scholarly journals MEETING DIVERSITY IN ESL CLASSROOM: A PEDAGOGICAL MODEL FOR A GLOBALIZED MILIEU

2019 ◽  
pp. 237
Author(s):  
Umara Shaheen ◽  
Muhammad Shaban Rafi ◽  
Shazia Aziz ◽  
Noor Ul Ain
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
Class Time ◽  
Education Commission ◽  
Expectancy Disconfirmation ◽  
Teaching Faculty ◽  
Esl Pedagogy ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Linguistic Backgrounds ◽  
Mutual Agreement

Globalization demands dynamism in English as a Second Language (ESL) pedagogy to address the needs of students from diverse cultural, educational and linguistic backgrounds. Students hailing from different countries with varied levels of English proficiency present a serious challenge to instructors. The challenge to meet the needs of diverse students from Afghanistan and Pakistan, for instance, within the same teaching faculty, prompted this study. It attempts to explore Afghan and Pakistani students’ expectations of the first module of English introduced at undergraduate level, i.e., English Comprehension and Composition (ECC) at a Pakistani university, by applying the Expectancy Disconfirmation Model of Satisfaction (Oliver 2015,120). Students’ expectations have been a neglected area of research despite being a significant factor in behavior and performance. This study aims to find out how far the Pakistani and Afghan students’ expectations have been met with Negative Disconfirmation (non-fulfillment), Zero Disconfirmation (fulfillment) or Positive Disconfirmation (enhanced fulfillment). The findings reveal that the Afghan students were enrolled in the Pakistani university as a result of a mutual agreement between the Pakistani and Afghan governments under the Higher Education Commission (HEC)scholarship “Award of 3000 Scholarships to Students from Afghanistan under the Prime Minister’s Directive” had concerns with the advanced level grammar and reading exercises, while Pakistani students complained about insufficient class time, consecutive lectures and lack of adequate practice provided in the classroom. The study suggests a pedagogical framework for the students focusing on Contextualized Task Based Language Teaching (CTBLT) method in combination with Input-oriented approach for the desired academic outputmentioned in the objectives of the course/module.

APTITUDE AND SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 46-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Aptitude Tests ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
Learning Success ◽  
And Performance

Recent second language acquisition (SLA) research into the cognitive abilities implicated in implicit, incidental, and explicit learning, and in learning and performance on tasks differing in their information processing demands has prompted new theoretical frameworks for conceptualizing L2 aptitude. This research is reviewed and related to measures of abilities operationalized in existing aptitude tests, as well as to measures of abilities that are the focus of more recent research in cognitive psychology. Finally, prospects for developing aptitude tests to serve the purposes of predicting both early and advanced level language learning success are discussed in the light of the SLA findings and aptitude frameworks reviewed.

scholarly journals Servant Leadership and Enhancement of Organizational Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (I) ◽  
pp. 117-122
Author(s):  
Muhammad Hashim ◽  
Muhammad Azizullah Khan ◽  
Saqib Adnan
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Leader Behavior ◽  
Servant Leader ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Ethical Practices ◽  
Emotional Healing ◽  
Teaching Faculty ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

The Servant Leader Model is a theory that advances administration, supports trust, coordinates effort, future-arranges and utilizes moral capacity to engage others, focusing on good ethical practices. This study inspects the faculty of public and private universities in Peshawar for elements of servant leader behavior (wisdom, emotional healing and persuasive mapping) and effect on performance. Drawing on information from 95 teaching faculty members from different universities, we discovered help for the immediate impact of the all elements of servant leader behavior administration on universities performance. The findings add to servant leadership practices, in like manner to values-based administration, which conceivably may include novel literature regarding the relationship between servant leadership and performance of universities teachers. Implications form the last part of the paper.

scholarly journals The effect of English Non-Modal Operators on Proficiency and Performance of Undergraduate Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 271-281
Author(s):  
Khalid ◽  
Ghani Rahman ◽  
Abdul Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Proficiency Test ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Model Operator ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Modal Operators ◽  
Idiomatic Expressions ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
And Performance

