scholarly journals Vocational college students’ common errors in EFL speaking performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-151
Author(s):  
Naria Fitriani ◽  
Said Iskandar Zulkarnain
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Vowel Production ◽  
Vocational College ◽  
Grammatical Errors ◽  
The Common ◽  
Speaking Performance ◽  
Banda Aceh

This research aims to find out the common errors made by students studying at one of the vocational colleges in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The students’ opinions on their experiences of learning English, particularly in speaking, were also explored. This qualitative-quantitative research design was conducted by collecting some recordings of the students’ speaking performance, and distributing questionnaires on the process of teaching and learning EFL to be filled in by the participants. In the analysis, the data from the recordings were coded, transcribed, described and displayed in accordance with the students’ error items. Meanwhile, the analysis of the questionnaire employed a simple percentage calculation. From the speaking performance, the students in the speaking class produced two types of common errors, i.e. pronunciation and grammar errors. The common errors in their English pronunciation vary between the vowel and the consonant. The errors in vowel production were produced the most. Meanwhile, 70% of the students made errors in grammar on language tense and some on plural morphemes. From the questionnaire, it was revealed that even though the students tried to speak English well, all of them were aware and agreed that they made grammatical errors when speaking English.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Using Social Media to Teach Writing Hortatory Exposition Text at Eleventh Grade of SMAN 1 Ngadiluwih

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Nila Sari ◽  
Agus Amroni
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
T Test ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
The Mean

The aim of this research was to motivate students by using social media to teach writing hortatory exposition text. The researcher chooses two media such us Instagram and Facebook. The application of teaching writing of hortatory exposition text at eleventh grade of SMAN 1 Ngadiluwih by using social media Instagram and Facebook to hold the interesting and enjoyable learning activity. This research was quantitative research approach, whereas the research design used true experimental. This research chosen randomly in Instagram class (social one class) and Facebook class (social two class). The instrument used in the research was writing test. The procedure lasted 4 meeting and 1 meeting to do test. The result of t-test showed that: the mean score of Instagram class (M= 68.79) is lower than Facebook class (M= 77.07), and independent sample t-test which values of the sig-2 tailed is 0.000 and 0.000<0.005. Thus, it can be concluded that Facebook is more effective than Instagram in teaching and learning English Hortatory Exposition Text.

scholarly journals ERRORES GRAMATICALES EN LA EXPRESIÓN ESCRITA DE LOS GRIEGOS APRENDICES DE ELE: ANÁLISIS EN EL NIVEL B1

2019 ◽  
pp. 239
Author(s):  
Eirini Rammou
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Written Expression ◽  
Grammatical Errors ◽  
The Common ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Source Of Information

En este estudio hemos seguido el modelo de Análisis de Errores que constituye una fuente de información importante en el ámbito de la enseñanza-aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras. El objetivo de este estudio ha sido investigar los errores gramaticales que cometen con más frecuencia los aprendices griegos de español como lengua extranjera en la expresión escrita del nivel B1. Durante el proceso de aprendizaje los alumnos formulan hipótesis mediante la utilización de estrategias y mecanismos psicolingüísticos y por ello nuestro estudio ha profundizado además en la descripción de estas estrategias con el fin de detectar las causas que originan los errores. La clasificación de los errores se ha basado en el criterio lingüístico, descriptivo y etiológico. Los datos obtenidos provienen de producciones escritas reales de los aprendices griegos. Para el análisis hemos aplicado una investigación cuantitativa. En los resultados se proporcionan porcentajes de los errores frecuentes que hemos localizado. Tanto los resultados obtenidos de nuestro análisis e investigación como las conclusiones a las que hemos llegado resultan relevantes para la prevención de errores gramaticales y la optimización de la enseñanza del español a griegos.ABSTRACTIn this study we have followed the model of Error Analysis that constitutes an important source of information in the field of teaching-learning foreign languages. The aim of this study has been to investigate the grammatical errors most frequently made by Greek learners of Spanish as a foreign language (SFL) in the written expression of the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). During the learning process, students formulate hypotheses through the use of strategies and psycholinguistic mechanisms, which is why our study also goes deeper into the description of these strategies in order to detect the causes that originate the errors. The classification of errors is based on linguistic, descriptive and etiological criteria. The data obtained come from real written productions of the Greek students. For the analysis we have applied a quantitative research. Percentages of the frequent errors we have located are given in the results. The results obtained from our analysis and research and also the conclusions we have reached are relevant for the prevention of grammatical errors and the optimization of teaching Spanish language to Greek learners.

