scholarly journals BBS Second Year English Course in TU for the Development of Business Communication Skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-93
Author(s):  
Ramji Timalsina

Skill for effective communication is an essential quality of a business professional. A course on business communication needs to help them develop such a capacity. The course of English entitled ‘business communication’ prescribed in BBS second year in Tribhuvan University has intended to achieve this goal. On this background, this article analyses how the combination of the contents, language skills and recommended pedagogical approach of tis course is useful to achieve the intended goal of the curriculum. The study is based on Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) principles which argue that language learning should be relevant to the future career of the learners. Only such a course can encourage the learners’ involvement and makes a language class lively and goal oriented. Seen from this perspective, the course under analysis connects the value of English with professional competence with its focus on communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity of its learners. The task based learning pedagogical approach makes both the students and teachers active in the classroom and students continue learning language even beyond the classroom set up. Such a course is useful for career based studies.

2020 ◽  
pp. 209653112097017
Author(s):  
Liwei Wei ◽  
P. Karen Murphy ◽  
Shenghui Wu

Purpose: Conducting meaningful interactions in the target language is essential for language learning. However, in many English language classrooms in China, it is rare that students are provided with such opportunities. In the current study, we presented and critically evaluated the implementation of a small-group discussion approach called Quality Talk (QT) in an eighth-grade English language classroom in China. Design/Approach/Methods: One eighth-grade English teacher and 82 eighth-grade students in a public middle school in Beijing participated in the study using a pretest-posttest, quasi-experimental design. Recordings of teacher coaching sessions and student discussions, researchers’ field notes, and participating teacher’s written reflections were used to identify successful practices and lessons learned with respect to the implementation of QT. Implications for future directions were also discussed. Findings: The results revealed that to successfully implement a discourse-intensive pedagogical approach in a large English language class, it is essential that (a) the materials used for discussion closely align with the school curriculum, (b) students are grouped heterogeneously and scaffolded to engage in discussions both in their native and target languages, and (c) student leadership be leveraged to facilitate discussion in each small group. Originality/Value: The present study delineated the details with respect to implementing a discourse-intensive pedagogical approach in an eighth-grade English classroom in China. We derived several key insights from recontextualizing QT in an English learning, large class context in China. These insights might hold the potential to improve the effectiveness of English teaching and learning in China.


2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 367
Author(s):  
Siti Tarwiyah

English Language Learning in some schools had not been conducted maximally.  One of the influencing factors was the pedagogic and professional competence of the teachers which had not met the standard as mentioned in the Permendikbud No 16 Year 2007. Lesson Study and Classroom Action was expected to enhance pedagogic and professional competence to meet the process standard and the quality of English teaching learning process in general.  The achievement indicators of this program were: (1) arranging lesson plan based on the requirement of process standard, (2) understanding and implementing contextual learning, (3) creating varied learning activities based on text-based learning, (4) choosing and developing learning media appropriately, (5) developing and delivering learning materials, (6) Arranging instrument and conducting assessment and evaluation, (7) doing reflective teaching, (8) enhancing teaching preparedness, (9) planning a Classroom Action Research.


2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Iis Lisnawati

Teachers are the most crucial factor in learning. Therefore, the process and success of learning as a determinant of the quality of education in the future were determined by the professionalism of teachers. The professionalism of Indonesian teachers in the future must be in line with the demands of their profession, namely (1) having teacher competence covering pedagogic competence, personality competence, social competence, and professional competence, (2) realizing Indonesian language learning in accordance with current curriculum , (3) implementing the paradigm of 21st century learning that has nationalism, global perspective, and multi-literacy to produce graduates who have soft skill and hard skills that are superior and competitive so that they become qualified human resources.


ReCALL ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Boris Vazquez-Calvo

Abstract Driven by their affinity to popular culture, fans frequently engage in linguistic practices that may be conducive to language learning. This study seeks to find out how a group of Catalan-speaking gamers decided to start producing fan translations of video games from English into Catalan. Based on a digital ethnography (online interviews and observation of the group’s activity), two types of analysis were conducted: a content analysis for recurrent trends and a focused analysis of internal metalinguistic discussions on the quality of translations. Results indicate that fan translators (1) organize hierarchically with set roles and functions, (2) curate their group identity and care for the promotion of Catalan as a vehicle for cultural production, (3) learn language incidentally in three ways: while translating (ensuring the comprehension of English and the linguistic quality and creativity of the transfer into Catalan), through sharing language doubts with their peers on their Telegram group and dialogically agreeing on pragmatically acceptable English-Catalan translations, and through metalinguistic discussions on translation tests received from potential new members. The study resonates with a novel subfield in computer-assisted language learning: language learning in the digital wilds, which might be fertile ground for studies on incidental and informal language learning online. The study may also serve as inspiration for effective integration of translation into language classrooms in a manner that bridges vernacular fan translation and pedagogic translation, considering the importance of metalinguistic discussion for language learning and the sociocultural dimension of both translation and language learning.