This study focuses on the problems posed by the English non-modal operators to the undergraduate level students of Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan. The data was collected from hundred students selected through non-random and convenience sampling technique. A proficiency test was used as a tool for data collection. The test was focused on all the uses of non-modal operators. The results show that some of these problems were caused by the intervention of some of grammatical concepts like tense, aspect, back shifting and voice. While some grammatical operations like negation, interrogation and insertion/omission had no role and so were found comparatively easy. These operators when used after wh-word such as when, while, before and if posed difficulty for the subjects. Similarly, different forms such as non-tensed form and uses such as dynamic and non-dynamic of non-modal operators were also problematic for the subjects. The highest frequency of error was found in the use of non-model operator for emphasis and surprise. However, the degree of difficulty posed by non-modal operators in idiomatic expressions was not significant.

scholarly journals Microaggressions as a Barrier to Effective Collaboration Between Teaching Faculty and Academic Librarians: An Analysis of the Results of a US and Canadian Survey

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Alwan ◽  
Joy Doan ◽  
Eric Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Student Success ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Working Relationships ◽  
Teaching Faculty ◽  
Effective Collaboration ◽  
And Performance

Facilitating effective collaboration with teaching faculty (TF) for the purposes of student success and performance is often a priority for academic librarians (AL). The topic of effective partnerships between these two groups has received a great deal of scholarly attention within the field of library and information science (LIS). However, in practice, harmonious working relationships can be difficult to establish and maintain. This is in part due to the lack of understanding of the role and status of AL by TF. The existing divide between these parties has led to discourse and dismissive actions on the part of TF that may be perceived by some AL as microaggressive. While some work has been done on microaggressions in higher education, little quantitative data exists on status-based microaggressions by TF towards AL and its effect on collaboration in the context of information literacy (IL). In early 2016, the researchers surveyed U.S. and Canadian AL in order to collect data on perceived status-based microaggressive experiences. Analysis of the data indicates that status-based microaggressions, although not ubiquitous, do exist. Moreover, the data indicates that some librarians may experience more frequent instances of status-based microaggressions based on self-reported demographic characteristics.

scholarly journals Computation of Errors and Their Analysis on Physics Experiments

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 78-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khadka Bahadur Chhetri
Keyword(s):  
Error Analysis ◽  
Uncertainty Analysis ◽  
Single Measurement ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
Measurement Result ◽  
Precision And Accuracy ◽  
Physics Experiments ◽  
Mathematical Operations ◽  
Important Significance

The process of evaluating uncertainty associated with a measurement result is often called uncertainty analysis or error analysis. Without proper error analysis, no valid scientific conclusions can be drawn. The uncertainty of a single measurement is limited by the precision and accuracy of the measurement. The errors are communicated in different mathematical operations. Every deviation in result of experiment from the expected one has important significance. Even on undergraduate level of our domestic universities, error analysis and interpretation of the result should be done instead of writing just the points of precautions. This approach will make the students somewhat familiar about the error analysis on advanced level. Otherwise, the hesitation and difficulty about error analysis which stuns M.Sc. level beginner student will persist and the necessity of standardization of our lab reports will remain untouched for next several years also.The Himalayan PhysicsVol. 3, No. 3, July 2012Page: 78-86

Technology for Classroom Management

2020 ◽  
pp. 42-58
Author(s):  
Pinar Ayyildiz
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Class Time ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
And Performance

Designed practices as well as proactive actions to spontaneous executions addressing any emerging issue during class time and even measures taken belonging to classroom management reflect the philosophies, values, and beliefs of the stakeholders, mostly those of the teachers and the school, thusly making the term a very complicated one. Currently, apace with technologies that ease the job and lives of teachers in the classroom with respect to managing the class, there are programs and devices that directly monitor all sorts of student acts and performance. This chapter aims to resort to technology highlighting the positive links between technology use in the classroom and management practices with a view to sharing some of the existing practices. Educational policies should be scrutinized to provide the optimum—if not the best—conditions for learners of every level with the help of incorporating ‘suitable' educational technologies in light of the contexts where teaching and learning take place.

