scholarly journals Concord Error Analysis Committed By 200 Level English University Students in Northern Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isah Abdulmumini
Keyword(s):  
Error Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Northern Nigeria ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Written Production ◽  
English Students

This study seeks to investigate concord errors made by 200 level English students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) and Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) in their written production of English with a view to finding solutions to them. The data were obtained from fifty semester examination answer booklets written by students during first semester 2017 examination. The data collected were analysed using EA approach developed by Corder (1974). The findings of the study reveal that the errors can be grouped into ten categories out of which concord errors are the most committed by the students under study. Based on these findings, it is suggested that the teachers of English and the students should strive in handling such errors because English students are models of other students from other disciplines after graduation.

A Need Analysis in Academic Writing by Using Integrative-Based Approach: The Perspective of University Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helaluddin Helaluddin
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
University Students ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Academic Genres ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

This article discusses the needs and interests of the university students in Banten Indonesia for learning to write with an integrative approach as an initial stage in the development of academic writing textbooks. The participants in this study were 60 students in the first semester of the 2018/2019 academic year who took an Indonesian language course. It was found that students were familiar with writing activities. But the majority were limited to non-academic genres such as writing poetry, short stories, and writing personal blogs. Also, students have almost the same problems in academic writing, both from linguistic aspects, technical aspects, to issues of developing writing ideas. Another thing that was found in this study was the participation of lecturers who they expected in guiding and providing input during academic writing learning.

scholarly journals University Students’ Learning Disruption and Affordance in a Contested Learning Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-44
Author(s):  
Siti Nur'Aini
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Social

This study investigates how university students engage with their learning affordances in a contested environment due to the Coronavirus pandemic. This qualitative research employed a case study approach involving 136 participants. Data analysis was conducted using qualitative analysis as a circular process to describe, classify, and perceive the phenomenon and how the learning, affordances, and society were interconnected. The main framework of the research was the theory of affordance and how it was available for university students in their learning environment that changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected in the first semester of 2020 through an online survey on Google form. The findings indicate the importance of the social environment to provide affordance for the students to adjust with them. Four kinds of affordances emerged from the study; internet affordance, assignment affordance, domestic affordance, and distance learning affordance. The role of the social environment is definitive in changing how students manage their affordances.

scholarly journals The role of new media in developing political awareness among Omani university youth: Ash Sharqiyah University in the Sultanate of Oman as a model: دور الإعلام الجديد في تنمية الوعي السياسي لدى الشباب الجامعي العماني: جامعة الشرقية بسلطنة عمان أنموذجاً

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Said Sulaiyam Almatari, Juma Marzouq Amer Alowaicy, Abdu
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
University Students ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
Political Awareness ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
First Semester ◽  
School Year ◽  
College Type

The study aims to identify the role of the new media in developing political awareness among Omani university Students. The study sample consisted of (91) students from Ash Sharqiyah University in the Sultanate of Oman in the first semester of the academic year 2018- 2019. This study is part of a descriptive research that relies on the survey methodology. Mentioning below the most important results of the study: One of the most sites that students prefer using is Facebook with (76.92%). The presence of moderate cognitive, emotional and behavioral effects achieved by the Omani university students as a result of their reliance on new media sites to follow up on political issues. The Omani university students do not have more than one account on social media sites (62.6%). There is an intermediate level of motivation by the Omani university students for new media sites. There are reasons for Omani university students to rely on new media sites to pursue political issues at an average degree. There are statistically significant differences at the level of (less than 0.05) in the field of incitements of use of new media sites due to the gender variable in favor of females. There are no statistically significant differences at a level (less than 0.05) in the motives using new media in general or for political reasons and the reasons why Omani university student relying on new media sites according to the variable of the school year and the college type. The study recommends that university students should be careful in publishing in new media sites and educational sessions and seminars should be held by the competent authorities to educate young people about how to use the security of new media sites.

scholarly journals Analysis of Errors Made by Iraqi University Students in the Area of English Relativization System

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-115
Author(s):  
Abbas Naethel
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Error Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Relative Clause ◽  
Native Language ◽  
Target Language ◽  
The University ◽  
Made In ◽  
Learning English

This study aims at giving an account of an analysis of errors made by Iraqi university students in the area of English Relativization system. It focuses mainly on dealing with the investigation of the syntactic errors committed by Iraqi students in English relative clause. This causes a major problem for university students learning English as a foreign language. This comes from the students' interlingual and intralingual strategies. This also indicates that the university students seem to depend on the target language (TL) system rather than on that of the native language (NL). The technique used is an error analysis which Wilkins (1972) highlights its value in giving "greater understandings of the difficulties that learners face, and will perhaps assist in the development of pedagogic strategies." (p. 206). After analyzing and interpreting the errors made in the 100 students' compositions, some recommendations are given.

