scholarly journals Using Technologies to Foster the Reading Habit in L2 (English)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-97
Author(s):  
Roberto Martínez Mateo ◽  
Maria De las Mercedes Chicote Beato
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Reading Habit ◽  
Specific Focus ◽  
Reading Frequency ◽  
Interest And Motivation ◽  
Educational Field

In a society which is becoming more and more globalized, it is essential to promote teaching processes that enable the meaningful acquisition of knowledge, emphasizing the learning of English, as the main goal of the teachers. Reading in education is the paradigm of culture and is part of the language learning process. Nevertheless, its practice has declined in recent years. Consequently, through this Project, with the aim of motivating the Reading frequency, we intend to take a deeper look into the role of technologies in order to foster the Reading habit in a foreign language, highlighting the importance of reading for the student cognitive development. For that reason, an innovation proposal for promoting reading based on the use of ICT in the educational field is presented, with a specific focus on the Booktube community, as a tool to increase interest and motivation in reading.

scholarly journals INNOVATIVE METHODS OF LEARNING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES. MULTIMEDIA AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES

2016 ◽  
pp. 62-65
Author(s):  
I. I. Filipovich
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Computer Technologies ◽  
Methods Of Learning ◽  
Traditional Approaches

The article reviews innovative approaches to a foreign language learning which employs multimedia and computer technologies. It proves the necessity of the new methods introduction and their difference from traditional approaches. The article shows some advantages of innovative methods and some difficulties of its integration into the learning process. It also defines the role of the Language teacher in the renewed learning process.

Young Students' Success and Failure Attributions in Language Learning

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 879-885 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sehnaz Sahinkarakas
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Causal Attributions ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Young Learners ◽  
Specific Focus ◽  
Young Students ◽  
Students Success

The factors that affect young students' successes and failures in learning a foreign language with specific focus on the role of perceived causal attributions were examined. The content of self-assessment papers of 52 young learners studying English was analyzed to investigate the students' success and failure attributions. It was found that both attributions were linked mostly to internal and unstable factors, with listening to the teacher and doing homework being the most significant. The results highlight the importance of language teachers' awareness of their students' attributions.

scholarly journals JALT2015 Conference Article: On Emotions in Foreign Language Learning and Use

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Marc Dewaele
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Recent Work ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Language Anxiety ◽  
Foreign Language Anxiety ◽  
Language Classroom

Emotions are at the heart of the foreign language learning process. Without emotion, boredom would reign and very little learning would take place. I report on some recent work that has investigated the role of emotion in the foreign language classroom, both positive (foreign language enjoyment) and negatives ones (foreign language anxiety). It seems that both learners and teachers play a crucial role in managing emotions in the classroom. I also report on the difficulties associated with the communication of emotions in a foreign language and on their relative absence in foreign language course books and during classes. This leaves learners ill-prepared to recognise and express emotions appropriately in a foreign language, which is an essential part of sociopragmatic competence. 外国語学習過程の中心には「感情」がある。感情がなければ飽きるのも早く、学びも限られてしまう。本論では、外国語の授業で感情が果たす肯定的な（例：外国語学習の楽しみ）および否定的な（例：外国語学習不安）役割について報告する。そして最近の研究を基に、いかに学習者と教員双方がクラスでの感情のコントロールに深くかかわっているかを考察する。また、外国語で感情を伝えることの難しさについても触れ、外国語の教科書や授業で感情表現が扱われることの少なさが、社会語用論的能力の主な要素である感情表現の理解不足につながっていることを指摘する。

scholarly journals PODEJŚCIE DO BŁĘDU W NAUCE JĘZYKÓW OBCYCH – PERSPEKTYWA UCZNIA

Neofilolog ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 263-280
Author(s):  
Ewa Półtorak
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Subject Categories ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
Learner’S Perspective ◽  
Beliefs And Attitudes

The aim of the paper is to reflect on the problem of errors in the foreign language teaching-learning process from the learner’s perspective. The author proposes to investigate learners’ beliefs and opinions related to the role of errors in foreign language learning process. The problem will be discussed in the context of the teaching-learning process of French as a second language to adult beginners. The study was conducted among the students of the Institute of Romance Languages and Translation Studies at the University of Silesia. The data collected was analysed and divided into subject categories in order to provide an overall view of students’ beliefs and attitudes towards errors.

scholarly journals Language Learning Through Drama

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 376-380
Author(s):  
Nuriye Değirmenci Uysal ◽  
Fatih Yavuz
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Role Of Teachers ◽  
The Impact

This study presents a review of the literature regarding the impact of drama on dimensions of second/ foreign language learning. The paper first discusses the importance of integrating drama into the second/ foreign language learning process and the role of teachers and students in the learning process. Then, after introducing the pedagogical and linguistic aspects of using drama techniques in the language classroom in a broader perspective, it focuses on the drama-oriented verbal and nonverbal exercises. Next, the paper reviews the studies on the language learning through drama, and concludes that using drama in language teaching would facilitate emotional and social development in addition to language development of students while it points out that the number of studies on the issue is limited. 