scholarly journals Students’ Grammatical Error Analysis in Speaking

1970 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-137
Author(s):  
REFA ANJENG SARI
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Error Analysis ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Grammatical Errors ◽  
Grammatical Error ◽  
Third Person ◽  
Speaking Performance

The purposes of this research were to find out the kinds of students’ grammatical error, and to figure out the dominant kind of grammatical error in speaking. The research design was descriptive research. The participant of this research was students of State Islamic University in Palembang, South Sumatera. The purposive sampling method was used to choose 12 participants; three students was taken from category of high, medium, and low score in speaking class. The collection of data used documentation by recording student’s speaking performance. The data were analyzed by using Linguistic Category Classification from Politzer and Ramirez. Based on the result of data analysis, 12 kinds of grammatical errors were found. The dominant kind of grammatical error was about number. The lowest percentages were about third person singular incorrectness and comparative adjective/adverb incorrectness.

scholarly journals STUDENTS’ WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE USING ENGLISH: A SURVEY STUDY

Paramasastra ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Ajeng Ayu Rihardini ◽  
Rahmati Putri Yaniafari ◽  
Nur Mukminatien
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Willingness To Communicate ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common Problems

In Indonesia, one of the common problems encountered by many English teachers during the process of teaching and learning in the classroom is students’ unwillingness to communicate using English. Having learners who are willing to communicate using English in class is essential in a language classroom that following the communicative approach (Riasati, 2012). This study aims to investigate students’ perceptions towards willingness to communicate using English in the classroom. It employs a quantitative approach, survey research design. To know the students’ willingness to communicate using English, a well-known FLCAS (Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale) developed by Horwitz, E.K., Horwitz, and M. B., Cope J. (1986) was adapted. 115 students of SMK Negeri 10 Malang participated as the respondents. Based on the findings, it is concluded that tenth and eleventh grade students at SMK Negeri 10 Malang have a positive opinion towards willingness to communicate using English in the classroom. They stated that learning and communicating using English is essential and beneficial. However, their willingness to communicate using English itself is quite low and it is quite a serious problem.

scholarly journals Emotional intelligence in higher education: Perspectives of Nepalese college students

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-89
Author(s):  
Bhawana Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Education System ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Backgrounds ◽  
Teaching Learning

This paper explores the perspective of college students regarding emotional intelligence in higher education. A great number of changes in the education system globally has developed new expectations for teachers. These days, teachers are not just the authority in a classroom but a mentor. Thus, emotions play a significant role in the teaching and learning process. This paper argues that mastery in subject matter does not make the best teacher in the eyes of students, rather emotional intelligence does. Emotional intelligence is neither the opposite of intelligence nor just the battle between mind and heart but it is the unique intersection of both. Quantitative research was done with 201 college students from different educational backgrounds. The data was analyzed with the theoretical modality influenced by Daniel Goleman's ‘Emotional Intelligence' method. The first part of the research explores what aspects of teacher’s students associate with being the best, and the second portion explores what behaviors the students want in their teachers in general. This research helps to identify emotional intelligence, a new domain introduced in the teaching and learning process, as significant, even from the student's perspective. Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, higher education, teaching-learning, perspectives

Prelude

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Miksza ◽  
Kenneth Elpus
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Music Teaching ◽  
Basic Orientation ◽  
Sense Of Identity

This chapter describes the goals and general approach of this book. The general purposes of the chapters contained in Parts I and II are presented. A brief statement about how quantitative research can feel foreign to those coming from a classroom setting and suggestions for expanding one’s sense of identity is provided. A basic orientation to quantitative research design and analysis is provided. A brief commentary on data, variables, and quantitative analysis is provided as a prelude to the materials that follow in the rest of the book. Statistical methods are put forward as tools that can be used to discover patterns and trends within the complexities of music teaching and learning phenomena.

scholarly journals Code Switching in BIPA Classes: Teachers' and Students’ Attitudes

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Hanna Suteja ◽  
Christina Purwanti
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Code Switching ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Teaching Learning

