scholarly journals Factors that Affect Students Interpersonal Communication Skills in English Language and Literature Regular Students at Kabridahar University

2021 ◽  
pp. 34-42
Author(s):  
Mulugeta Asnakew Tadesse
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
English Language ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Language And Literature ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Regular Students

This research paper investigates the factors that affect student’s interpersonal communication skills in English language and literature regular students at Kabridahar University. It focused on English Language and Literature regular students in Kabridahar University. The objective of the study was to investigate the major factors that affect student’s interpersonal communication. The researcher collected data from the students by using Questionnaire, Interview and observation in order to get an appropriate finding. The researcher used both qualitative and quantitative methods of data analysis. The study shows that, the students have interest to communicate and interact with each other. But, some of barriers like mother tongue influence and variety of language affect their interpersonal communication as well as their relationship. Also, factors like   weak relationship to others, lack of interest, inexperience, lack of practice and gender issues are the major barriers which affected student’s interpersonal communication.

scholarly journals Impediments of Students' English Language Speaking Skill in Two Selected Preparatory Schools in Wolaita Zone

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Endale Endrias Arega
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
English Language ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Text Book ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Preparatory Schools

This study was intended to investigate impediments of students' English Language speaking with particular reference to Wolaita Sodo and Areka Preparatory Schools. The study also examines causes that account for these impediments. The subjects of the study were grade 11 students of the aforementioned schools. The samples of the study were 620 students out of 2,388 students in both preparatory schools; again 14 students and 8 English Language teachers were selected for the interview. The sample students were selected using simple random sampling technique. The data gathering instruments used were questionnaire, interview and classroom observation. To achieve the objectives, descriptive method of research design is used. To analyze the obtained data, both qualitative and quantitative methods of data analysis were used. The findings show that: lack of confidence from the student side, excessive use of mother tongue, preference of grammar and vocabulary than speaking, poor speaking background, shortage of vocabulary, teachers' emphasis on grammar and vocabulary, teacher centered way of teaching, large class size, lack of access to teaching aids, shortage of text books and references. Each of these factors was also caused by different problems such as: Classmates’ laughing when one makes a mistake while speaking; focusing on teaching grammar than speaking; focusing of exam questions mainly on grammar and vocabulary than speaking, nature of the English Text Book and teachers' experience of traditional teaching. Finally, the recommendations were forwarded based on the findings.

scholarly journals Communication and language skills pay off, but not everybody needs them

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Balcar ◽  
Lucie Dokoupilová
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
English Language ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Standard Deviation Increase ◽  
Job Requirements ◽  
Wage Returns ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Basic Level

Abstract The importance of communication skills is increasing on the labour market and a further strengthening of this trend is expected due to Industry 4.0. This development will have significant consequences for individuals’ employability, requirements on educational outcomes and gender equality. This article employs data from a representative survey of Czech employees (N = 1,500) replenished with information on requirements on their communication skills (Effective communication, Czech language and English language) in order to explore (a) the distribution of communication skills requirements on the labour market, (b) personal and job characteristics related to work positions requiring highly developed communication skills, and (c) wage returns to these skills. The results show that one standard deviation increase in job requirements on communication skills is connected with 5.8% wage premium. However, not everybody needs well-developed communication skills. Only a quarter of employees needs highly developed effective communication, Czech and English languages, while there is also a quarter of employees that needs only a very basic level of communication skills. The results also revealed that females perform more communication-intensive occupations than males do. Cognitive skills and the need to excel represent other significant factors correlated with higher job requirements on communication skills.

Intersectionality of Caste, Gender and Occupation: A Study of Safai Karamchari Women in Maharashtra

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hemangi Kadlak ◽  
Pradeep S. Salve ◽  
Payal Karwade
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Preferential Treatment ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
The People ◽  
The Family ◽  
And Gender

The issues of women safai karamcharis are less discussed in academic sphere compared to male safai karamcharis and given minimum importance. These women face multiple problems at the family level, at the working places and in the society; their problems are largely unheard. In the light of this limitation, the present study aimed to give visibility to their problems and their coping mechanisms. It is a collaborative work of three different surveys conducted with 115 safai karamcharis women in Nagpur (60), Kalyan (30) and Mumbai (25) cities applying qualitative and quantitative methods in Maharashtra. The results revealed that women aged 19 years to 46 years are engaged in safai kam and majority of them are widowed or currently married. Almost three-fourths of women resumed this occupation through preferential treatment (PT) case and those of direct recruitment are because of their Scheduled Caste background. Health problems and discrimination at the workplace are common and most of the time neglected. There is a need to establish a strong bridge between workers and academicians who form the policies and welfare programmes for safai karamcharis in order to realize their real conditions and needs. In social sciences, theories of knowledge production have to be utilized for the upliftment or betterment of the people irrespective of the caste and gender.

