scholarly journals A New Perspective in Teaching methodology and reading professional texts of EMPP/ESP for medical and paramedical purposes in Iran

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A R Pazhakh
Keyword(s):  
Language Skills ◽  
International Exchange ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Reading Professional ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
New Millennium

Palabras claves: EMPP, enseñanza, ESP, metodologíaResumen. Con el Nuevo milenio ha crecido y ha devenido urgente la necesidad de desarrollar las capacidades para entender y comunicarse con sus semejantes. El intercambio internacional de ideas ha devenido algo vital. Para cubrir esta necesidad un número creciente de personas buscan mejorar sus capacidades lingüísticas para lo cual el método ESP se ha convertido en un medio adecuado.Key words: EMPP, ESP, methodology, teachingAbstract. Entering a new millennium, we have to feel that the ability and the need to understand and communicate with each other has become increasingly important, at times even urgent. An international exchange of ideas seems to be not only essential but also vital. To meet these communication needs, more and more individuals have highly specific academic and professional reasons for seeking to improve their language skills particularly ESP which holds particular appeals to adults.

Supporting the mental health of children with speech, language and communication needs: the views and experiences of parents

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Hobson ◽  
Mya Kalsi ◽  
Louise Cotton ◽  
Melanie Forster ◽  
Umar Toseeb
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
Language And Communication ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Language Needs ◽  
Health Support ◽  
Communication Needs

Background & aims: A high rate of children in mental health services have poor language skills, but little evidence exists on how mental health support is delivered to and received by children with language needs. This study looked at parental experiences, asking parents of children speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) about their experiences seeking help for their children’s mental health. We were particularly interested on the experiences of parents of children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), a specific SLCN that remains relatively unknown to the general public. Methods: We conducted an online survey of 74 parents of children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). Survey respondents included parents of children with a range of difficulties, including DLD, autism, verbal dyspraxia, global intellectual delay, a history of hearing problems, and SLCN without a primary diagnosis. Survey respondents were asked what sources of support they had accessed for their child’s mental health and to provide comments on what was good and what was not good about this support. We then conducted 9 semi-structured interviews of parents of children with DLD about their experiences. These were parents of children with DLD aged 7 to 17 years, from across a range of educational settings, and with a range of present mental health concerns. Results: Content analyses of the survey responses from parents of children with SLCN highlighted three broad factors of importance to parents’ experiences: relational aspects of care, organisational aspects of care, and professionals’ knowledge. Thematic analyses of the interviews of parents of children with DLD identified 5 themes: the effects of language problems on the presentation of distress; the role of the school environment; the role of key professionals; standard approaches to mental health support might not be appropriate; and the role and impact on parents. Parents expressed concerns that their children’s mental health problems and need for support would not be recognised, and felt interventions were not accessible, or delivered in a manner that was not comfortable for their children due to high reliance on oral language skills. Some parents were left feeling that there was no provision suitable for their children.Conclusions: Parents of children with SLCN face barriers accessing support for their children’s mental health, including a lack of professional knowledge about their children’s language needs. Parents argued that language and communication needs can significantly affect the delivery and success of psychological therapies and interventions.

scholarly journals The Efficiency of Administrative CPD Courses towards School Managers

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Bozak ◽  
Mumtaz Karadag ◽  
Yavuz Bolat
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Model ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
School Directors ◽  
Training Course ◽  
Related Data ◽  
Academic Information ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Self Learning ◽  
Qualitative Dimension

The aim of this study is to define the points of view of the schools directors on administratorship CPD training course organized by local educational directorates. A mixed model was used in this study and related data was evaluated both at quantitative and qualitative dimensions. The sample group was formed by 174 participants among 567 school directors who participated to the administratorship CPD training course organized by Şanlıurfa Local Educational Directorate in Bozova, Haliliye, Siverek and Viranşehir districts in educational year of 2015 and 2016, and study group was formed by 149 school directors who participated the CPD training course in the same educational districts. Data was collected via a survey in quantitative dimension and by phenomenological interviewing technic in qualitative dimension. In the study, it was concluded that CPD course led the participants acquire new knowledge and skills, and have new perspective and understanding related to school management, the content of training course and qualification of the instructors were efficient enough according to the participant school managers, the CPD course was sufficient in terms of educational tools and equipment, school managers pay more attention to self-learning and find the CPD course sufficient enough in terms of self-learning opportunities, participants are concerned about the teaching methodology of the training course and they demand to have teaching methods which will depend on practical and operative activities rather than theoretical and academic information, the participants were not satisfied with the facilities supplied by the CPD organization, the timing of the CPD course was not welcomed and many participants stated their negative concern about the timing of the CPD course as it was held within educational year and as they had to manage their school simultaneously.  

