scholarly journals PRE-SERVICE STUDENTS’ TRAINING TO TEACH LISTENING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSROOM

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Alla Gembaruk
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
School Experience ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Joint Project ◽  
British Council ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
New Generation ◽  
The Way

The article describes the way of pre-service students’ training to teach listening in the English language classroom which is done within the framework of new PRESETT Curriculum on Methodology designed in context of “New Generation School Teachers” joint project (2013–2019), initiated by the Ministry of Education and Science, Ukraine and the British Council, Ukraine. The article highlights the content of the unit devoted to teaching listening, its structure, modes of teaching and learning, assessment specifications. The article also specifies the tasks for school experience and the way teacher assistantship is organized. The results of students’ evaluation of the unit on teaching listening are presented in the article. Keywords: PRESETT Curriculum on Methodology, “New Generation School Teachers” project, pre-service teacher training, teaching listening, school experience, modes of teaching and learning, assessment specifications, reflection, unit evaluation form, self-assessment checklist.

The Use of Multimedia and its Impact on Bangladeshi EFL Learners at Tertiary Level

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 150
Author(s):  
Farzana Sharmin Pamela Islam
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

As 21st century is the era of modern technologies with different aspects, it offers us to make the best use of them. After tape recorder and overhead projector (OHP), multimedia has become an important part of language classroom facilities for its unique and effective application in delivering and learning lesson. Although in many parts of Bangladesh, a South Asian developing country, where English enjoys the status of a foreign language, the use of multimedia in teaching and learning is viewed as a matter of luxury. However, nowadays the usefulness and the necessity of it are well recognized by the academics as well as the government. The study aims to focus on the difference between a traditional classroom void of multimedia and multimedia equipped classrooms at university level by explaining how multimedia support the students with enhanced opportunity to interact with diverse texts that give them more in-depth comprehension of the subject. It also focuses on audio-visual advantage of multimedia on the students’ English language learning. The study has followed a qualitative method to get an in-depth understanding of the impact of using multimedia in an English language classroom at tertiary level. For this purpose, the data have been collected from two different sources. Firstly, from students’ written response to  an open ended question as to their comparative experience of learning  lessons with and without multimedia facilities; and secondly, through  observation of English language classes at a private university of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. The discussion of the study is limited to  the use of multimedia in English language classroom using cartoons, images and music with a view to enhance students’ skills in academic writing, critical analysis of image and critical appreciation of music. For this purpose, cartoons in English language, images from Google and music from You Tube have got focused discussion in this paper.

Investigating the Emergence of Digital Platforms for Listening Learning Proficiency

Al-Lisan ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-224
Author(s):  
Tira Nur Fitria
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
British Broadcasting Corporation ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Voice Of America ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
British Council ◽  
Listening Strategies ◽  
Learning English

This study investigates the use of any platforms in English language teaching and learning, especially in listening skills. This research design is qualitative. From the result, it shows that some technologies available both online or offline include applications or platforms that provide many choices for listening to English, they are. 1) Music platform. These platforms can be found in PlayStore, such as Joox and Spotify recommends songs for listening skills. 2) Youtube channel. Many YouTube channels for learning English listening skills include 1) Voice of America (VOA), BBC Learning English, Learn English with TV Series, English with Lucy, and Oxford Online English. 3) Podcasts. Both BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) and VoA (Voice of America). These Podcasts offer listening skills. The other podcasts are “The English We Speak, Podcast in English, Better at English, Luke’s English Podcast, Espresso English Podcast, Anchor FM” etc. 4) Websites that are pretty representative in practicing the listening skills such as Sound English, ESL-Lab, English listening, Ello, learn English British Council, Daily ESL, Story Nory, Story Line, which can be accessed. Learning English through several applications above can be an alternative for students in practicing and improving their English listening skills. Listening exercises can be carried out by using interesting listening strategies when learning English. It depends on the teachers/lecturers who teach listening subjects and the students who learn English materials.

scholarly journals Managing English Language Classroom for Meaningful Teaching and Learning: A Case Study for Hochland High School in Windhoek