Flourishing The Higher Education in Pakistan: An Exploratory Analysis of The Role of Higher Education Commission (HEC)

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Bashir Khan Khan ◽  
Ghulam Mustafa ◽  
Ahmad Nawaz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Exploratory Analysis ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Gender Parity ◽  
Education Commission ◽  
Teaching Faculty ◽  
Public And Private Sector

The paramount aim of the underlying study is to explore the efficacy of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) through evaluating the effectiveness of the key initiatives which have been taken by the HEC to flourish the higher education and research environment in Pakistan. Using exploratory analysis, the study unleashes that the higher education and research culture has improved since 2002 owing to the HEC’s effective initiatives. These include, but are not limited to, increasing the capacity of in-service teaching faculty, induction of PhD faculty in public and private sector universities, award of indigenous and foreign scholarships, and provision of research grants, all of which had a positive influence on higher education through capacity building. A commendable increase in the number of universities along with the induction of highly qualified faculty has been witnessed, specifically the induction of indigenously produced PhDs. Apart from these, the HEC has played an instrumental role in helping to improve the gender parity by 45% in education sector. Moreover, in order to trace out what problems the HEC has been facing to implement its reforms, we conducted KIIs to the HEC officials who have been remained the part of policy implementation. The KIIs discloses that the deteriorating budgetary allocation, less cooperation from public sector universities, and questioning the HEC’s autonomy are the major challenges among others to the HEC in promoting an effective and inclusive higher education in Pakistan. The KIIs suggest that the autonomy of the HEC should not be compromised, and the liaison between universities and the HEC should be increased.

scholarly journals Impact of Work-From-Home HR Practices on the Performance of Online Teaching Faculty During COVID-19.

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-221
Author(s):  
Huda Irshaad ◽  
Khawaja Muhammad Umar ◽  
Mahmood Rehmani
Keyword(s):  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Career Planning ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Human Resource Practices ◽  
Training Performance ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Teaching Faculty ◽  
And Performance

Based on reinforcement theory, this paper examines (a) effects of Work-from-Home Human Resource Practices on the performance of online teaching faculty of educational institutes (b) impact of demographic factors on Human Resource Practices and (c) relationships between Training, Performance Appraisal, Career planning, Employee participation, Job definition, Compensation and Selection, and performance of online teaching faculty. Results confirm our hypothesis showing a relationship between seven Human Resource practices and performance of online teaching faculty. Ultimately confirming the first hypothesis that Work-from-Home Human Resource Practices negatively affect the performance of online teaching faculty of educational institutes. The study conducted in Higher Education Institutes in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. Data collected from 179 faculty members using convenience sampling during the lockdown. Research limitations and future implications include reduced reachability for data collection during lockdown and collecting data from more males respectively while researching all universities in Pakistan.

scholarly journals A Biology and Chemistry Primer for Undergraduate Students

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
General Chemistry ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Environmental Chemistry ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
Christian University ◽  
Bachelor Of Science ◽  
Structured Knowledge ◽  
And Performance

A Biology and Chemistry Primer for Undergraduate Students (ABACUS-1) is a project that has so far developed a General Chemistry Primer which introduces basic chemistry concepts and integrated relevant practical experiments to allow a refresher for Undergraduate students and enhance better performance in science related courses regardless of pre-university subjects studied. Data on applicants’ education background, enrolment and performance was obtained from the Uganda Christian University Faculty of Science and Technology and Admissions Office. Chemistry experts developed ten chapters of the Primer that was made available to students as a reference text. Feedback was obtained in a structured Knowledge, Attitude and Practice survey. Continuous performance tracking was done on tests and exams of students with whom the Primer was piloted. Data was analysed using SPSS and Microsoft Excel 2010. In the 2013/14 Bachelor of Environmental Science (BES) cohort, 3 out of 15 students had sat for Advanced Level Chemistry, 53 % of the students in this program scored below 70% in General Chemistry course unit and all scored above 65% in Environmental Chemistry I before piloting the Primer. After piloting the Primer, 80% of the students in BES program that did not sit for Advanced Level Chemistry scored above 65% in Environmental Chemistry II. In the 2013/14 Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering (BSCEE) cohort, 26 out of 74 students had sat for Advanced Level Chemistry, 81% of these scored above 71% in Environmental Chemistry I and 4 students who scored below 65% did not sit for Advanced Level Chemistry. After piloting the Primer, 74 % of the students in the BSCEE program who did not sit for Advanced Level Chemistry scored above 65%. The Primer could have increased the confidence of the students who did not sit for Advanced Level Chemistry thus boosting students’ education and training.

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