scholarly journals Effectiveness of Students’ Distance Learning in English Business Communication: The Experience of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svitlana Dvorianchykova ◽  
Julia Bondarchuk ◽  
Olga Syniavska ◽  
Maryna Vyshnevska
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
National University ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
Educational Conditions ◽  
Academic Year

Having the epidemiological situation caused by the spread of coronavirus, distance learning has become highly relevant in the world and Ukraine since 2020. Therefore it has become significant to identify, describe, and analyse the parameters of the correspondence of predicted and diagnosed educational results in distance learning in general English, English for specific purposes and business communication. The main aim is to outline strategies for increasing the effectiveness level of such activities. To obtain data to determine the effectiveness of distance practical classes, there have been used the results of regular final tests of the level of skills formation in vocabulary, grammar, reading, speaking, listening, and writing among 200 Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design students. These results were taken at the end of the spring semester of the 2019/2020 academic year and the autumn semester of the 2020/2021 academic year to compare with the same indicators of classroom studies in the autumn and spring semesters of the 2018/2019 academic year. To determine the degree of satisfaction with online learning of the English language, a survey of 20 teachers and 200 students has been carried out. It has been proved that distance learning is able to successfully solve a wide range of problems maintaining the quality of education while adapting lingua didactic science to the current information educational conditions and the development of new teaching methods.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Students’ Distance Learning in English Business Communication: The Experience of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-250
Author(s):  
Svitlana Dvorianchykova ◽  
Julia Bondarchuk ◽  
Olga Syniavska ◽  
Maryna Vyshnevska
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
National University ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
Educational Conditions ◽  
Academic Year

Having the epidemiological situation caused by the spread of coronavirus, distance learning has become highly relevant in the world and Ukraine since 2020. Therefore it has become significant to identify, describe, and analyse the parameters of the correspondence of predicted and diagnosed educational results in distance learning in general English, English for specific purposes and business communication. The main aim is to outline strategies for increasing the effectiveness level of such activities. To obtain data to determine the effectiveness of distance practical classes, there have been used the results of regular final tests of the level of skills formation in vocabulary, grammar, reading, speaking, listening, and writing among 200 Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design students. These results were taken at the end of the spring semester of the 2019/2020 academic year and the autumn semester of the 2020/2021 academic year to compare with the same indicators of classroom studies in the autumn and spring semesters of the 2018/2019 academic year. To determine the degree of satisfaction with online learning of the English language, a survey of 20 teachers and 200 students has been carried out. It has been proved that distance learning is able to successfully solve a wide range of problems maintaining the quality of education while adapting lingua didactic science to the current information educational conditions and the development of new teaching methods.

scholarly journals Quality assurance of teaching and learning process in economic higher education under the pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (39) ◽  
pp. 194-204
Author(s):  
Iryna Didenko ◽  
Lyudmyla Anisimova ◽  
Olena Lyubkina ◽  
Mariya Knir
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
National University ◽  
Academic Year

Long-lasting pandemic uncovered the new challenge of tertiary education: how to ensure the high quality of durable emergency distance learning and enable the students to master the necessary competences. The objective of this research was to test the application of the bottom-up approach to quality assurance when students, as stakeholders, are enabled to influence content and context of their learning through regular surveys. Current research represents the comparative analysis of two surveys, conducted at the end of spring semester of 2019-2020 academic year (593 respondents), and at the end of autumn semester of 2020-2021 academic year (1193 respondents) among the students of the Faculty of Economics of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, outlining the problems students faced while the emergency remote learning was conducted during the first lockdown and measuring how these problems were fixed during the second shutdown bearing in mind the results of the first survey. The methodology combined quantitative and qualitative research methods. The current research covers the study of the methods of teaching, the level of communication between learners and educators, the level of practical skills acquisition, engagement of students in the learning process during two semesters. Also it analyses the measures undertaken by the teachers and faculty management to achieve improvement in learners’ feedback during the second survey that can be considered as best practices.

