scholarly journals The need for ESP in Burundi: What do tertiary English teachers say sbout it?

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 14-24
Author(s):  
Arcade Nduwimana
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Do So

This study examines the views that tertiary English teachers hold on the need for English for Specific Purposes (ESP) in Burundi higher education. To do so, it investigates the extent to which they are familiar with the theory and practice of ESP. For this study, 32 English teachers were contacted to participate in it. They were all requested to complete an online questionnaire, but only 17 proved willing to do so. The findings revealed that the majority of teachers are familiar with the practice of ESP. Although many of them reported to have high familiarity with the field of ESP, a few of them conduct a Needs Analysis (NA) before teaching ESP courses. Results also indicated that tertiary English teachers highly acknowledge the importance of teaching ESP in Burundi higher Education and, therefore, would encourage the ministry of education to fund an ESP project.

Uncovering Reading Needs of Non-English Majors of Tribhuvan University

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-26
Author(s):  
Gopal Prasad Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Reading Instruction ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Reading Problems ◽  
English Majors ◽  
Integral Role ◽  
English Students

This study aimed at investigating into reading problems and needs of non-major English students of Tribhuvan University (TU), Nepal. Needs analysis (NA) plays an integral role in the process of designing and carrying out any language course, whether it is English for Specific Purposes (ESP) or general English course, and its centrality has been acknowledged by several scholars and authors.  One hundred and two non-English majors and fifteen English teachers of Tribhuvan University participated in this study. Questionnaires served as the main tools for conducting an NA. The findings revealed that both the groups of participants perceived all seven sub-skills of reading as ‘important’. There is consistency between students’ perceptions of importance of subskills of reading and teachers’ perception of importance of the sub-skills. Regarding the perceived competence, teacher participants found their students’ abilities to be “not very good” or even “poor” in the subskills which they considered ‘important’ or ‘very important’. They rated their students at levels lower than the ones students did. The study also revealed that the students are poor at reading instruction booklets, company brochures and user manuals.

scholarly journals The Perceptions of Saudi English Teachers about their Contribution to the Development of English Curriculum in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. p42
Author(s):  
Lujain Jaza AlSehli
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Collaborative Effort ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
English Curriculum ◽  
Teachers Perceptions

The current research investigated the perceptions of Saudi English teachers about their contribution to the development of English curriculum with the Ministry of Education (MOE). Also, this research sought to know the role of Saudi English teachers in developing English curriculum in Saudi Arabia. To obtain teachers’ perceptions, an online questionnaire was designed via google forms with open and close-ended questions along with a Likert scale section. It was shared with the Saudi Faculty of English account on Twitter. The major cause of conducting this research was to raise the awareness of including Saudi English teachers in developing English curriculum, and to make this process as a collaborative effort among various stakeholders and English teachers. The findings indicated the absent role of Saudi teachers and the lack of their involvement in developing English curriculum in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, the results showed their willingness to participate and be part of this process.

scholarly journals English Linguistic Competencies Formation through Specially Designed Border Guards’ Practical Training

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 479-495
Author(s):  
Maiia Karpushyna ◽  
Ihor Bloshchynskyi ◽  
Ivanna Shumylo ◽  
Ilona Isaieva ◽  
Olha Mysechko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Job Training ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Task Completion ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Education Standards ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
On The Job Training ◽  
Representative Work

The current study inquires about the cadets’ practical training in their primary positions as interpreters/translators. The research is focused on efficient on-the-job training and its organizational procedures for the competence and competency-based approaches. The aim of the practical training of the cadets who study by Philology specialty is to apply English as a foreign language in service situations concerning language immersion and translating issues in the law-enforcement sphere. Needs analysis conducted by the Foreign Languages Department instructors testified to the great significance of the on-the-job training. The Academy’s graduates were interviewed to specify the duties and skills required for their job performance and reveal the gaps in the academic study of the cadets by Philology specialty. For this reason, practical training in linguistics was developed to bring theory and practice together, to improve and foreground the theoretical knowledge through true-to-life task completion. Competencies analysis was made concerning higher education standards by specialty 035 Philology for the first (Bachelor’s) level of higher education established by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, and the relevant ones were selected. Twenty-two cadets of the Academy have undergone practical training in their would-be primary positions. It is expected that the cadets will be provided with relevant experience in the position of an interpreter/translator of the Division of International Cooperation and Border Representative Work and get essential links to the content of the future service. The consequent research will concern the practical training results verification based on their defense presentation assessment.

scholarly journals A topical methodology research subject in the European area of higher education: ELF, EFL or ESP?

