scholarly journals Lecturer's Language Styles in Teaching English as Foreign Language Class of Postgraduate School, State University of Medan

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aini Melbebahwati Saragih ◽  
Anggraini Anggraini Thesisia Saragih
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
State University ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Language Class ◽  
Language Styles

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LEARNING AND INNOVATION SKILLS IN 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN SMA NEGERI 2 SINGARAJA

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
H. Prayoga ◽  
N. N. Padmadewi ◽  
D. A. E. Agustini
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
21St Century ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
21St Century Education ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Skills Learning ◽  
Different Levels

The 21st century education brings changes in the classroom practices that are increasingly complex along with the development of the technology. This demands the teachers to adapt their teaching and insert 21stcentury skills in the classroom. This research aimed data analyzing how English  teachers implements learning and innovation skills of 21st century education in teaching English as a foreign language in SMA Negeri 2 Singaraja. A mixed-method was implemented as the method in this study. The research subjects were4 English teachers in SMA Negeri 2 Singaraja. Due to pandemic situation of Corona virus, the data were collected using questionnaire and interview without observations. The results of the questionnaire and interview showed that English teacher inserted learning and innovation skills in their objectives and activities in lesson plans and the English teacher taught the students by inserting the learning and innovation skills. However, the teachers faced problems especially in choosing appropriate materials for their students who are in different levels of abilities.Keyword: 21st century skills, learning and innovation skills

scholarly journals Teachers' Perception on Postmethod Pedagogy in EFL Classes of Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-57
Author(s):  
Pitambar Paudel
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Research Design ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Quality Changes ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Phenomenological Research Design

Discussion on the use of method and postmethod in teaching English has become a debatable issue in Nepal. Many methods emerged as reaction to others claiming each of them as the best one but questions of their practicality and utility led to the development of postmethod pedagogy. This pedagogy empowers teachers' autonomy in the classroom and encourages them to design the best alternative way from the choices on the basis of their experience, knowledge and the context. However, the inclination to method is also on the rise. Supports claim that no practice will be method free. In this context, this study attempts to explore the teachers' perception on postmethod pedagogy in English as Foreign Language (EFL) classes of Nepal. In order to achieve the designated objective, the descriptive phenomenological research design was used and 12 teachers who are teaching English at different schools in Pokhara were purposively selected. The data revealed that teachers have a positive and hopeful experience towards postmethod pedagogy and want to open quality changes in English language teaching, developing context and culture sensitive pedagogy.

scholarly journals THE IMPORTANCE OF SUBMITTING MINI PLAN BEFORE TEACHING ENGLISH AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT INTENSIVE ENGLISH COURSE BEKASI BRANCHES

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 107-116
Author(s):  
Abdulloh Abdulloh
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Intensive English ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
English As Foreign Language

This study aimed to determine the importance implementation of lesson plan” Mini Plan”  to improve the competence of the perspective teacher of English at one of the English schools, IEC in Bekasi. The competence in this study referred to the competence of preparing lesson plan and implementing classroom practice using mini lesson plan . This research conducted on population of 30 teachers and sample of 7 teachers  of English clasess in IEC Bekasi. This study was descriptive study. This study tells us the condition before the implementation of submitting mini plan and after that implementation.The result shows that the readyness, professioanalism, achievement of the teachers before teaching, and the students retention in class are increased.

scholarly journals Motivational Strategies in Teaching English as Foreign Language: A Case Study in Junior High School 7 Kuningan

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Muhammad Aprianto Budie Nugroho ◽  
Nining Mayda
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Classroom Observation ◽  
Motivational Strategies ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Students Attitudes

This research aims to analyze motivational strategies in teaching English as foreign language at 7th grade of Junior High School 7 Kuningan and to analyze students‟ attitudes towards motivational strategies that were applied by teachers in teaching EFL. The researchers used qualitative research by using classroom observation, interview, and questionnaires. The result taken from classroom observation and interview show teacher 1 and teacher 3 applied motivational strategies completely based on the phases of motivational strategies. Thus, the students responded these strategies positively. On the other hand, teacher 2 applied motivational strategies incompletely because the teacher missed the first phases. This was responded negatively by students. Therefore, the students were actively involved in teaching and learning process conducted by teacher 1 and teacher 2, but the students were passively involved in teaching and learning process conducted by teacher 2. Furthermore, the result taken from questionnaires shows that students gave positive attitudes towards the teacher 1 (88.25%), teacher 2 (79.02%), and teacher 3 (85.71%). Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the way the teachers applied motivational strategies in teaching EFL determined students‟ attitudes towards motivational strategies applied by teachers in teaching EFL.Keywords: motivational strategies, phases of motivational strategies, students attitudes, teaching EFL

scholarly journals Pedagogic Effectiveness of Digital Storytelling in Improving Speaking Skills of Saudi EFL learners

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayam Mohamed Salama Eissa
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Conventional Methods

The purpose of this study is to find why adult learners are unable to speak English as Foreign language (EFL) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Moreover, it tests the pedagogy of adopting the strategy of Digital Story Telling (DST) in teaching English as a foreign language. The study is applied on Northern Boarder University as a case study. The first question raised in this study is whether the conventional methods of teaching are the reason behind their failure of speaking the English language and whether the modification in the pedagogy of teaching affects the learners' speaking skill. To this end, data are collected through a questionnaire. Furthermore, a model of a teaching program, based on using DST strategy, is improved and tested with a group of learners at the chosen university in Saudi Arabia. The findings reveal that the learners at the selected university find difficulty in speaking English, and that applying DST as a pedagogy help the students to develop their overall speaking skill. These findings assist EFL teachers in Saudi Arabia in creating a conducive atmosphere in and out their classes, which will motivate the learners a lot to speak English fluently. The conclusion of the research recommends that EFL teachers should modify their conventional methods of teaching English as a foreign language; they may apply the strategy of using DST on their students to test the competence of the hypothesis.

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