Social efficiency of internal affairs bodies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Egor Bunov
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Multidimensional Analysis ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Social Effectiveness ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
Internal Affairs

The monograph contains a theoretical analysis of the social effectiveness of the internal affairs bodies as the degree of satisfaction of the population with the quality of law enforcement activities to protect their interests, rights and freedoms. The results of a multidimensional analysis of empirical studies of the influence of macro - and microsocial factors on the effectiveness of interaction between the population and law enforcement agencies are presented. The article substantiates the criteria for social assessment of the activities of the internal affairs bodies, the use of which allows for practical adjustment of the forms and methods of the management system. For a wide range of readers interested in the practice of applying legal measures of law enforcement.

scholarly journals Mirtazapine for the Treatment of Chronic Pruritus

Medicines ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raveena Khanna ◽  
Emily Boozalis ◽  
Micah Belzberg ◽  
John G. Zampella ◽  
Shawn G. Kwatra
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Conventional Therapy ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
English Language ◽  
First Line ◽  
Chronic Itch ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Chronic Pruritus

Background: Chronic pruritus is a debilitating condition associated with a wide range of dermatologic, systemic and psychogenic etiologies. In patients with chronic pruritus that is refractory to conventional therapy, symptoms can significantly decrease quality of life by contributing to anxiety, sleep disturbances, and in many cases depression. Recent studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of mirtazapine in relieving chronic itch that is refractory to standard first-line therapies. Methods: We searched PubMed for English-language articles containing the words (“pruritus” or “itch”) AND “antidepressant” and then conducted a systematic review of the current literature to summarize the efficacy of mirtazapine in treating chronic itch. Results: All studies reported a reduction in itch intensity following the administration of mirtazapine. Conclusion: Collectively, these studies suggest the potential for mirtazapine to relieve chronic itch attributed to dermatological causes and malignancies. As, such mirtazapine may be an option for patients with chronic pruritus that is refractory to typical first-line treatments.

Music in the National Curriculum: The First Year

1994 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Mills
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
First Year ◽  
Music Teaching ◽  
Music Lessons ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Academic Year

During the academic year 1992–93 HM Inspectors of Schools (HMI) inspected 1208 class music lessons in maintained schools in England. These included almost 400 lessons attended by pupils in their first, third or seventh year of statutory schooling, that is pupils to whom the National Curriculum applies. HMI found a wide range in the quality of the practice in both primary and secondary schools. However, the proportion of lessons which HMI judged to be satisfactory or better in at least one of three important dimensions was substantially higher in primary schools. Primary class teachers often under-rated the quality of their music teaching. Some principles for developing good practice were identified.

scholarly journals CORRELATION AMONG GRAMMAR MASTERY AND VOCABULARY SIZE TOWARD TRANSLATION ABILITY ON REPORT TEXT

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 692
Author(s):  
Fuyudhatul Husna ◽  
Hesty Widiastuty ◽  
Aris Sugianto
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Numerical Data ◽  
Vocabulary Size ◽  
Source Language ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
Crucial Problem ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Report Text

The crucial problem of translating Indonesia to English language are the students’ lack of knowledge and mother tongue (source language) that two of them are grammar and vocabulary. The researcher focused to measure the correlation among grammar mastery and vocabulary size toward translation ability on report text at seventh semester students in State Islamic Institute of Palangka Raya that use quantitative method with a correlational design. The researcher’s instruments were three test which were grammar mastery, vocabulary size, and translation test that were tested to the 32 students’ translation class in academic year 2017/2018. The numerical data were analyzed by Pearson Product Moment that showed that: (1) the most students got “fail” (43.75%) grammar mastery, (2) the most students got “excellent”  (46.875%) vocabulary size, (3) the most students got “enough” (87.5%) translation ability. The significant correlation among three variables were proved by correlation coefficient 0.604 (strong category),  Fchange > Ftable = 8.349 > 3.33, and the contribution of grammar mastery and vocabulary size delivered 36.5%. Thus, it sums that students’ grammar mastery and vocabulary size correlate with the quality of students’ translation ability on report text at seventh semester students in academic year 2017/2018. Keywords:  Grammar Mastery, Vocabulary, Translation

scholarly journals Learn from Home with a Simple Think Pair Share

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Luh Ketut Sri Widhiasih
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Education Study ◽  
Academic Year

