scholarly journals EFL Lecturers’ Perception and Practice of Screencast Feedback

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Nanang Zubaidi
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
L2 Writing ◽  
Actual Practice ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Think Aloud Protocol ◽  
Efl Teacher ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
University Level

The current study aims to deepen knowledge on Indonesian English as a foreign language (EFL) lecturers' perception of screencast feedback, their feedback practice, and the consistency between their feedback practice and perception. To investigate the phenomena, five Indonesian university-level EFL lecturers and their EFL students (N=30) were recruited to participate in the study. The researcher employed several data collection techniques including open ended pre-survey, students' essay collection, think-aloud protocol, and semi-structured interviews. The results showed that the EFL teacher participants have positive perception and towards screencast feedback in L2 writing, which influenced their feedback practice. However, the study also discovered two inconsistencies between the teachers' perception of the focus and the type of feedback they provided and their actual practice.

scholarly journals An Attempt at Promoting Undergraduate Sudanese EFL Students’ Performance in Academic Writing Skills

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ammar Mohammed Ahmed Mudawy
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Extensive Reading ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Holy Quran ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
University Level

The study aims at suggesting effective methods and techniques that could improve English as a foreign language EFL students’ performance in writing skills. The researcher uses the descriptive, analytical method. Four tools were adopted pretest, post-test, supporting program, and a questionnaire for teachers for collecting data. Twenty-five students in Holy Quran University, Sudan, were chosen purposively, and thirty EFL teachers at a university level were randomly selected as a sample for the study. Ninty percent of the teachers agree on the suggested program and techniques. The findings of the study indicate that: using varied techniques and activities in pre-writing stage promotes students’ performances in writing, integration of reading and writing skills in the classroom improves students’ writing skills, as well as encouraging extensive reading outside the classroom promotes students’ performance in writing skills. Accordingly, the researcher recommends that: teachers should focus on the prewriting stage through different activities as well as reading and writing should be used in an integrated way in-class writing to guide the writing process.

scholarly journals Saudi EFL Students’ Use and Perceptions of Blackboard before and during Online Learning Amid COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zainab Alsuhaibani
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Management Systems ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Institutional Policies ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Three Phases

Online learning becomes the means of education during COVID-19. Blackboard is one of the learning management systems that has been widely used before and during the pandemic. This study focuses on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students’ use and perceptions of Blackboard. It explores and compares EFL students’ use and perceptions of Blackboard considering three phases: before COVID-19 in 2019, during online learning in 2020, and during online learning in 2021. A questionnaire and semi-structured interviews were used to collect the data. A total of 381 Saudi EFL students participated in the study. The results show that there are statistically significant differences in EFL students’ use of Blackboard between the three phases. EFL students’ use of Blackboard increased during online learning in 2020 compared to 2019, especially concerning the frequency of visiting Blackboard and the time students spent using it. Further, EFL students’ use of Blackboard increased significantly during online learning in 2021 compared to 2019 with regard to visit frequencies, time spent, and Blackboard tools used. Considering perceptions, the results indicate that there are statistically significant differences in students’ perceptions of Blackboard in terms of easiness and usefulness between the three phases. Interestingly, students had more positive perceptions of Blackboard before COVID-19 in 2019 and during online learning in 2021. The technical problems that students faced while using Blackboard during 2020 might have affected their perceptions. The study results of students’ use and perceptions of Blackboard are discussed in light of institutional policies and support.

scholarly journals Involvement in Extracurricular Activities and Overcoming High Levels of Communication Apprehension among Saudi EFL Majors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lubna Alnaeem
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Communication Apprehension ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Relationship

