An analysis of the English language teaching anxiety of non-native pre-service elementary school teachers in micro-teaching sessions.

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-52
Author(s):  
Young Ye Park
RevistAleph ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Jessica Fernandes N. da Cruz

Este trabalho propõe a reflexão acerca do ensino de Língua Inglesa para os anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental, no contexto da escola pública, em busca de um trabalho crítico com a linguagem e a formação cidadã. Por meio de um projeto interdisciplinar, a pesquisa teve como objetivo investigar o trabalho com gêneros discursivos multimodais, que permeiam as práticas de letramento sociais, utilizando a Internet como ferramenta de apoio pedagógico. A partir da aplicação de diversas atividades em uma turma do 5° ano, uma foi selecionada e analisada com o propósito de observar o desenvolvimento da habilidade de compreensão leitora. Apesar da resistência e dificuldade com o Inglês, percebeu-se que o ensino da língua tem a possibilidade de ir além de frasesisoladas e descontextualizadas.


2014 ◽  
Vol 116 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Lucy Rader-Brown ◽  
Aimee Howley

Background/Context According to demographers, the number of English language learners (ELLs) in U.S schools has been increasing and is likely to continue to increase in coming years. For various reasons relating to language acquisition, cultural adjustment, and persistent discrimination, these students tend to experience academic difficulties. Improvement in their performance depends on teachers’ use of effective instructional strategies, but few surveys have investigated the extent to which teachers use such strategies or the conditions that encourage them to do so. Focus of Study This study addressed the following research questions: (a) To what extent do elementary content-area teachers use various research-based practices for teaching ELLs? (b) In consideration of appropriate statistical controls, to what extent are elementary content-area teachers’ professional training, attitudes, bilingualism, and their schools’ characteristics, singly and in combination, associated with their reported use of a set of research-based strategies for teaching English language learners? Participants Participants were a random sample of Ohio elementary school teachers (n = 419) in schools in the highest quartile of ELL enrollment. Research Design The current study surveyed elementary teachers in Ohio and then used multiple regression methods to identify significant predictors of teachers’ use of research-based strategies with ELLs. Findings Findings showed that teachers reported frequent use of research-based strategies, but their preference was for strategies recommended for all learners. They were less likely to use strategies specifically intended for ELLs. In addition, regression results showed that teachers’ attitudes and the percentage of ELLs in their schools were significant predictors of teachers’ use of research-based strategies—a positive predictor in the first instance and a negative predictor in the second. Ancillary analyses revealed that teachers’ years of experience and bilingualism, as well as the schools’ resources, were significant predictors of teachers’ attitudes toward ELLs, with more experienced teachers exhibiting more negative attitudes, and bilingual teachers and those in higher resource schools exhibiting more positive attitudes. Conclusions/Recommendations Findings point to the likelihood that continued efforts to prepare elementary school teachers to work with ELLs will entail the provision of additional resources to schools with large and increasing ELL populations. In addition, efforts to increase teachers’ use of research-based strategies with ELLs will involve professional preparation powerful enough to change attitudes. Instruction in a second language appears to be an approach that bears consideration.


2008 ◽  
Vol 92 (4) ◽  
pp. 733-758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Okhee Lee ◽  
Scott Lewis ◽  
Karen Adamson ◽  
Jaime Maerten-Rivera ◽  
Walter G. Secada

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (57) ◽  
pp. 788-797
Author(s):  
Silvia Renata Gomes Freire ◽  
Pedro Fernando Dos Santos

