scholarly journals Analysing Errors Made by Kurdish EFL Learners in Applying the Rules of Syntactic Structure: تحليل الأخطاء التي يرتكبها متعلمو اللغة الإنجليزية الأكراد في تطبيق قواعد البنية النحوية

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (34) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hazhar Ramadhan Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Syntactic Structure ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
University Level ◽  
Purposive Sample

This paper intended to investigate and analyse errors by Kurdish EFL learners in applying the rules of syntactic structure. The paper adopted a descriptive-analytical method for data collection and analysis, so a purposive sample of 20 Male students at University Level in the Kurdistan region. The researcher conducted a test consisted of two questions, after that, the responses were statistically treated and analysed. This analysis has shown very important results that were used for the discussion. Finally, the paper concluded findings, also the students of the English Language at Universities have the same problem, however, some of them can learn English and they can speak very well, but they haven't enough grammatical and syntactical ability towards the English Language as a Foreign Language, and researcher recommended that teachers have to give enough information about rules of syntactic structure, and students should do more practice when they applying analysis of rules.

scholarly journals Analysing Errors Made by Kurdish EFL Learners in Applying the Rules of Syntactic Structure: تحليل الأخطاء التي يرتكبها متعلمو اللغة الإنجليزية الأكراد في تطبيق قواعد البنية النحوية

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (34) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hazhar Ramadhan Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Syntactic Structure ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
University Level ◽  
Purposive Sample

This paper intended to investigate and analyse errors by Kurdish EFL learners in applying the rules of syntactic structure. The paper adopted a descriptive-analytical method for data collection and analysis, so a purposive sample of 20 Male students at University Level in the Kurdistan region. The researcher conducted a test consisted of two questions, after that, the responses were statistically treated and analysed. This analysis has shown very important results that were used for the discussion. Finally, the paper concluded findings, also the students of the English Language at Universities have the same problem, however, some of them can learn English and they can speak very well, but they haven't enough grammatical and syntactical ability towards the English Language as a Foreign Language, and researcher recommended that teachers have to give enough information about rules of syntactic structure, and students should do more practice when they applying analysis of rules.

scholarly journals The Structuring of English Sentences by Chadian EFL Learners

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-100
Author(s):  
Magdaline Bakume Nkongho ◽  
Ernest Mbaiornom
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Error Analysis ◽  
Small Proportion ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
English Language ◽  
French Language ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
English As Foreign Language

Recent studies have shown that there is a positive attitude and an increase motivation in the learning of English language by Chadian learners. Despite this, the learners’ linguistic performances remain poor especially in their written productions which are often characterised by grammatical deviances and incomprehensible sentences. This study investigates several kinds of deviances that occur in the structure of English sentences produced by Chadian learners of English as Foreign Language (EFL). The study was carried out using corpora as the method for data collection. Thus, data were drawn from 175authentic narrative paragraphs written by 175Terminale A4 students from Lycée Adoum Dallah, Moundou in Chad. The analyses were based on Interlanguage and Error Analysis Theories. Findings revealed that miss elective errors were the widespread errors committed by Chadian learners of EFL as this category represents 39.17% of deviances.  The results also indicate that sentences produced by Chadian learners of EFL were frequently affected by additive errors (27.76%) and omissionerrors (26.47%). Lastly, the study equally found that misordering errors were less committed as this category of errors represents a small proportion (6.58%) of deviances. These categories of errors were attributed to French language influences and intralingual factors.  

scholarly journals English as a Foreign Language: Insights from a Public University in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 234-237
Author(s):  
Mohammad Afzal Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Public University ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
The University ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This study intends to examine the perspective of learners from a public university regarding English Language Teaching (ELT) syllabus and pedagogy. The learners in this study are studying Masters (MA) in ELT at Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU). MBSTU is a public university situated in Tangail, Bangladesh. Being their direct teacher, I thought it would be interesting to find out how my students are perceiving ELT courses, in fact the process of data collection and analysis has been an important learning experience for myself, allowing me to delve into the loopholes and strengths of the current ELT curriculum.  The survey questionnaire was sent to thirty of the currently enrolled MA students but fourteen responses were obtained due to the current Corona virus pandemic situation. It is worthwhile to mention that this is the first cohort of students for the MA in ELT program at MBSTU. The MA in ELT program was introduced in the university in 2019. This study was conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire, and data was analyzed qualitatively. The findings from the study suggest that the students prioritize speaking English fluently and pronouncing English vocabulary correctly. The MA syllabus was highly commended by students as it focuses on pronunciation through the course of Phonetics and Phonology.

Study of Consonant Pronunciations Errors Committed by EFL Learners

2019 ◽  
pp. 48-56
Author(s):  
Ali Akbar Khansir ◽  
Afsaneh Salehabadi
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Listening Skill ◽  
English Pronunciation ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Knowledge Of Language

As the topic suggests, the research paper presents Study of Consonant Pronunciations Errors Committed by EFL Learners. Error analysis always tries to resolve language learners’ problems in acquiring second or foreign language setting. Learning to English pronunciation is perhaps as important as learning listening skill, speaking, and spelling. Errors in English pronunciation create several problems for English language learners in their works. In other words, most of the English language errors of pronunciation are due to the lack of knowledge of language learners. However, all the students in our sample are of age group (16-25) at Bushehr language institute and they are all Iranian nationals. In addition, all of them were female learners. An English pronunciation (consonant) test was used to get information about the knowledge of the learners in English pronunciation. Findings of this article indicated that the first and second hypotheses of this article were accepted, but the third hypothesis was rejected. However, the findings of this paper showed that the Iranian EFL students have problem to pronounce English sounds correctly.