This study attempted to examine the relationship between participation in extracurricular activities and levels of Communication Apprehension (CA) among English as a foreign language (EFL) students and explore the students’ perspectives of how extracurricular activities affect their communication skills. The study addressed the following two questions: a) what is the relationship between EFL students’ involvement in extracurricular activities and their level of Communication Apprehension?, b) What are the EFL students’ perspectives regarding the effect of extracurricular activities on their communication skills?. The participants were 40 EFL students among 80 who participated in extracurricular activities at the College of Languages and Translation at Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh. The participants were asked to complete a Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24) to examine their levels of CA as well as a questionnaire about their attitudes toward extracurricular activities. Additionally, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 8 participants to explore their perspectives in depth. The findings showed that most participants had moderate levels of CA and that 100% of the participants agreed that participation in extracurricular activities helped them reduce CA and improve their communication skills. The study also showed that extracurricular activities were more helpful than classroom activities in improving communication skills. This study is significant in that it shed the light on the importance of involvement in extracurricular activities and their role in improving EFL students’ communication skills and lowering CA levels. Thus, it is recommended to encourage EFL students to participate in extracurricular activities and consider including such activities in course requirements and teaching materials.

scholarly journals Raising Student Consciousness About Machine Translation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 386
Author(s):  
Tim Newfields ◽  
Ivan Botev
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Machine Translation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Consciousness Raising ◽  
Learning Framework ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
Translation Services

With the rise of virtual assistants and the proliferation of digital translation software, such as Google Translate and Weblio that speed up the translator’s work, it is time to question what role, if any, machine translation services should have in foreign language classes. In this paper, the authors describe some activities designed to raise awareness about the use and misuse of machine translation within a task-based learning framework. Inspired by Sharwood-Smith’s 1981 notion of “consciousness-raising”, we outline three activities highlighting the benefits and problems of machine translation. An analysis of two translation exercises by 86 tertiary students in Japan indicated how many felt uncertain of the quality of their translations. Moreover, semi-structured interviews with six respondents following these activities underscored how students felt ambivalent about their translations. We conclude the paper with a discussion of some resources for EFL students seeking to improve their translation skills. デジタル翻訳ソフトの普及に伴い、外国語の授業で機械翻訳サービスが、もしあるとしたらどのような役割を担うべきかを問う時期にきている。本稿では、タスクベース学習の枠組みの中で、機械翻訳の使用と誤用についての認識を高めるためにデザインされたいくつかの活動について説明する。 本稿では、機械翻訳の利点と欠点を強調する三つのアクティビティーを概説する。日本の高等教育機関で学ぶ86人の学生によるふたつの翻訳演習の分析から、多くの学生が自らの翻訳の質に不安を感じていることがわかった。、さらに、これらのアクティビティーの後に実施した6人の学部生への半構造化面接から、多くの学生が翻訳の質を判断するのに苦労していることが明らかになった。締めくくりとして、翻訳スキルの向上を目指すEFLの学生向けのリソースについて考察した。

scholarly journals EFL Students' Perspectives on the Use of Blog towards Their Writing Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Moh. Yamin ◽  
Slamet Setiawan ◽  
Syafi’ul Anam
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
High Response ◽  
Teaching Approach ◽  
Correlational Study ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Writing Practice ◽  
Writing Activity

Obtaining English Foreign Language (EFL) students’ views dealing with their preferences of blog to assist their writing skills in practice is needed in order to make them more helpful in writing practice. This research aims at finding out significant correlation between students’ perspective on the use blog in writing activity and their writing performance. It is correlational study that correlates two variables: blog use and writing performance. The result of this research shows that there is no significant correlation between the students’ perception on blog use in writing activities with their writing performances. Although the students have high and positive perception toward blog use in writing actives done by the teacher in the class, it does not give high response to the students’ writing performance. It happens because some extraneous and possible factors may influence the result of this research. Finally, this research is expected to contribute towards enriching teaching approach knowledge in writing. 

scholarly journals REVEALING EFL STUDENTS’ RESPONSES ON THE USE OF SOCRATIVE IN READING ACTIVITY

Abjadia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-131
Author(s):  
Dewi Nur Suci
Keyword(s):  
Technology Integration ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Online Application ◽  
Academic Reading ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
University Level ◽  
Reading Activity ◽  
Reading Activities ◽  
Difficult Word

Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0 has influenced practice of English Foreign Language (EFL) instruction. One of which is through the deployment of Socrative as the technology integration to enhance the students’ skills of listening, reading, writing and speaking. This paper was aimed at elaborating the use of Socrative in English academic reading classrooms done by students in university level. The students’ responses on their experiences when utilizing this application were revealed. The results exemplified that students used Socrative for reading activities. By collecting the students’ opinions on Socrative via a survey, it was found out that the students could enrich their vocabulary because they employed a reading strategy that should be implemented by them, such as noting difficult word(s), and looking for the meaning in dictionary. In another side, the students argued that this online application had a lack of aspect in a reading course. Further, recommendations on the practice of Socrative in EFL classroom are discussed.

