scholarly journals The Use of Web 2.0 Tools in the Foreign Language Classroom

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Tawffeek A. S. Mohammed ◽  
Blanche Nyingome Assam ◽  
Mustapha Saidi
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Receptive Language ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Brick And Mortar ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

The present study aims to investigate the role that Web 2.0 tools can play in the enhancement of productive and receptive language skills of students of Arabic as a foreign language. The study is part of an ongoing project on the integration of Web 2.0 tools in teaching Arabic as a foreign language and the attitudes of the learners towards them. The design of the study is pre-post, experimental-control group. The sample consisted of (30) students: an experimental group (n=15) and a control group (n=15), doing their BA in Arabic and Islamic Studies at the International Peace College South Africa (IPSA). The experiment took place in the Language Skills module for 12 weeks.  A technology-enhanced programme that utilises a myriad of Web 2.0 tools was used in teaching the experimental group. The control group students, however, were taught using a traditional teaching methodology in a brick-and-mortar classroom and they did not receive any technology-enhanced instruction. The study concluded that the use of Web 2.0 tools has contributed to the enhancement of the language skills and vocabulary of the students.  The findings indicated that there was a significant statistical difference between the scores of the two groups in the language skills and vocabulary post-test in favour of the experimental group.

scholarly journals فاعلية استخدام أدوات الجيل الثاني للويب (Web 2.0) في تطوير المهارات اللغوية في اللغة العربية بوصفها لغة أجنبية / Effectiveness of Using Second Generation for Web 2.0 in developing language skills of Arabic as a second language

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 4-32
Author(s):  
Taufīq ʿAbduh Saʿīd Muhammad Al-Kināni
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Receptive Language ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Brick And Mortar ◽  
Experimental Group

