scholarly journals EFFECTIVE APPROACHES TO TEACH ENGLISH TO FOOTBALL PLAYERS BASED ON LEARNERS’ BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES

2020 ◽  
pp. 182-191
Author(s):  
Saodat KHAYDAROVA
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Sports Industry ◽  
Beliefs And Attitudes

The article presents effective approaches and educational techniques that can be used in teaching English to representatives of the sports field. To conduct the experiment, young players trained in the Republican College of the Olympic Reserve were selected. First, we studied how the English language lessons are taught to young footballers and conducted a survey. The survey questions were mainly aimed at finding out to what extent students are interested in learning the language. They were asked what is the most useful aspect of learning English. The results of the survey were analyzed and it was determined which language skills are more important for players who are representatives of the sports industry. Based on this, effective methods of language teaching are mentioned. Basically, teaching methods were chosen taking into account the integration of all language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). Based on each method, various interactive tasks and assignments were used during the lessons, and it was explained how productively they are used in textbooks. The article shows the importance of using more authentic instructional materials in teaching English to representatives of the sports field. During the lessons, the importance of students working as a group is covered.

scholarly journals Use of Journal Articles in English Language Classroom

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 110-116
Author(s):  
Sagar Poudel
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students

Teaching English without any instructional materials may be difficult or even impossible. There are lots of materials which facilitate both the teachers and students in language teaching and learning. As with other teaching materials and resources, journal articles are also an important source for language teaching. Taking this into account, this article tries to explore how EFL teachers perceive the value of journal articles and how they use them in their classrooms. More specifically, the article tries to explore whether and to what extent journal articles can be used as instructional materials, and what strategies teachers employ to use journals articles to enhance language proficiency of their students.Journal of NELTA ,  Vol. 22, No. 1-2, 2017 December, Page: 110-116

scholarly journals The Use of English Teaching Methods in a Secondary School in Karawang

ELT in Focus ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-78
Author(s):  
Fina Aufar
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Language Teaching Methods

This study focused on the related analysis of English language teaching methods implemented by teachers in MAN 1 Karawang. This study used survey research method, utilising mailed-questionnaire technique. The primary participants of this study were 4 questionnaire responses from English Teachers in MAN 1 Karawang. The result of the study indicated that mostly teachers in MAN 1 Karawang implement Communicative Language Teaching Method, in contrast none of them implement the Project-Based Methods in English Language Teaching and Learning Process. It can be derived from the findings that they have got the well-comprehension about designing the meaningful activities and fulfill the requirement of teaching English in the current era.

scholarly journals Evaluation of EFL Textbook ‘Traveller Elementary’ from the Perspectives of Instructors and University Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Kürşat CESUR ◽  
Narin ÖZİŞLER
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Linguistic Knowledge ◽  
Language Content

Undoubtedly, foreign language teaching intends to make students obtain the required competence so as to get the linguistic knowledge needed in a foreign language. With this respect, a textbook should supply to the users as much as possible, be satisfactory to fit into the syllabus, and meet all the needs and expectations of the students during the learning process in order to achieve required targets in foreign language learning. Particularly in English Language Teaching, textbooks as the basic instructional materials are expected to build learners’ four skills that are speaking, listening, reading and writing. Depending on this basic assumption, this study attempts to get in-depth evaluation of the textbook in terms of methodology and language content, language skills, practicality, topic, social and cultural values by taking into consideration university first year students and their instructors’ evaluations, observations, beliefs, and suggestions on the textbook. From the students’ perspectives, results reveal that the textbook is moderately efficient in terms of methodology and language content, language skills, practicality, topic, social and cultural values; however, instructors find some parts of the textbook weak; especially some aspects of language skills, practicality, social and cultural values. As a result, the textbook is neither completely insufficient nor perfectly adequate. At the end of the study some suggestions for instructors and material writers are provided.  

scholarly journals Technologies Of Using "Communicative Training" In Teaching English To 9-11th Grade Students In Secondary Schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 3120-3125
Author(s):  
Akramova D.Sh.
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Technology In Teaching ◽  
11Th Grade

The article provides information on the effectiveness of the use of "communicative learning" technology in teaching English in grades 9-11 in secondary schools, the effectiveness of language development in students and its application to the educational process. Also; methods of developing English language skills in students through communicative training technology, methods of using innovative teaching methods.