scholarly journals EFL Students’ Perception and Motivation Toward Quizizz as E-Learning Media in English E-Classroom

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-78
Author(s):  
Farah Ika Dhamayanti
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Efl Students

This study investigates the English as Foreign Language (EFL) students' perception and motivation toward Quizizz as e-learning media in English e-classroom. The total number of participants in this study is 106 students of 11th graders of Senior High School consist of five classes who had experience toward Quizizz. A descriptive statistics approach is applied in this study. The data collected by using closed-ended questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed by using SPSS version 25.00. The result shows most of EFL students had positive perception and motivation toward Quizizz. Therefore, Quizizz as e-learning media can support the learning process in English e-classroom. It indicates that Quizizz is an appropriate e-learning media that can be used in English e-classroom and it can increase EFL students’ motivation during e-learning.

scholarly journals Elements Hindering Vietnamese Tertiary Students’ Participation in Group Activities: A Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Lien Thi My Tong
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
First Year ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Group Activities ◽  
National University ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
Efl Students

Plenty of meticulous research has been conducted to investigate the entire process for implementing group activities in language classrooms. Nevertheless, few detailed empirical investigations have been pursued in the sub-area of what influences the participation of English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) students in group discussions. Thus, the present study was conducted to examine the elements impacting the group-work participation of first-year EFL students at University of Languages and International Studies (ULIS), Vietnam National University (VNU). Ten EFL freshmen and four teachers of English participated in the study over a four-week period by attending semi-structured interviews. The findings highlighted a variety of elements discouraging the learners’ participation related to themselves, pedagogy, and culture and also revealed internal elements as the most significant.

scholarly journals Learning Speaking Using Flash Cardboard: English as a Foreign Language Students’ Perception

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Siti Wulan Asih ◽  
Ida Rahmah Andansari ◽  
Ely Widayati ◽  
Didik Murwantono
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
The Other ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Media ◽  
Learning English

Flash cardboard is one of the media used for speaking, especially in storytelling. Teaching by using media is very necessary for learning because it greatly influences the results of the learning process. This research wants to know English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students’ perception after they learned storytelling using flash cardboard as a media. This was phenomenological research. This research used semi-structured interviews with some students who used flash cardboard in learning storytelling. Purposive sampling was used in this research. The result shows that the student got positive impacts facilitated by the flash cardboard media, they became more confident in speaking in front of the class, they were not involved because flash cardboard helped them, students also supported speaking fluently, they can produce more than 190 words per minute (wpm) but not necessarily perfect command of intonation, vocabulary, and grammar. By using flash cardboard as the media, the media can be an alternative method in learning English specifically speaking class because it forces students to speak (really make them speak) following the target language. In the end, it can also be concluded that learning English using flash cardboard media can improve students' language skills and speaking skills. The students maintain their ability in speaking smoothly not necessarily perfect command of intonation, vocabulary, and of course the grammar. The recommendation for further study is the other researchers can add the respondents with another English skill.

scholarly journals APPLYING VIDEO-STIMULATED REFLECTION AS A LEARNING STRATEGY TO ENHANCE EFL STUDENTS' SPEAKING PERFORMANCE

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Dian Safitri ◽  
Ferawati Ferawati ◽  
Herri Mulyono
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
English Education ◽  
Private University ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Voice Control ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Speaking Performance ◽  
Control Body

This qualitative study aimed to examine video-stimulated reflection as a learning strategy to enhance English as a foreign language (EFL) students' speaking performance. The data from six students majoring in English Education, in a private university in Indonesia were collected through students' reflection journals and semi-structured interviews. The results were analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings of the current study indicate that video-stimulated reflection has encouraged students to improve their speaking ability. More specifically, the key targets for enhancing the performance of students' in speaking to others on a daily basis were voice control, body language, and effectiveness.

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