<p>The controversy of using L1 or L2 only in second language classes has been widely discussed in many studies. Some teachers, however, opt for the middle ground by employing the bilingual approach; they practice code switching to some extent to facilitate teaching learning process.  In the context of BIPA teaching and learning this issue has not been sufficiently addressed. Therefore, this study seeks to explore the teachers as well as the students’ attitude towards the practice of code-switching in BIPA classes, specifically in the basic level classes. The factors behind its practice will also be discussed in the light of its benefit and hindrance for teaching learning process. This study employed a quantitative research design by conducting a survey and a qualitative research design by interpreting the result of the interview with the teachers and students. In general the study indicates the need of code-switching to support teaching and learning process, especially for the beginner level classes.</p><em>BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRAK: Kontroversi penggunaan hanya bahasa pertama atau bahasa kedua dalam kelas bahasa kedua telah banyak dibahas dalam banyak penelitian. Meskipun demikian, sebagian pengajar memilih jalan tengah dengan menggunakan pendekatan dwi-bahasa; mereka menggunakan alih kode sampai kadar tertentu untuk memudahkan proses belajar mengajar. Dalam konteks belajar mengajar BIPA isu ini kurang banyak dibahas. Karena itu, studi ini ingin mengkaji sikap para pengajar maupun pelajar terhadap praktek alih kode di kelas BIPA, khususnya di kelas tingkat  dasar. Faktor-faktor di balik praktek tsb juga akan dibahas dalam perspektif kelebihan dan kekurangannya untuk proses belajar mengajar. Penelitian ini bersifat kuantitatif dengan mengadakan survei dan juga kualitatif dengan melakukan intepretasi terhadap hasil wawancara dengan pengajar dan pelajarnya. Secara umum, studi ini mengindikasikan perlunya alih kode untuk mendukung proses belajar mengajar, khusunya untuk kelas tingkat dasar.</em>

scholarly journals The Effects of Peer-Video Recording on Students’ Speaking Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 178
Author(s):  
Pham Vu Phi Ho ◽  
Nguyen Thi Thanh Hong
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Interactive Communication ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Speaking Performance ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Vocabulary Score

The purpose of the current study is to investigate whether peer video recording helps non-English majored college students enhance their speaking performance. Eighty students were selected and assigned to two groups: an experimental group and a control group. Peer video recording was presented to experimental students while no training was given to students in the control group in the same task-based approach. The data, collected based on a pre-posttest design, were analyzed to find out whether or not there were differences between two groups in terms of fluency, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and interactive communication. A questionnaire-based survey was also implemented to explore students&rsquo; attitudes on the treatment&mdash;peer video recording task-based approach. The study&rsquo;s results revealed that students in the group treated with peer video recording task-based approach significantly outperformed those in the control group in terms of fluency, grammar, pronunciation and interactive communication while students&rsquo; vocabulary score remained after the treatment. In addition, the data obtained from the questionnaire indicated the experimental students had positive attitudes towards the peer video task-based approach. The results from the study provide grounds for some suggestions and recommendations for the teachers, the students as well as the teaching and learning speaking in Vietnam.

scholarly journals Common Pitfalls in Conducting Quantitative Nursing Research: A Commentary and Suggestions to Facilitate Publication of Studies

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Data Management ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Novice Nurse ◽  
Specific Research ◽  
Design Attributes ◽  
The Common ◽  
Quality Of Research

Background: This article is a commentary on some of the common pitfalls that many researchers (including nurse researchers) experience when developing and implementing studies which impede their ability to publish their work. Purpose: The goal is to provide a summary and recommendations to assist novice nurse researchers with respect to some aspects of methodology and statistical analyses that are often overlooked and limit the validity of studies’ findings and the reliability of the results. Discussion: Specific research design attributes, data management and analyses procedures are identified that can be used to improve a study’s integrity and appeal to academic journals for publication. Conclusion: This article attempts to assist nurse researchers of all levels and in a variety of capacities to improve the quality of research and the ability to publish their studies. Keywords: Quantitative, Research, Methodology, Publication

scholarly journals Board Games in Improving Pupils’ Speaking Skills: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 8772
Author(s):  
Catherine Wong Hui Tiing ◽  
Melor Md Yunus
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Board Games ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Prisma Statement ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Speaking Skills

English is a fundamental language to learn as it is used worldwide. The teaching and learning of English has been emphasized in Malaysia as English plays a major role in global communication. However, speaking performance was recorded as poor and weak among pupils in ESL classrooms. Previous researchers explored a myriad of communicative language activities to improve speaking skill. Board games are employed as one of the most useful tools to improve speaking skills among pupils. This systematic review was conducted to examine pupils’ perceptions on the use of board games in learning and speaking, as well as the usefulness of board games in improving their speaking skill. A total of 35 articles, from the period 2017–2021, were accessed through three databases: Google Scholar, ERIC and SAGE Journals. The review was conducted systematically based on the guidelines from the PRISMA statement (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses). Based on the articles gathered, the results showed that the qualitative research design was mostly used to collect pupils’ opinions on the use of board games, while quantitative research design was mostly used to evaluate the usefulness of board games in improving speaking. Overall, the systematic review revealed that board games had several positive impacts in pupils’ speaking performances such as improving speaking competency, enhancing motivation in speaking and increasing interpersonal interaction among pupils. It is suggested that future studies could focus on investigating teachers’ opinions on the use of board games in teaching and speaking.

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