"My opinion is that…": the subjective introduction in school students’ written discourse

2021 ◽  
Vol 82 (6) ◽  
pp. 31-43
Author(s):  
V. V. Kazakovskaya ◽  
M. V. Gavrilova
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Data ◽  
Functional Grammar ◽  
School Students ◽  
Written Discourse ◽  
Communicative Skills ◽  
Functional Potential ◽  
Language And Literature ◽  
Argumentative Essays ◽  
Argumentative Texts ◽  
Linguistic Material

Abstract. The paper is devoted to the analysis of the modes chosen to express the speaker’s/writer’s personal evaluations in essays written by children of eleven and twelve years old. The structural-semantic repertoire of subjectification tools, their functional potential, and frequency of occurrence in descriptive and argumentative essays are considered. It has been found that the ‘subjective’ textual density of argumentative texts reflects the developmental level of verbal introspection (related to the theory of mind) and correlates with children’s academic achievements. The results are compared with the data concerning a later mastering of the linguistic means expressing subjectivity. The research combines the methods of longitudinal and assessment observation, elements of statistical data processing and the theoretical principles of linguistic material analysis accepted in the Petersburg school of functional grammar. The linguistic tools of subjectification are interpreted in connection with the concepts of modus, modus frame, and authorship. The guidelines offered to language and literature teachers take into consideration the cognitive and the systemic-lingual difficulty of various subjectification means; they are aimed to enhance communicative skills promoting successful socialization of school children.

scholarly journals Enhancing science students’ participation in writing argumentative essays in Biology class through a genre-based approach (an action research)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-30
Author(s):  
Daniel Frengki Kamengko ◽  
Ifoni Ludji ◽  
Irna A. Neolaka
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Functional Grammar ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Systemic Functional Grammar ◽  
Biology Class ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Argumentative Essays ◽  
Argumentative Texts

ABSTRAK Metode genre based telah dipakai dalam banyak studi. Metode ini juga memberikan banyak kontribusi terhadap peningkatan mutu penulisan dalam berbagai konteks pelajaran. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan partisipasi siswa kelas IPA dalam menulis teks argumentasi pada pelajaran biologi dengan menggunakan metode genre based di SMAN 1 Kupang Timur. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitan tindakan kelas yang terdiri dari dua fase. 41 siswa kelas IPA pada SMAN 1 Kupang Timur terlibat dalam penelitian ini. Metode genre based ini diaplikasikan selama empat kali pelatihan selama satu bulan berfokus pada bagaimana siswa menulis teks argumentasi dalam pelajaran biologi. Teks argumentasi siswa dinilai dengan menggunakan penilaian “systemic functional grammar” dalam pemberian pre-test dan postest. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa metode genre based meningkatkan partisipasi dan nilai menulis siswa kelas IPA.   Kata Kunci: pendekatan genre-based, teks argumenatsi, penelitian tindakan, systemic functional grammar ABSTRACT Genre-based approach has been used frequently in many studies. It has been shown in any number of studies to contribute to the development of writing across different contexts. The main purpose of the research was to increase science students’ participation in argumentative essay writing using a genre-based approach at SMAN 1 Kupang Timur. This study applied an action research method which was comprised of two cycles. 41 students at SMAN 1 Kupang Timur participated in the study. A genre-based approach was applied four times over the course of a month to teach the students how to write argumentative essays. Students’ argumentative essays were measured by the systemic functional grammar framework in pretest and post-test. The research findings indicated that the genre-based approach increased students’ participation and scores in argumentative writing.   Key words:     genre-based approach, argumentative texts, action research, systemic functional grammar    

Teaching Turkic-speaking school students the morphemic structure of the word in the Russian language classes: ethno-cognitive approach

2020 ◽  
pp. 87-95
Author(s):  
Elena A. Zheleznyakova
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Word Formation ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cognitive Approach ◽  
Word Structure ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
Turkic Languages ◽  
Group Words ◽  
Linguistic Material

