scholarly journals Language Learning Process and Gender Difference Implied from the Turn-Takings Used in EFL Student Conversation Club

DINAMIKA ILMU ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-153
Author(s):  
Syaripa Nurul Ilmi ◽  
Susilo Susilo ◽  
Istanti Hermagustiana
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Structure Interview ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Video Tape ◽  
Conversational Analysis ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Turn Taking ◽  
Semi Structure Interview ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Almost All

This study aims at investigating the kinds of turn-taking mostly used by EFL learners, how the turn-takings are portrayed as a process of EFL learning, and how the EFL learners differ in making their turn-takings according to their gender. This study was qualitative in nature, using 10 members of English Club of English department students, Mulawarman University as the participants. The procedures of data collecting were video-tape recording observation and semi-structure interview. The data were analyzed by using conversational analysis and percentage frequencies. The result revealed that: 1) the kinds of turn-taking mostly used by the participants were adjacency pair and insertion sequence from the sequence type of turn-taking, almost all kinds turn-taking from the overlap turn-taking except the third party mediation, and other-repair and self-repair from the repair turn-taking; 2) all members of the English Club felt they acquired  their languages as they practiced them in either written and spoken communication; and 3) the female members dominated talk than the male ones.

scholarly journals Reasons Behind Mis/Understanding English Conversational Implicatures by University Learners in Yemen

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-55
Author(s):  
Haifa Nassar
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Structure Interview ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Conversational Implicature ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Conversational Implicatures ◽  
Semi Structure Interview

English, as a communication tool, plays an extremely significant role in cross-cultural communication. While it is true that language users can mean exactly what they mean in their utterances, it is also true that they can have their utterances mean much more than what they say. Speakers of English speak indirectly, and using conversational implicatures is a way to be indirect. And as sentences often express messages above and beyond their literal meanings, it is not surprising that pragmatic errors are found in language learning process of EFL learners' communication. Therefore, this study aims at investigating the factors beyond misunderstanding or understanding of English conversational implicatures among Yemeni EFL university learners. It follows an empirical analytical-descriptive method consisting of a test and an interview. Randomly, 50% of the study population was selected as the study sample. They were 62 Yemeni EFL university learners. A multiple-choice discourse completion test ( MCDCT ) and a semi structure interview were used for collecting the study data. The test contained eleven types of conversational implicature  The collected data was analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The results reveal that different factors caused misinterpretation of conversational implicatures among Yemeni EFL learners. However, the differences in socio-cultural knowledge and indirectness are instrumental in the misunderstanding of conversational contexts in the study. While the familiarity of some conversational implicatures and formulaic pattern of others pose no challenge for the study subjects to interpret some of the test conversational implicatures. The study test conversational implicatures that are formulaic or familiar to the subjects are easy to grasp. Therefore, this study provides some recommendations that are expected to enable EFL university learners to develop their pragmatic competence regarding English conversational implicature and suggests a reconsideration of the existing methodologies on teaching English as a foreign language. Hence, this would ease the concern of EFL students about English conversational implicature, build up their confidence and enhance language learning.

Assessment of Language Learning Strategies in Technology-Enhanced Learning Environment

2020 ◽  
pp. 83-99
Author(s):  
Wagdi Rashad Ali Bin-Hady ◽  
Abdu Al-kadi ◽  
Ali Abbas Falah Alzubi ◽  
Hassan Saleh Mahdi
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
English Language ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Language Learning Strategies ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Gender

This chapter reports on the Yemeni and Saudi EFL learners' use of language learning strategies (LLSs) in technology-mediated language learning contexts. The study examines whether nationality and gender play a significant role in using LLSs on electronic platforms. The study adopted a correlative design in which 100 Yemeni and Saudi university students were recruited to respond to an online close-ended questionnaire. Drawing on Oxford's classification of learning strategies, the findings of this study showed that metacognitive and cognitive strategies were used more frequently compared to the other LLSs. Moreover, the findings of t-test showed a significant difference in the use of LLSs attributed to nationality in favor of the Saudi learners and no significant difference in the choice of LLSs attributed to gender. The study provided some suggestions for EFL learners to benefit from technology in their English language learning.

