FLIPPED TEACHING AND LEARNING IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES IN HIGHER EDUCATION

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shadia Fahim ◽  
Rania Khalil
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language

EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT EVALUATION IN ENGLISH AS A CRITERION FOR ADMISSION TO MASTER`S DEGREE PROGRAMS IN UKRAINE: PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES

2020 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-50
Author(s):  
Л. Е. Бєловецька
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Independent Evaluation

The problem of external independent evaluation in English for admission Master`s degree programs in Ukraine is considered in the article. The perspective for further improvement of English teaching and learning standards at Ukrainian universities has been found. The correspondence to the CEFR basic levels and English proficiency has been identified. Conceptual Principles of State Policy on the Development of English in the Field of Higher Education are considered. The study included 1546 participants. The age of students, who studied to gain the first higher education, was between 17 and 20. The students were not familiar with the structure of External Independent Evaluation and they have never passed it. The research was carried out during the period 2018–2019. The relevance of English language competence in the professional context is noted emphasized as a key point of the presented research. The necessity to provide a sufficient competitive level for Ukrainian graduates through improving correspondent English language training has been considered. The study is based on a study of reports by British experts and contemporary scientific publications presented international researchers have focused on the problems of internationalization and perspectives for Ukrainian universities in the English language dimension. The relevance of studying and adaptation of the UK higher education successful practice has been highlighted. The problems and potential ways of improving students` English language proficiency in the given context are identified. In particular, the study contains important recommendations regarding the number of contact hours and the required levels of English proficiency for the main groups of participants in the educational process in higher education according to international standards.

Becoming a process drama practitioner: An exploratory study of higher education language teachers in Japan

2021 ◽  
pp. 136216882110609
Author(s):  
Kim Murray ◽  
José Reis-Jorge ◽  
Julie-Anne Regan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Process Drama ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Japanese Higher Education

Research in language learning indicates that process drama (PD), an educational approach where students and teachers work in and out of role to explore themes and issues, can be well suited to the Japanese higher education (HE) context. Despite the benefits highlighted in the literature, PD remains a niche approach to language teaching and learning, with a limited number of practitioners in Japan. This study seeks to uncover language teachers’ experiences of becoming Process Drama Practitioners (PDPs) and using and sharing PD as an English language teaching approach in Japanese HE. Data were collected via in-depth interviews with six experienced PDPs. The findings indicate that prior positive experiences with drama was an encouraging factor of the adoption and self-directed initial use of PD in their teaching practices. Positive student outcomes and feedback were primary motivators for continued use of PD. Experiences of sharing PD led to a perceived need to distinguish PD from theatre-based approaches and establish connections to familiar approaches to language teaching.

Widening the Lens

2016 ◽  
pp. 22-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janine M. Pierce ◽  
Donna M. Velliaris
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Associate Degree ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Net Generation ◽  
Culturally Diverse Students ◽  
Assessment Task ◽  
Learning Journey

To meet the challenge of bridging the digital divide among Net Generation students and Higher Education (HE) lecturers, a ‘Storyboard' methodology was piloted at the South Australian Institute of Business and Technology (SAIBT). Within an Associate Degree in Management program, a digital story-telling assessment task was introduced into a ‘Communication in Organisations' course to augment culturally diverse students' engagement with the discipline, as well as advance their English-language proficiency and academic achievement. Photos were gathered and shared over the trimester to capture students' reflections on what they were learning and how that felt at the time. Students then digitally collated the photos into a final original and introspective photo-story ‘film' that encapsulated the challenges, realisations and successes of the teaching and learning journey.

The Art and Science of Designing and Developing an Online English Language Training Module for Adult Learners

2014 ◽  
pp. 1405-1421
Author(s):  
Wan Zumusni Wan Mustapha
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Training ◽  
Training Module ◽  
Web Based ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Academic Organization

The rapid growth of e-learning in the education world poses a growing demand for online training for lecturers to master web-based applications in teaching and learning. As a knowledge hub, higher education providers can play a more proactive role in knowledge dissemination and acculturation by taking advantage of what the internet can offer. This challenges some fundamental issues in education in propagating paradigm shift among the lecturers and designing a module that fulfils the lecturers' need to upgrade their knowledge and skills, including English Language proficiency to be better lecturers and researchers. One way of doing so is through e-training, which offers flexibility and cost saving. This chapter describes the design and development of the online English Language Training module for professional adult learners. This includes the criteria for selecting suitable URLs, topics to include as proposed by respondents from the needs analysis and the stages in constructing OLELT, a website for lecturers to upgrade their existing knowledge to be better researchers, writers and academicians. This chapter also delineates the challenges in implementing an e-training program. This is important for the management to consider so that higher education providers can harness human capital to propagate lifelong learning and acculturate a learning academic organization.

ICT Integration in Post-Secondary English Teaching and Learning

2013 ◽  
pp. 179-193
Author(s):  
Christina Gitsaki ◽  
Abbad Alabbad
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Secondary English ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Fast Pace

The positive effects of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) have been widely acknowledged in the body of literature. While the majority of studies concern the use of CALL in the West, there is a dearth of research on the use of CALL in the Middle East and in particular in the Arabian Gulf where the English language plays a prominent role and being able to speak English is the passport to attending higher education and gaining employment. This chapter documents two case studies in higher education institutions in the Gulf, one in Saudi Arabia and one in the United Arab Emirates. The studies show how the use of CALL positively affected Arab students’ language skills and their attitudes towards learning English with technology, paving the way for further research in the Arabian higher education context, where the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for teaching and learning is gaining ground at a fast pace.

