MENTAL IMAGES’ FORMATION IN STUDENTS DURING FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES (EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhail Matveev
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Mental Images ◽  
Language Studies

Challenges of Foreign Language Teaching and Sustainable Development Competence Implementation in Higher Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Balčiūnaitienė Asta ◽  
Teresevičienė Margarita
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Competence Development ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Language Studies ◽  
Empirical Level ◽  
Language Classes

Abstract The article aims to emphasize the role of foreign language teaching in fostering sustainable development competence in higher education. Foreign language classes enable students to analyze actual topics about sustainable development, to discuss problems, to share personal emotions and experiences. English as a foreign language curriculum aims to build students’ basic language communicative skills with the focus on sustainability, communication for the enhancement of sustainable development competence. The present paper aims to analyze the correlation of sustainable development competence between English as a foreign language studies in the system of higher education. The article overviews the importance of the sustainable development competence development on the theoretical level as well as introduces the practices of the importance of sustainable development competence elements in foreign language classes on the empirical level. The research was planned and performed in 5 universities of Lithuania, in which the respondents studying English (average age of participants was 22 years old) expressed their opinions on the sustainable development topics and usefulness of sustainable development competence. The results of the research demonstrate that students are more engaged in topics and materials on sustainable development and it is challenging for pedagogues to constantly update their materials, to apply innovative English as a foreign language teaching strategies related to sustainable development in foreign language classroom. Therefore, the research findings with the embedded elements for sustainable development competence development encourage educators to search for innovative ways of English as a foreign language teaching in higher education.

scholarly journals Learners’- produced learning materials: a step towards learner autonomy in EFL Grammar classes

2018 ◽  
pp. 20-42
Author(s):  
Amal Msimeer ◽  
Eman Elmejie ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Learner Autonomy ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Language Classes

This paper presents an experimental research study in which the two researchers aim to promote learner autonomy in language learning by means of learner-produced learning materials. The study was conducted at the Department of English in the Faculty of Arts in Misurata, Libya during the academic term-spring 2018. The participants were 50 Libyan students who major in English and they were all enrolled in semester 2 and studied Grammar II course. The participants were required to produce their own learning material which was about a particular grammar item. Semi-structured interviews with the participants were undertaken to know about their reaction towards the experience of taking responsibility to create a learning material, what autonomous strategies they were able to develop while designing the learning materials, what type of learning materials they were able to produce. The findings of the current study revealed that learner autonomy can be fostered in EFL classes in Libya and that Libyan students can develop some autonomous learning strategies. It is concluded that learner-produced learning materials can be a successful and an effective tool to promote learner autonomy in EFL (English as a foreign language) classes.

scholarly journals РІВНІ ІНШОМОВНОЇ КОМПЕТЕНТНОСТІ МАЙБУТНІХ ФАХІВЦІВ СОЦІАЛЬНОЇ СФЕРИ

2019 ◽  
pp. 16-20
Author(s):  
Павелків К. М.
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Language Training ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Competence Level ◽  
The University

The article presents the results of experimental research of foreign language competence level of future social sphere specialist. The experimental data are compared with the results of students’ under study self-assessment of their foreign language competence level. The article shows the results of the influence of methodological system of foreign language training of future social sphere specialist on the increase of the level of foreign language competence among participants of experimental groups. Creative, medium, satisfactory and unsatisfactory levels of foreign language competence of future social sphere specialist are characterized from the point of view students’ reflexion. The research approves the effectiveness of pedagogical influences introduced at the forming stage of the experiment through approbation of the author’s methodical system of foreign language training in the university.

scholarly journals The Use of Hangman Game in Motivating Students in Learning English

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Rika Mandasari Manan
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Result Analysis ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Learning English

