scholarly journals A Quantitative Analysis of Vocabulary Taught in Japanese EFL Textbooks

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shusaku Nakayama
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Vocabulary Size ◽  
School Students ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Additional Input ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
High Frequency Words

Abstract This research evaluates vocabulary taught in government-approved Japanese EFL textbooks intended for senior high school students in two different ways: by calculating the proportion of high-frequency words in textbooks and by calculating how many types of core high-frequency words are taught in textbooks. To this end, vocabulary words in textbooks are compared to those in the New General Service List (NGSL), which consists of the top 2,801 high-frequency words in general English. Results show that textbooks are largely made up of words in the NGSL at a statistically significant level with larger than 92% lexical coverage; however, textbooks do not sufficiently cover words in the NGSL at a statistically significant level with up to 38%. Overall, research findings indicate that vocabulary words textbooks provide may be what learners frequently come across in the real world, but those words cannot suffice in order for learners to read English texts intended for native speakers. Therefore, language teachers need to give learners additional input of core words through homework or classroom activities to widen their vocabulary size.

scholarly journals Indonesian EAP Students’ Vocabulary Level and Size: An Empirical Investigation

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-149
Author(s):  
Fenty Lidya Siregar
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
Vocabulary Size ◽  
Word Families ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Previous Learning ◽  
High Frequency Words

The research aimed to know to what extent Indonesian English for Academic Purposes (EAP) students master high and midfrequency words (4.000-5.000). Besides, it aimed to know the vocabulary size of Indonesian EAP students. To fill the gap, the research examined 128 Indonesian EAP students from two private universities in Indonesia. To gather its data, the research employed the Vocabulary Level Test of Webb, Sasao, & Ballance, and the Vocabulary Size Test of Nation and Beglar. The research findings indicate that the participants have not yet mastered the high-frequency words and the mid frequency words from 4.000-5.000 word-families. The finding also reveals that the mean scores of the students’ vocabulary range between 6.000 and 10.000. It implies that the previous learning of the participants has not yet facilitated them to learn important vocabulary from 1.000 to 5.000 word-families. Thus, although they have a big vocabulary size, they might face problems when trying to understand some texts. The research findings are expected to increase English teachers’ awareness in general and EAP teachers’ awareness specifically of the importance of facilitating their students to learn high-frequency words. 

scholarly journals Educating to Tolerance: Effects of Communicating Social Psychology Research Findings

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 476-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco La Barbera
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Ingroup Bias ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
School Students ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
High Motivation ◽  
Level Of Motivation

The effect of communicating social psychology research findings on ingroup bias in a classroom setting has been investigated. Two hundred and twenty one high school students either read or did not read a brief report about three classical social psychological studies, then completed evaluation scales for the ingroup and the outgroup. Participants’ motivation was manipulated, and the messages were different as regards the congruency between the content and participants’ actual intergroup experience. Results showed that communication exerted a significant effect in reducing ingroup bias for participants in the high motivation/high congruency condition, that is, the communication effect was moderated by the individual’s level of motivation and the content of the arguments proposed in the report. Practical implications of results for education work and stereotype change, limitations of the study, as well as possible directions for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Fundamental Criteria for Effective Textbook Evaluation

EFL Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hicham Laabidi ◽  
Abdelhamid Nfissi
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Linguistic Knowledge ◽  
School Students ◽  
National Education ◽  
Textbook Evaluation ◽  
The World ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Teachers Perspectives ◽  
Interesting Area

Since textbook evaluation is an interesting area in the field of applied linguistics, the present study intends to investigate Moroccan teachers’ perspectives concerning the EFL textbook “Visa to the World” designed for common core high school students in Morocco. It also aims to assess the effectiveness of this textbook which was suggested by the Moroccan Ministry of National Education as an instructional material for middle school students. This means that the researchers intend to highlight teachers’ attitudes towards the textbook through which students obtain the linguistic knowledge needed so as to communicate in English with native and non-native speakers. It is highly significant to mention that the study assesses the effectiveness of the textbook, “Visa to the World”, on the basis of seven main criteria: the physical appearance and format of the textbook, the accompanying materials, the content and the topics, the exercises and the activities, cultural presentation, the four skills and the language methods that the textbook adopts.

scholarly journals Learning to listen: Listening Strategies and Listening Comprehension of Islamic Senior High School Students

1970 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-30
Author(s):  
DESMA YULISA
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Text Book ◽  
English Language Teachers ◽  
Listening Strategies ◽  
Learning To Listen ◽  
Senior High School Students