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-44
Author(s):  
Yury Vsevolodovich Maslov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Research Subject ◽  
European Area ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Educational Challenges ◽  
The Social ◽  
Expanding Circle ◽  
Communist Countries ◽  
Do So

The European “ecosystem” of higher education seems to have been affected by the global pandemic in a number of ways. Some of these impacts may well be viewed as negative; some others, as giving a new impetus to the development of the entire educational system. It is evident, for instance, that the dire necessity to “go virtual” has created new avenues for the intensification of contacts between educators who previously were less motivated to do so (Magomedov et al. 2020, Melnyk et al., 2020). That clearly manifests the fact that the ongoing process of transformations taking place in national higher education systems across Europe has not slowed down at all, which has made some of the current cultural and educational challenges even more pressing. One such challenge is the necessity to effectively use ELF (English as a lingua franca). Researchers working in post-communist countries have made valuable contributions to linguistic studies, especially in the area of EFL studies, as these countries clearly belong to the so-called Expanding Circle. However, the social and cultural realities of today call for more focus not on EFL studies but on research in the field of ELF and ESP (English for Specific Purposes). It is explained by the fact that the ability to use ESP is now a highly desirable skill for the majority of professionals working in the post-communist part of Europe.

scholarly journals The Influence of Psychological Impact of Online Learning during Covid-19 on Student’s Academic Achievement: A Case Study at Vocational Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-21
Author(s):  
Hutomo Atman Maulana
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Vocational Higher Education

This study aimed to determine the influence of psychological impact that consist of depression, anxiety, and stress in students due to online learning in vocational higher education conducted during the Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on student’s academic achievement. The samples in this study were 180 students of the Undergraduate Program Department of Commercial Administration of Politeknik Negeri Bengkalis. The Samples were taken using the purposive sampling technique focused solely on students who gained online learning in theory and practice courses since the use of online learning because of the COVID-19. The Data was collected using a DASS 42 instrument through online questionnaire. The results of this study showed that the psychological impact of depression, anxiety, and stress experienced by students because online learning does not have a partial significant effect but simultaneously affects academic achievement. Psychological impact contributed only 5.7% while the remaining 94.3% was influenced by other factors

scholarly journals Needs analysis for the design of a professional English curriculum: insights from a French lifelong learning context

2020 ◽  
pp. 37-70
Author(s):  
Naouel Zoghlami
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Curriculum Study ◽  
Study Data ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
English Curriculum ◽  
Research Institution ◽  
Professional Learners

In Chapter 2, Naouel Zoghlami draws on needs analysis as a fundamental approach to inform the design of a professional English curriculum at the Cnam, a unique French research institution of higher education dedicated to lifelong learning. While needs analysis is still not widely used in the development of English for specific purposes programs in French higher education contexts, this study attempts to fill this gap by revealing the kinds of tasks adult professional learners studying at the Cnam say they need to perform in English at work. One of the strengths of this study thus lies in relying on data provided by domain insiders rather than assumptions held by the researcher-teacher about what adults need to learn to inform a professional English curriculum. Study data provide the information needed to improve the existing syllabus and the basis on which to build relevant pedagogical tasks.

scholarly journals English Linguistic Competencies Formation through Specially Designed Border Guards’ Practical Training

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maiia Karpushyna ◽  
Ihor Bloshchynskyi ◽  
Ivanna Shumylo ◽  
Ilona Isaieva ◽  
Olha Mysechko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Job Training ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Task Completion ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Education Standards ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
On The Job Training ◽  
Representative Work

