scholarly journals The application of Swales’ model in writing a research article introduction

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Burhanuddin Yasin ◽  
Hijjatul Qamariah
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
English Education ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Research Writing ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Education Journal ◽  
Professional Writers ◽  
Do So

This research attempts to suggest an alternative solution for writers in general and graduate students in particular in writing a proper research article introduction. In order to do so, the authors explored how the Swales’ model is applied in writing a research article introduction. The exploration was approached through a library study on the Swales model application. Some previous studies applying Swales Model were gathered and categorized into three categories − application of Swales model on different types of genre besides the research article introduction, different discipline or field and the last is the application of Swales’ on the research article introduction across languages. Another three articles written by professional writers were also collected as samples of introductions that have successfully presented three obligatory moves – establishing a territory (Move 1), establishing a niche (Move 2) and occupying the niche or presenting the present work (Move 3) − proposed by Swales’ model. Those introductions were segmented into those three moves and analyzed based on a communication purpose in every step derived from each move. In order to add more comprehension about the model, an analysis was also conducted on introductions for seven articles in the English Education Journal (EEJ) published by the Graduate Program in English Language Education at Syiah Kuala University. The purpose of the analysis was to show the differences in structure of introductions organized without following the CARS Swales model. Conclusions are that the CARS Swales model is relevant for the teaching of introductions for research writing and it can be a guideline to teach students the moves and steps of this model for communication purposes.

English Education Reform in Asian Countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenyang Sun ◽  
Xue Lan Rong
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
The Status ◽  
Globalized World

Language education is becoming an increasingly important topic in education in Asian countries, especially as schools in Asian countries have become more multilingual and multicultural as a result of rapid urbanization and globalization. A comparative analysis of the issues in language education reform in Asian countries—using China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore as examples—shows that, historically and currently, English language education policies are shaped by various underpinning ideologies such as linguicism, nationalism, and neoliberalism. English can serve as a vehicle for upward socioeconomic mobility, or an instrument of linguistic imperialism, or both, in Asia contexts. These ideologies, through language education policies and reforms, impact the status as well as the pedagogy and promotion of the English language. There is a trend and a need with regard to addressing critical consciousness in English education in order to counter the forces of linguicism and neoliberalism in an increasingly multilingual, multicultural, and globalized world.

scholarly journals Rethinking Global Jinzai Policy: Exploring University Students’ Attitudes

2020 ◽  
Vol 2019 (1) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Beni Kudo ◽  
Giancarla Unser-Schutz
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Private University ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Students Attitudes

Discussions on English education policies often focus on their reception by teachers. However, this can overlook what students think about policy, and students’ support of policies may be crucial to their success. This is especially relevant to English education at universities, given the autonomy that university students have. To understand what students think about policies, a survey on certain aspects of Japanese educational policies and English language education was conducted at a private university. The survey focused on students’ attitudes towards guroubaru jinzai or global workers, a buzzword in Japanese EFL policies. Overall, students reported interest in becoming global workers, but they did not feel that this was realistic for themselves. This suggests that to gain the support necessary from students for their own cultivation as global workers in line with current EFL policies, it may be necessary to show the relevance to their own lives, from their own perspectives. 文科省の英語教育におけるポリシーの１つは「グローバル人材育成」であるが、大学英語教育では、学習に対する学生の主体的な意識や態度が重要である。中堅大学の学生を対象とした調査の結果、彼らは「国際的に活躍することが現代社会で求められている」と認識している一方、「そのような人材になることは自分にとって現実的ではない」と考えていることが分かった。理由の１つは「英語に対する自信のなさ」であるが、同時に「英語学習」には興味を持つ学生も多かった。「グローバル人材の必要性の認識」と「英語学習に対する興味」を利用することで、中堅大学の学生にとっても文科省のポリシーの実現が可能であると考えられる。

scholarly journals Appropriating BANA Teaching Approaches to Suit TESEP Contexts: A Case Study in a Saudi University

2020 ◽  
pp. 24-32
Author(s):  
Grami Mohammad A. Grami ◽  
Hamza Alshenqeeti ◽  
Hadi Alsamdani
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
English Language ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Teaching Approaches ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Teaching Methodologies ◽  
Local Contexts ◽  
Do So

