scholarly journals English as a Foreign Language: Insights from a Public University in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 234-237
Author(s):  
Mohammad Afzal Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Public University ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
The University ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This study intends to examine the perspective of learners from a public university regarding English Language Teaching (ELT) syllabus and pedagogy. The learners in this study are studying Masters (MA) in ELT at Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU). MBSTU is a public university situated in Tangail, Bangladesh. Being their direct teacher, I thought it would be interesting to find out how my students are perceiving ELT courses, in fact the process of data collection and analysis has been an important learning experience for myself, allowing me to delve into the loopholes and strengths of the current ELT curriculum.  The survey questionnaire was sent to thirty of the currently enrolled MA students but fourteen responses were obtained due to the current Corona virus pandemic situation. It is worthwhile to mention that this is the first cohort of students for the MA in ELT program at MBSTU. The MA in ELT program was introduced in the university in 2019. This study was conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire, and data was analyzed qualitatively. The findings from the study suggest that the students prioritize speaking English fluently and pronouncing English vocabulary correctly. The MA syllabus was highly commended by students as it focuses on pronunciation through the course of Phonetics and Phonology.

scholarly journals Commodity, Immunity, and Struggle: (Re)visiting Senses of Community in ELT

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-195
Author(s):  
Julia Zoraida Posada Ortiz ◽  
Harold Castañeda Peña
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Public University ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
Joint Construction ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
The University

This article comprises part of a broader doctoral research project that seeks to explore the senses of community of four English language pre-service teachers (ELPTs) of a public university in Bogotá, Colombia. This study used a relational methodology that introduces an interepistemic dialogue between mainstream research and the Indigenous Research Paradigm. The data collection process was carried out through five sessions jointly agreed upon and designed with the participants. The main data collection instruments were autobiographies, which were a joint construction, and transcripts of the sessions. The research results show that the university, the English language teacher education program (ELTEP) and the practicum, among others, are part of a constellation of communities of fear or communities that represent a challenge. It was concluded that it is possible to understand the constellation of fear through an alternative theoretical framework that includes community as commodity, as immunity, and as struggle. This study contributes to research trends that seek to privilege the research participants’ voices and offers a different way to approach communities in ELT.

scholarly journals Using Spanish in English Language Chilean Classrooms? Perspectives from EFL Teacher Trainees

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eladio Donoso
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Student Teacher Relationship ◽  
English Class ◽  
Teacher Trainees ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Efl Teacher ◽  
The University

This article presents a study which explores perceptions of Chilean future teachers of English as a foreign language regarding the usage of Spanish as L1 in English lessons. The participants belong to first- and fourth-year levels of their programs at four universities located throughout Chile. The data collection tool was Mohebbi and Alavi’s (2014) Likert questionnaire, along with an open questions section. The data were subjected to descriptive statistical analyses and mean difference tests. The results indicate that the participants would use Spanish in the English class mainly for two reasons: (1) for pedagogical-didactic purposes and (2) to maintain the student-teacher relationship. The study concludes that there are no statistically significant differences in regard to the course-level year the subjects are enrolled in or regarding the university with which they are affiliated.

THE EFFECT OF READING STRATEGIES ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE READING SKILLS OF STUDENTS

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasilika Rraku
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
English Language ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Reading ◽  
Language Studies ◽  
Noticeable Improvement ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The University

The purpose of this article is to emphasize the effect that the use of reading strategies can have on the improvement of foreign language reading skills. To indicate the effect of reading strategies on reading skills a study was carried out with university students, respectively eleven students of the second year and twelve students of the third year pursuing their English language studies at the University of Tirana. To this purpose, the students were introduced to different kinds of Reading texts and Close exercises in two different sessions. During the first session students were asked to do the exercises relying on their own knowledge about language and reading, and afterwards they were introduced to different kinds of reading strategies which they practiced for nearly a month. During the second session students were asked to do the new exercises based on the reading strategies they had learned. The results of the study pointed to a noticeable improvement of students’ reading skills once they had used reading strategies to do their exercises. As a conclusion, the article aims to point out that reading strategies are essential for the improvement of reading skills and they should be promoted in English language teaching.