scholarly journals Impact of the Applied Program for Positive Communication Skills between university students and Parents Applied study on preparatory year students in King Abdulaziz University

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-232
Author(s):  
Dr.Fuad bin Sadaqah bin Mohammed Merdad Dr.Fuad bin Sadaqah bin Mohammed Merdad
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Positive Communication ◽  
Applied Study ◽  
Applied Program ◽  
King Abdulaziz University ◽  
Practical Program ◽  
Preparatory Year ◽  
Positive Results

The interaction between parents and university students is demolishing in a very noticeable manner, with the researcher's observation during his interaction with university students as well as communicating through social platforms, a need to create and launch a practical program that enhances positive communication skills between university students and their parents increased. This study aimed to uncover the effectiveness of an applied program to contribute positive communication skills between preparatory year students in King Abdul Aziz University (KAU) and their parents through a "communication skills course". The study sample consisted of 140 students in the preparatory year taking Communication Skills Course during the first semester of 1438/2017. The researcher applied the experimental method due to its appropriateness for such studies. After comparing the collected data according to statistical tools, the study concluded positive results for the program by a significant increase in students' communication skills with their parents in the program's three sectors: speech, listening and public communication skills.

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS ON STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN PRONOUNCING ENGLISH WORDS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-28
Author(s):  
Andi Idayani
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Short Vowel ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Phonetic Transcription ◽  
Oral Test ◽  
English Students ◽  
Consonant Sounds

The objective of this research is to know the students’ errors in pronouncing of English words on vowel and consonant sounds in the first semester of English students of FKIP UIR. The research design of this study is descriptive research. The researcher assessed the students’ errors pronunciation at English Language Education of FKIP UIR. The Respondent of this research was the first semester of English students of FKIP UIR. In this study, the research instrument is an oral test, there are 40 words that be tested, and the data was collected by a recorder. In analyzing the data, the researcher helped by other English lecturers as raters. Then, the data was checked by using talking-talking software and phonetic transcription. The result of this study described that there are some errors made by students in pronouncing English words. There are 25 students’ errors pronounced short vowel /e/, 15 students’ errors pronouncing short vowel /ᴜ/, 21 Students’ errors pronouncing the consonant / ð/, 18 students’ errors pronouncing consonant /ɵ/, and 17 students’ errors pronouncing consonant /ʒ/.

scholarly journals Variability in physical inactivity responses of university students during COVID-19 pandemic: A monitoring of daily step counts using a smartphone application

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoji Konda ◽  
Issei Ogasawara ◽  
Kazuki Fujita ◽  
Chisa Aoyama ◽  
Teruki Yokoyama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Clustering Analysis ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Moving Average ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Daily Step ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Summer Vacation ◽  
Step Counts ◽  
Academic Calendar

This study investigated the changes in physical inactivity of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic, with reference to their academic calendar. We used the daily step counts recorded by a smartphone application (iPhone Health App) from April 2020 to January 2021 (287 days) for 603 students. The data for 287 days were divided into five periods based on their academic calendar. The median value of daily step counts across each period was calculated. A k-means clustering analysis was performed to classify the 603 participants into subgroups to demonstrate the variability in the physical inactivity responses. The median daily step counts, with a 7-day moving average, dramatically decreased from 5,000 to 2,000 steps/day in early April. It remained at a lower level (less than 2,000 steps/day) during the first semester, then increased to more than 5,000 steps/day at the start of summer vacation. The clustering analysis demonstrated the variability in physical inactivity responses. Independent of the academic calendar, many inactive students did not recover their original daily step counts after its dramatic decrement. Consequently, promoting physical activity is recommended for inactive university students over the course of the whole semester.

scholarly journals LOTE (Languages Other than English) learners’ investment in learning languages

2020 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
pp. 55-64
Author(s):  
Juexuan Lu ◽  
Lifen He ◽  
Qi Shen
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
English Learners ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
English Students ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study draws on the model of language learning investment to explore China’s LOTE (Languages Other than English) students’ learning motivation. Data collected through in-depth interviews with 35 university students were analyzed in an inductive way. The findings show that: (1) the participants invested in learning LOTEs because they had enough affordances (resources applicable to LOTE learning) and/or perceived target language-related benefits (economic, cultural or social ones) from LOTE learning, even though most of our participants were initially involuntary applicants; (2) students were reluctant to invest in learning their target language(s) and merely strove to fulfil their program(s) when they were lacking affordances, perceiving few benefits, or even devalued by the in-context ideologies. These findings provide important implications for LOTE educators to motivate their students, and for policy makers to improve China’s LOTE education.

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