ملخص البحث:  تهدف الدراسة الحالية إلى معرفة الدور الذي يمكن أن تؤديه التكنولوجيا وأدوات الجيل الثاني للويب، في تطوير المهارات اللغوية الإنتاجية لطلبة اللغة العربية بوصفها لغة أجنبية، وشملت الدراسة ثلاثين طالباً في كلية السلام العالمي بجنوب أفريقيا، وبواقع خمسة عشر طالباً للمجموعة التجريبية، وخمسة عشر طالباً للمجموعة الضابطة، وقد تم جمع البيانات على مدار اثني عشر أسبوعاً خلال الفصل الدراسي الثاني من العام الأكاديمي 2015 -2016م، أثناء تدريس مقرر المهارات اللغوية (نصوص وتطبيق). وقد تم استخدام التعليم التقليدي مع المجموعة الضابطة، والتعليم الممزوج مع المجموعة التجريبية، وخضعت كلا المجموعتين للاختبارات القبلية والبعدية. وتوصلت الدراسة إلى أن استخدام تكنولوجيا التعليم وأدوات الجيل الثاني للويب قد أسهمت إسهاماً فاعلاً في تنمية الكفاءات اللغوية لطلاب المجموعة التجريبية؛ إذ أظهرت النتائج وجود فروق دالة إحصائياً في مستوى تحصيل الطلبة للمهارات الأربع والألفاظ ولصالح المجموعة التجريبية. الكلمات المفتاحية: أدوات الجيل الثاني للويب-المهارات اللغوية – اللغة العربية للناطقين بغيرها-المفردات. Abstract The present study aims to investigate the role web 2.0 tools can play in the enhancement of productive and receptive language skills of students of Arabic as a Foreign Language. The study is part of an ongoing project on the integration of web 2.0 tools in teaching Arabic as a Foreign language and the attitude of the learners towards them. The design of the study is pre-post, experimental-control group.  The sample consisted of (30) level 1 BA students: an experimental group (n=15) and a control group (n=15), studying Arabic as a Foreign Language at the International Peace College South Africa (IPSA). The experiment took place in the Language skills module for 12 weeks.  A technology-enhanced programme that utilizes a myriad of web 2.0 tools used in teaching the experimental group. The control group students, however, taught using a traditional teaching methodology in a brick-and-mortar classroom and they did not receive any technology-enhanced instruction. The study has concluded that the use of web 2.0 tools has contributed to the enhancement of the language skills and vocabulary of the students.  The findings indicated that there was a significant difference between the two groups in the language skills and vocabulary post-test in favor of the experimental group.  Keywords: Web 2.0 tools, language skills, Arabic as a foreign language (AFL), vocabulary.   Abstrak Kajian ini bertujuan untuk melihat peranan peralatan web 2.0 dalam mengembangkan kemahiran mengucap dan menerima bahasa para pelajar Bahasa Arab sebagai satu bahasa asing. Kajian ini adalah sebahagian daripada satu projek yang sedang dijalankan berkenaan dengan penggabungan peralatan web 2.0 dalam mengajar Bahasa Arab sebagai satu bahasa asing dab juga sikap para pelajar terhadapnya. Rekabentuk kajian ialah pra pos, kumpulan terkawal kajian. Sampel mengandungi 30 pelajar tahap satu Sarjana Muda: satu kumpulan kajian (n=15) dan kumpulan kawalan (n=15) yang sedang mempelajari Bahasa Arab sebagai bahasa asing di Kolej Keamanan Antarabangsa Afrika Selatan. Kajian ini diapplikasikan kepada Modul Kemahiran Bahasa untuk 12 minggu. Satu program yang dikembangkan dengan teknologi yang menggunakan gabungan peralatan web 2.0 digunakan dalam pengajaran kumpulan kajian. Kumpulan ini walaubagaimanpun, telah mengajar dengan mengajar menggunakan cara pengajaran tradisional dalam suasana kelas yang asas yang tidak langusng mendapat pendedahan daripada apa-apa cara pengajaran yang berasaskan teknologi. Kajian ini mendapati bahawa penggunaan peralatan web 2.0 telah menyumbang kepada perkembangan kemahiran bahasa dan perbendaharaan kata para pelajar. Dapatan kajian menyatakan terdapat perbezaan yang amat jelas di antara kedua-dua kumpulan tersebut dalam pra ujian kemahiran bahasa dan perbendaharaan kata yang lebih memihak kepada kumpulan kajian. Kata kunci: Peralatan Web 2.0, kemahiran bahasa, Bahasa Arab sebagai bahasa kedua, perbendaharaan kata.

Electronic texts or learning through textbooks: An experimental study

ReCALL ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 539-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
NINETTE CARTES-ENRIQUEZ ◽  
M. I. SOLAR RODRIGUEZ ◽  
R. QUINTANA LETELIER
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Computer Lab ◽  
Electronic Texts ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Search For Information ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Traditional Class

This is an experimental study in the area of Didactics applied to the learning of English as a foreign language and complemented by CALL. The main objective of this work is to know the degree of incidence existing between two groups of students: one, based on conference-style classes where students, guided by the teacher, have to search for information about a topic in the computer lab and present it in front of the class and, in the other, where students are taught by the teacher according to a printed text. The experimental design consisted of a pre-test/post-test plus the application of different techniques to develop the different linguistic and cognitive strategies, between these tests. The methodology used by the Experimental Group forced learners to generate their own knowledge, so they had to apply the information and work by themselves in Workshops; and the Control Group participated in the classroom according to the communicative approach, guided by the teacher in the traditional class. Statistics were applied to the scores obtained between both tests, and the scores obtained weekly in the different competences contributed to knowing whether there were significant differences between both groups.