scholarly journals American English in Teaching English as a Second Language

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-57
Author(s):  
Mammadova Gunay Aqil
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Learners ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
English Language ◽  
American English ◽  
Contemporary History ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
The Usa

With the lapse of time the two nations- Americans and British always blamed each other for “ruining” English. In this article we aim to trace historical “real culprit” and try to break stereotypes about American English status in teaching English as a second language. In comparison with Great Britain the USA has very short and contemporary history; nevertheless, in today’s world American English exceeds British and other variants of English in so many ways, as well as in the choices of language learners. American English differs from other variants of the English language by 4 specific features: Inclusiveness, Flexibility, Innovativeness and Conservativeness. Notwithstanding, British disapprove of Americans taking so many liberties with their common tongue, linguistic researcher Daniela Popescu in her research mentions the fields of activities in which American words penetrated into British English. She classifies those words under 2 categories: everyday vocabulary (480 terms) and functional varieties (313 terms). In the case of functional varieties, the American influence is present in the areas of computing (10 %), journalism (15 %), broadcasting (24%), advertising and sales (5 %), politics and economics (24%), and travelling and transport (22%). Further on, the words and phrases in the broadcasting area have been grouped as belonging to two areas: film, TV, radio and theatre (83%), and music (17%). The purpose of the research paper is to create safe and reliable image of American English in the field of teaching English as a second language. Americans are accused in “ruining” English and for that reason learners are not apt to learn American English. The combination of qualitative and quantitative methods is used while collecting the data. The study concluded that the real culprits are British who started out to ruin English mainly in in the age of Shakespeare and consequently, Americans inherited this ruin from the British as a result of colonization. Luckily, in the Victorian Age British saved their language from the ruins. The paper discusses how prejudices about American English effect the choices of English learners.

scholarly journals Determining the Level of a Language Test with English Profile: A Forensic Linguistics Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Núria Gavaldà ◽  
Sheila Queralt
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
English Language ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Choice Test ◽  
Reference Level ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Forensic Linguistics ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods

This article deals with a forensic linguistics case study of the determination of the level of a B1 English multiple-choice test that was challenged in court by numerous candidates on the grounds that it was not of the appropriate level. A control corpus comprising 240 analogous multiple-choice questions from B1 exams aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) was compiled in order to establish a threshold for the percentage of questions of a level higher than that being tested which can be expected in such exams. The analysis was carried out following a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods, with the help of the tool English Profile, which provides Reference Level Descriptions (RLDs) for the English language within the CEFR. The results of the analysis of the control corpus established a baseline of 5 to 7% of questions that include key items classified as higher than B1, while the percentage was 68% in the case of the disputedexam. Thus, the present study proposes a further application of the tool English Profile within the field of forensic linguistics and puts forward the concept of Level Appropriateness Threshold (LAT), analogous to other thresholds established in forensic linguistics, which can serve as a baseline for determining the appropriateness of B1 English multiple-choice exams and a model for other levels and skill areas.

scholarly journals Students' Perspectives Towards the most Effective Methods in Learning English Language among Kurdish People

Twejer ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 1075-1116
Author(s):  
Sarwan Sedeeq Hasan ◽  
◽  
Mokhles Saleh Ibrahim ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
English Language ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Analytic Process ◽  
Communicative Approach ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Learning English

This paper aims to shed light on the most challenging points in the process of learning the English Language in Kurdistan classes. It also attempts to find the most effective and best methods for learning the Language among Kurdish learners. The data was taken from two workshops and a questionnaire; the workshops took place in both Soran and Tishk international universities; 20 different methods were presented in the workshops as the best methods for learning the English Language. The questionnaire included 15 close-ended and 4 open-ended questions. Qualitative and quantitative methods are used for the analytic process. The main result in the study is visual and audio methods such as movies, songs, programs, videos, and any similar types are the best and most effective tools for learning the English Language. Besides, the grammatical based approached should be changed to a communicative approach in the classes by adding different communicative tools.

scholarly journals Perbedaan Kemampuan Komunikasi Interpersonal Siswa Kelas Unggulan dan Siswa Reguler

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Asteria Lestari Yunianti ◽  
Meita Santi Budiani
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
P Value ◽  
Advanced Students ◽  
Sample Test ◽  
Regular Students