In a modern Russian school, together with Russian-speaking school students, children of migrants study, for most of whom are native Turkic languages. For foreigners, traditional lessons should be supplemented with corrective lessons in Russian as a non-native language, the effectiveness of which will be high provided that an ethno-cognitive approach to teaching is followed. Learning the morphemic structure of a word based on an ethno-cognitive approach is the subject of this study. The aim is to develop methodic recommendations based on the analysis of the features of the morphemic structure of Turkic words, to identify possible difficulties in mastering the morphemic structure of the Russian word by Turkic-speaking students, and to highlight methods and techniques based on the principles of consciousness and the development of students’ cognitive abilities. Two main difficulties in the field of the morphemic word structure for foreign children are highlighted: Russian inflection and morphological ways of word formation: prefix and prefix-suffix. When working with these topics, the teacher should develop students’ ability to think analytically, comparing and identifying the essential features of a linguistic phenomenon, make assumptions and find confirmation for them. Mastering inflection will be more effective if you group words thematically, work according to ready-made patterns and models of inflection, increase the number of tasks “for substitution” and “for replacement”. The following stages of work on concepts are substantiated: analysis of linguistic material and highlighting the main fea-tures of a concept; generalization of signs, establishing a connection between them and introducing the desired term; concretization of concepts based on new linguistic material.

scholarly journals Books as a means for stimulating language development of junior primary-school students

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Kovacevic-Gavrilovic ◽  
Nikoleta Stevovic
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Free Choice ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
New Words ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Junior Students ◽  
Linguistic Material

The importance of the use of diversified literature for enhancing speech culture in school is recognized and highlighted in Serbian language teaching. In order to find out what selections of literature junior students make and whether free choice of literature results in acquisition of verbal contents and development of verbal expressiveness, we examined the retelling of a previously read text, since this form of verbal behavior is predominantly used for developing students? verbal expressiveness in primary school. The study was conducted on a sample comprising the first, second, third, and fourth grade students of an urban primary school (30 respondents in each group, total = 120). The aim was to register, during the students? retelling, the number and the production of newly acquired words and the correctness of the sentences used. The linguistic material used in the research contained fairy tales, fables, short stories and books that children had spontaneously selected. The analysis showed that books are a useful tool for enhancing both vocabulary expansion and elaboration of sentence structures. When analyzing the results of this type the distinction must be made between the attainment of students who only reproduce expressions and structures and those who productively use new words and structures. .

scholarly journals Factors of formation of foreign language communicative competence of future construction specialists through overcoming the language barrier

2021 ◽  
Vol 274 ◽  
pp. 12002
Author(s):  
Khanif Makayev ◽  
Guzal Makayeva ◽  
Natalia Sigacheva
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Language Barriers ◽  
Speech Development ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
School Students ◽  
Communicative Skills ◽  
Practical Development ◽  
Language Growth

Employees at construction sites need to have good communicative competence on all the issues occurring there. The survey of higher school students revealed presence of language barriers in the process of communication. They should be able to cope with all the speech situations requiring proper practical language skills. Therefore, the research considers necessity of development of communicative speech skills of future construction specialists in English considering the factors that would contribute to overcoming language barriers. To realize this, the authors empirically surveyed groups of a higher school final-year students to improve their language level through mastering their communicative skills on the base of necessary teaching factors, and simultaneously eliminating possible obstacles. The research was conducted on the base of communicative method and the teaching-practicing-controlling approach supported by observing, questioning, and surveying methods. The results obtained show that proper practical development of future specialists’ communicative skills taking into account all kinds of barriers can improve their professional language growth and overcoming their speech barriers. The research results obtained one can use in language teaching practice, as well as for making some possible contribution to education and through it communication skills of research participants’ speech development.

scholarly journals Implementing an Enriched Language Development Program for Learning Support Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia Smail ◽  
Linda Kucan
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Language Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Learning Support ◽  
School Students ◽  
Word Generation ◽  
Argumentative Essays ◽  
Support Students

This article describes how middle school students who qualified for learning support performed in an enhanced language development program known as Word Generation (WG). Word Generation is a cross-curricular language development program designed to improve students’ overall literacy skills by focusing on deepening students’ knowledge of academic language. This study was guided by the following question: How does an enhanced language development program influence students’ vocabulary learning and broader literacy skills? Students demonstrated statistically significant positive differences on the pretest/posttest vocabulary knowledge assessment and maintained that learning on a delayed posttest. Engagement with the WG materials positively influenced students’ abilities to interact with complex texts, engage in effective discussions, and construct influential argumentative essays. The findings show promise for incorporating multifaceted vocabulary instruction such as Word Generation into middle school classrooms with students who struggle with reading.