The Effectiveness of Facebook Group Discussions on Writing Performance: A Study in Matriculation College

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Ng Sau Ping ◽  
Mahendran Maniam
Keyword(s):  
Language Skills ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

<p>Matriculation a pre-tertiary program offered by Ministry of Education for students who have completed their ‘Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia’s’ (SPM) examinations successfully. These excellent students will be required to sit for the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) before pursuing their studies in local colleges and universities. MUET comprises all the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. However, matriculation students are still unable to perform well in MUET examination especially the writing component. Researcher aimed to see whether Facebook group discussions can be used as a medium to improve writing skills of students. The main purpose of this study is to look at the effectiveness of Facebook group discussion in writing performance and college students’ perception of using Facebook discussion. This study tested the effect of Facebook discussions by comparing 2 groups of learners (a control group and an experimental group) on writing tasks. The scores of Pre and Post test for both groups will be compared after treatment method of Facebook group discussion on the experimental group. Learners’ attitudes towards the usage of Facebook group discussion and aspects of Facebook that help students to express their opinion. Discussions of the findings will include suggestions on whether Facebook discussions can be used to improve writing performance.</p>

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Multimodal Glossing Reading Program on English Vocabulary Acquisition

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Nunpaporn Durongbhandhu ◽  
Danuchawat Suwanasilp
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Vocabulary Acquisition ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Reading Program ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Essential Factor ◽  
Visual Aid ◽  
Post Test

Vocabulary is an essential factor in English language learning. The competency in vocabulary acquisition enables learners to develop their language skills, especially, reading skill. Presently, with the advent of technology, teaching media with visual aid is used worldwide for media-assisted language learning. The study aimed to develop, implement Multimodal Glossing Reading Program (MMGR), used for enhancing English vocabulary acquisition, and compare the program with Textual Glossing Reading Program (TGR) and a control group. One control group and two experimental groups were performed by 72 university learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). An experimental research with randomized pretest-posttest control group was used. Pre-and post-tests of meaning and form recognition were administered. The scores learners obtained from the pre-test and post-test within groups and between groups were analyzed by MANOVA. The findings revealed that MMGR was effective than TGR and the control group. It is suggested that teaching English vocabulary through MMGR program not only helps learners have the ability in vocabulary acquisition, but also enables the instructors to use the program as a potentially supplemental material or alternative method in teaching vocabulary as well.

scholarly journals The University Students’ Beliefs towards Corrective Feedback in Learning English as Foreign Language in Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 4094-4100
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Time Correlation ◽  
Test Time ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Feedback Group ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Written Test ◽  
Experimental Group

The present study is carried out in English as a foreign language (EFL) experimental classroom at Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan to investigate the Pakistani EFL learners' beliefs towards written CF in L2 writing. Two types of Written CF: Direct and Indirect feedback, were provided during four weeks of study period in written tasks to the two groups (direct feedback and feedback group) and third was provided only metalinguistic information (Controlled group). The students were divided into two groups: experimental group provided with CF (Direct and Indirect), control group. The students in the experimental group were compared to a control group which was provided with no corrective feedback. BS level adult learners (n= 40) were randomly assigned to write short essay/Gap Fill/ Timed grammatical Task during four successive weeks. Afterwards, they were asked to fill in a questionnaire (k=21), at the post-test time. Correlation between participants’ beliefs about written CF and the effectiveness of those beliefs was measured by an attitudinal questionnaire. The students’ performance was also checked through written test battery. The results of this study revealed the learners’ beliefs about errors’ corrections, the writing activities, and various types of CF. The study also suggested the significant role of learners’ beliefs in mediating language accuracy in writing tasks.

scholarly journals Theatrical Pedagogy and Language Acquisition: A Methodological Analysis

EL LE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Peppoloni
Keyword(s):  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Experimental Protocol ◽  
Teaching Group ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Post Test

The present study, conducted in a secondary school in Perugia (Italy), aimed to verify the benefits of the theatrical teaching methodology on the acquisition of a foreign language, in this case Spanish. The project, funded with the Three-year Plan of the Arts, took place for 20 hours over a school term, involving 23 students in the theatrical teaching group and 30 learners in the control group. The paper describes thoroughly the original experimental protocol in all its different phases, in order to encode it and make it replicable. It also provides the results obtained, measured quantitatively and statistically through the administration of a language pre-test, at the beginning of the project, and a final post-test.

