scholarly journals PROBLEMS FACED IN SPEAKING ASSESMENT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. STUDY CASE OF UNIVERSITAS PEMBANGUNAN NASIONAL VETERAN JAWA TIMUR.

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laksmi Diana
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Language Skill ◽  
English Classes ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Study Case ◽  
English Language Skills

The education sector is one of the areas that was badly affected during the Covid-19 pandemic, where all schools and campuses in Indonesia have been closed and learning is carried out online. There are impacts from having online learning experienced by students and teachers or lecturers. This study examines the problems that arise during the assessment of speaking skill as one of the skills that students must have in English language skills, which was carried out in English classes during the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking skill is considered as the most difficult language skill in Indonesia. There are several criteria for determining the categories of problems that arise during the assessment.

scholarly journals Improving English Language Proficiency of Graduate Students by Online Learning Apps available on Smartphone

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (III) ◽  
pp. 535-543
Author(s):  
Shahida Naz ◽  
Mamuna Ghani ◽  
Shahid Nawaz
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
English Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language Skills

The field of digital literacy is developing rapidly; consequently, the interest of researchers has also shifted now. The current research study was to explore the role of online learning Apps available on smartphones in improving graduate students' English language proficiency. Quantitative and qualitative research methods were used in this study. Data were collected through a questionnaire that had close-ended and open-ended questions. Questionnaires were distributed among 480 graduate-level students studying in 6 universities of Punjab, Pakistan. Data were analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 22.0) to find out results in the form of Percentage, Mean Score, Standard Deviation by applying the Independent Sample T-Test. The results of the study demonstrated the potential of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) as an anticipatory approach to improving English language skills. Results showed that students were pleased to use smartphones to improve their English language proficiency. They responded positively about the role of smartphones in improving English language skills. On the basis of findings, the researcher concluded that smartphone plays an important role in improving students' English language proficiency.

scholarly journals Teaching English Speaking Skills to the Arab Students in the Saudi School in Kuala Lumpur: Problems and Solutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Bandar Mohammad Saeed Al-Sobhi ◽  
Abdul Shakour Preece
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
English Classes ◽  
Arab Students ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Speaking Skills

Of the four English language skills, speaking enjoys a superior status. Accordingly, it should be given high priority while teaching. In spite of its importance, teaching English speaking skill to Arab EFL learners has always been an exacting task for Arab teachers of English because it is considered a foreign language, i.e. not widely spoken or used in everyday interactions. For such a reason, Arab teachers of English are required to persistently implement new teaching strategies to tackle the problems regarding speaking skills in the classroom. Although a number of studies have been carried out to investigate the difficulties related to teaching English language skills to the Arab students in the Arab World, the current study is regarded the first study which highlights the problems in learning and teaching English speaking skill in the Saudi School in Kuala Lumpur where English is actively spoken as a second language. The main objective of this paper is to investigate the common problems which affect the teaching of English speaking skills to the Arab learners in the Saudi School in Kuala Lumpur. Additionally, it aims at exploring the areas of difficulty that prevent the Arab students from learning to speak in the English classes. This research also scrutinises the role of Kuala Lumpur ESL context on the Arab students’ English language speaking skills. The current study adheres to qualitative method, and its data were collected via classroom observations and face-to-face interviews with four teachers of English and four students selected purposively. Findings included areas like learning and teaching difficulties. The study suggested some techniques to improve the teaching quality and enable the students to overcome their lack of speaking ability such as implementing communicative approach in the English classes.      

scholarly journals THE STRATEGIES OF AL-ISTIQOMAH NGATA BARU MODERN ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOLIN APPLYING ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILL TO SANTRI

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-43
Author(s):  
Fajar Fajar ◽  
Yuni amelia
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
English Language Skills

In improving the English language skills of students, the Pondok Pesantren modern Al-istiqamah Ngata Baru has a language strategy. Students are required to communicate using English. However, in fact there are still some students whose English is still weak and left behind. The purpose of this study was to determine the strategy of the modern Al-istiqamah Ngata Baru Islamic boarding school in applying the speaking skills of the students. This research is used qualitative research. The research subjects were the head of the language field, the English teacher, the dormitory musyrif, the CLI (Central Language Improvement) board, and the students of the Al-istiqamah Ngata Baru Modern Islamic Boarding School. The technique used in determining the research subject is purposive sampling technique. Data collection techniques by interview, observation, and documentation. The data analysis techniques used were data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and verification. The results of this study indicate that the application of the strategy in English at Pondok Pesantren Modern Al-istiqamah Ngata Baru has been going well. With the English language strategy, the students 'English language skills continue to improve and with it the students understand better the lessons in class and the students' achievement increases, and they are able to win the English competition.

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.

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