scholarly journals Designing and Validating English Humor Comprehension Test and Establishing its Relationship with EFL Learners’ Humor Styleand Achievement

2021 ◽  
pp. 587-604
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Dynamic Mode ◽  
Comprehension Test ◽  
Humor Style ◽  
Comprehension Ability ◽  
Context Of Learning ◽  
Two Phases

Humor is a complex and dynamic mode of communication that serves a number of important social functions.It has been claimed that humor is helpful in the context of learning. The present study aimed at constructing and validating a test to measure learners’ English humor comprehension ability and establishing its relationship with their humor style and achievement. This study is comprised of two phases including the validation of questionnaires and the correlational survey. The participants for the validation phase were 275 Iranian advanced English language learners and for the second part were 210 learners from both genders. This study utilized two tests and one questionnaire which are Preliminary English Test (PET), English Humor Comprehension Test, and Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ).The results of confirmatory factor analysis indicated that English humor comprehension test with 19 items and three main sub-constructs (Quantity, manner, and relevance)is a valid and reliable test. In addition, it was revealed that both humor comprehension ability and humor style are positive significant predicators of learners’ language proficiency. Finally, a positive significant correlation was found between humor comprehension ability and humor style.

scholarly journals THE SIOP MODEL AS AN EMPOWERING TEACHING METHOD FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS - A STUDY CASE

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustapha Boughoulid
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Quasi Experimental

The increase in the needs of the English language learners (ELLs) and their endless demands in terms of achievement and proficiency in all the educational systems all over the world urged teachers and educators to call for new teaching strategies that sound more adequate and appropriate in the classroom. The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model emerged as one of the worldwide prominent teaching methods that guarantee the ELLs success, especially when it has to do with the understanding of the content and language learning meanwhile. With its diverse culture and prominent engagement in terms of education, Morocco represents a fertile field for the implementation of the SIOP Model that has proven in different contexts its adequacy in helping ELLs achieve proficiency. This study is about a quasi-experimental research that is implemented in an urban school known for its diversification in terms of mother tongue, socio-economic status, gender, and background. Given these different circumstances of the learners, the findings reported after the adoption of the SIOP Model as a teaching approach showed that it is a reliable and adequate teaching method in terms of content and language proficiency. The use of wh-questions as key indicators to measure the learners’ capacity of understanding and responding correctly throughout the experiment phase showed the superiority of the ELLs in the SIOP classes in contrast to the learners in the mainstream classes. This superiority is embodied, especially in terms of the high scores obtained in providing correct answers in a short duration of time. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0726/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Validity Issues in Assessing English Language Learners' Language Proficiency

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 80-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikyung Kim Wolf ◽  
Tim Farnsworth ◽  
Joan Herman
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language

scholarly journals TBL and Teacher Preparation: Toward a Curriculum for Pre-service Teachers

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Hetty Roessingh
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
English Language ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Premier Cycle ◽  
Teaching Curriculum ◽  
University Course

English language learners (ELLs) represent a growing demographic in the elementary mainstream classroom of today. Initial teacher education (ITE) programs must prepare teacher candidates for the dual challenge of teaching curriculum content while supporting the development of English language proficiency. Task-based learning (TBL) holds potential for addressing these learner needs. This article describes the curriculum and provides a list of suitable readings and tasks (assignments) for a 3-hour (one full course-equivalent) university course at the pre-service level that bridges theory to practice, and prepares elementary-route teachers to design and implement TBL in the context of the mainstream class setting. By basing the proposed curriculum on TBL, a model is provided for students to learn firsthand how TBL may be implemented in the mainstream.Les apprenants de l’anglais constituent un groupe démographique croissant dans les salles de classe au primaire. Les programmes de formation initiaux des enseignants doivent préparer les stagiaires pour le double défi que représentent l’enseignement du contenu et le développement de la compétence en anglais chez les élèves. L’enseignement basé sur les tâches (EBT) est susceptible de répondre à ces besoins. Cet article décrit un programme d’étude et offre une liste de lectures et de tâches appropriées pour un cours universitaire complet du premier cycle qui lie la théorie à la pratique et prépare les étudiants à concevoir et mettre en pratique l’EBT dans les classes au primaire. Le programme d’étude proposé fournit donc aux étudiants en pédagogie un modèle de la mise en œuvre de l’EBT en salle de classe.