2008 ◽  
Vol 2008 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes Jacob ◽  
P. Mythili

This paper discusses the implementation details of a child friendly, good quality, English text-to-speech (TTS) system that is phoneme-based, concatenative, easy to set up and use with little memory. Direct waveform concatenation and linear prediction coding (LPC) are used. Most existing TTS systems are unit-selection based, which use standard speech databases available in neutral adult voices. Here reduced memory is achieved by the concatenation of phonemes and by replacing phonetic wave files with their LPC coefficients. Linguistic analysis was used to reduce the algorithmic complexity instead of signal processing techniques. Sufficient degree of customization and generalization catering to the needs of the child user had been included through the provision for vocabulary and voice selection to suit the requisites of the child. Prosody had also been incorporated. This inexpensive TTS system was implemented in MATLAB, with the synthesis presented by means of a graphical user interface (GUI), thus making it child friendly. This can be used not only as an interesting language learning aid for the normal child but it also serves as a speech aid to the vocally disabled child. The quality of the synthesized speech was evaluated using the mean opinion score (MOS).


ReCALL ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Niño

AbstractThis paper presents a snapshot of what has been investigated in terms of the relationship between machine translation (MT) and foreign language (FL) teaching and learning. For this purpose four different roles of MT in the language class have been identified: MT as a bad model, MT as a good model, MT as a vocational training tool (especially in the form of translation memories, pre-editing and post-editing), and MT as a “CALL tool”. Subsequently, some of the implications of the use of MT and of free online MT for FL learning are outlined and discussed along with practical examples for language teaching purposes. Finally, qualitative data, drawn from our empirical investigation are presented as synthesized findings pertaining to the perceptions of language learners and tutors in relation to the use of MT and, in particular, free online MT as a language tool.


2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Ninuk Lustyantie ◽  
Emzir Emzir ◽  
Akbar Akbar3

Abstrak Tujuan penelitian adalah mengumpulkan informasi berkenaan dengan evaluasi kualitas pembelajaran bahasa di SMA. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah survei deskriptif dan evaluative denganmodel evaluasi countenance stake (antecedents, transactions, dan outcomes) dengan jumlah responden 80. Data diperoleh menggunakan angket dan pengolahan data menggunakan analisis statistik. Hasil penelitian yaita^4ntecendents atau persiapan pembelajaran bahasa. Frekuensi responden yang memilih kata Selalu 36,5 % atau 175 Frekuensi, kata sering 20,4 % atau 98 Frekuensi, kata kadang-kiadang 27,7% atau 133 Frekuensi, jarang 45 frekuensi atau 9,4% dan tidak pernah 29 Frekuensi atau 6.0 % dengan total frekuensi 480. Transaction atau proses berlangsung pembelajaran bahasa .Frekuensi responden yang memilih kata Selalu 42,7 % atau 546 Frekuensi, kata Sering 19.9 % atau 255 Frekuensi, kata Kadang-kcadang 179% atau 229 Frekuensi, Jarang 10,5 % atau 134 frekuensi dan Tidak pernah 9.1% atau 116 Frekuensi dengan total frekuensi 1280. Outcomes/guru bahasa menutup pembelajaran. Frekuensi responden yang memilih kata Selalu 48.0 % atau 307 Frekuensi, kata Sering 24,4 % atau 156 Frekuensi, kata KadangTiadang 18.1% atau 24,4 Frekuensi', kata Jarang 5,9 % atau 38 frekuensi dan Tidak pernah 3,6.% atau 23 Frekuensi dengan total frekuensi 640' hasil analisis evaluasi countenance stake disimpulkan bahwa evaluasi kualitas pembelajaran bahasa mulai dari persiapan pembelajaran, keberlangsungan kegiatan inti dan menutup pembelajaran yaitu diperoleh data statistic rata-rata 430 frekuensi atau 30,5% dari total 1410 frekuensi dari responden yang menyatakan/memilih selalu mengerjakan tiga fase dalam pembelajaran bahasa (Indonesia, Inggris dan Asing) artinya guru bahasa masih perlu meningkatkan kemampuan dan keterampilan mengajar melalui pelatihan pembelajaran, kebiasaan pnlaku positif, integritas, komitmen dalam menjalan kewajiban sebagai guru bahasa yang professional yang berdampak pada kualitas pencapaian hasil belajar bahasa. Kata Kunci: antecedents, transactions, dan outcomes Abstract The research objective obtained information with regard to the evaluation of the quality of language learning in high school that focused on three indicators of language learning were the preparation before the core of learning, the learning process of learning takes place and when it closed. The approach used in this research was descriptive and evaluative survey. The method used was program evaluation. Model evaluation model used countenance stake (antecedents, transactions, and outcomes) by the number of respondents 80. The data were obtained using a questionnaire and data processing using statistical analysis. The research results concluded that, Antecedents or preparation of language learning. Frequency of respondents who has chosen the word was always 36.5% or 175 frequency, often said 20.4% or 98 frequency, said sometimes 27.7% or 135 frequency, a frequency rarely 45 or 9.4% and never 29 Frequeny or 6.0% with a totalfrequency 480. Transaction or the process of language learning The frequeny of respondents who has chosen the word was always 42.7% or 546frequeny, said Often 19.9% or 255frequeny, said sometimes 179% or 229 Frequeny, Sparse 10.5% or 134 frequeny and Never 9.1% or 116 frequeny with total frequeny 1280. Outcomes / teacher language learning closes. Frequeny of respondents who has chosen the word was always 48.0% or 307frequency, said Often 24.4% or 156 frequency, said Sometimes 18.1% or 24.4 Frequency ', said Rarely 5.9% or 38 frequencies and Never 3.6% or 23 frequencies with a totalfrequeny of 640. So based on the analysis results of stake countenance evaluation concluded that the evaluation of the quality of language learningfrom the lesson preparation, the continuity of core activities and close the learning that was obtained statistical data on average 430frequeny or 30.5% of the total in 1410 the frequeny of respondents who expressed three steps in learning language (Indonesian, English and foreign) language teachers means they need to improve teaching skills through training and learning, positive behavior habits, integrity, commitment to running the obligation as a professional language teachers who have an impact on the quality of language learning achievement. Keywords: antecedents, transactions, and outcomes