Methods of Forming and Evaluating Logical Universal Educational Actions when Teaching Russian

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 64-69
Author(s):  
Cherepanova Larisa V. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Diagnostic Methods ◽  
School Students ◽  
Functional Literacy ◽  
Methods Of Analysis ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
The Russian Language

The importance of secondary school students’ proficiency in universal learning activities (ULA), including functional literacy, in order to socialize successfully makes the search for appropriate means relevant. However, it is no less important to diagnose the formation of ULA and identify problems within their acquirement. Understanding the importance of this problem led to the idea of using existing pedagogical methods in teaching the Russian language paying attention to their adaptation. The purpose of the article is to show how existing methods can be adapted in order to be used in the formation and assessment of the logical ULA during Russian language lessons. The study was based on the methods of analysis and synthesis when describing the problem of formation and assessment of ULA among schoolchildren; in the development of diagnostics – on the methods of analysis, abstracting, and constructing. In addition, a systemic method was used. Statistical data of the conducted research and their interpretation are presented to substantiate the need for the creation and adaptation of methods for the ULA formation and assessment. The study reveals the pedagogical diagnostic methods, which, with a certain adaptation, can be used for the logical ULA formation and assessment during teaching the Russian language. The research presents the adapted methods, which will allow organizing systematic work on the formation of logical ULA for secondary school students when studying the “Lexicology” section and assessing their formation among schoolchildren.

The Semiotics of written discourse and the dual representation of information in memory: an application of nonverbal elements to FL reading

1985 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 482
Author(s):  
Reinildes Dias
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Coding Theory ◽  
Processing System ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Dual Coding ◽  
School Students ◽  
Dual Representation ◽  
Written Discourse ◽  
Written Text ◽  
Major Argument

This dissertation advocates a recurrent and systematic use of nonverbal elements, as well as pictorial information incorporated into the reading lesson, to initiate linguistic activity in the teaching of FL reading. For this purpose, two broad avenues are brought to bear. The first is discourse-oriented and includes an expanded review of the structure of the written text with its two basic semiotic devices, the verbal and nonverbal ones. The second is cognition-oriented and includes a review of two important issues, namely, the information-processing system and the concept of schema. These two cognitive issues inform the view this dissertation adopts of comprehension as an interactive process which involves both text-presented material and the information the reader brings to the reading task in the form of previous knowledge. Still within cognitive psychology another issue is discussed, namely, Paivio's dual-coding theory, which provides the specific theoretical basis for the major argument of this dissertation. Paivio's theory of memory comprises verbal and nonverbal representations and fits in neatly with the structure of written discourse. All theoretical issues are finally translated into suggestions of activities for each phase of a reading lesson. The underlying purpose is to bridge theory and practice towards a more efficient FL reading methodology for high-school students.

The Learning Dialogue As a Tool to Educate Primary School Students (by the example of “The Basics of Religious Cultures and Secular Ethics” Course)

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-9
Author(s):  
Виноградова ◽  
Natalya Vinogradova
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
School Students ◽  
Communicative Skills ◽  
Intellectual Abilities ◽  
Secular Ethics ◽  
Ethics Course ◽  
Religious Cultures ◽  
School Roles

The paper concerns one of the active methods to educate primary school children, namely, the learning dialogue. The features of this learning method, considered as a higher-priority tool for teaching the Basics of Religious Cultures and Secular Ethics at primary school are examined. Ways to learn curriculum materials are described, while it is stated that application of the said ways of learning helps to enhance the role of learning dialogue in establishing school roles as well as in shaping the students’ educational activities and encourage them to develop their intellectual abilities and communicative skills.

Multifaceted Approach to Spiritual and Moral Education of Children in the Context of Supplementary Education

10.12737/5981 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 47-50
Author(s):  
Касимова ◽  
T. Kasimova
Keyword(s):  
Moral Education ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
School Students ◽  
Communicative Skills ◽  
Multifaceted Approach ◽  
Supplementary Education ◽  
National Values ◽  
Personal Qualities

The paper considers the multifaceted approach to spiritual and moral education of adolescents and children, which helps to understand and taking in and accepting the national values. Ways to cope with this task are suggested, including such, as imparting school students to various branches of art, help them to develop communicative skills; boost their drive to personal fulfillment; shaping socially desirable personal qualities; instill insights about family values, traditions etc. Special attention is given to the role of supplementary educational institutions at a small Russian town.

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