Digital literacies: A strategy of pedagogy for English language teaching to technical undergraduates

2021 ◽  
pp. 518-526
Author(s):  
Narendra Kumar Jangir ◽  
Amol R. Bute ◽  
Amit Bansode
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
New Literacies ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skill ◽  
Traditional Classrooms ◽  
Rural Location ◽  
Teaching Language

English language teaching for the engineering students in under-develop colleges of rural location encounters challenges of resources. Even the task of imparting necessary language skills becomes difficult with the help of traditional classrooms. The syllabuses for professional courses are designed to comprehend the language skill to cop-up with the entire degree course and face the placement process towards the end of the course. Hence, the paper would be discussing the solution to the problem of the lack of facilities in teaching language to the professional undergraduates in under-develop colleges. It would also bring out the scope of discovering beyond basic software programs on the computer like Grammarly and Ginger, instead discusses the implication of new literacies in learning a language in the classroom of professional college.

scholarly journals PLATFORMS, PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS OF ONLINE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AT VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

JURNAL BASIS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 299
Author(s):  
Fajar Kristina ◽  
Syahrial Syahrial ◽  
Wisma Yunita
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
Additional Time ◽  
Teaching Language ◽  
Problems And Solutions

The study aimed to discover and to describe online learning platforms used, the problems faced and the solutions that offered by the English teacher in Vocational High School. The descriptive qualitative research was used as the research design in order to describe in detail the issues which had been discovered. The researcher selected 7 English teachers from each state vocational high school of Bengkulu city as the representative sample for this research. The instrument of this research was the interview guideline and data were collected by using the interview. After collecting the data, the researcher analyzed the data by using descriptive analysis. The result Google classroom and WhatsApp were effective platforms to have online English language teaching in the pandemic era, especially, for the students at the vocational high school. The problems of using the platforms were the internet connection, lack of students’ motivation, lack of students’ understanding, and inefficient teaching time. While the problems of teaching language skills through the use of platforms were miss understanding and lack motivation, in adequate time, lack of interaction, and overload the use of data plan. The solution that the teacher used for solving the use of platform were providing the extended time and offline module or having face to face class. However for solving the problems of teaching language skills, the teachers did Whatsapp discussion, peer feedback and having question and answer session in Whatsapp, decreasing listening activity and providing additional time for writing.

STEM for English Language Teaching

2020 ◽  
pp. 99-117
Author(s):  
Bilge Akıncı
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Teacher Research ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Teaching Process

This chapter presents an example of STEM and English language teaching integration. In this study, it was aimed to improve students' English language skills and increase their engagement with the appliance of STEM. In this descriptive study, a way of integrating STEM into the language teaching process was explained with an applied example. The research is of qualitative design with the implementation of action research method. As a result, the implementation improved students' language skills and gave students the chance of using knowledge of other disciplines in English courses while increasing their engagement. Additively, the implementation developed students' 21st century skills. It is thought this study can be an inspiration for English teachers to apply various approaches in their teaching processes. In addition, the study can be accepted as an example of the contribution of STEM to English language teaching process. Moreover, the study is a representation of teacher research, and this research can be assessed as an inspiration for teachers to turn their practices into research.

scholarly journals QAR (QUESTION ANSWER RELATIONSHIP) AS AN ALTERNATIVE STRATEGY TO TEACH READING

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-123
Author(s):  
Sa’dulloh Muzammil
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Alternative Strategy ◽  
Teaching Reading

In English language teaching, teaching reading plays an important role, for reading is one of language skills. In order to succeed doing this activity, a teacher must be familiar and able to employ various teaching readingstrategies that can assist his/her students comprehend what they read. To check students’ reading comprehension, a teacher may propose several questions related to the texts being read. However, if the students have difficulties dealing with these reading comprehension questions, a teacher must be able to help them by introducing reading strategies to overcome the problems. QAR is one of reading strategies which is beneficial for a teacher to check students’ reading comprehension and frame reading question-answer activity in reading phases: pre-, while-, and post-reading; as well as to help students locate answers for the questions.

scholarly journals PROMOTING GRAMMATICAL AWARENESS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING: ESP CONTEXT

Prosodi ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-90
Author(s):  
Milawati Milawati
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Grammatical Awareness ◽  
Teaching Learning

Recently, English Specific Purposes is taking a crutial issue to be considered. Since the implementation of ESP is apropriate to the need of its studies, the English skills which required by students is getting growth. Indeed, grammar as one of language components which supports the language skills also changing as its usage. However, the implementation of the grammar usage in ESP, is not really proper to its context. This paper presents the possibilities factors behind its unproper usage and also some activities which raises students’ grammar awarenes . By knowing more about those issue will not only help the teacher to lead the students more effectively and properly in using the grammar, but it will also provide the teacher with a means of evaluating the teaching learning process and help the teacher to produce activities that will actually motivate the students to learn. Keywords: Grammatical Awareness, ESP, English Language Teaching

scholarly journals Literature in English Language Teaching

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Mustafa Erdem
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
English Language ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Linguistic Knowledge ◽  
Unique Material ◽  
Material Stimulation