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ganna Turchynova ◽  
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Lyudmila Pet’ko ◽  
Tatiana Novak ◽  
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...  

The study examines some topical issues associated with the quality of vocational training of future biologists. The article demonstrates the need for and the objective nature of transformation of the linguistic and educational paradigm from communicative to intercultural. The authors emphasize that it is important in the process of teaching foreign language biology students to create such professionally oriented foreign language learning environment that would form professional and sociocultural competences in students. The authors propose a nonstandard approach to the formation of professional competence in future biologists: learning the biological characteristics of the rose "Ophelia" by studying Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet" in the context of Ophelia’s image. Ophelia is the symbol of femininity. Her lines and the lines addressed to her show a lot about both her character and Shakespeare’s views of femininity. Considering the importance of professional and speech culture, special attention is also paid to professional-focused technology in intercultural communication teaching. The symbolism of the flowers of Ophelia's "bouquet" is describedж the image of Ophelia in films, music, ballets, paintings is presented.


1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 232-241
Author(s):  
Марина Лапіна

Статтю присвячено проблемам професійного навчання соціальних працівників, зокрема розглянуто психолого-педагогічні аспекти процесу підготовки висококваліфікованих фахівців. Зазначено що в професійній психології та педагогіці набуває поширення компетентнісний підхід до сучасної освіти. Акцентовано увагу на особистісно-орієнтованому та психолого-акмеологічному напрямках професійної освіти та навчання. Особистісні якості фахівця розглядаються як метапрофесійні компетенції, що забезпечують якість праці майбутнього соціального працівника. На основі аналізу специфіки підготовки фахівців соціономічних професій окреслено загальні напрями формування професійних компетенцій соціальних працівників: пріоритет професійно-особистісного розвитку для досягнення високого рівня професіоналізму фахівця; формування психологічної, особистісної та рефлексивної компетентності; практична зорієнтованість процесу навчання. Розглянуто методи та технології активного формування психологічної та особистісної компетентності фахівця в процесі професійного навчання, а саме методика контекстного (знаково-контекстного) навчання та психолого-акмеологічні методи та процедури професійного розвитку. Стверджується, що включення до навчального процесу інноваційних, заснованих на взаємодії педагога та учня, психолого-педагогічних технологій активного навчання має формувати особистісні зони розвитку майбутніх фахівців, удосконалювати способи та засоби професійного становлення, що значно підвищує якість професійного навчання соціальних працівників. The article deals with the problems of vocational training of social workers. They are particularly considered with psychological and pedagogical aspects of training highly qualified specialists. It specifies that competence-based approach to modern education gets spreading in the professional psychology and pedagogy. The article is accented on personality-oriented and psycho-akmeological directions existing in the psychology of professional education and training. Personal qualities of the professional are considered as metaprofessional competences which ensure the future social worker’s quality of work. The general directions of formation professional competence of social workers are identified on the base of the analyses of the specific professional training socionomic professions: priority of vocational and personality development for achievement a high level of professionalism; formation of the psychological, personal and reflective competence; practical orientation of the learning process. The methods and technologies of active formation of psychological and personality’s competence of the specialist during the vocational training are reviewed in the article, specifically the method and technique of signed-contextual learning and psycho-akmeological methods and procedures of professional development. It is alleged that the inclusion in the educational process of preparation innovational, psychological and pedagogical techniques of active learning, based on the interaction between the teacher and the student, should generated personal’s development zones of the future professionals, refine the methods and means of the professional development that significantly improves the quality of social worker’s professional training.


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