This article briefly looks at the practice of appropriating Western teaching methodologies into the Arab world. It accounts for recent and historical attempts to do so and evaluates the success or otherwise of such practice. The paper adopts Adrian Holliday's (1994) distinction between British, Australian and North American (BANA) context and Tertiary, Secondary, and Primary English language education (TESEP) where the context of the current study fits. The paper argues that appropriating Western methodologies risks alienating the culture from which these teaching approaches come. Since one reason for learning a language is to become familiar with its  culture, one may question the need for adapting its teaching methodologies by simply separating it from its cultural values in the first place. The question is that shall one protect his or her cultural identity by dismissing the cultures of other dominant languages? This is a conundrum that cannot be easily saved but one that needs looking at nonetheless. The paper looks at a widely used series of textbooks in a TESEP context and attempts to see if adapting  ow local contexts can shape BANA methodologies.

scholarly journals Pedagogical Principles, Practices and Preventives as Perceived by ESP Practitioners: Humanities in Focustitioners: Humanities in Focus

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Reza Zabihi ◽  
Momene Ghadiri ◽  
Dariush Nejad Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Practices ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Teaching Career ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Pedagogical Principles

<p>The aim of this research was to describe what Iranian ESP teachers believe to be the main pedagogical<br />principles and what their perceived barriers seem to be. The examination of these principles and<br />barriers were mainly based on the interviewees’ English background, followed by the elicitation of<br />teachers’ beliefs about the main pedagogical principles of English Language Education in their<br />department, their teaching practices inside the class, dilemmas and obstacles they faced with during<br />their English teaching career and how they cope with or manage those dilemmas, and ended with their<br />suggestions for improvement of English education in Faculties of Humanities. Data were subsequently<br />transcribed, modified, analyzed and translated into English. The results properly reflected various<br />perceived theoretical beliefs of ESP teachers regarding pedagogical principles as well as the obstacles<br />which prevent them from following those principles.</p>

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LEADERSHIP STYLE TO THE EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE (THE STUDY ON EMPLOYEES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT)

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 663-669
Author(s):  
M. Daud Batubara ◽  
Kasman Kasman ◽  
Roldan Caparino Cabiles
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Performance Study ◽  
Education Department ◽  
English Language Education

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of leadership style to employee performance (study on English language education department). This study was quantitative research. The data of collecting used questioner. The population is seventeen and as sample. The analysis data of technique descriptive analysis and Likert scale. The result of this study shown that The four variables (leadership style) have an important influence to Y (employee performance). This can be seen from sales above almost all respondents answer strongly agree of category. This means that leadership style has big influence to employee performance in English Education Language Department, State of Islamic (STAIN) Mandaling Natal.

scholarly journals THE DIFFICULTIES OF WRITING SCIENTIFIC WORK AT THE ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-60
Author(s):  
Rizkariani Sulaiman ◽  
M. Muhajir
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Scientific Writing ◽  
Education Students ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
The Common ◽  
Academic Year

The purpose of this study was to determine the students’ difficulties in writing scientific papers at the English Language Education, Universitas Muslim Indonesia and to find out the needs and learning objectives of the students. The sample was consisted of 44 English Education students registered at the UMI Faculty of Literature during the 2018/2019 academic year. To examine this problem, the study was conducted in a descriptive quantitative design. The instrument used in this study was questionnaires. Research questions consist of: 1) what are the difficulties faced by English Education major students in academic / scientific writing? 2) what are the common errors of English Education students in writing scientific papers? 3) what teaching approach can facilitate success in scientific writing? Based on the results of the study, the difficulties faced in the process of writing scientific papers were related to aspects of grammar (31%), scientific writing style / rules (24%), vocabulary, spelling and coherence (11%), writing arrangement (7%) and punctuation (5%); Three common errors that occur in writing scientific papers namely spelling (29.2%), use of capital letters (17, 75%), and punctuation (15.27%). The approaches needed by the teachers to strengthen and help students to improve their scientific writing referred to reviewing writing such as the level of words, sentences, paragraphs, and grammar, making outlines, applying three steps in the writing process such as planning, writing and revision, and understanding the formal and informal styles as well as oral and written forms so as to be able to avoid words and phrases that were not needed.

scholarly journals Thainess-based English lessons: Reshaping grassroots English education

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Budsaba Kanoksilapatham
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Language Education ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Northern Thailand ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The North

In Thailand, the question of how to improve the abilities of English language learners without affecting their Thai identity has arisen. This article reports a study that demonstrates that a series of specifically northern Thainess-based instructions for Grade 4 pupils in northern Thailand could not only teach the pupils about their northern Thainess, but also improve their English vocabulary. A set of northern Thainess-based English lessons as well as the corresponding Thainess and English vocabulary pretests and posttests were designed for use in four elementary schools in the north of Thailand. The pretest and posttest scores on both aspects showed that both the pupils’ appreciation of Thainess and their knowledge of English vocabulary considerably improved. The result suggests the positive effects of this system of learning.  From a pedagogical viewpoint, it seems that the use of such materials may well be used to improve and reshape English language education throughout the country.