scholarly journals FROM WORKER TO BUSINESS OWNER: UNDERSTANDING CHALLENGES FACING SMALL BUSINESS AMIDST COVID-19 OUTBREAKS

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Nana Trianasari
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
Structure Interview ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Business Owner ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Semi Structure Interview ◽  
Almost All

TThe Covid-19 pandemic has caused the unprecedented impacts to almost all aspects of human live globally. Travelling and tourism activities are among the most devastating sectors. Being one of the worldly known tourist destinations where over 80% of the local people rely on the tourism sector, Bali is particular case during this Covid-1 outbreak. People who work in the tourism field has been pushed to transform their job in order to survive. Addressing the research gaps, this paper reports the findings of a study that aimed to explore the challenges among hotel/tourism workers in Bali in running small business amidst Covid-19 pandemic. Data were collected from 16 participants using semi structure interview and were analyzed using a qualitative approach. The study revealed four categories representing the challenges of business owner which are lack of management skills, insufficient funding and facilities; lack of creativity and innovation; and lack of experiences. Further discussion, implication, limitation and future research direction are presented.Keywords :Covid-19, Challenges, Entrepreneurship, Small Scale Business, Resilience

Revising Low-level and High-level Issues in Iranian EFL Learners’ Writings across Proficiency Levels, Age, and Gender

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 786
Author(s):  
Leyla Shami ◽  
Asgar Mahmoudi
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Lower Order ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
And Gender ◽  
High Level

The present study was intended to investigate differences in the kinds of higher-order and lower-order revising practices employed by less proficient and more proficient Iranian EFL learners using an ex post facto design. Moreover, it was aimed at examining if (and how) these learners' age and gender affected their revising practices. To do so, 70 EFL learners studying in Foreign Language Institutions were selected. The participants had attended language learning classes at least for two years; therefore they possessed the minimum proficiency level required for the purposes of this study. The ESL Composition Profile was used to analytically score the learners’ writings, even though the writings were also holistically scored. The collected data were then submitted to SPSS for analysis. Some statistical procedures such as MANOVA, ANCOVA, and SPANOVA were used to test the hypotheses of the study. The obtained results revealed that there were significant differences in the kinds of higher-order and lower-order revising practices employed by the students with high and low writing ability. It was also revealed that the amount of differences between high-level and low-level students’ revising practices did not change significantly after controlling for the effects of age and gender. The results of this study might have implications for teaching writing.

scholarly journals The Implementation of Reading Text Strategies in Enhancing EFL Learners Vocabularies: A Case of One Islamic Higher Education in Jambi, Indonesia

Ta dib ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Toni Indrayadi
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Structure Interview ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
English Department ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Semi Structure Interview ◽  
Reading Text ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Pair Work

The purpose of this study was to reveal the lecturer’s strategy in enhancing students’ English vocabularies in the process of teaching and learning in the classroom. 3 English lecturers who have ever taught English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in non-English department were involved in this study. The data were collected through semi-structure interview. Thematic analysis was applied for analysis the participants’ interview result. Finding of this study show that; first. the participants used selected reading text as a media of enhancing students vocabularies. Second, the strategy was implemented through small group discussion and pair work to make students actively participated in sharing the knowledge. Third, the participants evaluated the students’ understanding of reading text strategy by asking them to work individually without any assistance from the group members   This study recommended that the findings can be a basis consideration in enhancing students’ vocabularies in the process of teaching and learning.

scholarly journals Learner Autonomy in Language Learning: Syrian Refugee EFL Learners’ Perceptions and Readiness

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilcan Bozkurt ◽  
Fadime Yalcin Arslan
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Learner Autonomy ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Syrian Refugee ◽  
8Th Graders ◽  
And Gender