Resumo: A Língua Inglesa é considerada o idioma mais falado do mundo, sendo caracterizado como a língua da comunicação e das relações internacionais. Cada vez mais o número de falantes deste idioma vem crescendo, e a necessidade de dominá-la passa a fazer parte da maioria da vida das pessoas, sendo frequente a busca por cursinhos durante a idade adulta, por necessidade de se inserir no mercado de trabalho. Esta procura decorre justamente da falta de incentivo que a aprendizagem de uma segunda língua recebe durante a infância, em que essa realidade se reflete de forma mais atenuada quando comparado às escolas privadas e públicas, em que uma oferece esse tipo de ensino desde a Educação Infantil, contudo a outra somente oferta a partir do Ensino Fundamental- Anos Finais. Nesse contexto, o presente artigo intitulado “O ensino da língua inglesa na educação infantil: o distúnciamento entre a escola pública e privada.” tem por objetivo analisar como se deu a introdução da Língua Inglesa no Brasil, bem como verificar a diferença entre o ensino do inglês na Educação Infantil das escolas públicas e particulares, ressaltando a importância e as vantagens de aprender um segundo idioma ainda na infância. A base teórica do trabalho se deu através de autores como Santos (2011), Rossato (2012), Kumaravadivelu (2013), constituindo assim uma pesquisa bibliográfica, que fez uso do método qualitativo para elaboração do escrito. A partir do exposto no decorrer do trabalho, foi possível concluir que as crianças, em razão do fator curiosidade, são mais propícias para aprender coisas novas, e portanto à introdução do ensino da L.I desde a infância é essencial para que o gosto por um novo idioma se desenvolva. Destarte, foi imprescindível também notar que as diferenças entre as instituições de ensino pública e privada, são fatores que dificultam o trabalho com o Inglês, em razão da muita ou pouca importância que ele recebe em cada instituição. Depreende-se que, a Língua Inglesa deveria ser mais valorizada principalmente no que tange sua relevância dentro da sociedade, o que implica dizer que quanto mais cedo for iniciada nas escolas, mais validos serão os conhecimentos adquiridos a partir dela, e por isso o ideal é que se inicie seu processo de aprendizagem ainda na infância, em conjunto com a Língua Portuguesa. Palavras-Chave: Escola pública; Escola privada; Ensino; Língua Inglesa; Infância. Abstract: The English language is considered the world’s most spoken language, being characterized as the communication and international relationships language. The number of people who speak this language has been increasing, and the need of knowing it precisely became a part of most of these people, so they search for lessons during their adulthood, to upgrade themselves in the business market. This need comes from the low encouragement received when it comes to bilingual education during the childhood, and this reality hits when we compare the public and private schools education, when one offers this type of education during the elementary school, and the other only introduces it from the late years in elementary school. With this in mind, the present article named “The English language teaching during the kindergarten: the gap between public and private school.” is focused in analyzing how the English language was introduced here in Brazil, and also verify the differences between the English education of private and public schools, being aware about the importance and benefits of learning a second language during the childhood. This article is based in works from authors like Santos (2011), Rossato (2012), Kumaravadivelu (2013), constituting a bibliographical research, using the qualitative method to formulate the article. From the above during this article, it was possible to conclude that children, from their curiosity, are more favorable to learn new things, so the introduction of the English education starting in their kindergarten it’s fundamental to develop interest for a new language. Thus, it was also essential to note that the differences between public and private educational institutions are factors that make working with English difficult, due to the high or low importance it receives in each institution. It appears that the English language should be more valued especially with regard to its relevance within society, which implies that the earlier it is started in schools, the more valid the knowledge acquired from it will be, and therefore the ideal is to start their learning process still in childhood, together with the Portuguese language. Keywords: Public School, Private School, Teaching, English Language, Childhood. 


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 450
Author(s):  
Lystiana Nurhayat Hakim ◽  
Tri Agustini Solihati

Perubahan Kurikulum membuat mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggris di Sekolah Dasar berubah dari muatan lokal menjadi program ektrakurikuler. Berdasarkan data pra-observasi, di Kecamatan Ciamis pengajaran Bahasa Inggris mengalami beberapa kendala seperti kualifikasi guru yang bukan Sarjana Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, pengunaan teknik serta metode mengajar Bahasa Inggris yang monoton dan menjenuhkan, kurangnya sumber ajar, serta tidak adanya pelatihan dan pembinaan pengajaran Bahasa Inggris bagi pembelajar anak. Melihat berbagai permasalahan tersebut maka penulis melakukan pengabdian kepada masyarakat dengan memberikan pelatihan pengajaran Bahasa Inggris dan Forum Group Discussion (FGD) bagi guru-guru Sekolah Dasar di Kecamatan Ciamis. Hasil pengabdian ini menunjukan bahwa guru memiliki motivasi yang baik dalam meningkatkan kompetensi mereka dalam pengajaran Bahasa Inggris, pemahaman mereka terhadap karakteristik pembelajar anak juga meningkat, serta adanya peningkatan kemampuan guru untuk menciptakan pengajaran yang bermakna dan menyenangkan.Kata kunci: Pengajaran, Bahasa Inggris, Sekolah Dasar Socialization of English for Young Learners (EYL) for Elementary School Teachers in Cluster II Ciamis Kecamatan District ABSTRACTThe change of curriculum makes English subjects in Elementary School move from local content to the extracurricular program. Based on pre-observation data, there are some obstacles face by the teacher in teaching English to young learners in Ciamis. Those are the unqualified English teachers, the monotonous of teaching techniques and methods, the lack of using teaching sources, and the unavailable of EYL workshops. Therefore, to solve those problems the author conducted a community service in the form of the EYL workshop and FGD.  The community service makes the teachers' motivation to improve their competency in English language teaching increase. Besides, their understanding of the characteristics of children and their ability to create meaningful and interesting teaching also increase.Keywords: Teaching, English, Elemntary School


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