua (JSL Indonesia) dalam mempelajari huruf kanji. Penelitian ini juga bertujuan untuk meneliti tentang hubungan antara beliefs yang dimiliki oleh JSL Indonesia terhadap pembelajaran kanji dan strategi belajar kanji yang digunakan oleh pembelajar JSL Indonesia. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif statistik. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan untuk pengumpulan data berupa angket dan interview. Ada dua jenis angket yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu angket Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory (BALLI) dan angket Strategy of Inventory Language Learning (SILL). Sampel dalam penelitian ini yaitu mahasiswa/i Departemen Pendidikan Bahasa Jepang, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. Dari hasil penelitian di lapangan, diketahui bahwa pembelajar JSL memiliki beliefs yang positif terhadap proses penguasaan kanji serta menganggap kesulitan-kesulitan yang dihadapi dalam proses pembelajaran kanji, dapat diatasi dengan pemilihan strategi belajar kanji yang tepat. Pengampu mata kuliah kanji juga dianggap memiliki peranan yang sangat penting untuk membantu pembelajar JSL Indonesia, terutama dalam memperkenalkan strategi-strategi belajar kanji yang efektif dalam proses penguasaan kanji. Terdapat korelasi positif yang signifikan antara Metacognitive-Compensation strategies dengan. Dari temuan penelitian di atas, disarankan agar pengampu mata kuliah kanji selalu mengevaluasi keefektifan metode ajar yang digunakan untuk membantu pembelajar dalam mengembangkan strategi belajar kanji mereka, serta membimbing pembelajar agar menghindari strategi belajar kanji yang tidak efektif seperti penggunaan kartu kanji untuk mengingat kanji.  The major purpose of this study were to find out about which kind of beliefs and learning strategies are used by Japanese as second language (JSL) students in studying Japanese character (kanji). In addition, this study also aims to examine how kanji learning beliefs relate to the use of kanji learning strategies by Indonesian university JSL students. This study was conducted with descriptive statistic method, using Lickert scale type survey questionnaire and short interviews. The self report survey questionnaire Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory (BALLI) and Strategy of Inventory Language Learning (SILL), was used to examine learners' beliefs in kanji learning and to determine about learning kanji strategies used by Indonesian JSL students. The subject in this current research were the Indonesia University of Education students who are majoring Japanese language as their second language. Survey questionnaire result showed that overall learners have a positive beliefs on the process of acquiring kanji and also consider that the difficulties experienced in kanji learning process, can be solve by employ appropriate kanji learning strategies. They also believe that teachers have an important role in providing them a wider range of appropriate kanji learning strategies, that help them to acquire kanji in more effective ways. The significant correlation found between Metacognitive-Compensation strategies and kanji learning beliefs. While negative correlation found between Association strategies and students beliefs. Based on these findings, it is highly recommends that teachers need to consider the effectiveness of teaching methods used, in order to help student develop their learning strategies and to aware them about the ineffective kanji learning strategies found in this study such as using kanji card to memorize a new kanji, etc.

scholarly journals Raft & Diving And Climbing Strategies On Students’ Motivation In Writing

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-208
Author(s):  
Sri Minda
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Teaching Strategies ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
T Test ◽  
First Year ◽  
Limited Time ◽  
Test Calculation

This research attempted to investigate whether teaching strategies significantly affect the students’ motivation in writing and the problems which students face during the implementation the strategies. The strategies were RAFT (Role, Audience, Format, and Topic) and Climbing and Diving. This research deals with the experimental research design. The population of this study was the students of the first year of Intensive language learning programme IAIN Padangsidimpuan. The instruments used were questionnaire and interview. The questionnaire sheet was designed with Likert scale. Through t-test calculation it was found RAFT strategy significantly affect the students’ motivation in writing. It also found that Climbing and Diving strategy significantly affect the students’ motivation in writing. The problems which students face during the implementation of RAFT and Climbing and Diving strategies in writing expository are: a. RAFT does not provide enough; b. RAFT strategy only helps students to pass choosing topic and drafting which are parts of pre-writing; c. Climbing and Diving strategy does not always give students enough time to write the drafts because of the limited time; d. Students may lose control in writing because the is no certain pattern of this strategy.

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