scholarly journals Reasons for Negligence of Testing Students English Language Orally at the Secondary Level

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-26
Author(s):  
Nagla Mokhtar
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Analytic Method ◽  
Large Classes ◽  
Skills Testing ◽  
English Language Teachers ◽  
Insufficient Time ◽  
Oral Tests ◽  
Oral Skills

The study aims at investing the reasons for negligence of testing students orally at the secondary level. The study is based on a descriptive analytic method. The data were collected by means of a questionnaire for teachers of English language of secondary schools in Gezira Southern locality. The participants in this study were 50 English language teachers from Gezira southern locality. The findings of the study showed that insufficient time and large classes contributed to the negligence of oral testing. In addition to, the absence of oral tests on the syllabus is considered one of the reasons for the negligence of oral tests. The recommendations of the study emphasize the importance of speaking skills testing and encourage teachers and educational circles to give particular consideration for testing oral skills. In addition, oral skills should be included in the syllabus. Moreover, teachers should devote extra time to test oral skills.

scholarly journals Challenges in implementing CLT at secondary schools in rural Bangladesh

IIUC Studies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 93-102
Author(s):  
Md Morshedul Alam
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
English Language ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Large Class Size ◽  
Rural Bangladesh ◽  
English Language Teachers ◽  
Materials Used

This paper tries to identify the factors that hinder implementing Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) in the secondary schools in rural Bangladesh. This article takes a qualitative approach, and it is carried out in four rural schools in Banskhali, which is situated in Chittagong district in Bangladesh. Eight secondary level English language teachers were interviewed to generate data about the problems in implementing CLT in their respective institutions. The findings indicate several challenges that include: shortage of skilled teachers, unusually large class size, deficiency of modern materials used in CLT oriented classrooms, etc. This research may provide implications for the language policy makers and the practitioners for the improvement of CLT practices in the rural contexts of Bangladesh.IIUC Studies Vol.13 December 2016: 93-102

scholarly journals Teaching speaking in large classes: Crossing the barriers

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 72-89
Author(s):  
Nargis Chowdhury ◽  
Sabrina M Shaila
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Large Classes ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Classroom Language ◽  
English Language Teachers ◽  
Innovative Techniques

The modern theories, approaches and methodologies regarding classroom language learning perceive learning as an interactive process. In countries like Bangladesh, where English is a foreign language, one common phenomenon is that the teachers have to deal with large classes. This paper tries to focus on how the English language teachers deal with large classes at the tertiary level, especially when they are conducting classes to practice and evaluate speaking skills of students. A survey was conducted on 52 English language teachers working at different private universities to find out the problems teachers face when the carry on and observe speaking classes. The study finds that students’ less exposure to the real life interaction in the target language, their nervousness, influence of the L1, adverse social environment along with other problems tend to hamper the smooth ongoing of the class. But as most of the teachers consider large class as a challenge rather than a problem, so they attempt to utilize different new methods of teaching speaking in classrooms. The authors of this paper suggest some innovative techniques and methods found to be effective and fruitful in large classes. Stamford Journal of English; Volume 6; Page 72-89 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/sje.v6i0.13904

scholarly journals Factors Preventing in-service University English Language Teachers from Becoming Action Researchers in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-133
Author(s):  
Hassan Syed
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Academic Culture ◽  
Junior Faculty ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Classroom Teachers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Large Classes ◽  
English Language Teachers ◽  
Published Research

Research suggests that TR enables classroom teachers to address their classroom-specific problems without having to rely too heavily on published research. However, despite the fact that TR narratives of language teachers have increased lately, there is still need for studies investigating the perceptions of university English language (EL) teachers about TR, and exploring the factors affecting their engagement with TR in culturally diverse contexts. The current study was designed to explore the perceptions of university EL practitioners about the factors that inhibit or encourage them to engage in TR in a university context in Pakistan. Data were obtained from fifteen EL teachers from four public sector universities through semi-structured interviews. Results show that teachers appeared to possess only simplistic knowledge of research as an activity aimed at finding something new. While a majority admitted to have done no research, even the engagement of others who claimed to have done some research seemed sporadic and less than systematic. The main factors responsible for teachers’ dis-engagement from TR included academic culture, management’s attitude, power relations between senior and junior faculty, workload, lack of monetary benefits, and large classes. A number of implications have also been discussed.

scholarly journals Barriers Affecting Successful Integration of ICT in Moroccan Universities

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Youssouf Laabidi ◽  
Hicham Laabidi
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Practices ◽  
English Language ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Large Classes ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
Data Collection Instrument ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
English Language Teachers

The implementation of technology in classrooms affords educators more opportunities to work better in their lessons. However, there are numerous distinctive barriers that might prevent teachers from making use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in their teaching practices. Admittedly, studying the obstacles to the integration of technology in schools would be an important step in developing the quality of teaching. The primary objective of this study is to discover the barriers that stop university language teachers from using ICT in teaching. In this study the questionnaire is employed as data collection instrument. The questionnaire addresses only university English language teachers. Forty-six university English language teachers are chosen from two universities: Moulay Ismail University Faculty of Arts and Humanities – Meknes and Sidi Mohamed Ben AbdellahDahr – El Mahraz – Fes as a case study. So as to analyze the data from the questionnaire, the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 19 is employed. The research findings reveal that Moroccan university English language teachers face multiple barriers such as large classes, lack of computers, lack of Internet and insufficient technical support that prevent them from using ICT in their teaching practices.