When learn from home becomes a new normal, teachers should switch the class to online. Meanwhile, mastering writing skill is still important in online class because the subjects will be able to express their ideas, feeling and experiences in the written form appropriately. The objective of this study was to find out whether or not writing skill of second semester students of English Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training, Mahasaraswati Denpasar University in Academic year 2019/2020 could be improved trough Think Pair Share with distance learning model. The study was designed in the form of classroom action research. Based on the result of the pre-test, post-test, and questionnaire, it could be concluded that writing skill of the second semester students of English Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training, Mahasaraswati Denpasar University in Academic Year 2019/2020 could be improved trough Think Pair Share with distance learning model.

scholarly journals Distance Learning under the Covid-19 Conditions within Architectural Education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emel Unver ◽  
Asli Sungur
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Architectural Education ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Learning Platforms ◽  
Academic Year

Distance learning is one of the means of education used in various levels, from primary school to college. However, distance learning in architectural education differs from other disciplines, as architectural education is design-based with predominantly applied courses. As the spring semester of the 2019/20 academic year had to continue online due to the Covid-19 pandemic and it remained uncertain whether or when face-to-face (FtF) education will start till the end of the term, the necessity to focus on online education suddenly raised in architectural faculties. This study aims to start a discussion on how to proceed with online architectural education, focusing on quality, defining the fundamentals, and proposing suggestions within this scope. In order to achieve this aim, research on the evaluation of the existing distance learning platforms of universities, the differences between the implementations of theoretical and applied courses, the advantages and disadvantages of the process are made. For this purpose, a comprehensive literature review on universities that provide fully online, hybrid and conventional (FtF) education throughout the world is conducted, given and discussed in the paper. After the research on ongoing processes, a case study to determine the experiences, opinions and approaches of students and academic staff with the scope of emergency remote teaching is designed and conducted. Together with the findings of the review and the case study, the challenges, strengths and opportunities of online architectural education are discussed and evaluated with a focus on maintaining and raising the quality of the education. In conclusion, suggestions and proposals are made and presented to be applied and developed in architecture faculties’ future online education experiences.

scholarly journals Quality of life in atopic dermatitis in Asian countries: a systematic review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinghui Huang ◽  
Yue Jia Choo ◽  
Helen Elizabeth Smith ◽  
Christian Apfelbacher
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Atopic Dermatitis ◽  
English Language ◽  
Skin Condition ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Asian Populations ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Impact

AbstractAtopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic inflammatory skin condition which impacts psychological wellbeing and social relationships. There have been studies of AD’s impact on quality of life (QoL) in Western countries, but these findings cannot be directly extrapolated to Asian populations with genetic, environmental and cultural differences. Therefore, we aimed to systematically review the literature pertaining to QoL impairment in AD in East and Southeast Asia to characterize the impact of AD on patients and their families, and to identify the factors affecting the degree of QoL impairment. A search of English language papers was conducted on MEDLINE, EMBASE, PSYCInfo, Global Health and Web of Science. Observational studies measuring QoL using single or multi-item instruments in people with self-reported or physician diagnosed atopic dermatitis were included. 27 studies from 29 articles were included and synthesized. There is data documenting QoL impairment in AD sufferers and their families, across a wide range of Asian countries, healthcare settings and ages. Aspects of QoL impacted to a greater extent included symptoms of itch, feelings of embarrassment, and sleep disturbance. Severity of disease affects the degree of impairment of QoL, but there is no apparent link between QoL impairment and patient demographic factors, or other medical factors such as age at diagnosis or duration of illness. Our findings also highlighted the need for clinicians to actively explore the impact of patient’s symptoms, especially in an Asian context where healthcare communications are traditionally doctor-centric.

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