The New Mass Media in Teaching English Language

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 64-75
Author(s):  
Sevda Mollova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Rss Feeds ◽  
Learning English

The aim of this article is to present the using the new mass media in teaching and learning English language through the original English sources. It emphasis on Internet – blogs, RSS feeds and podcasts for electronic devices which can be used both in class and self-dependent work. The corpus includes some of these sources which are contemporary and regularly refreshed. The mentioned tools are appropriate for secondary and higher education.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurship education in Indonesian higher education: mapping literature from the Country’s perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ria Tristya Amalia ◽  
Harald F. O. von Korflesch
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Minimal Amount ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Common Learning ◽  
National Trends

AbstractEntrepreneurship education has become an important and fast-growing research area contributing to understanding and acknowledging global and national trends and developing future educational policies and actions. From the country’s perspective, the development of entrepreneurship education in Indonesia is relatively recent. This circumstance is reflected by the minimal amount of research in English language articles published in prominent journals, the uneven provision programs, and the lack of modern practices in teaching and learning entrepreneurship in higher education across the country. Due to those rationales, this study aims to serve as an initial proposition by mapping some current states concerning Indonesian entrepreneurship education programs’ provision, its common learning practices within the higher education context, and its relation to students’ entrepreneurial competencies, characteristics, and Indonesian entrepreneurs’ issues on entrepreneurship education. By using mapping literature methodology, this study has identified and analyzed 31 articles concerning Indonesian entrepreneurship in higher education, searched through electronic database and international and national universities publications for the last ten-year period (2010–2019). The results showed that major entrepreneurship education program provisions and implementation of contemporary entrepreneurship course contents and teaching methods in Indonesia are centralized in Java Island—Indonesia. Another notable finding is mentoring, the most recent and emerging entrepreneurial type in Indonesia to support more students’ learning engagement and independence, or education through entrepreneurship. The study’s findings could inform the Indonesian government, educators, researchers, and educational policymakers concerning the current circumstances of Indonesian entrepreneurship education and how to improve them in the future.

scholarly journals Synchronous online learning during movement control order in higher education institutions: a systematic review

F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 1056
Author(s):  
Yee Wan Lee ◽  
Magiswary Dorasamy ◽  
Abdul Aziz Bin Ahmad ◽  
Manimekalai Jambulingam ◽  
Peik Foong Yeap ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Control Order ◽  
Synchronous Online Learning ◽  
Synchronous Online

Background: Higher education institutions (HEI) are not spared from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The closure of campuses because of the movement control order (MCO) to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 has forced HEIs to adopt online learning, especially synchronous online learning (SOL). Although teaching and learning can be continued via SOL, retaining students’ interest and sustaining their engagement have not been sufficiently explored. This study presents a systematic review of the research pertaining to SOL associated with students’ interest and engagement in HEIs during the MCO environment. Methods: Five major online databases, i.e., EBSCOhost, Science Direct, Emerald, Scopus and Springer were searched to collect relevant papers published between 1st January 2010 to 15th June 2021 including conference proceedings, peer-reviewed papers and dissertations. Papers written in the English language, based in full-fledged universities, and with these five keywords: (i) synchronous online learning, (ii) engagement, (iii) interest, (iv) MCO/Covid-19 and (v) HEI, were included. Papers focussing on synchronous and asynchronous online learning in schools and colleges were excluded. Each paper was reviewed by two reviewers in order to confirm the eligibility based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: We found 31 papers of which six papers were related to SOL, engagement and interest in HEIs in the MCO environment. Our review presents three major findings: (i) limited research has been conducted on SOL associated with students’ engagement and interest, (ii) studies related to the context of HEIs in the MCO environment are limited, and (iii) the understanding of the new phenomena through qualitative research is insufficient. We highlight the SOL alignment with students’ engagement, interest, style preference, learner interaction effectiveness, behavior and academic performance. Conclusions: We believe that the findings of this study are timely and require attention from the research community.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Reading English Learning Process Based on Blended Learning through "Absyak" Website Media in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 763-772
Author(s):  
Abd. Syakur ◽  
Zainal Fanani ◽  
Rulam Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Study Program ◽  
English Reading ◽  
On Line ◽  
Learning English

The fastest development of technology and the internet in the 4.0 revolution era that influenced the world of education, especially higher education. Currently education focuses on outcome-based education, thus forcing all lecturers to innovate in teaching and learning. One form is by on-line learning for English learning materials developed through the website. This study analyzes the effectiveness of on-line based learning on websites on the ability to read students in the process of learning English at Universitas Brawijaya through "absyak" media websites. The use of the blended learning model has been done in several subjects, but for English subjects (reading) has never been done before. This research is quantitative descriptive. The research sample used a sample of 65 students through a questionnaire on students of the English language study program at Brawijaya University in academic year 2018/2019. The results showed that 81.99% agreed with the application of English reading learning based on blended learning through "absyak" media websites and the remaining 18.01% did not agree on learning English reading based on blended learning through "absyak" media websites. The implementation of online-based learning through "absyak" learning in the media can be effectively contained in high student responses, increased student scores and student attitudes towards variation and learning innovation.

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