Towards Investigation of Instructional “Hiccups” of ELT Fraternity in EFL classroom

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 76-88
Author(s):  
Muhammad Arif Soomro ◽  
Ayyaz Ahmed ◽  
Insaf Ali Siming ◽  
Mukhtiar Ali Rajper ◽  
Sameena Malik
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
English Language ◽  
Main Tool ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
English Language Teachers

Abstract This paper aims to investigate and understand the causes of instructional “hiccups” of English language teachers at private schools in Pakistan. The questionnaire is the main tool for data collection among English language teachers who were teaching at the secondary level. Due to specific selection criteria, purposive sampling was employed among participants of the study. The findings reveal that English language teachers in private schools at the elementary level were facing teaching difficulties while teaching English textbook courses.

scholarly journals Appraising English Language Teachers’ Self-Reports of Readiness to Manage Large Reading Comprehension Classes in Selected Secondary Schools in Ibadan, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samson Olusola Olatunji
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
English Language ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
Large Classes ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Teaching Of Reading ◽  
English Language Teachers ◽  
Teachers Attitudes

This survey was carried out to find statistically valid picture of English Language teachers’ attitudes to the teaching of reading comprehension to large ESL classes in Ibadan metropolis of southwestern Nigeria. The pedagogic practices of the teachers in such a challenging but potentially rewarding situation were also investigated. The far-reaching importance of reading comprehension to the overall success or otherwise of students against their perpetual failure in major examinations justify the study. A total of ninety-eight teachers got through a multi-stage sampling procedure responded to a fourteen-item self-constructed and validate questionnaire. The findings of the data analysis reveal that most of the teachers consider any class of thirty-one students and above is large, the teachers are ill-disposed to large classes, and they do not bother to employ any unusual strategy to make teaching reading comprehension both interesting and highly rewarding to either teacher or students.

Integrating ICT in English Language Teaching in Bangladesh: Teachers’ Perceptions and Challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nafis Mahmud Khan ◽  
◽  
Khushboo Kuddus ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Significant Information ◽  
Secondary English ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
English Language Teachers

The integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education especially, in English Language Teaching (ELT) in secondary schools of Bangladesh has been existing for a decade now. However, the status of actual implementation is quite different from the adoption and initiatives taken to integrate ICT in ELT. Therefore, the study aims to investigate the secondary level English language teachers’ attitude towards integration of ICT in Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and the factors inhibiting the use of it. Further, the paper attempts to examine the challenges faced by the secondary level English teachers of Bangladesh in using ICT in language teaching effectively. In an attempt to examine the attitude of teachers in using ICT in ELT, a quantitative research is designed with a close ended questionnaire to collect the data from a sample of 100 secondary English language teachers of various schools of Bangladesh. The data of the responses is quantified and is analyzed by SPSS 20 program. The obtained data from the questionnaire is examined in order to investigate the perceptions of the secondary level English language teachers towards ICT integrated language teaching and the challenges of the implementation of ICT in ELT. In conclusion, the outcome of the research would provide significant information about the attitude of the teachers towards ICT integration in ELT and the challenges faced by them and hence, the study would help the policy makers and the teachers to enhance the effectiveness of using ICT in ELT.

Englicious: Teaching English Grammar in Schools

English Today ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 63-64
Author(s):  
Rachel Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
English Grammar ◽  
English Usage ◽  
English Language Teachers ◽  
Online Library

Englicious is a new online library of resources for English language teachers that has been designed by the Survey of English Usage at UCL. It offers not only lesson plans and activities for use in the classroom, but a collection of Continuing Professional Development resources for teachers, all aimed at supporting the teaching of the new National Curriculum in England. There is a particular focus on spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG), and especially on preparing pupils for the Year 3 and Year 6 SPaG tests, but users will also find materials covering many other aspects of English Language at both a primary and a secondary level.

scholarly journals Classroom Discourse of English Language Teachers at Secondary School Level

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 269
Author(s):  
Soleman Awad Mthkal Alzobidy ◽  
Afzal Khan
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Classroom Discourse ◽  
English Language ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
School Level ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
The Public ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
English Language Teachers

This paper compares and analyzes the classroom discourse of English language teachers at secondary level. An English teacher at this level has an enormous responsibility upon his shoulders because he has not only to cover the syllabus in time but also has to develop language skills in his students while preparing the students well for the upcoming board exam. This study makes a comparison of the discourse of two English teachers—one from the private sector and the other from the public sector. The discourse of an English teacher has a direct impact on the performance of his or her students. The present paper provides an initial cursory glance at the result in both sectors.

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