scholarly journals The Impact of Language Policy in the Basic Education Core Curriculum in Thailand

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khattiyanant Nonthaisong ◽  
Miguel Mantero
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Language Policy ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
English Language ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
School Level ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
English Language Policy ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
The Impact

Over the last 10 years, much research has been completed in the area of English language policy in Thailand. The majority of studies have focused on the pedagogy and methods involved in the teaching practices of Thai EFL educators at primary school level (Prapaisit de Segovia & Hardison, 2009; Tongpoon-Patanasorn, 2011) and secondary school level (Darasawang & Watson Todd, 2012; Nonkukhetkhong, Baldauf, & Moni, 2006). The present study delves deeper into teaching practices and addresses how English language policy is perceived and interpreted at the classroom level through the practices of Thai English teachers in a rural government secondary school in the northeast part of the country. To date, there is only one study which examines the impact of English language policy in the core curriculum on the teaching practices of EFL teachers at both primary and secondary school level has been completed (Fitzpatrick, 2011).In an effort to frame the present study, we apply Hornberger’s (2006) integrative framework as an attempt to support case study methodology. This approach provided us the opportunity to research “one or more instances of a phenomenon in its real-life context that reflect the perspective of the participants involved in the phenomenon” (Gall, Gall, & Borg, 2007, p. 447). And, it offered a grounded view of how this English language policy is being enacted in Thailand.

scholarly journals Explanatory Notes on the Problems of Equivalence in the Translation of Academic Certificates and Diplomas

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 124-132
Author(s):  
Servais Martial Akpaca
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
English Language ◽  
Target Language ◽  
School Level ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this paper is to discuss the impact of the multicultural dimension of English on the translation of academic diplomas issued at secondary school level in French-speaking countries. Translators have difficulty in finding the equivalents of the diplomas in English (the target language). The methodology of the paper is both descriptive and comparative. On the one hand, the polycentric nature of the English language is described and its implications for translation are underlined. On the other hand, a comparative approach is used in comparing the diplomas from both linguistic communities. The findings of the paper revealed that translating from the source language (French) into English is both a linguistic and, particularly, a cultural transaction. There are three circles of English in the world, making the search for equivalents particularly complex. Translation under these conditions needs to adopt a functional approach by taking into account the realities of the target language and culture.

scholarly journals Relating the Slovenian secondary school English language national examinations to the CEFR: findings and implications

Linguistica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 293-308
Author(s):  
Gašper Ilc ◽  
Andrej Stopar ◽  
Veronika Rot Gabrovec
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
School Level ◽  
External Assessment ◽  
National Examination ◽  
Technical Schools ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
Vocational Courses ◽  
The Impact

The present paper draws on the report of a five-year project that aligned the Slovenian national exams in English to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment (CEFR). Discussed here are the key findings of the relating project, carried out by the National Examination Centre, a central institution for external assessment in Slovenia, for the following exams: the Vocational Matura (for technical secondary schools, vocational-technical schools, and vocational courses) and the General Matura (for general secondary education programmes). The focus of the paper is on the interpretation of the findings of the project, the significance of relating the aforementioned exams to the CEFR, the implications of project results for future language test development and, most importantly, the impact of the findings on the development of secondary school-level English education programmes in Slovenia.

scholarly journals ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF TEACHING METHODS TOWARDS STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS IN MATHEMATICS AT SECONDARY LEVEL

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lubna Shaheen, Aliya Ayub, Khadija Kareem
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
School Level ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Achievement Level ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Support Students

Mathematics is a vital subject and it considered as the key to development in society. In the development and enhancement of society Mathematics has play a forthright act from pre-historic period to the present. It is essential to provide clear concepts of Mathematics to Students because at secondary school level every single subject has a connection with Mathematics and support students to grasp the concepts of supplementary subjects too. The purpose of this study was to describe the teaching methods and the relationship between students’ attitude and their achievement in Mathematics at Secondary School Level. The data was collected from the questionnaire to be filled by the Mathematics teachers of class 9th. Secondly, a survey (Fennema Sharman attitude scale) of students’ attitude towards Mathematics was carried out and an achievement test was conducted to assess the achievement level of students in the subject of Mathematics. The data was analyzed statistically. Findings show that teachers are using traditional methods of teaching Mathematics which are not that much useful for students to change their attitude in Mathematics and increase their achievement also.  

scholarly journals Pre and Post 9/11 era in Perspectives of the Impact of Terrorism on Sports at Secondary School Level in South Waziristan Agency

2020 ◽  
Vol III (I) ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
Kifayatullah ◽  
Asghar khan ◽  
Muhammad Safdar Luqman
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
School Level ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
School Sports ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
Stratified Sample ◽  
Sample Technique ◽  
The Impact

The main purpose of the study was to investigate the Pre and Post 9/11 Era in Perspectives of the Impact of Terrorism on Sports at Secondary School Level in South Waziristan Agency. All the secondary schools and Agency Education office of SWA were the proposed place of the work. The researcher focused on the rural Secondary level Schools. Close ended questionnaire was used for the data collection. Stratified sample technique was adopted for the current study. The sample of study was 248 consisting of physical Education teachers, general teachers and athletes. Correlation and regression test were applied for the data analyses. The results show The relationship between pre 9/11 and post 9/11 era in perspective of impact of terrorism on sports at secondary school level was negative it was also concluded that Terrorism has negative impact upon sports activities conducted among the secondary schools after 9/11 era in South Waziristan Agency. The researcher recommended that Government may pay special attention to School Sports and give full proof security during sports Competitions.

scholarly journals Impact of Stress on Students Academic Performance at Secondary School Level at District Vehari

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Saqib ◽  
Kaleem Ur Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
School Level ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
The Impact

The title of the existing topic is “Impact of stress on student’s academic performance at secondary school level”. The important motives of this study are to explore the stress impact on the students’ academic performance. Stress has a key role in student’s academic performance. This study was to focus on the negative impact on the student’s academic performance. The purposes of the study were to investigate; firstly, the type of stress linked with student’s performance; secondly, to evaluate the impact of stress on the academic performances of students; and thirdly, differentiate the impacts of stress on the academic performances of both gender students. To achieve the above-mentioned objectives of the study, the researcher can suggest a reasonable solution for the impact of stress on student’s academic performance. The data collected for this topic, has been gathered from all the secondary schools in District Vehari.  In this study the researcher was taken a sample of (n=10) secondary schools from each Tehsil of District Vehari. The researcher was further divided (n=10) secondary schools into two groups (n=5) males and (n=5) female secondary schools. The researcher was taken (n=15) students from each secondary school selected as sample. The researcher was used simple random sampling technique for data collection. Five points Likert-scale used in this research. 99% respondents are responding about the factor of stress impact on their academic performance. After collecting data, it was analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. The tool (questionnaire) used for the collection data was 0.850 Cronbach alpha. In this study, different tests were applied as to factor analysis and regression. Generally, the major findings of study divulged that there are significant impacts of stress on student’s academic performance. This study concluded that major factors of stress among the students are teacher and parents.

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