scholarly journals IMPEDIMENTS FACED BY TEACHERS IN APPLYING ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES IN LANGUAGE CLASSES IN ENHANCING LISTENING SKILLS

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-121
Author(s):  
V. Maithri ◽  
P. Suresh
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Middle Schools ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Survey Form ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
Blended Teaching

Purpose: The study analyses how active learning strategies can improve the learners’ language skills especially the listening skills with the use of various active learning strategies and blended teaching. It also shed light on the aim and purpose of certain strategies that will make the class more student-centered and engages the learners actively. It supports the constructivist approach a theory that underlies active learning. The study involves a survey conducted in some private, semi-urban, CBSE, middle schools in Chennai on the English teachers in understanding their opinion on using active learning strategies in class to enhance the learners’ language skills in a day-to-day classroom. The data collected from the survey form and details from one-on-one interaction with teachers will help the researcher learn the impediments faced by the teachers in implementing these strategies in the classroom. Methodology: The survey sheet is a questionnaire that focuses on the teacher’s classroom practices. It involves certain aspects such as Teaching methodology, teaching strategies, assessments, Feedback and its efficacy and Teacher attitude towards students. The questionnaire besides MCQs also had some one-line questions to which teachers had to answer. The survey was conducted on 50 teachers from 6 different schools teaching English in Middle schools of the semi-urban area of Chennai. Main Findings: The various barriers faced by the teachers in implementing active learning strategies are found in the survey conducted. It was also observed that there was some dearth of knowledge among teachers in the contemporary theories that lead to the resistance of the teachers in conducting the activities. Application: The methods mentioned in the paper can be adopted by teachers who also feel that the major reasons for their resistance in using active learning strategies in their day-to-day class are categorically similar to the reasons mentioned in the paper. Novelty: The methods suggested in the paper are a combination of active learning which is a theory predominantly based on constructivism and blended teaching. Although the reasons mentioned by the teachers in the survey are major limitations in planning an active learning class, these can be controlled to an extent by planning these strategies with resources suitable to one’s learner group and using certain active learning strategies in class with the students.

scholarly journals The International Exchange of Students: Problems and Solutions at the Riga Technical University

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 67-70
Author(s):  
Janis Strauhmanis
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
International Exchange ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Study Materials ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Problems And Solutions ◽  
Technical University ◽  
Foreign Language Skills ◽  
Exchange Programmes

The international exchange of students plays an important role in acquisition of new knowledge and skills. However, it was possible to start implementing such exchange programmes at the Riga Technical University only in 1991 after the reestablishment of the Department of Geodesy.  Currently, the Riga Technical University cooperates with several countries in implementing exchange programmes of students. The main problems encountered in this process are similar: inadequate foreign language skills, a lack of internationally recognized coursebooks and other study materials, insufficient cooperation between the universities that implement exchange programmes. These problems should be addressed by creating a working group and expanding cooperation, as well as enhancing requirements for students who participate in the exchange programmes.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF PROBLEMS RELATED TO PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN CHINA

2021 ◽  
pp. 110-115
Author(s):  
O.N. Boldyreva ◽  
He Ting
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
University Education ◽  
Educational Materials ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Reading Professional ◽  
University Training

International students who have arrived in China after passing the HSK 4 level as language requirements required for admission face difficulties in studying such disciplines as listening, speaking, reading and writing. On the HSK 4 exam, it is difficult to effectively test the language skills required for vocational training. The vocabulary studied and the number of examination questions do not satisfy the needs of reading professional educational materials. The article suggests measures to improve pre-university training.

scholarly journals ”La naturaleza viva debe ocupar el primer plano”. Un estudio sobre el Diccionario de Pedagogía (1936) de editorial Labor y la enseñanza de las ciencias físico-químicas y naturales

2021 ◽  
pp. 451
Author(s):  
Mavi Corell Domenech
Keyword(s):  
Science Teaching ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
John Dewey ◽  
Ecological Perspective ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Nature Study ◽  
Living Things ◽  
Kitchen Gardens ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
New Education