scholarly journals Doing It by the Book: Training Student Teachers at the Faculty of Letters, the University of Porto (FLUP) to Evaluate English Language Teaching (ELT) Materials

e-TEALS ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nic Hurst
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
The University ◽  
The Bologna Process ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

Abstract Understanding what the use of a coursebook implies is at the heart of any consideration of how ELT instruction in Portugal operates and, as such, should also be central to any pre-service teacher education. Since the curricular reorganization prompted by the ‘Bologna Process’, the Faculty of Letters, the University of Porto (FLUP) has included within its ‘Masters in English and other Foreign Language Teaching’ course (Mestrado em Ensino de Inglês e de Alemão / Francês / Espanhol no 3.º ciclo do Ensino Básico e no Ensino Secundário) an optional, one semester subject called the “Production of Didactic Materials”. This talk will demonstrate and discuss how, in this case, training student teachers to develop a criteria based framework for evaluating FL teaching materials, and applying that same framework, can be considered a way of re-focusing the traditionally, largely theoretical, lecture-based training courses typical of the Portuguese paradigm.

scholarly journals Investigating Attitude And Motivation Of Iranian University Learners Toward English As A Foreign Language

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sima Sayadian ◽  
Anita Lashkarian
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Research Area ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Motivational Orientation ◽  
Gender Influence ◽  
Integrative Motivation ◽  
The University ◽  
Attitude And Motivation ◽  
Learning English

This Paper discusses the attitudes and motivation Iranian learners have toward learning EFL at their university level. Although research of a similar nature has been done in other countries, the present study complements others by following 500 university learners and it provides another avenue for examining the language situation in Iran. To achieve this goal, Gardner’s socio-educational model and the significance of motivation as a contributing factor in second/foreign language (SL/FL) learning are taken into consideration. The questions to be addressed in this paper are: ·                  What are the university learners’ attitudes for learning EFL?·                  What are the university learners’ motivations for learning EFL?·                  Does gender influence attitudes of Iranian learners for learning English as a foreign language?·                  Does gender influence motivation of Iranian learners for learning English as a foreign language?·                  Does a major course of the study influence attitudes of Iranian learners for learning English as a foreign language?·                  Does major course of the study influence motivation of Iranian learners for learning English as a foreign language? The investigation also demonstrates that Iranian learners learn English for ‘instrumental’ reasons and it concludes that ‘integrative motivation’ is the dominant motivational orientation for the Iranian learners to learn English as EFL. This study will possibly provide additional insights in better identifying the existing motivational challenges and in taking a more realistic perspective about the English Language Teaching (ELT) situation in the country. Finally, some recommendations on future directions for this research area in Iran have been highlighted.

scholarly journals Analysing Errors Made by Kurdish EFL Learners in Applying the Rules of Syntactic Structure: تحليل الأخطاء التي يرتكبها متعلمو اللغة الإنجليزية الأكراد في تطبيق قواعد البنية النحوية

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (34) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hazhar Ramadhan Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Syntactic Structure ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
University Level ◽  
Purposive Sample

This paper intended to investigate and analyse errors by Kurdish EFL learners in applying the rules of syntactic structure. The paper adopted a descriptive-analytical method for data collection and analysis, so a purposive sample of 20 Male students at University Level in the Kurdistan region. The researcher conducted a test consisted of two questions, after that, the responses were statistically treated and analysed. This analysis has shown very important results that were used for the discussion. Finally, the paper concluded findings, also the students of the English Language at Universities have the same problem, however, some of them can learn English and they can speak very well, but they haven't enough grammatical and syntactical ability towards the English Language as a Foreign Language, and researcher recommended that teachers have to give enough information about rules of syntactic structure, and students should do more practice when they applying analysis of rules.

scholarly journals Tailoring Potent Courses for ESP Learners: A Way to Better Fulfil their Demands

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 414-423
Author(s):  
Fatma ZAGHAR ◽  
El-Alia Wafaâ ZAGHAR
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Remedial Actions ◽  
Global Language ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