Language as a means of communicatiın has been learned and taught for centuries.For every human the learning process starts unconsciously with learning their mother tongue and later it goes on systematically and consciously at school.However,in order to carry on commercial or social relations among different communities people have to learn two or even more languages. Therefore teaching of foreign languages has been an object of inerest to societies for ages. Many researchers belive that literature is useful in English language teaching.Value of literature as a useful source in language teaching is strongly defended by these researchers. Literature has a number of benefits which include but are not limited to availability of unique material, stimulation of reader's development and contribution to reader's vocabulary and cultural enrichment. Along with the abovementioned benefits diversity, interest, and vagueness, and universality, could be named as other advantages. This study reveals that literature increases all language skills since it extends linguistic knowledge through giving evidence of extensive and subtle vocabulary usage. Furthermore, it gives students the opportunity to strengthen language skills as it often enables oral discussions and exchange of opinions.

scholarly journals THE STRATEGIES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AT IAIN BONE

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ishak Ishak ◽  
Nahdhiyah Nahdhiyah
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Reflective Thinking ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Language Skill ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Positive Action

This research aims at investigating the strategies of English language teaching at IAIN Bone. The data were collected through structured interview. The strategy aims to improve language skill, improve knowledge, reaching goals and encourage motivation. It is to promote critical, reflective thinking and evaluation skills that will help students to take positive action to protect, enhance and advocate for their learning. Lecturers use communicative personal and pedagogical capability to work collaboratively with their students in learning activities. The lecturers are hoped to bring and involve the students into a quality of better education. The research is synthesized into top five teaching strategies: apply method based on the material, have clear instruction and method, lead the students to the greater understanding, have adequate knowledge about their individual students, and build a good rapport with students.

scholarly journals Foreign Language Teaching and Development of Language skills :A Pakistani Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Syeda Naureen Mumtaz ◽  
◽  
Dr.Uzma Quraishi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
English As Foreign Language

The study was attempted to explore as to what extent English language teaching in Pakistan has been able to develop language skills among the target learners. The researcher intended to evaluate the limit to which the textbook helps in generating competence of all four integrated skills, especially as laid down in the standards of the National Curriculum (2006). The purpose of this study was to create pragmatic awareness among learners, teachers and educational professionals, working in the field of English as Foreign Language. By method , it was a qualitative study, semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions were the tools used to elicit the data. The participants of this research were selected from public sector schools and organizations including, teachers, policymakers, curriculum developers, subject specialists, and students to examine the effectiveness of grade VIII’s English language textbook on students’ performance . For data analysis themes were developed, coded and summarized in a descriptive mode. The findings of this study reflected that the relevant textbook does not cater to the target learners’ future academic and professional language needs. As a solution to the problems while teaching and learning English as foreign language in Pakistan; this study also offered a model to be followed by the policy makers and practitioners in order to make the existing English language textbook more effectives in terms of foreign language teaching and learning and language skill development.

scholarly journals English Language Teaching and Learning Issues in Batam Learners’ Perception via Facebook Dialog Journal

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Warno Edi
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Learning Issues ◽  
Language Teaching And Learning

The purpose of this research was to gather English as a second language (ESL) learners perceptions pertaining to their experience in learning English language in secondary schools, colleges and local universities. The research methodology incorporated dialog journal using facebook. Dialog journal is a written communication between a teacher and students or other writing partners, which provides a natural context for language development and a new channel of communication outside the classroom. The research incorporated facebook as it currently one of the most prominent online social networking sites among Indonesians. 46 respondents from public and private colleges and universities discussed various learning issues including impediment that they encountered during English lessons in secondary school, college and university: learners’ views and comments on issues pertaining to local English language teaching and learning; and suggestions to improve the teaching and learning of English. The discussion revealed varying viewpoints such as difficulties and reasons that students faced in learning the four language skills i.e. speaking, listening, reading and writing; and the lack of confidence which hampered their language improvement. This research hopes to enlighten educators of arduous challenges that students faced learning the English language so that they may strive to improve and consolidate their teaching skills.Key Words: Dialogue Response Journal; Language Proficiency; and Language Skills.

scholarly journals The Role of Core Skills Development Through English Language Teaching (ELT) in Increasing Employability of Students in the Saudi Labor Market

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Khalid Alzuoud ◽  
Daya Ram Gaudel
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
International Standards ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Core Skills

The National Commission for Academic Accreditation & Assessment (NCAAA), Saudi Arabia, aims to determine ‘standards and criteria for academic accreditation and assessment and for accrediting post-secondary institutions and the programs they offer’ (2012). Along this line of teaching, learning standards, each department is required to submit the Course Report (CR) and the Course Specifications (CS) reflecting the quality of learning and the management of courses aiming to achieve the highest international standards. As mandatory procedure, English Language Centers (ELC) in the Saudi universities also prepare quality assessment reports. The reports include data about the assessment of English language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. In addition, the CR and CS both seek to establish whether students at the Preparatory Year have mastered core skills such as communication skills, problem solving skills, thinking skills, language skills, attention, executive skills, memorizing and other cognitive and interpersonal skills. This qualitative study highlights the major findings the teachers’ perceptions about integrating core skills into English language teaching that would potentially increase employability of students in the labor market in Saudi Arabia and as well as contribute to the national vision 2030 that includes ‘learning for working’. Our study focuses on the relationships between teachers’ perceptions about core skills development during English language teaching and teachers’ decisions about using teaching activities to enhance those skills. Data were collected through questionnaire, semi-structured interviews and class observations and coded into different categories and labelled and then the results were drawn analyzing the connection between those categories.

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