The current study inquires about the cadets’ practical training in their primary positions as interpreters/translators. The research is focused on efficient on-the-job training and its organizational procedures for the competence and competency-based approaches. The aim of the practical training of the cadets who study by Philology specialty is to apply English as a foreign language in service situations concerning language immersion and translating issues in the law-enforcement sphere. Needs analysis conducted by the Foreign Languages Department instructors testified to the great significance of the on-the-job training. The Academy’s graduates were interviewed to specify the duties and skills required for their job performance and reveal the gaps in the academic study of the cadets by Philology specialty. For this reason, practical training in linguistics was developed to bring theory and practice together, to improve and foreground the theoretical knowledge through true-to-life task completion. Competencies analysis was made concerning higher education standards by specialty 035 Philology for the first (Bachelor’s) level of higher education established by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, and the relevant ones were selected. Twenty-two cadets of the Academy have undergone practical training in their would-be primary positions. It is expected that the cadets will be provided with relevant experience in the position of an interpreter/translator of the Division of International Cooperation and Border Representative Work and get essential links to the content of the future service. The consequent research will concern the practical training results verification based on their defense presentation assessment.

scholarly journals Unpacking Writing Needs of Nepalese University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-269
Author(s):  
Gopal Prasad Pandey
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Business Studies ◽  
Syllabus Design

Assessing students’ needs is an integral part of English for specific purposes (ESP) syllabus design. Due to the significance of writing in the English for business specific purposes, there has been increasing interest in ESP studies to assess students’ writing needs. This study aimed at exploring writing needs of Bachelor of Business Studies students of Tribhuvan University (TU), Kathmandu, Nepal. Ninety two Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) first year students and 10 English teachers of TU took part in this study. Questionnaires served as the main tools for conducting needs analysis (NA). The findings revealed that both the groups of participants (students and teachers) perceived all seven sub-skills of writing as ‘important’. There is consistency between students’ perceptions of importance of subskills of writing and teachers’ perception of importance of the sub-skills. Regarding the perceived competence, teacher participants found their students’ abilities to be “not very good” or even “poor” in the subskills which they considered ‘important’ or ‘very important’. They rated their students at levels lower than the ones students did. Students were rated poor at the following subskills of writing: reports, memos; agendas, notices; instruction booklets; user manuals; company brochures; letters and diaries and messages. Findings indicated that ESP teachers are required to help students learn all the subskills of writing so that they can communicate in the target situations effectively.  

scholarly journals LICENSING AND ACCREDITATION AS TOOLS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN UKRAINE

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4(106)) ◽  
pp. 152-158
Author(s):  
В. О. Резніченко
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
National Agency ◽  
The Right ◽  
Social Importance

The relevance of the article is that in the theory and practice of administrative law the leading place is occupied by the category of tools of public administration. The sphere of providing higher education in Ukraine is not exclusive. The article forms licensing and accreditation as tools of public administration of higher education in Ukraine. It is determined that such procedures determine the efficiency of educational institutions and the quality of education they provide. Medicines are a group of consumer goods of special social importance. It is substantiated that licensing in the field of higher education is a tool of public administration (Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine), the content of which is the issuance, renewal and revocation of free economic licenses, issuance of duplicate free economic licenses, invalidation of free economic licenses, licensing cases and license registers. control over the observance by licensees of license conditions, issuance of orders on elimination of violations of license conditions, as well as orders on elimination of violations of legislation in the field of higher education. It is substantiated that accreditation is a tool of public administration (National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education), which is provided by current legislation in order to verify the ability (opportunity) of free education to carry out quality educational activities to train specialists in a particular specialization. It is concluded that licensing and accreditation as tools of public administration of higher education in Ukraine - is the need for higher education to confirm the compliance of the educational program of a particular specialty and level of higher education standard of higher education and the right of higher education to appeal to a certain subject of public administration (Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education).

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