In this day and age, it is absolutely indispensable for acquiring competence in English to grapple with the real impediments and huge challenges of the modern epoch. The emergence of English as a global language is among the factors that could explicate its vitality and its expansion. The basic burden of making language courses more relevant to learners’ needs resulted in the advent of languages for specific purposes movement, known in English Language Teaching circles as English for Specific Purposes. ESP then, has since its inception in the early 1960s become one of the most dynamic branches of applied linguistics in general, and of Teaching English as a Foreign Language in particular. To amass relevant data, a case study was conducted through a combination of a questionnaire, classroom observation, and informal interviews with language teachers and subject specialists. The main aim of this present paper is to precisely delineate the teaching/learning process of ESP in the department of Computer Sciences at the University of ORAN1 in Algeria, and the learners’ attitudes towards this teaching. For this purpose, it is necessary to explore the utility of ESP as perceived by learners, and to address problems faced by instructors. The results indicate that the students have a positive attitude towards ESP and that their poor achievement was due to multiple reasons. This digest concludes by offering some suggestions and implications as remedial actions to the major confronted concerns.

scholarly journals Tailoring Potent Courses for ESP Learners: A Way to Better Fulfil their Demands

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatma ZAGHAR ◽  
El-Alia Wafaâ ZAGHAR
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Remedial Actions ◽  
Global Language ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

In this day and age, it is absolutely indispensable for acquiring competence in English to grapple with the real impediments and huge challenges of the modern epoch. The emergence of English as a global language is among the factors that could explicate its vitality and its expansion. The basic burden of making language courses more relevant to learners’ needs resulted in the advent of languages for specific purposes movement, known in English Language Teaching circles as English for Specific Purposes. ESP then, has since its inception in the early 1960s become one of the most dynamic branches of applied linguistics in general, and of Teaching English as a Foreign Language in particular. To amass relevant data, a case study was conducted through a combination of a questionnaire, classroom observation, and informal interviews with language teachers and subject specialists. The main aim of this present paper is to precisely delineate the teaching/learning process of ESP in the department of Computer Sciences at the University of ORAN1 in Algeria, and the learners’ attitudes towards this teaching. For this purpose, it is necessary to explore the utility of ESP as perceived by learners, and to address problems faced by instructors. The results indicate that the students have a positive attitude towards ESP and that their poor achievement was due to multiple reasons. This digest concludes by offering some suggestions and implications as remedial actions to the major confronted concerns.

scholarly journals Promoting Listening Fluency in Pre-Intermediate EFL Learners Through Meaningful Oral Tasks

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-177
Author(s):  
Eulices Córdoba Zúñiga ◽  
Emerson Rangel Gutiérrez
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Public University ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Foreign Language Learners ◽  
Field Notes

This article reports a study on the implementation of meaningful oral tasks to promote listening fluency in ten pre-intermediate English as a foreign language learners in the English language teaching program at a Colombian public university. The tasks were implemented to overcome the weaknesses these students had to understand oral messages from audio materials and daily-life conversations in classes. A qualitative action-research study with observation field-notes and semi-structured interviews served as the basis for this research. Results indicate that this methodology provided suitable opportunities to foster listening fluency through the development of meaningful oral tasks. Participants developed dynamic assignments that included pre, while, and post intensive-extensive listening practices which allowed them to understand, to interpret oral messages, and to provide suitable responses to do the required tasks.

scholarly journals Analysing Errors Made by Kurdish EFL Learners in Applying the Rules of Syntactic Structure: تحليل الأخطاء التي يرتكبها متعلمو اللغة الإنجليزية الأكراد في تطبيق قواعد البنية النحوية

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (34) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hazhar Ramadhan Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Syntactic Structure ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
University Level ◽  
Purposive Sample

This paper intended to investigate and analyse errors by Kurdish EFL learners in applying the rules of syntactic structure. The paper adopted a descriptive-analytical method for data collection and analysis, so a purposive sample of 20 Male students at University Level in the Kurdistan region. The researcher conducted a test consisted of two questions, after that, the responses were statistically treated and analysed. This analysis has shown very important results that were used for the discussion. Finally, the paper concluded findings, also the students of the English Language at Universities have the same problem, however, some of them can learn English and they can speak very well, but they haven't enough grammatical and syntactical ability towards the English Language as a Foreign Language, and researcher recommended that teachers have to give enough information about rules of syntactic structure, and students should do more practice when they applying analysis of rules.

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