We present the study of one of the great projects of the Barcelona publisher Editorial Labor, namely the Diccionario de Pedagogía (1936), from a new perspective: the analysis of entries on the teaching of scientific subjects. The axis of the methodologies proposed by the work is the study of living things in their natural environment from an ecological perspective, both outside the classroom via excursions and inside through aquaria, terraria, herbaria and school kitchen gardens. These methodologies can be seen to have been be influenced by New Education principles, the English Nature Study movement and the Spanish Institución Libre de Enseñanza. Coordinated by Luis Sánchez Sarto, the Diccionario de Pedagogía recorded the state of pedagogy and education worldwide, counting on a hundred or so anonymous authors most of whom were German, Austrian, American or Spanish. John Dewey, Vilhelm Rasmussen and Georg Kerschensteiner are the dictionary’s pedagogical references in science teaching. In our article, we present arguments suggesting that Margarita Comas Camps and Rafael Candel Vila were the authors of the dictionary’s two entries on teaching methodology.

scholarly journals Human Capital and Potential to Increase its Creativity

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Marcela Galovská
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Effective Organization ◽  
New Perspective

AbstractArticle highlights the contribution of human capital, which is currently important for every business entity. In order to be an effective organization, it must have a human capital with creative potential. Creativity largely influences work and personal life balance and language skills. Therefore, in the first part of this paper, I concentrate on possibilities of increasing creativity of human resources and discuss the notion of human capital and creativity. Currently, if a business entity wants to be competitive and efficient, it must posses creative human resources. What are the possibilities of increasing creativity? Due to the global economic crisis, businesses prefer to reduce the cost of education. This tendency seems to be a very week one, even a dangerous one! The paper deals with the effectiveness of creative thinking and with the use of part of existing global environmental undertaking. The paper investigates in particular the language skills of human resources. I have compared the Slovak and Chinese language, as when operating on a given language, except others, human being is familiar with cultural differences in that particular language and can think within this framework, which creates a new perspective on problem solving in general, with a particular use in the respective organization (firm).In this article, I discuss and analyze the knowledge of human resource management and human capital theory. I use mainly comparative method and relational content analysis. The contribution is processed on the basis of Human Capital report (21). The main scientific objective is to highlight the language skills of the human resource and its link to creative thinking. Important issue seems to be a balance between professional and personal life, which forms an important basis for the development of creativity and creative thinking. Within the language skills, a specific highlight is dedicated to chromatic adjectives (colors) that are currently used in these languages, but also the idioms and phrases that are not possible to translate into another language.

scholarly journals Integration in Flipped Classroom Technology Approach to Develop English Language Skills of Thai EFL Learners

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Pongpatchara Kawinkoonlasate
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Classroom Technology ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Academic Paper ◽  
English Classroom ◽  
English Language Skills

The technology of flipped classroom technology approach implies such organization of the educational process in which classroom activities and homework assignments are reversed. Nowadays, the flipped classroom technology approach is altering how we collect information, conduct research, and share data with others in the Thai educational system. New technological tools are changing the education community and how the instructors pass on knowledge to learners. With this new tool, the flipped classroom technology approach is being integrated into the classroom at larger scales in most educational levels, especially in Thailand. With more electronic resources available for instructors, new teaching methodologies are being used to improve both EFL and ESL learners. The aims of this academic paper are to acknowledge the significance of applying the flipped classroom technology approach for instructors and language skill development in learners, to discuss the process of integration into the classroom, and review possible usages with the introduction of flipped approach into the English classroom with regards to reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Throughout this paper, the term flipped classroom technology approach and integration have been defined. An explanation of the use of the flipped approach is given. Previous studies and research on the use of the flipped classroom technology approach, in order to improve English language learning skills, in the classroom have been reviewed and discussed. Positive ways this teaching methodology could be used to assist learners to improve their English language skills are also suggested.

scholarly journals The Use of Web 2.0 Tools in the Foreign Language Classroom

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Tawffeek A. S. Mohammed ◽  
Blanche Nyingome Assam ◽  
Mustapha Saidi
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Receptive Language ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Brick And Mortar ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

The present study aims to investigate the role that Web 2.0 tools can play in the enhancement of productive and receptive language skills of students of Arabic as a foreign language. The study is part of an ongoing project on the integration of Web 2.0 tools in teaching Arabic as a foreign language and the attitudes of the learners towards them. The design of the study is pre-post, experimental-control group. The sample consisted of (30) students: an experimental group (n=15) and a control group (n=15), doing their BA in Arabic and Islamic Studies at the International Peace College South Africa (IPSA). The experiment took place in the Language Skills module for 12 weeks.  A technology-enhanced programme that utilises a myriad of Web 2.0 tools was used in teaching the experimental group. The control group students, however, were taught using a traditional teaching methodology in a brick-and-mortar classroom and they did not receive any technology-enhanced instruction. The study concluded that the use of Web 2.0 tools has contributed to the enhancement of the language skills and vocabulary of the students.  The findings indicated that there was a significant statistical difference between the scores of the two groups in the language skills and vocabulary post-test in favour of the experimental group.

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