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. p1
Author(s):  
Martha Hakaya ◽  
Nchindo Richardson Mbukusa ◽  
Earle Sinvula Mudabeti
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Professional Teaching

Total management of overcrowded classrooms have across-the-board effects for English as a Second Language teaching and learning environments as in any subject. Greater attainment and achievements in schools depend on the choices made with regard to teacher-learner ratios that consider of classroom management. Recruitment of learners and teachers should ensure that classrooms are enabled to meet the demands of professional teaching challenges, amongst other, inidvidualised teaching and learning. The aim of the research was to explore the challenges and related matters in managing English as a Second Language overcrowded classrooms. A qualitative approach, steered by a case study design, purposively guided the study. It was deemed fit in order to understand the phenomena with deeper understanding of beliefs and situated lived experiences. Semi-structured interviews and nonparticipant observations were used as methods to generate data for analysis. The research exposed that copious problems were experienced by teachers and leaners who were subjected to overcrowded classrooms. Amongst many, noise and unruly behaviour, poor time management and teaching approaches result in such classes. Guiding principles regarding sound teacher-learner ratios should be put in place by policymakers and schools in order to support both teachers and learners for the success of teaching and learning.

Improving Process Writing with the Use Authentic Assessment

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 200
Author(s):  
Muhammad Noor Bin Abdul Aziz ◽  
Nurahimah Mohd Yusoff
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Authentic Assessment ◽  
Study Data ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Process Writing ◽  
Interview Session ◽  
Language Classroom

<p>The paper discusses on how process writing is improved with the use of authentic assessment in an English Language classroom. Eleven primary school children from Year 4 in a rural school in Sabah are the participants of the study. Data were collected by observing them during the English Language lessons and at the end of the series of observations, an interview session was conducted. The results of the study revealed thatusing authentic assessment to assess young learners’ writing skills is beneficial and effective in helping them to write better in the English Language classroom. The presentation will therefore provide suggestions for the use of more authentic assessment in the classroom, particularly in English Language teaching and learning.</p>

scholarly journals Use of Journal Articles in English Language Classroom

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 110-116
Author(s):  
Sagar Poudel
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students

Teaching English without any instructional materials may be difficult or even impossible. There are lots of materials which facilitate both the teachers and students in language teaching and learning. As with other teaching materials and resources, journal articles are also an important source for language teaching. Taking this into account, this article tries to explore how EFL teachers perceive the value of journal articles and how they use them in their classrooms. More specifically, the article tries to explore whether and to what extent journal articles can be used as instructional materials, and what strategies teachers employ to use journals articles to enhance language proficiency of their students.Journal of NELTA ,  Vol. 22, No. 1-2, 2017 December, Page: 110-116

scholarly journals Critical literacy in the english language classroom

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarissa Menezes Jordão ◽  
Francisco Carlos Fogaça
Keyword(s):  
Critical Literacy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Public School Teachers ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Education Department ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Sense Of Reality

This paper reports the experience of developing teaching materials for public school teachers and students in southern Brazil in a project funded by the Education Department of Paraná State. The materials were intended as resources to be used by teachers according to their needs and those of their local communities, rather than as a textbook per se. The theory underlying this project is based on critical literacy and the idea that language is discourse, i.e. embedded in cultural and ideological values which determine its meaning and establish power relations among texts, among readers and among texts and their readers - Freirean "readers of the wor(l)d". Student-readers are, in this sense, co-constructors of meanings and responsible for making sense of reality. We expect students and teachers who use the materials we designed to become more aware of their possibilities as agents and this way we intend to foster a sense of active citizenship.

scholarly journals Attitudes towards the Efficiency of English Culture Treatment at Schools: A Case of Iranian Kurdish EFL Learners

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 562
Author(s):  
Sahar Ahamdpour ◽  
Davud Kuhi
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
West Azerbaijan ◽  
Culture And Language ◽  
The Way