British Council’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Students’ Manual: A Critical Analysis of the Coursebook Taught at Pakistani Universities for Academic Purposes (EAP) Students’ Manual: A Critical Analysis of the Coursebook Taught at Pakistani Universities

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Teaching Principles

English for Academic Purposes course focusing on the academic language needs of students is a subfield of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). It is a type of specialized course to integrate specific subject matter, language content, and material based on learners’ needs. The study aims to evaluate the British Council’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP) coursebook in terms of content, sequencing, learners’ autonomy, motivation, feedback and focus on language skills. Furthermore, the study tries to provide a general perception of the usefulness and effectiveness of the coursebook for undergraduate students. The EAP Students’ Manual coursebook is used as a primary source for the data collection. The researcher has chosen Nation & Macalister (2010) model of language teaching principles to analyze and discuss the data. The study found the coursebook a useful, effective and an appropriate source of English language learning in terms of the investigated aspects of the book. The findings report that the coursebook provides practice and practical usage in all domains of the academically required English language skills. It helps the students to build language competency and to be more independent learners. In addition, it provides an opportunity to the learners to think in the target language, use the language more practically and learn it in a natural type of environment. The study concludes and suggests that the content needs to be supplemented with English language audios and videos presenting the students relevant documentaries and helping material in order to make the coursebook and the learning process more useful, effective, interesting and motivating. Furthermore, the study recommends that while choosing /designing a coursebook for a certain course, it needs to be evaluated following the various criteria and language-teaching-principles suggested by different language researchers.

British Council’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Students’ Manual: A Critical Analysis of the Coursebook Taught at Pakistani Universities

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Teaching Principles ◽  
Language Needs

English for Academic Purposes course focusing on the academic language needs of students is a subfield of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). It is a type of specialized course to integrate specific subject matter, language content, and material based on learners’ needs. The study aims to evaluate the British Council’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP) coursebook in terms of content, sequencing, learners’ autonomy, motivation, feedback and focus on language skills. Furthermore, the study tries to provide a general perception of the usefulness and effectiveness of the coursebook for undergraduate students. The EAP Students’ Manual coursebook is used as a primary source for the data collection. The researcher has chosen Nation & Macalister (2010) model of language teaching principles to analyze and discuss the data. The study found the coursebook a useful, effective and an appropriate source of English language learning in terms of the investigated aspects of the book. The findings report that the coursebook provides practice and practical usage in all domains of the academically required English language skills. It helps the students to build language competency and to be more independent learners. In addition, it provides an opportunity to the learners to think in the target language, use the language more practically and learn it in a natural type of environment. The study concludes and suggests that the content needs to be supplemented with English language audios and videos presenting the students relevant documentaries and helping material in order to make the coursebook and the learning process more useful, effective, interesting and motivating. Furthermore, the study recommends that while choosing /designing a coursebook for a certain course, it needs to be evaluated following the various criteria and language-teaching-principles suggested by different language researchers.

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 "Once upon a Time there was..." A Digital World for Junior High School Learners

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianthi Batsila ◽  
Charilaos Tsihouridis
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
English Language ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Digital Story ◽  
Teachers And Students

This paper looks into what Junior High School learners think of the Web 2.0 tool “Storyboard” for digital story telling purposes and investigates the extent to which it can enhance their receptive and productive skills of reading and writing in the English language. Fifty one randomly selected students, who created a digital story based on a relevant instructive scenario, and their teachers took part in the research. The quantitatively analyzed teachers’ and students’ interviews results and learners’ post-tests data revealed that the tool is considered very motivating and useful increasing learners’ aforementioned English language skills. As learners and teachers indicate “Storyboard” has offered them moments of happiness and joy during their school activities and made their lesson creative and interesting.

scholarly journals Book Reviews

2003 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
John Sivell ◽  
Ellen Pilon
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Reading And Writing

Reviews of: 'How to Teach English: An Introduction to the Practice of English Language Teaching,' by Jeremy Harmer; and 'Focusing on IELTS: Reading and Writing Skills,' by Kerry O'Sullivan and Jeremy Lindeck.

scholarly journals THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GAME TO INCREASE COURAGE CHILDREN TO SPEAKING ENGLISH IN DAHANREJO VILLAGE GRESIK

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 667
Author(s):  
Risca Hidayanti Qurani ◽  
Safira Dewi Kurnia ◽  
Henny Dwi Bhakti ◽  
Andi Rahmad Rahim ◽  
Sukaris Sukaris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
The Other ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
The Media ◽  
English Language Skills

This study aims to increase courage children to speaking English using implementation of game in Dahanrejo village, Kebomas, Gresik. The author as tutors and teachers for children in Dahanrejo village in this research. The problems refer to in Dahanrejo village, many children are afraid to speak English because there are no motivation to increase knowledge related studying English, therefore they have lack vocabulary and also teachers can’t explore the other media to teaching English in the classroom. The results of the action research given by the authors are the application of the media can improve the English language skills especially speaking of students and be able to provide variations in indoor learning that are not only fixed on the Package Books and Students Worksheets (LKS). Not only that, but the authors also found that the media was able to change the mood of students who did teaching through the media and were more interested in English.

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