scholarly journals Extensive Reading in Foreign Language Classes

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 86-92
Author(s):  
Nabaraj Neupane
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Role Model ◽  
General Information ◽  
Extensive Reading ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Course Materials ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
Faculty Of Education

Extensive reading (ER) has been advocated for having numerous benefits and values to foreign language classes. The Faculty of Education, Tribhuvan University has prescribed a wide range of textbooks, reference materials, and web-based materials, especially for Masters’ students. Besides, these learners are required to read out-of-the-course materials, too. These contexts call for extensive reading on the part of the learners. Based on this background, the present study aimed to explore the learners’ choice for reading materials, their purposes of reading, and the expected teacher roles. The study followed the survey research design. The respondents were 100 M.Ed. 1st and 2nd year English students of the academic year 2014-15 A.D. of Prithvi Narayan Campus, Pokhara. The respondents preferred easy, interesting, informative and enjoyable materials to read; their objective of reading was to obtain general information; and they expected teachers to be prompter, participant, counselor, and role model. Journal of NELTA, Vol. 21, No. 1-2, 2016, Page: 86-92

Bring the Media Literacy of Turkish Pre-Service Teachers to the Table

2016 ◽  
pp. 405-422
Author(s):  
Zerrin Ayvaz Reis
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Course Materials ◽  
Communications Industry ◽  
Quantitative Studies ◽  
Course Material ◽  
Game Format ◽  
The Media ◽  
Faculty Of Education

In this study “media” which has different meaning from basic media tools of communications industry such as named newspaper, journal, magazine and television broadcast as a printed and electronic media has defined for education. This definition basically has used to express in the field of computer-supported training and web-based distance education tools including today's developments in technology. This research study was conducted Istanbul University Hasan Ali Yucel Faculty of Education students who were pre-service teachers. The research was carried out in three stages. In the first stage; a computer-aided application which was prepared in game format had been selected to be use as training material. In the second phase has been investigated how it is understood by the target audience of these prepared course materials. Finally; to put forth candidate teachers' media literacy ability during their preparing phase of course material as well as preparing the assessment using qualitative and quantitative studies have been conducted. In the conclusion, the deficiencies have been revealed and presented suggestions for solutions.

Can Extensive Reading help Unmotivated Students of EFL Improve?

1997 ◽  
Vol 117-118 ◽  
pp. 79-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beniko Mason ◽  
Stephen Krashen
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Traditional Curriculum ◽  
Extensive Reading ◽  
Grammatical Knowledge ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Poor Students ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
University Level ◽  
Regular Students

Abstract University level students of English as a Foreign Language in Japan, enrolled in a special class for students who had failed English, did a semester of extensive reading in place of the traditional curriculum. Their gains in reading comprehension were significantly greater than a comparison group of traditionally taught regular students, and they clearly enjoyed the class. Despite the growing amount of research supporting the use of extensive reading for improving second language competence (e.g. ELLEY and MANGUBHAI, 1983; TUDOR and HAFIZ, 1989; HAFIZ and TUDOR, 1989; ELLEY, 1991; PILGREEN and KRASHEN, 1993; CHO and KRASHEN, 1994; (1995a), (1995b); CONSTANTINO, 1994), many teachers are still uncertain about how effective it is. Some maintain that extensive reading will only benefit more successful and more motivated students, and will not help those who are unmotivated and who have not done well in language classes. These poor students, it is argued, lack the grammatical knowledge and vocabulary that is necessary for reading comprehension and enjoyment. In this study, we investigate whether so called “bad students” or failures in EFL could improve with an extensive reading treatment.

scholarly journals Functional capacity of audio guides

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Vladimirovna Urazmetova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
Multimedia Product ◽  
Favorable Conditions

The subject of this research is the audio guide as a relatively new multimedia product used in the sphere of tourism and education. The author determines the key advantages of using audio guide, as well as functional-linguistic peculiarities of organizing this genre of tourism discourse. Classification of audio guides is carried out based on their target audience and content. Special attention is given to examination of the prospects of using audio guides in teaching foreign languages. The author outlines the functions performed by audio guides in foreign language classes, such as entertainment, promotional, scientific-enlightening, scientific research, and educational. The scientific novelty lies in consideration of the type of educational activity that used audio guide as a modern and highly effective means of mastering foreign language skills. Audio guide not only creates favorable conditions for the implementation of educational-pedagogical activity, but also has a wide range of variations for solution of educational tasks. The use of audio guides is particularly relevant in studying the disciplines related to cultural-historical heritage of the country of origin of the language taught; they can also be used in expanding vocabulary, learning grammar, phonetics, etc. The article describes the most popular software and services for working with audio materials, as well as the examples of using a multimedia product in the classes of English phonetics.

scholarly journals Audio-visual support in class of Spanish as foreign language: the use of the movies

2015 ◽  
pp. 104-107
Author(s):  
V. V. Yakovleva ◽  
E. A. Savtchuk
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
The Other ◽  
Educational Film ◽  
Additional Source ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
Visual Support ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The One

The article reviews the use of audiovisual tools in the framework of foreign language classes. Such tools should, on the one hand, simplify the understanding and grasping of the subject, and, on the other, serve as an additional source of gaining extralinguistic skills. The authors consider a wide range of possibilities for the use of audiovisual tools while teaching Spanish to students of non-language higher education institutions of humanitarian profile. An educational film “Español extra” and a documentary devoted to the San Fermín holiday (Pamplona, Spain) are taken as an example.

