scholarly journals THE ACTUALITY OF DISTANCE LEARNING AND TEACHING ENGLISH

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (13) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Learning And Teaching

scholarly journals EDUTAINMENT AND INFOTAINMENT IN DISTANCE LEARNING AND TEACHING ENGLISH TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND ADULT LEARNERS

2021 ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
Elena A. Bugreeva
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
University Students ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
History Of ◽  
E Learning

The era of digitization and post-literacy has changed many aspects of our life. This paper investigates into edutainment and infotainment as an approach to the instructional design of an English course for university students or adult learners, including distance learning. Apart from a brief history of edutainment and infotainment, the research attempts to realize the nature of edutainment, specify the concept, and point out its advantages and disadvantages. The article describes some instruments of edutainment and infotainment that can improve e-learning English. The findings may be interesting for the faculty engaged in synchronous and asynchronous e-learning and instructional designers creating online courses.

scholarly journals Islamic Values in the Context of English Learning and Teaching

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Zaitun Zaitun ◽  
Siska Kusuma Wardani
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Islamic Values

The aim of this research is to describe the Islamic values in the process of teaching English. This research was conducted at SD Labschool FIP UMJ for about 3 months starting from June 2018 until August 2018. This study focuses on English teaching and learning process at 4th graders. The study applied a qualitative descriptive research method which used observation and documents as the instruments in collecting the data. The writers observed both the school and 4th grade class and used the syllabus, lesson plan and English textbook as the documents. The analysis of the data showed that the Islamic values had been being well-built in the area of the school together with the school activities. While in the class observation the writer found that the Islamic values were not being applied yet in the process of teaching and learning English, besides, it was also found that syllabus, lesson plan, and textbook did not insert any Islamic values at all either in the content of the materials or in the teaching and learning activities. Thus this research study concludes that the Islamic values did not fully exist yet in the process of teaching English to the 4th graders of SD Labschool FIP UMJ.

Research on the Implementation of E-learning Tools by Bulgarian and Foreign Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 486-497
Author(s):  
Petar Todorov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Course Management Systems ◽  
Course Management ◽  
Research Subject ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The Past ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Foreign Universities

Over the past two years, the pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus has put to the test all spheres of life not only in Bulgaria but also worldwide. It can be claimed that the educational sector has acted adequately and has been able to deal with the challenge. The article presents research on the implementation of various e-learning tools by Bulgarian and foreign universities. The research was conducted at the beginning of the pandemic caused by COVID-19 by surveying students and lecturers. It turns out that despite the plethora of e-learning tools, at many universities, even in technologically advanced countries such as China, in most cases, education is delivered through distance learning and course management systems, for instance Moodle. The research objective is to ascertain the degree of implementation of various e-learning tools at Bulgarian and foreign universities. The research subject is the degree of implementation of e-learning tools, whereas the research object is students and lecturers from Bulgarian and foreign universities. The hypothesis, which is proven, is that the implementation of diverse e-learning tools is insufficient, despite the fact that their importance is acknowledged at all levels of learning and teaching.

scholarly journals Language Practitioners’ Reflections on Method-based and Post-method Pedagogies

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Fattah Soomro ◽  
Mansoor S. Almalki
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
English Language ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Strategic Framework ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The World

Method-based pedagogies are commonly applied in teaching English as a foreign language all over the world. However, in the last quarter of the 20th century, the concept of such pedagogies based on the application of a single best method in EFL started to be viewed with concerns by some scholars. In response to the growing concern against the concept of a method, some scholars started to offer alternatives to a method in different forms. Kumaravadivelu is one of the scholars who offers his post-method macro-strategic framework as an alternative to method-based pedagogies. This small-scale study explores English language practitioners’ experience and their views about applying method-based and post-method pedagogies. Semi-structured pre- and post-interviews were conducted from eight participants. The pre-interviews investigated the teacher-participants’ views about the method-based pedagogies in practice and the post-interviews aimed at knowing the prospects and concerns in the application of post-method pedagogies in their context. Although participants were skeptical of the concept of methods, they considered them useful in making contribution towards learning and teaching English. They found post-method pedagogies as more preferable option to method-based pedagogies in ELT on the ground; the post-method pedagogies, according to them, give broad directions while specific methods make teachers to work within narrow guidelines. However, they showed certain concerns in the application of such pedagogies in their context.