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF INSTRUMENTAL MOTIVATION AMONG EFL STUDENTS IN LANGUAGE LEARNING PROCESS

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-53
Author(s):  
Nanda Aspuri ◽  
Iskandar Abdul Samad ◽  
Siti Sarah Fitriani ◽  
Nanda Marlina Abdul Samad
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
English Department ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Instrumental Motivation

The aim of this study was to find out the role of instrumental motivation in the English learning process of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students. Motivation can be described as a process to influence someone or many people to do the desired work, in accordance with certain goals set in advance.  For EFL student, motivation was required to achieve success in the process of learning English. Based on the previous study, kind of motivation, called Instrumental motivation, has an important role in English learning process. The participants of the study were 10 EFL students; 5 students were from post-graduate program of English Department of Syiah Kuala University and 5 students were from undergraduate program of English Department of UIN Ar-Raniry. This qualitative study applied interview to gather data. The result of the study revealed that the participants have a strong instrumental motivation involved in their English learning process. Considering the results of this study, everyone, whether parents and teachers need to motivate their children and their EFL students by motivating them instrumentally in the process of learning and teaching English.

scholarly journals A General Review of the Role of Technology in the English Language Learning Processes 

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-96
Author(s):  
Arnold Yesid Rojas ◽  
Luis Alejandro Novoa ◽  
Santiago Andrés Sandoval
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Use Of Technology

This article aimed at presenting general trends regarding the role of technology in the English language learning process. The benefits of using technology in the process of learning English, as well as the importance of using technology as a method to teach a foreign language, will be discussed. This study discusses the use of technology as a way to promote teaching English as a foreign language, as well as how it can transform the teaching and learning process.

scholarly journals Love and enjoyment in context: Four case studies of adolescent EFL learners

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liana Maria Pavelescu ◽  
Bojana Petrić
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
English Language ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Adolescent Students

This study explores the foreign language learning emotions of four EFL adolescent students in Romania and the ways in which their emotions emerge in their sociocultural context. Multiple qualitative methods were employed over a school semester, including a written task, semi-structured interviews with the learners and their teachers, lesson observations and English-related events outside the classroom. It was found that, while all four participants reported experiencing positive emotions in language learning, a distinction was identified in the intensity and stability of their emotions. Two participants expressed a strong and stable emotion of love towards English, while the other two participants experienced enjoyment in their English language learning without an intense emotional attachment to English. Unlike enjoyment, love was found to be the driving force in the learning process, creating effective coping mechanisms when there was a lack of enjoyment in certain classroom situations and motivating learners to invest greater effort into language learning in and out of the classroom. The findings thus revealed that, unlike enjoyment, love broadened cognition and maintained engagement in learning. The study emphasizes the role of strong, enduring positive emotions in teenage students’ language learning process.

scholarly journals The Role Of Literary Texts In Foreign Language Learning For ESP Classess

2020 ◽  
Vol 02 (11) ◽  
pp. 537-542
Author(s):  
Abidova Rokhatoy ◽  
◽  
Madraimov Jafar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Professional Communication ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Speech Genres ◽  
Modern Fiction ◽  
Novel Method

This article discusses a novel method of using modern fiction literary texts selected according to the specifics of teaching, contains examples of various speech genres reflecting the state of the language today, and gives an idea of how communication in English takes place in various areas of communication, including professional communication in language learning process. The professional vocabulary is manifested both in the professional communication of the characters in the work and in the description of everyday situations.

Edmodo as an Assessment Tool in the Foreign Language Learning Process

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 210-215
Author(s):  
Flavia Kaba
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Foreign Language Anxiety ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Secure Learning ◽  
Innovative Techniques

Abstract Due to the rapid developments in educational technology, today’s professors are in search of exploring innovative techniques in order to promote involvement of students in the learning process in general and in the foreign language learning process in particular. This is why today’s students are seen as digital-natives and being motivated for the learning process is very difficult if the modern technology they are familiar with is not utilized effectively in the classroom. When it comes to the assessment part of this process, the situation may become worse, as most of the students feel unwilling due to anxiety problems in general and foreign language anxiety in particular. This study presents an innovative way of assessing students’ skills that they gain during foreign language learning process introducing Edmodo, which is an educational social network that provides a secure learning platform for students and educators. This study is a descriptive one, based on the analyses, surveys, and opinions of different researchers that have implemented this platform in their teaching process. The main objective is to introduce the implementation of various assessment applications through Edmodo.

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