Non-standard features in English in Anglophone Cameroon New Writing: dilemmas for the education system

English Today ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 52-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam Ayafor
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Education System ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
The Other ◽  
General Knowledge ◽  
Extensive Reading ◽  
Linguistic Structure ◽  
Wide Reading ◽  
Knowing That ◽  
Language Classes

One of the ways a language is learned, especially a foreign language, is by personal extensive reading. When people read widely, they are exposed to the linguistic structure of what they read and so learn it consciously or unconsciously. What they come across in their reading remains in their minds and adds to their general knowledge. This includes knowledge of the language they read. General wide reading reinforces the language students have been formally taught in their language classes. Exposure to grammatically correct language would improve their language skills. On the other hand, exposure to incorrect language would negatively affect the language skills of foreign learners and cause them to use wrong language comfortably, not knowing that they are erroneous in their usage.

scholarly journals Exploring the Code-Switching Behaviours of Chilean EFL High School Teachers: A Function-Focused Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Cancino ◽  
Gabriela Díaz
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Use ◽  
First Language ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Teacher Talk ◽  
Public High School ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Language Alternation ◽  
Language Classes

The present study sought to assess and characterise the amount of first language use that two English as a foreign language teachers used to accomplish a number of functions in two classroom modes. An adapted version of the Functional Language Alternation Analysis of Teacher Talk scheme was used to analyse teacher talk in six English as a foreign language classes at a public high school. Results showed that the first language holds a hegemonic presence in these classrooms across a wide range of pedagogical functions. It is argued that initiatives that present prescriptive approaches to foreign language use need to take into account linguistic, contextual, and idiosyncratic factors in the English as a foreign language classroom.

scholarly journals Accessibility and the Promotion of Autonomous EFL Reading

2017 ◽  
pp. 4-22
Author(s):  
Catherine Cheetham ◽  
Melody Elliott ◽  
Alan Harper ◽  
Mika Ito
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Extensive Reading ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Student Reading ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Graded Readers

Motivating English as a foreign language (EFL) students to read in English extensively can be a difficult task. EFL educators often use a wide range of methodologies to encourage their students to continue reading. Many of them also seek ways to motivate their students to engage in extensive reading (ER) autonomously. This paper presents a study of a private Japanese university’s ER program which uses graded readers through a mobile library cart system as well as a main library. The study utilized 2,075 student reading records and a survey of 755 Japanese EFL students in 75 required 1st and 2nd year EFL classes to better understand how the main and mobile libraries affected student ER. Results indicate that the main library plays an important role in the ER program by making students responsible for their own learning and initiative. However, the mobile library proves to be more successful at getting students to engage in ER and develop autonomous reading skills.

Feedback as a form of control in a technogenic educational environment

2020 ◽  
pp. 44-49
Author(s):  
I. V. Kharlamenko ◽  
V. V. Vonog
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Bring Your Own Device ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Automated Control ◽  
Wide Range

The article is devoted to control and feedback in foreign language teaching in a technogenic environment. The educational process is transformed in terms of the implementation and active use of digital technologies. ICT-rich environment provides new models of interaction between the teacher, students and digital tools. It also enriches the diversity of tasks and expands the range of possible forms of control and feedback. According to the authors, automated evaluation takes place both in out-of-classroom activities and directly in the classroom using Bring Your Own Device technology (BYOD). Automated control contributes to the intensity of the educational process. It provides all the participants with an opportunity to choose a convenient mode of work and get instant feedback, thereby allowing self-assessment and self-reflection of their own actions. When teaching foreign languages, special attention should be paid to chatbot technology. Chatbots imitate human actions and are able to perform standard repetitive tasks. The growing popularity of bots is explained by a wide range of usage spheres and the ability to integrate chatbots into social networks and mobile technologies. In the technogenic educational environment, ICT can be the basis for interaction, co-editing and peer assessment in collaborative projects. In this case, students receive feedback not only from the teacher, but also from other students, which increases the motivation for independent learning. Thus, automated control, self-assessment and peer assessment can both identify problem areas for each student and design an individual learning path, which increases the effectiveness of learning a foreign language.

Challenges of Foreign Language Teaching and Sustainable Development Competence Implementation in Higher Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Balčiūnaitienė Asta ◽  
Teresevičienė Margarita
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Competence Development ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Language Studies ◽  
Empirical Level ◽  
Language Classes

Abstract The article aims to emphasize the role of foreign language teaching in fostering sustainable development competence in higher education. Foreign language classes enable students to analyze actual topics about sustainable development, to discuss problems, to share personal emotions and experiences. English as a foreign language curriculum aims to build students’ basic language communicative skills with the focus on sustainability, communication for the enhancement of sustainable development competence. The present paper aims to analyze the correlation of sustainable development competence between English as a foreign language studies in the system of higher education. The article overviews the importance of the sustainable development competence development on the theoretical level as well as introduces the practices of the importance of sustainable development competence elements in foreign language classes on the empirical level. The research was planned and performed in 5 universities of Lithuania, in which the respondents studying English (average age of participants was 22 years old) expressed their opinions on the sustainable development topics and usefulness of sustainable development competence. The results of the research demonstrate that students are more engaged in topics and materials on sustainable development and it is challenging for pedagogues to constantly update their materials, to apply innovative English as a foreign language teaching strategies related to sustainable development in foreign language classroom. Therefore, the research findings with the embedded elements for sustainable development competence development encourage educators to search for innovative ways of English as a foreign language teaching in higher education.

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