scholarly journals The Struggling English Language Learners: Case Studies of English Language Learning Difficulties in EFL Context

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Sultan H. Alharbi
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
English Language Proficiency ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Language Courses

The term &lsquo;struggling language learner&rsquo; is one that is usually ascribed to students who are trying, without much success to master the English language in an academic setting. As a case study, this study was carried out to gain insights into the &lsquo;struggles&rsquo; of the struggling English as a foreign language (EFL) learners. Ten students were selected from those with the 20th least percentile in their English language courses. Observation of and discussion with these categories of learners revealed that many language learners had a point at which they began to take learning English language more seriously. In such positive or negative situations, their language learning journey improved therefrom. The findings showed that 80% of the participants believed that their English language proficiency was &lsquo;very good&rsquo;, while 20% of these participants believed that their English language proficiency was &lsquo;average&rsquo;. Also, the findings indicated that there was a statistically significant association (i.e., p &lt; .05) between English language proficiency of the learners and the following observable attributes: willingness to learn for educational purposes; willingness to learn for career development; and students&rsquo; continuation without losing focus. The study proposes a fresh evaluation of the problems faced by EFL struggling learners by bringing to light a multifaceted, meaningful consideration of their learning attitudes from socio-psychological point of view, offering a comprehensive account of these learners and their learning difficulties as well as their attitudes and outlook while taking lessons as freshmen at the university. &nbsp;

scholarly journals Exploring Gender-based Language Identity Among Iranian EFL Learners

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Hossein Khodabakhshzadeh ◽  
Mansooreh Hosseinnia ◽  
Fatemeh Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
American English ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Language Identity ◽  
Australian English ◽  
Gender Based

The purpose of this study is examining the language identity among male and female language learners in Iran. 1268 English language learners from different parts of the country from different ages and Iranian ethnicity and English language proficiency levels participated in this research. Validated and reliable scales of measuring language identity was used. The results of this study revealed that male and female English language learners are significantly different in their language identity and Iranian English language learners are in a moderate level of language identity. Moreover, the majority of the participants in each gender (male: 35.52%, and female: 50.88%) chosen American English as their favorite pronunciation kind, females (41.04) prefer Persian English more than males (20.94), and the lowest percent among male learners is related to Australian English (7.05) and among female learners is related to Canadian (1.54). 

Assessing English Language Learners: A Perplexing Puzzle

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margo Gottlieb ◽  
Cristina Sanchez-Lopez
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Language Impairment ◽  
Specific Language Impairment ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Specific Language ◽  
Full Complement

Abstract The intersection of language education and special education is not clearly marked for linguistically and culturally diverse students; some qualify as English language learners; others as English language learners with disabilities or specific language impairment; still others with only disabilities or specific language impairment. It is often perplexing to try to decipher which category is most appropriate and, consequently, how best to serve these students. Assessment data, if reliable and valid, coupled with historical information, can help define the pathway to educational success for the fastest growing segment of our school population. This article shares the challenges facing educators of English language learners and attempts to show how proper assessment can guide educational decision making. We pose that for English language learners, assessment must entail the gathering of information from multiple sources on their language proficiency and academic achievement in both English and their native language. In that way, we obtain a comprehensive portrait of the students' full complement of knowledge and skills. Ultimately, English as a Second Language or bilingual teachers working along with speech-language pathologists need to collaborate in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data to afford English language learners optimal opportunities for success in school.

Mobile Technology Integration and English Language Learners

2017 ◽  
pp. 25-41
Author(s):  
Jung Won Hur
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Technology Integration ◽  
Differentiated Instruction ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
English Language ◽  
Classroom Observations

The purpose of this chapter is to report a case study examining the benefits and challenges of iPad use to help ELLs develop language proficiency. Based on the differentiated instruction framework, the author integrated iPads into a grade 4-5 ELL classroom and investigated learning impacts through classroom observations and interviews with the teacher and students. The findings of the study presented that iPad integration helped make learning engaging, provided various options appropriate for leaners' needs, and promoted learning outside of the classroom. Although important learning benefits were observed, several challenges were also reported such as a lack of appropriate ELL educational apps, a limitation of multitasking, and difficulties of monitoring students' learning progresses.

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