scholarly journals Risk and Solution of English Language E-Textbook for Non-English Study Program Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Asti Gumartifa ◽  
Sri Yuliani ◽  
Sherly Marliasari
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
English Department ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Modern Approach ◽  
Technology Learning ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The University

Abstract: E-textbooks are also referred to as electronic books, printed downloads, or internet sources. A textbook is an ideal example of technology in active learning for university students. E-textbooks are becoming more great choice than paper textbooks. In several academic institutes at a campus like the University of Muhammadiyah Palembang, where every lecturer is allowed to have a personal laptop. Thus, it's critical to look into how e-textbooks are adopted and how they might alter students' learning processes. The purpose of this study is to see what the risks of learning are and how to optimize the solution for learning and using English e-textbook for non-English study program students. This research’s novelty provides solutions and even optimizations related to the existing advantages and disadvantages specifically faced by non-English department students in learning English through e-textbooks. The solutions and optimizations are discussed descriptively into the modern approach and innovative technology. Furthermore, this research is beneficial for students to learn English for specific purposes. Keywords: E-textbook, risk, helpful, technology, learning

scholarly journals Using authentic materials for students of tourism in Slovenia: English language acquisition for students of the Faculty of Tourism of the University of Maribor

ExELL ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-115
Author(s):  
Jasna Potočnik Topler
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Authentic Materials ◽  
English Language Acquisition ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Classroom Materials ◽  
The University ◽  
Grammatical Structures

Abstract The article examines the process of teaching English for specific purposes at the Faculty of Tourism of the University of Maribor, Slovenia using coursebooks and authentic supplementary materials. The survey has shown that the students of the Faculty of Tourism prefer supplementary authentic materials to coursebooks because they find them sufficiently interesting or challenging. Specially designed classroom materials that are put into the Moodle by the teacher also offer opportunities for various activities in lesson planning for teaching, listening, speaking, reading and writing. Another important aspect of supplementary materials is that they facilitate the teacher’s creativity. However, there are advantages and disadvantages to using only coursebooks or only specially prepared classroom materials, and both - coursebooks and supplementary materials - should be used only after careful consideration. Although authentic materials may contain complex grammatical structures and difficult vocabulary, they bring real-life situations into classrooms, and students therefore find them very motivating, the survey has shown.

scholarly journals The Access to and Use of ICT in Learning English: A Case of University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
Cici Adeliani ◽  
Alamsyah Harahap ◽  
Dedi Sofyan ◽  
Ildi Kurniawan ◽  
Azhar Aziz Lubis
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Sequential Mixed Methods ◽  
Education Study ◽  
The University ◽  
English Students ◽  
English Language Skills

This research aimed to find out the students’ access to ICT application and how far ICT application helps students in mastering English language skills faced by English students of English Education Study Program at the University of Bengkulu in the 2020/2021 academic year. This research was an explanatory sequential mixed methods design. The population of this research was English students of English Education Study Program at the University of Bengkulu. The sample of this research was selected by using purposive sampling technique, totaling 80 students for questionnaire and 24 students for interview. The data were collected by using questionnaire and interview. The instruments were consisted of 15 items adapted from Dang Hoang Tri and Nhung Hong Thi Nguyen (2014). This research used Microsoft Excel to analyze the data.  The result of this study showed that students access 15 ICT applications in English learning. Also, researcher found that the majority of students have positive perception towards ICT application can help students in mastering English language skills.

scholarly journals COMBINATION OF POWER AND KWL STRATEGIES TO TEACH WRITING

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ichsanira Purwandari ◽  
Sri Wiyanah
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Homogeneity Test ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Normality Test ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The University

The aim of the study was to identify the effectiveness of using the combination of POWER and KWL to teach writing of fourth semester students at English Language Education Study Program in the University of PGRI Yogyakarta. It is based on the research problem that the students got difficulties on writing because they used ineffective strategy. The research used experimental research design. This research was conducted in 3 stages: data collection, action and data analysis. The data were collected through test, observation, and questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the steps of: normality test, homogeneity test, inferential analysis, determining hypothesis testing, and conclusion.The hypothesis is determined into the Null hypothesis (H0) and Alternative Hypothesis (Ha). H0 is accepted if the significance value >0.05 and Ha is rejected. The result of this research presented that the combination of POWER and KWL strategy was effective to teach writing at the university level. The control group’s mean score on the pre-test was 56,22 increased to 57,88 in post-test with gained point 1,59. The experiment group’s mean score on pre-test was 57,33 increased to 60,89 on post-test with gained point 3,66.

scholarly journals Students’ Perspectives on Academic Writing in European Higher Education (Based on 2019 Erasmus Teaching Experience in Slovak and Hungarian University)

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 87-102
Author(s):  
Olena Hundarenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
English Language Acquisition ◽  
Writing Assignments ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
European Universities ◽  
Writing Instructions ◽  
English Academic Writing ◽  
The University

Although studies on the approaches and methods of teaching Academic Writing in university classroom are extensive, comparative studies on students’ evaluation of the classroom strategies and techniques applied are still scant. Therefore, this research implies a quantitative study based on comparative analysis of Slovak and Hungarian EFL learners’ responses on a special questionnaire in English Academic Writing. The objective of the study was to explore senior university students’ attitude to the academic writing tasks, specificity of a writing program at the university, its advantages and disadvantages; to evaluate their own writing abilities and provide recommendations concerning feedback and writing instructions in class along with the ways of their improvement. It accords to the area of study on effective writing assignments, techniques and methods involved in everyday practice in Central European universities, which can make academic writing both a productive and joyful tool in English language acquisition process.