Machine Translation for EFL

Relay Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 228-235
Author(s):  
Paul J. Moore ◽  
Phil Murphy ◽  
Luann Pascucci ◽  
Scott Sustenance
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Machine Translation ◽  
English Language ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Technical Developments ◽  
English Language Institute ◽  
Changing Role

This paper reports on an ongoing study into the affordances of free online machine translation for students learning English as a foreign language (EFL) at the tertiary level in Japan. The researchers are currently collecting data from a questionnaire, task performance, and interviews with 10-15 EFL learners in an English Language Institute in a university in Japan. The paper provides some background on the changing role of translation in language learning theory and pedagogy, before focusing literature related to technical developments in machine translation technology, and its application to foreign language learning. An overview of the research methodology is provided, along with some insights into potential findings. Findings will be presented in subsequent publications.

scholarly journals Effects of Bilingualism on Reading Fluency: An Analysis of Pausing Patterns of Iranian Learners of English as a Third Language

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Zahra Banitalebi ◽  
Ali Akbar Jabbari ◽  
Shouket Ahmad Tilwani ◽  
Mohammad Hasan Razmi
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Reading Fluency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Oral Proficiency ◽  
Bilingual Learners ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Third Language ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Significant Difference

Fluency is one of the most important components of oral proficiency, which can be affected by a number of variables including frequency, duration, and place of pause phenomena. The present study aimed at investigating the effect of bilingualism on learning a foreign language from the angle of fluency and pausing patterns by comparing the pausing patterns of monolingual (Persian speakers) and bilingual (Iranian Turkish speakers; L1: Turkish and L2: Persian) EFL learners. To this end, a sample of 40 male and female advanced EFL learners were selected from Yazd University and several English-language institutes. An English reading passage test was used to measure students’ fluency in terms of their pausing patterns in prepared mode of speech. As learners started to read the passage, their speeches were recorded. The collected data were analyzed by Praat software. The statistical analyses revealed a significant difference between monolingual and bilingual learners in the frequency, duration, and placement of the pauses they had produced while they were reading the English passage. The results showed that bilingual learners outperformed monolingual participants, suggesting the superiority of bilinguals in their pausing patterns. The implications are discussed.

scholarly journals A Text-Driven, Task-Based Approach to the Design of Materials for Teaching Intercultural Communicative Competence

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
John Harper
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Guangdong Province ◽  
Materials Design ◽  
Teacher Preparedness ◽  
Intercultural Communicative Competence ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Materials Used

<p>Although a large body of research points to the need of providing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners with intercultural communicative competence (ICC), questions remain as to exactly how ICC should be incorporated into the EFL curriculum. These questions arise in part due to issues of already-packed curricula which seem not to leave time for the teaching of ICC and in part due to issues of teacher preparedness. Additionally, questions arise concerning which culture should be taught. Taking into account materials used in the English Language Center (ELC) of Shantou University (Guangdong Province, China), this paper argues that a text-driven, task-based method of materials design allows for the inclusion of ICC across the EFL curriculum. It also argues that such a method lends itself to the teaching of ICC through a consideration of a variety of cultures.</p>

Using Classroom Assessment Data to Guide Instruction

2019 ◽  
pp. 227-251
Author(s):  
Toni P. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Classroom Assessment ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Assessment Data ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Foreign Language Classroom ◽  
Authentic Data

It is important that assessments used in a classroom reflect the standards that students are expected to achieve. When this occurs, the data collected can be used as indications of a student's proficiency in a language. This chapter focuses on how the data collected in the classroom can be used to guide instruction. The author begins with an overview of assessments that are available to foreign language teachers. This is followed by information on data collection and analysis. The second half of the chapter focuses on how to use the data to develop lessons that provide all students with the instruction they need in order to be successful in the foreign language classroom. Examples of analysis of authentic data and changes in classroom elements, as well as the need for a mastery mindset, are also presented.

Designing an English Curriculum for Everyone

2018 ◽  
pp. 87-108
Author(s):  
Angela Bailey ◽  
Nayibe Rosado ◽  
Lourdes Rey
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Policies ◽  
Language Curriculum ◽  
English Curriculum ◽  
Foreign Language Curriculum

In this chapter, the authors demonstrate a practical view of a foreign language curriculum development in Colombia. Within the chapter, they give a brief description of language policies that guided the curriculum; a discussion of the research framework, methods, and data collection; and a reflection of the choices made with regard to education, language, and language learning. By triangulating existing policies, contextual and conceptual needs analyses, and existing classroom practices, the authors demonstrate a collaborative and flexible means of meeting foreign language teaching across a broad spectrum of inconsistencies. Conclusions review and discuss the importance of maintaining an open and adaptable perspective throughout foreign language curriculum design while establishing and creating a working, flexible English language curriculum.

Motivational Changes in an English Foreign Language Online Reading Context

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 715-720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsin-Chou Huang
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Online Reading ◽  
Motivation To Read ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
College Reading ◽  
Reading Context ◽  
Motivational Changes ◽  
Positive Effect

This study investigated how reading online affects English foreign language (EFL) learners' motivation to read all-English texts. Two classes of intermediate Taiwanese EFL learners in a college reading course participated. Each student read one online story every week during the semester-long experiment. A pre- and postreading motivation questionnaire, adapted from Mori's study, was administered to ascertain students' motivational changes. Results from a t test showed that reading using an e-book had a positive effect on students' motivations for reading in terms of several dimensions: reading efficacy, challenge, curiosity, involvement, reading for grades, and integrative orientation. Analysis of variance results showed that female students in the low-proficiency group were significantly more positive about the motivational effects of online reading than were low-proficiency male students.

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