The aim of this study is to determine the difference in interpersonal communication skills between  advanced students and regular students in Shafta Junior High School Surabaya. 196 students from 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade were involved in this research. These students were divided into two groups of 66 advanced students in one group and 130 regular students in another group. Random Sampling technique was used to recruit subjects of this study. Data collected using a Likert model scale of interpersonal communication scale. Furthermore, Independent Sample Test (t-test) was used to analyse the data. The results shows that the p value is 0.027 (< 0.05), indicating that there is difference in interpersonal communication skills between advanced students and regular students. It can be found from the result that  the highest mean value was obtained by advanced students, which means they have higher interpersonal communication skills compared to regular students.Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan kemampuan komunikasi interpersonal siswa unggulan dengan reguler di SMP Shafta Surabaya. 196 siswa dari kelas satu, dua dan tiga terlibat dalam penelitian ini. Subyek dikelompokkan menjadi dua kelompok, 66 siswa unggulan dalam satu kelompok dan 130 siswa reguler dikelompok lainnya. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan peneliti adalah Simple Random Sampling untuk mengidentifikasi kemampuan komunikasi interpersonal dari dua kelompok tersebut. Penggalian data menggunakan Skala Komunikasi Interpersonal dengan model Likert yang di susun peneliti berdasarkan teori dari Joseph Devito. Analisis data menggunakan uji Independent Sample Test (uji-t). Hasil nilai p sebesar 0,027<0,05 maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan kemampuan komunikasi interpersonal siswa kelas unggulan dengan siswa reguler. Nilai mean tertinggi diperoleh siswa kelas unggulan yang berarti siswa unggulan memiliki kemampuan komunikasi interpersonal lebih tinggi bila dibandingkan dengan siswa reguler.

scholarly journals Teacher-Based Assessment of Speaking in Cameroonian Secondary Schools: The Impact of Teacher Training

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 01-11
Author(s):  
Rudolf N. Akongoh
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Variation Principle ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Speaking is an important language skill that deserves a place both in English language teaching and English language assessment. However, the assessment of speaking in Cameroonian secondary schools is still neglected in many teacher-based English language tests. Often, attempts made to assess the skill are done either almost always indirectly or informally, leaving a wide gap between tenets professed in the Competency-Based Approach (CBA) to English language teaching and practice in the field. In 2012, the government of Cameroon officially introduced the CBA as the pedagogic paradigm for the teaching of English as a Second Language (ESL), and by extension, assessment in secondary schools. Eight years down the line, little seems to have changed concerning the way speaking has always been assessed, even though the CBA requires that learners practically demonstrate knowledge, skills and values in testing situations. This article set out to evaluate the contribution of teacher training to the assessment of speaking. Data was collected through qualitative and quantitative methods. A total of 259 questionnaires were administered to examiners of the June 2019 marking session of the Cameroon General Certificate of Education (CGCE) as well as members of the Cameroon English Language and Literature Teachers’ Association (CAMELTA). Also, four interviews were conducted with the maximum variation principle in mind. The findings revealed that teacher training, both pre-service and in-service, is a major factor responsible for the neglect of speaking in assessments. It was recommended that teacher-training institutions introduce or expand courses on testing to include direct assessment of speaking and that opportunities be created for in-service teachers to acquire certification on assessment within the framework of the CBA to English language teaching.

scholarly journals The Effect of Inductive and Deductive Teaching on EFL Undergraduates’Achievement in Grammar at the Hashemite University in Jordan

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 280
Author(s):  
Mohammad M. Obeidat ◽  
Moh’d A. Alomari
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language And Literature ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Hashemite University ◽  
Teaching Grammar ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Type Of School ◽  
Experimental Group

This current study aims at investigating the impact of using inductive and deductive teaching upon EFL undergraduate students’ achievement at the Hashemite University. More specifically, the study attempts to explore the effect of using inductive and deductive approach on students’ achievement in some grammatical issues included a book adopted for teaching Grammar 2 in the Department of English Language and Literature. The research instrument used is a pre-post-test developed by the researchers. Two groups of students are chosen for the purpose of the study. Whereas the experimental group was taught through inductive approach, the controlled group was taught through the deductive approach. Results show significant differences between the means of students’ scores in the two groups on the post-test, in favor of the experimental group. Results also reveal no significant differences according to study-year, the type of school they graduated from, and gender. In light of these results, the researchers suggest some recommendations for TEFL researchers and EFL instructors.

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