scholarly journals STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF INSTAGRAM CAPTION AS MEDIA IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ade Christanty Yudha Bestari
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Study Program ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
English Class ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Nahdlatul Ulama ◽  
The Media

Everybody has Instagram account in this digital era. The lecturer uses Instagram as the media in English Language Teaching. The lecturer asks the students to write their idea in English as Instagram caption. This study presents the students’ perceptions of using social media, Instagram. All the participants in this study are students of Mathematic Study Program who enroll in English class at Nahdlatul Ulama University Purwokerto. The data were analyzed by using both quantitative and qualitative method. The data taken from survey through questionnaire were analyzed quantitatively. Then, the researcher used qualitative analysis to present the data from interview. The finding showed that the students’ perceived the advantages and disadvantages of using Instagram caption. The advantages showed that the participants have a positive perception of Instagram caption as a media in English Language Teaching. First, it stimulated the students to develop positive attitude in creative writing. Second, it improved students’ grammatical competences. The last, it enhanced the students’ motivation in English writing. Three disadvantages of using instagram as a media in teaching English included internet connection problem, low engagement rate of students’ in Instagram, and language barrier. Some of the students still used Google Translate (GT) to ensure that their sentences were correct. Keywords: Students’ Perceptions, Instagram, English Language Teaching 

Using Vocabulary as An Instructional Scaffolding Technique to Boost English Language Skills

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-93
Author(s):  
Evariste Manirakiza ◽  
Innocent Hakizimana
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Instructional Scaffolding ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
College Of Business ◽  
The University ◽  
Scaffolding Technique

In the current trends of communication and globalization, the knowledge of vocabulary is of paramount importance. With a vocabulary package, people can read any texts and understand them. Additionally, it is easy to communicate when people have enough vocabulary. The present study is a class enquiry. It involved 30 students doing English for Specific Purposes at the University of Rwanda, College of Business and Economics, Business Administration option. Facing the challenge of getting students to effectively communicate in English and understand reading materials, the purpose of the study was to investigate into the role of vocabulary to the understanding of reading texts, speaking and writing activities. Data collection tools were individual evaluations, debates, a questionnaire and class observations. Findings revealed that vocabulary activities prior to reading provide students with many benefits. As students reported, vocabulary increased their understanding of the text and helps them exchange ideas and increase language skills while discussing vocabulary related exercises. Findings also indicated that the vocabulary activities helped students write in an effective way, applying new terms and writing freely. Therefore, it is recommended that vocabulary should be worked on thoroughly in order to foster reading comprehension, speaking and writing.

scholarly journals I Prefer My Own Ways to Acquire My English Speaking Skills: A Grounded Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Fernandes Arung ◽  
Zainal Rafli ◽  
Ratna Dewanti
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Main Basis ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University ◽  
Speaking Skills

Formal educational practitioners tend to neglect the students’ sense of liking; we labled as Preferent learning, in order to acquire certain skill in the learning foreign language, especially speaking skills. In general, so far, issues of formal learning with the focus on bounded academic rules, cognition, and motivation have been used as the main basis for the learning foreign language and even learning in general. In fact, the individual learning, language community, social change, and sopihisticated technology need to be considered in how students acquire the skills they want based on their preferences. By investigating how the University students in Kolaka learned and improved their English speaking skills, we applied a Grounded study that involved 10 informants who were the students and alumni of the English Language Education Study Program of the University X in Kolaka, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. All data were collected 12 times in 3 stages then were analyzed using three steps of Strauss and Corbin's analysis that applied theoretical sampling and constant comparison in generating the substantive theory. The findings revealed that the informants acquired the English speaking skills because of a sense of liking or preference toward any topic to learn. Further, they prefer to learn in an unpredictable ways without any rules and an informal self-evaluation were applied as a way in sustaining the skills.

scholarly journals Developing Business English Students’ Metaphorical Competence in Foreign Language Learning Higher Education Contexts

2017 ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
María Enriqueta Cortés de los Ríos ◽  
María del Mar Sánchez Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Business English ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
The University ◽  
English Students

This article is aimed at showing the ways in which Business English teachers may be able to facilitate the use of metaphor for their students since it is a part of the lexicon which causes them the most difficulties. The inclusion of the study of metaphors in a specific English language programme can provide students with a useful tool to interpret vocabulary, improve reading skills and understand different cultural backgrounds. Our aim is to put forward a didactic proposal to be used in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) programmes at a Master’s course currently taught at the University of Almería, Spain, in order to develop students’ metaphorical competence within the foreign language learning process.

scholarly journals Online Assessment of English for Specific Purposes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renáta Nagy ◽  
Dr. Vilmos Warta
Keyword(s):  
Medical School ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
Online Testing ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Vast Array ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Experimental Process ◽  
The University ◽  
Online Tests

The study is about the questions of online assessment of English for Specific Purposes. The focus is on online assessment as a possible future form of language testing which truly has a huge importance hence today’s situation around the globe. It can unquestionably be used as a perspective in a vast array of contents The study is innovative and its main aim is to uncover the intriguing questions and issues of online testing and to enlighten the candidates and professional assessors about the advantages and disadvantages of online testing. A thorough experimental process is currently being implemented involving a process that includes an online questionnaire completed by English and Hungarian students at the Medical School of the University of Pécs. Material and methods include already completed surveys, which will be followed by needs analysis and trial versions of online tests. These surveys do not only question future candidates but also assessors in order to find both perspectives of needs and wants. These include the aspects of tasks, content, skills, technology and others.

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