This study examined Syrian refugee English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ perceptions regarding learner autonomy as well as their readiness for autonomy in English language learning. It also investigated the effects of grade and gender on learners’ perceptions. A mixed-method research design was utilized, and findings indicated that neither grade nor gender had caused statistically significant differences in terms of Syrian refugees’ perceptions of learner autonomy in language learning; nevertheless, both had caused statistically significant differences in terms of sub-scales. While the 8th graders in this study perceived themselves as being more autonomous in terms of experience in language learning, the female students seemed more autonomous in terms of their perceptions of the role of teachers and feedback. Additionally, although the learners’ perceptions regarding autonomy were slightly lower than their readiness for autonomy, there was a statistically significant relationship between their perceptions of learner autonomy and their readiness for autonomy in language learning. When their perceptions about learner autonomy increased, their readiness for autonomy also increased.

scholarly journals The Realization of Casual Conversation Features of EFL Learners

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Andi Tenry Lawangen Aspat Colle
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Markers ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Filled Pauses ◽  
Exchange Information ◽  
Turn Taking ◽  
False Start ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Essential Contribution ◽  
Interpersonal Negotiation ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This study was descriptive qualitative, which aimed at explaining the casual conversation features between two learners and its functions in terms of negotiation meaning, spontaneity, interpersonality, and interactivity. To obtained data, firstly, recording the conversation was done, continued by transcribing, coding, and the last was analyzing the findings. The findings showed this conversation was dominated by exchange information and idea between the speakers rather than exchanging feelings because logico-semantic appeared more dominant than interpersonal negotiation. In terms of spontaneity feature, it could be shown by the learners’ laughter during the conversation. Meanwhile, interpersonality features occurred were filled pauses, repetition, false start, and chunk. Then, interactivity features were turn-taking, back-channeling, and discourse markers. Also, those number of features and its functions implied in this casual conversation have an essential contribution. For instance, filled pauses can be used to take time to think of what is going to say. This study suggests that further research investigates how cultural and gender affect the speakers’ spoken features in monologue and dialogue speech, and also both formal and non-formal situations

scholarly journals Role of Mobile Phone for English Language Teaching

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-57
Author(s):  
Sri Yuliani
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Structure Interview ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Semi Structure Interview

Mobile phone is a recent technology in teaching English. Mobile phone provides simple and easy way in developing teaching and learning activities, therefore, the researcher was interested in finding the data information about the role of mobile phone for English language teaching. The utilization of mobile phone offers valuable opportunities for creating an effective teaching strategy. The students' perspectives are crucial for getting their views of role of mobile phone in language teaching. This case study was to find out the students' perspectives of mobile phone role in English language teaching. A qualitative design was employed for the purpose of getting the data. Mainly semi structure interview was used as the research instruments. The result of her research finding showed that most students were having good response towards the usage of mobile phones in language learning but some findings shown that the problems were also occurred at the same moment of using it. These research findings were contributed the next research for more deeply dig for language learning.

scholarly journals The Effect of Emotional Intelligence and Gender on Writing Proficiency of Iranian EFL Learners

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Zohreh Mohammadi ◽  
Siros Izadpanah
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Writing Proficiency ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Meaningful Relationship ◽  
Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽  
And Gender

This study examined the relationship between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and mental health on writing proficiency of Iranian EFL learners. The data included two groups of males and females in intermediate and advanced level of English language learning from International Center (IT) and Iran Zamin institutes, Zanjan, Iran. The groups were compared based on their emotional intelligence and mental health on writing proficiency. The participants of this study were Iranian EFL learners. Forty out of 60 completely submitted the questionnaire forms and essay writing task, 21 samples of 40 were males from IT institute and 19 samples were females from Iran Zamin institute. They were asked to fill out the personality questionnaire of EI and writing an essay. The writings were scored by the researchers. The collected data were analyzed - using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and independent T-Test. Overall, the statistical analysis indicated that there was no meaningful relationship between emotional intelligence and writing proficiency between the two groups of men and women. The findings of this study can lead EFL teachers and practitioners to understand the weak and strong points of each individual and, accordingly, make up for the weakness and meet the needs of different individual learners.

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