scholarly journals Enhancing Thai elementary students’ English and maintaining Thainess using localized materials: Two putative confronting forces

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1006-1025
Author(s):  
Budsaba Kanoksilapatham ◽  
Todsapon Suranakkharin
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Local Community ◽  
English Education ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Global English ◽  
Thai Students ◽  
Simulation Task

In Thailand, concerns over the imperative need to improve its citizens’ English proficiency and the unsatisfactory English learning outcomes have long been present. In addition, ongoing globalization has raised another concern that Thainess is being eroded due to external influences. This study attempted to compromise these two seemingly conflicting forces by enhancing Thai students’ global English and maintaining local Thainess associated with three regions of Thailand. First, a set of instructional innovations for elementary English education was constructed in each region. These were based on prominent characteristics of local Thainess elicited through a questionnaire completed by local community members and subsequently implemented in Grade 4 classes at three schools in each region of Thailand for ten weeks. Next, two separate sets of pretests-posttests corresponding to each instructional set were constructed and administered to assess their local Thainess and English knowledge. Finally, to ensure that the knowledge gained from the instruction was put into practical use, a tour guide simulation task was conducted by the students. The analysis of the test scores demonstrates that localized lessons were beneficial, enhancing their local Thainess knowledge and associated English vocabulary. The accomplishment of the task thus represented their knowledge of local Thainess and English, contributing to a sense of pride in their nation and a sense of achievement in their English proficiency and instruction.

scholarly journals A survey of students’ English proficiency and their needs toward learning outcomes at vocational colleges

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 631-641
Author(s):  
Anhar Anhar ◽  
Sofyan A. Gani ◽  
Asnawi Muslem
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Proficiency Test ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
English Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
Interview Session ◽  
Destination Area

This research was conducted to investigate students’ English proficiency and their needs toward English learning outcomes. This research was based on a qualitative research design. The data were collected from 80 students who received an English proficiency test and eight students who participated in an interview session. The interview dealt with their needs and problems in communication skills in English. The result shows that there was no student who got excellent English proficiency level, eight students (10%) reached good category, 46 students (58%) achieved satisfactory category, 21 students (26%) were in poor category, and five students (6%) were in very poor category. In addition, all students need English for communication in their future profession. Finally, the results of the interview also show that industrial engineering students preparing to work in manufacturing various marble products face a serious problem in marketing their products to the consumers. In addition, the students majoring in tourism destination area considered that they have to communicate in English to support their job in providing services to tourists speaking different languages. Therefore, it can be concluded that vocational school students need transactional English in a specific field because they are being prepared to work in enterprises or to be entrepreneurs.

scholarly journals EFL LEARNERS’ AND TEACHERS’ POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS LOCAL COMMUNITY BASED INSTRUCTION

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 504
Author(s):  
Budsaba Kanoksilapatham ◽  
Paweena Channuan
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Local Community ◽  
English Education ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Thai Students ◽  
Based Instruction

The new status of the English language as an international language (EIL) in the age of globalisation has contributed to a cultural change of focus in English language teaching (ELT). Instead of paying attention to cultural aspects of native English speakers as in traditional English instruction, cultural diversity now plays a key role in the teaching of culture in order to enhance leaners‟ intercultural awareness. To fill this need, this study aims to document EFL learners‟ and teachers‟ attitudes towards local community instruction in which young Thai students learned English whilst being encouraged to take pride in their local culture. In this study, a set of local community-integrated lessons for elementary English education were constructed and subsequently implemented in Grade 4 classes at schools in the northern region of Thailand. Questionnaires were then administered to the students, and semi-structured interviews were also conducted with the school English teachers to elicit their attitudes towards the integrated lessons. The results indicated that young Thai students, along with their English teachers, have highly positive attitudes towards the local community based instruction. This lead to significant implications related to integrating aspects of local cultural identity into ELT practices.

scholarly journals Outcome assessment of the online English learning and management system: A project on educational technology application to English learning in Taiwanese polytechnic higher education

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Da-Fu Huang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Technology ◽  
Outcome Assessment ◽  
English Education ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
Learning System ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Technology Application ◽  
Management Platform ◽  
Outcome Management