Technology usage for teaching and learning law in open and distance learning: a Sri Lankan perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-81
Author(s):  
Janaka Selvaras
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Technology Usage ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Online Social Media ◽  
Open And Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Law

PurposeThe Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) is the only institution to deliver legal education through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in Sri Lanka. This study aims to analyze technology usage in learning and teaching law in the ODL under OUSL to evaluate the accessibility and also challenges.Design/methodology/approachA combination of qualitative and quantitative methodologies has been used for the study. This includes both interviews with teachers and surveying among students on the usage of technology in learning and teaching law at OUSL. Since the LL.B Degree Programme of OUSL delivered at six regional centres in Sri Lanka, this study also includes the comparative analysis of technology usage in teaching and learning at selected regional centres.FindingsThe findings indicate that the majority of students have access to technology through mobile phones and are aware of blended learning. Even though they prefer to integrate blended learning with learning law, they do not prefer learning entirely online. Social media and mobile applications are the most preferred modes of blended learning by students. It is also acknowledged that the internal staff has knowledge and access to the use of technology in teaching law while the external staff faces challenges and is in need of adequate training.Originality/valueThe original contribution of this article provides insightful guidelines not only to the OUSL of Sri Lanka but also to the institutions offering similar disciplines through ODL to understand lecturers, learners in the future integration of technology.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing the Use of Multimedia Technologies in Teaching English Language in Kuwait

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (05) ◽  
pp. 212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Najla'a H. Al-Ajmi ◽  
Zainab Aljazzaf
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Data ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Multimedia Technologies ◽  
English Subject

The way of learning and teaching has been improved and the term of learning is developed. Generally, many researchers try to identify the important factors that affect the usage of multimedia in teaching and learning. However, there are few studies in this area specifically in Kuwait. Therefore, this study comes to fill this gab and identify the factors that influence the usage of multimedia technologies in teaching English language in Kuwait. Consequently, a research model is developed. To evaluate the proposed model, questionnaire is developed and the empirical data is collected and analyzed. The results reveal that there are seven factors that have an impact in using multimedia in teaching English subject, which are: facilitation, motivation, performance, behavioral, social, pedagogical, and effort factors. Moreover, the study proves that instructors have positive perceptions of multimedia technologies, but still need more supplements and supports.

The need for a transition to a distance learning format: research results

2020 ◽  
pp. 194-209
Author(s):  
Marina V. Polevaya ◽  
Elena V. Kamneva ◽  
Sergey A. Polevoy ◽  
Margarita M. Simonova ◽  
Svetlana M. Buyanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Training Format

Relevance. The article discusses the problems of the transition of universities to a distance learning format. The transfer of universities to a remote format due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus allowed students to continue to receive training, which varied significantly due to technologies, the choice of which was determined by the current capabilities of educational institutions. The article analyzes the result of a study of the attitude and assessment of teachers and students organizing and conducting training outside the educational institution with the use of distance technologies. The purpose of the study is to identify the features of teaching and learning in a distance format in higher education during the spread of a new coronavirus infection. The objectives of the study are to identify factors that have influenced the quality of the implementation of educational programs in full in the electronic information and educational environment. The results of the study. A serious influence of the distance learning format on the quality of the teacher-student interaction was revealed (it has significantly decreased), which is undoubtedly one of the factors that reduce studentsʼ motivation to learn. For many respondents, distance learning and teaching was the first experience of a distance learning format, and therefore the attitude towards it is rather complicated. A significant scatter in the format of the classes, their completeness and content within the framework of distance learning, the low proportion of the teaching staff prepared for its implementation, and the generally low level of technical, methodological and legal support show that the majority of Russian universities are not ready to introduce distance learning. The transition to an online training format caused the majority of respondents discomfort and negative emotional experiences.

scholarly journals PELATIHAN PEMBUATAN BAHAN AJAR UNTUK PEMBELAJARAN DARING MENGGUNAKAN APLIKASI VIDEO EDITING BAGI GURU DAN CALON GURU

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-194
Author(s):  
Munawaroh Munawaroh ◽  
Widya Parimita ◽  
Ryna Parlyna ◽  
Santi Susanti ◽  
Ati Sumiati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Video Editing ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Teaching Activities ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The Future ◽  
Service Activities ◽  
The Times

The training is part of the community service activities of the lecturers of the Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Jakarta. This Workshop is to educate and train teachers or prospective teachers to make teaching materials that are certainly interesting for students. Given the current COVID-19 pandemic, where everyone is encouraged to work or distance learning, all teachers must also teach students remotely. In addition, this training is also to prepare teachers to continue to adapt to the times because it is possible that learning and teaching activities will be carried out online and offline in the future.

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