The purpose of this research was to identify the correlation and the influence between listening strategies and listening comprehension. The eleventh grade students were selected as participants of this study. The instruments used in this research were listening strategies questionaire adapted from Lee (1997) and modified by Ho (2006) (as cited Golchi, 2012), and listening comprehension test conducted to measure students’ listening comprehension. Pearson product moment, regression analysis, R-square were used to find out the correlation and the influence between variables. The result revealed that there was a significant correlation between listening strategies and listening comprehension with r = .516. Besides, there was also a significant influence of listening strategies on listening comprehension with 26.6 %. This study could have implications for English language teachers, course designers, learners, and text book writers.

scholarly journals Teaching of German in Thailand: Past, Present, and Future

MANUSYA ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-80
Author(s):  
Wanna Saengaramruang
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
German Language ◽  
School Students ◽  
History Teaching ◽  
The Past ◽  
Support Organizations ◽  
Teachers And Students

This paper aims firstly to give an overview of the development of German language, teaching in Thailand at both high-school and, university levels from the past up to the, present time, since German has been taught, in Thailand for more than 80 years and its development has not been studied and documented systematically or continuously. The survey and analysis of German teaching, in Thailand in this paper deal with history, teaching approaches, curricula, the development of teaching materials, the number of German language teachers, students, and schools, the attitudes of German language teachers, the expectations of and attitudes towards German teaching among high-school students, and an analysis of the decreasing number of German language teachers and students. Furthermore, this paper also showcases other research works, support organizations, and activities for German language teaching in Thailand.

HIGH FREQUENCY AND REGULAR AUDIOMETRY AMONG SELECTED GROUPS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

1970 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 400-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leland M. Corliss ◽  
Mildred E. Doster ◽  
Jane Simonton ◽  
Marion Downs
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Effects of Incorporating AR into a Board Game on Learning Outcomes and Emotions in Health Education

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1752
Author(s):  
Hao-Chiang Koong Lin ◽  
Yu-Hsuan Lin ◽  
Tao-Hua Wang ◽  
Lun-Ke Su ◽  
Yueh-Min Huang
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Teaching Experiment ◽  
Board Game ◽  
Flow State ◽  
School Students ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Research Findings

In traditional school education, the content of health education courses cannot be easily linked to daily life experiences. This results in the low application of acquired knowledge and hinders students from gaining hands-on experience and a sense of accomplishment through courses, thereby lowering the learners’ engagement and willingness to learn. This study designed a board game integrated with augmented reality (AR) for health education; incorporated the card-game, slides, and learning-sheets (CSLS) gamification teaching model into the learning process; and discussed the effectiveness of board games with augmented reality in improving learning outcomes and emotions. The research participants were 52 senior high school students, who were assigned to the experimental (AR health education board game) or control (health education board game) group in the teaching experiment. The research findings reveal the following. The two groups were significantly different in terms of (1) learning outcomes, (2) negative emotions, (3) flow state in the game.

Gotowość integracyjna a aprobata społeczna uczniów liceum w kontekście wybranych zmiennych demograficznych

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (3 (253)) ◽  
pp. 75-90
Author(s):  
Zdzisław Kazanowski ◽  
Piotr Alfred Gindrich
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
School Students ◽  
Major Question ◽  
Need For Approval ◽  
Research Findings

The purpose of the study is to identify the correlations between the high school students’ readiness for inclusion and their social desirability with respect to such demographic variables as: gender, place of residence and age. The research attempts to answer one major question: Is the students’ readiness for inclusion linked to social desirability? A Polish sample of 200 high school students aged between 16 and 18 (115 females and 85 males) participated in the study. The need for approval was assessed with Social Desirability Questionnaire (KAS) by R.Ł. Drwal and J. Wilczyńska. The readiness for inclusion was measured with Readiness for Inclusion Scale by Z. Kazanowski. The research findings reveal that the students’ social desirability is positively correlated with their readiness for inclusion. The associations of this type have also been found in the groups relevant to the demographic variables. It is evident that particularly age and place of residence may have an effect on the strength of the correlations between social desirability and readiness for inclusion in the sample of youth attending high school.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES FOR ABLE STUDENTS: In Seventh and Eighth Grades

1981 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 51-64
Author(s):  
Casey Humphries
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Analytical Thinking ◽  
Talented Students ◽  
Problem Solvers ◽  
Mathematically Talented

Too often it is assumed that mathematically talented students, through some sort of magical osmosis, are inherently good problem solvers. This is not true. Bright junior high school students need to have opportunities to systematically develop, practice, and refine their analytical thinking skills.

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