This paper presents the result of a three-year action research plan involving the innovative application of “LiveDVD”, a web-based English learning system loaded with VODs and embedded into the English learning program of a polytechnic university in Taiwan. Over the implementation period, the LiveDVD action plan essentially involves use requirement on students along with creation of learning and assessment materials for the target VODs and outcome management. Outcome assessment indicators include (1) the association between use activeness of LiveDVD and pass status of English proficiency certificates and (2) the causal relations between LiveDVD-related variables and English learning outcome.  A survey questionnaire on LiveDVD and the management platform were employed to collect relevant data. The chi-squared test of group independence and an SEM-based path analysis were performed to address the outcome indicators respectively. The findings of the project include: (1) use of LiveDVD is positively and significantly associated with the pass status of English proficiency certificates and, (2) use motivation has direct effect on English proficiency and create the significant mediation effect on English proficiency certificates.  This project yields significant implications especially for vocational higher education in Taiwan in the innovative application of educational technology to English education coupled with an effective outcome management model.

scholarly journals MODEL PEMBELAJARAN DAS PADA MATERI BERPIDATO DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN BAHASA INGGRIS SISWA DI KELAS IX MADRASAH TSANAWIYAH NEGERI BINJAI

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-95
Author(s):  
SrI Rahayu Kesumawati ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
T Test ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Student Attendance ◽  
Student Activities ◽  
School Year ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Block Test

This study aims to find out the DAS learning model (Listen, Observe, Convey) on speaking material using English can improve students' English learning outcomes in class IX of MTsN Binjai odd semester of the 2019/2020 school year. This research consists of two cycles. The results showed that the DAS (Listen, Observe, Convey) learning model on speaking materials using English could improve English learning outcomes and student activities in class IX of MTsN Binjai in the odd semester of the 2019/2020 school year. This can be seen from the results of the calculation in the first cycle between the test scores of the first block and the test scores of the second block, the correlation of the moment r arithmetic products is 0.846, and the t-test value is 8.983, and in the second cycle between the third block test scores and the fourth block test scores. The product correlation of moment r count is 0.925, and the t test value is 13,808, while all the calculated r values are greater than the r table of 0.478, also the t count is greater than the t table test of 2.725, and can also be seen from the results of student attendance in the first cycle the attendance was around 90%, and in the second cycle the attendance was around 95%, and increased to 100%. Keywords: Learning Model, Watershed, Speech

PENGARUH STRATEGI BELAJAR KELOMPOK TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR BAHASA INGGRIS SISWA KELAS VII SMP NEGERI 2 BANGKINANG KOTA KABUPATEN KAMPAR

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 682
Author(s):  
Masniar Masniar
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Group Learning ◽  
Good Alternative ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Public Middle School ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Daily Test

Various difficulties in learning English which have been an obstacle for almost all students, this should be avaluable lesson to spark new ideas in group learning implementation programs. To overcome the problem of thelow level of English learning outcomes of class VII students of Bangkinang State 2 Junior High School inKampar Regency, group learning is one good alternative. The study is a classroom action research conducted inBangkinang Kota 2 Public Middle School, Kampar district. The subjects of this study were seventh gradestudents. The results of the study obtained data on teacher activity in the first cycle of the first meeting with apercentage of 57%, the second meeting with a percentage of 66.5%, in the second cycle at the third meeting thepercentage was 83.5%, and at the fourth meeting percentage obtained 90.5%. The observation data of studentsin the first cycle of the 1st meeting was 51%, the second meeting was 62.5%, in the second cycle the thirdmeeting was 80%, and the fourth meeting was 88%. Data on the improvement of learning outcomes in the initialdata obtained an average of 63, in daily I repetition of 75, and in the second daily test of 88.

PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE NHT UNTUK MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR BAHASA INGGRIS SISWA KELAS VII SMPN 1 INUMAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 150
Author(s):  
Kasman Bamba
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Model Type ◽  
High Category ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
English Students

he background of this study is the low learning outcomes of English students. Of the 22 students only 9 studentsreached KKM. On this basis researchers do research by applying cooperative learning model type NHT toimprove English learning outcomes. This research is a classroom action research conducted in SMPN 1 Inuman,the subject of this study is the students of class VII with the number of 22 students. The results suggest that thelearning outcomes of English have increased in each cycle. This is evidenced by: In the basic score of thenumber of students who reached KKM or complete is 9 students (40.90%), the UH I has increased with thenumber of 17 students (77.27%) and in UH II increased with the number of 20 students (90.90%). In the basicscore of the learning result of the students get the value of 51,25 with the low category, at UH I experiencing theincrease of learning result with the acquisition value of 65,76 with the medium category, and at UH II studentlearning result again increase with the acquisition value equal to 79,25 with high category.

DIFFUSION AND ADOPTION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN SOUTH AFRICAN TELECENTRES: SELECTED TELECENTRES IN KWAZULU-NATAL

Mousaion ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blessing Mbatha
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
The Government ◽  
Types Of Information

This study investigated the usage and types of information and communications technologies (ICTs) accessible to community members in four selected Thusong Service Centres (TSCs or telecentres) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The telecentres that participated in the study were: Nhlazuka, Mbazwane, Dududu and Malangeni. The study was informed by Rogers’ (1995) Diffusion of Innovations (DoI) theory. Through a survey, four TSCs were purposively selected. A questionnaire was used to collect data from community members in the four telecentres involved. The data collected was tabulated under the various headings and presented using tables, frequencies, percentiles and generalisations with the help of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The results indicated that a variety of ICT tools have been adopted in the TSCs to provide the local community with the much-needed access to information and improved communication. The government should ensure that adequate varieties and levels of ICT competence are offered to all the citizens. In conclusion, there is a need for sufficient and coherent government policies regulating the training of the local community to use these ICTs effectively.

The Strategies and Response of Internalizing Islamic values in English Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aswir Aswir ◽  
Hasanul Misbah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Role Model ◽  
English Education ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Preparation Process ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Islamic Values ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This study is aimed at describing lecturers’ strategies to internalize Islamic values and students’ response toward the strategies. This a descriptive-qualitative study. The participants were 40 students of English education program and 3 English lecturers. All participants were given questionnaire and 3 students and 3 lecturers were interviewed. The data showed that all lecturers did internalize the Islamic values such as aqidah, worship, and moral values in the English learning preparation, process, and evaluation. However, students requested that the lecturers should consistently became the role model, performed positive habit, and gave best learning service so that the impact of internalizing Islamic values would be significantly and positively received.

scholarly journals Intrinsic Value and Perceived Essentialism of Culture Heritage Sites as Tools for Planning Interventions

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 5078
Author(s):  
Magdalena Roszczynska-Kurasinska ◽  
Anna Domaradzka ◽  
Anna Wnuk ◽  
Tomasz Oleksy
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Design Changes ◽  
Culture Heritage ◽  
Response To Change

In order to remain alive and relevant, cultural heritage sites have to react and adapt to changing context in a coherent manner, i.e., in a way that is in line with the memory and identity of the place. The incoherent changes, i.e., the transformations that according to the local community do not agree with a character of a place, can be destructive for the long-term vitality of urban cultural heritage. In this study, we test which factors influence social acceptance of different alternations within the context of urban historical gardens that might, in turn, ensure the resilience of the place. Our study focuses on the intangible qualities of the place measured by intrinsic value, perceived essentialism and anti-essentialism as important predictors shaping the response to change. The correlational study was conducted using an online questionnaire designed to empirically grasp intangible qualities of cultural heritage sites. Five hundred twenty-nine responses were included in the analysis. The study shows that perceived historic value, inherent value (uniqueness and importance of the place) and (anti-)essentialist character of a place capture the differences between parks well and enables the finding of interventions that are coherent with a site’s genius loci. Measuring intangible qualities of urban gardens can help to design changes that find higher approval among local community members and users of the site. We discuss how the analysis of an intrinsic value and essentialism allows for planning better spatial interventions that align with the human-centered approach to urban development.

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