Language is used for communication and it is a carrier of culture. Culture and language are inseparable. If learners are successful in understanding and use of the target language, they need to have good knowledge of cultural aspects of the foreign language as well. Therefore it is essential to teach culture and language simultaneously. The present study aims to understand Iranian Kurdish EFL learners’ attitude towards the way culture is addressed and treated in English language course at high schools. To this end, two hundred and fifty female EFL learners were selected based on availability sampling from two high schools in Boukan, West Azerbaijan and were asked to complete the attitude questionnaire. The results indicated that Iranian Kurdish EFL learners hold negative attitudes towards the way culture is treated at English course in Iranian high schools. At the end, the paper provides some recommendations for policy makers, textbook designers, and teachers in order to foster cultural awareness in teaching and learning process.

scholarly journals Integrating Web 2.0 Tools in Writing Class to Promote Assessment for Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Movi Riana Rahmawanti ◽  
Amalul Umam
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Assessment For Learning ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Language Classroom

Technology has been implemented for instruction with various resources to explore course content and assess students’ learning. In this study, Web 2.0 tools was implemented in writing classroom for Higher education students. A Web 2.0 tools that was used was because it is known as an online means and has been used to perpetuate interactions and communication within a collaborative learning. Assessment is central to teaching and learning, from which a decision whether or not the goals of education are being met. At the same time, the demand of today’s era makes it quite challenging for educators to find the best way to assess their students. Action research method was employed in the study in which observation and individual semi-structured interviews we re used to collect the data. The result of the study is the knowledge of implementation of Web 2.0 tools in EFL (English as foreign language) classroom, from which a guidance of using Web 2.0 tools to promote assessment for learning will be arrived at. This study concludes that Web 2.0 tools can be applied to promote Assessment for learning, and it has several benefits to the student s to improve their learning quality.

scholarly journals Japanese Students’ English Language Learning Experience through Computer Game-Based Student Response Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1993-1998
Author(s):  
Kew, S. N. Et.al
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Computer Game ◽  
Student Response ◽  
Student Response Systems ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Response Systems

Technology has been vastly used in learning context for the purpose of enhancing students’ learning performance. The integration of computer in language teaching and learning is growing. In particular, the computer game-based student response systems such as Kahoot! application is implemented by some educators in their teaching classesto improve students’ learning experience. Meanwhile, collaborative learning plays an important role in teaching and learning practice. Thus, this paper aims to examine the use of Kahoot! application integrated with collaborative learning approach influences the learning experiences of Japanese students in English language classroom. An experimental research approach was conducted to study how Kahoot! application is affecting the learning experiences of Japenese students. Student engegement observation checklist and feedback form were used as the research instruments in this study. The population comprised 20 Japanese students who enrolled in English language classroom participated in this experiment. The findings show that Kahoot! integrated with collaborative learning approach made positive impact on students by contributing to better engagement and enhanced learning experience of students. This study can be a reference for instructors who plan to implement game-based student response systems and collaborative learning in English language classroom.

scholarly journals ENGLISH ZONE (EZO): A FUN ACTIVITY IN LEARNING ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILL FOR YOUNG LEARNERS

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Septiyana ◽  
Puri Widiarti ◽  
Tika Purnama Sari ◽  
Eka Nur Kasih ◽  
Hijjriah Al Mukaromah
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Young Learners ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Learning English

This research aims to describe the implementation of English Zone (EZo) activities in learning English speaking skills for young learners. Employing qualitative descriptive study, this research included observation of teaching and learning process, and interview that was administered to 10 students from Kampung Sawah, West Hadimulyo. Ten meetings were observed thoroughly. Each observation took place in English language classroom every Sunday at Al-Fatimah Mosque. This research presented the implementation of English Zone (EZo) to young learners and students’ responses to the implementation of EZo. The findings illuminated the powerful ways in which EZo was able to improve students’ speaking skill. The students were having fun in the classroom which made them actively participate IN speaking practice with their friends or teachers. The findings further highlighted that EZo showed a good result in improving students’ confidence during their speaking practice. EZo helped them to speak more and decreased hesitation. They felt more relaxed to speak.Keywords : English zone, speaking skill, young learners, activity

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