In learning foreign language such as English, a learner should have motivationin  order  to  have  willingness  to  learn.  This  study  is  an  attempt  to  investigate  thestudents’ motivation in learning English by using Hangman Game. And this study wasto find out if the use of Hangman game motivates the students in learning English. Themethod  used  in  this  study  was  quantitative  with  experimental  research  design.  Thetarget population of this study was the eighth grade students of MTs Negeri Cirebon 1.The writer took two classes as samples and the number of the samples was 36 students.The  samples  were  divided  into  experimental  group  and  control  group.  There  are  tworesearch  instruments  which  were  used  to  collect  data.  They  were  questionnaire  andobservation. The result analysis of observation showed that the students in experimentalgroup  had  higher  motivation  than  in  control  group.  Meanwhile,  the  calculation  of  thevalue  of  the  questionnaire  showed  that  there  were  significant  differences  betweenexperimental group and control group. The result of taccount was 2,44 while the result ofttable was  1,994.  It  was  mean  that  the  value  of  taccount (2,44)  >  ttable (1,994).  So,hypotheses  alternative  (Ha)  was  accepted  or  the  use  of  Hangman  game  motivate  thestudents in learning English to eighth grade students of MTs Negeri Cirebon 1.

Investigating relationship between fluid and crystallised intelligence and vocabulary size in students learning French as a foreign language

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 11912
Author(s):  
Seyyedeh Soudeh Mirsaeedghazi
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Fluid Intelligence ◽  
French Language ◽  
Vocabulary Size ◽  
Reasoning Test ◽  
Language Studies ◽  
Correlation Result ◽  
Iranian Students ◽  
The Relationship

In this study, the relationship between fluid and crystallised intelligence and vocabulary size was investigated among Iranian students learning French as a foreign language. Studies emphasised on the importance of vocabulary size and language comprehension and tried to discover mental and intelligence factors related to this issue. To administer the present quantitative study, the Persian Adaptation of Baddeley’s (1968) Grammatical reasoning Test for Fluid Intelligence, Persian Test of Baghaei & Tabatabaee (2015) for Crystallised intelligence, and Nation’s (2012) Test of Vocabulary Size were instrumented. Population of the study was 100 intermediate learners of French language from three branches of Safir institute in Tehran. Data was analysed using SPSS and correlational tools to specify the variables correlation. Result showed that there is a significant relationship between crystallised intelligence and size of vocabulary (p<0.1), while there was no significant relationship between fluid intelligence and vocabulary size (p>0.5). It was concluded that fluid intelligence does not predict learners’ vocabulary size, but crystallised intelligence as grows gradually determines learners’ vocabulary size.

scholarly journals Bilingualism, cognition, and aging

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
JUBIN ABUTALEBI ◽  
HARALD CLAHSEN
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The Public ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Cognition And Aging ◽  
The Guardian ◽  
Made In

Topics in psycholinguistics and the neurocognition of language rarely attract the attention of journalists or the general public. One topic that has done so, however, is the potential benefits of bilingualism for general cognitive functioning and development, and as a precaution against cognitive decline in old age. Sensational claims have been made in the public domain, mostly by journalists and politicians. Recently (September 4, 2014) The Guardian reported that “learning a foreign language can increase the size of your brain”, and Michael Gove, the UK's previous Education Secretary, noted in an interview with The Guardian (September 30, 2011) that “learning languages makes you smarter”. The present issue of BLC addresses these topics by providing a state-of-the-art overview of theoretical and experimental research on the role of bilingualism for cognition in children and adults.

Washington Insider

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (04) ◽  
pp. 923
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
International Education ◽  
Graduate Education ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Federal Programs ◽  
Student Aid ◽  
Higher Education Act ◽  
Language Studies ◽  
Education Act

After five years of discussions and extensions, Congress has passed and the president has signed the first reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA) since 1998. Although most of the HEA deals with federal student aid, the legislation also includes many federal programs affecting colleges and universities, including support for international education and foreign language studies and graduate education. The new law also has a number of provisions reflecting some of the policy controversies affecting higher education.

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