scholarly journals Developing Business Translation Material for English Education Department Students at University of Muhammadiyah Gresik

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Fajriyani Erisafitri
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Education Department ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Senior Students

Translation is a language competence which combines reading and writing skills. It is worth the learning, especially for English department students. Through learning translation, the students are able to not only enhance their translation skill, but also prepare for the challenges of finding jobs after they graduate. One of the useful translation topics to be learned is business. Based on those reasons, this study was intended to create a business translation material for English education department students at University of Muhammadiyah Gresik. This study employed Research and Development design and Asmara’s ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, Evaluate) model. 21 senior students of English language education department at University of Muhammadiyah Gresik who have passed translation course were involved in the study. The need analysis data were gathered through questionnaire. The result of the questionnaire was considered in creating the material, which is developed following Harmer’s ESA (Engage, Study, Activate) approach. The need analysis results reveal that the students need the material which focuses on enhancing translation skills and enriching vocabulary as well as provides basic information about business letters as the topic of the material. From the result of expert validation and questionnaire after try-out, some adjustments are made to the material. The adjustments are presenting more explanation of business letters material, adding more vocabularies, giving some pictures, and providing conclusion at the end of each chapter. To conclude, the students need the material which focuses on not only skills enhancement, but also vocabulary enrichment. This study involved students who have passed translation course, expected to use their experience in translation learning to be considered in creating the material. Based on the results, the recommendations are given to English language education department students, translation lecturers, and future researchers to use both the data of the results and the product of this study effectively.

scholarly journals MODEL EVALUASI REFLEKTIF KURIKULUM PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS DALAM PENGEMBANGAN KARAKTER BANGSA

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-88
Author(s):  
Monika Gultom ◽  
Sumarno Sumarno ◽  
Suwarsih Madya
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Curriculum Evaluation ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Reliability Coefficient ◽  
National Character ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Education Study ◽  
Composite Reliability

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan model evaluasi reflektif kurikulum rumpun mata kuliah keahlian pendidikan bahasa Inggris untuk memotret penuangan nilai-nilai karakter bangsa di dalam kelas. Penelitian pengembangan ini menggunakan pendekatan campuran dalam lima tahap, yaitu studi awal, pendefinisian, perancangan, peragaan, dan pengembangan. Penetapan konstuk dilakukan melalui penilaian pakar, dengan subyek penelitian dosen dan mahasiswa di Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris yang ada di DIY. Penentuan koefisien reliabilitas instrumen evaluasi menggunakan program SmartPLS Versi 2.0.M3 dan uji kelayakan model dengan program GeSCA. Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan: (1) model evaluasi yang dikembangkan didukung oleh lima instrumen evaluasi; (2) validitas, reliabilitas, dan kepraktisan instrumen evaluasi telah teruji melalui kegiatan FGD, teknik Delphi, dan analisis faktor konfirmatori non-parametrik; (3) koefisien reliabilitas komposit kelima instrumen adalah sebesar 0,93; 0,91; 0,95; 0,95; dan 0,86; (4) hasil uji kelayakan model menunjukkan model didukung oleh data ditunjukkan oleh nilai GFI 0,99 dan SRMR 0,06; 5) Pedoman penggunaan model dalam bentuk panduan evaluasi. Kata kunci: pengembangan model evaluasi kurikulum, karakter bangsa ______________________________________________________________ MODEL OF REFLECTIVE CURRICULUM EVALUATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING NATIONAL CHARACTERAbstract This study aimed to develop a model of reflective curriculum evaluation at the English Education Study Program that portrayed the delivery of the values of national character in the classroom. This development study used mixed approach carried out in five phases:  initial study, defining, designing, demonstrating, and developing.  The constructs of instruments were developed based on expert judgments; the subjects were lecturers and students of English Language Education Study Program in four universities in Yogyakarta Special Territory. The composite reliability coefficient of the instruments was analyzed by SEM program of SmartPLS Version 2.0.M3 and test of fit model by GeSCA. The result of the study concluded: 1) the developed model evaluation was supported by five instruments of evaluation; 2) validity, reliability, and its implementation had been verified through FGD, Delphy techniques, and non-parametric confirmatory factor analysis; 3) the composite reliability coefficient of the five instruments was 0.93, 0.91, 0.95, 0.95, and 0.86; 4) the result of the test of fit model indicated that  model was supported by the data with GFI 0.99 and SRMR 0.06; 5) The guidelines of using the developed model consisted of background, rational, components of assessment, guidelines, and application sample.Keywords: developing model of curriculum evaluation, national character

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