scholarly journals MOODLE platform as a didactic support for the English language skills improvement

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1.2) ◽  
pp. 358-371
Author(s):  
Noemi Mercedes Remache Carrillo ◽  
Sandra Paulina Porras Pumalema ◽  
Diana Carolina Campaña Días ◽  
Mónica Alexandra Garcés Villacrés
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Intervention Phase ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
English Language Skills

Introduction: higher education has experienced a number of changes in the teaching field due to the current situation. In this context, e-learning through educational platforms has taken on great value in the teaching-learning process. Objective: to apply an educational intervention through the Moodle platform to consolidate the skills of the English language in the students of the industrial maintenance career of the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo during the special period April-September 2020. Methodology: this investigation was carried out in the context of mandatory teleworking due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This mixed research had a descriptive approach with a quasi-experimental focus. To achieve the main goal, 70 students from the third semester took an active part in it who were divided into two study groups: the control group and the experimental group, with 35 students respectively. Before the intervention phase, information was collected through a survey which yielded important general data related to their socio-demographic information and self-perception of their level of English. At the same time, a pre-test of knowledge of the language was taken from the students which was based on the Cambridge PET exam. With this exam, data were obtained for the development of the intervention plan that was implemented throughout the semester. Results: after the intervention phase, the students took a post-test and the corresponding means could be compared. They obtained 9.20 for the control group and 11.99 for the experimental group as final scores. Conclusion: it is concluded that the Moodle Platform is a valuable didactic support to improve English language skills.

scholarly journals The Effect of ECRIF Strategy on EFL Seventh Graders’ Vocabulary Learning and Retention

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arab World English Journal ◽  
Basma Issa Ahmad AlSaleem
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Vocabulary Learning ◽  
Seventh Graders ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Traditional Technique ◽  
School Year ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

This paper aims at highlighting the effectiveness of Encounter, Clarify ,Remember, Internalize, Fluent Use (ECRIF) strategy in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Seventh Graders’ vocabulary learning and retention. It tries to answer the following question : Are there statistically important differences at (α ≤ 0.05) in the whole mean scores in vocabulary accomplishment among the students who learn English vocabulary through using ECRIF strategy (experimental group) and those who learn English vocabulary over the traditional technique (control group) in the post test? To accomplish the purpose of the study, the researcher shown the experimental group with a sample involved (125) students for ECRIF strategy. While the traditional technique was used with the control group which involved (100) students in the first term of the school year 2017-2018.The researcher used (pre -post &amp; delayed) vocabulary test and an analysis card to collect data. The study's results suggested that there were statistically important differences at (α ≤ 0.05) in the whole mean grade in vocabulary accomplishment between experimental and the control groups in the post &amp; delayed test in favor of ECRIF strategy. In addition, the researcher recognized these differences to using ECRIF strategy in teaching English language vocabulary. In light of these outcomes, the study suggested the necessity of applying ECRIF in teaching English language to get better results in students’ vocabulary learning and retention in English as a foreign language. Similarly, the ECRIF Strategy would be used with other English skills and sub-skills.

scholarly journals The effect of Mentimeter and Kahoot applications on university students’ e-learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-116
Author(s):  
Bayram Gokbulut
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Black Sea Region ◽  
Before And After ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Experimental Group

In the digital age, where technology is developing rapidly, there is a need for technology and game-based e-learning environments that students appreciate instead of traditional instruction. Interactive Web 2.0 tools can be utilised to develop e-learning environments. In this study, Kahoot and Mentimeter applications, interactive and game-based Web 2.0 tools, were used. The effect of Kahoot and Mentimeter applications on e-learning was investigated. This study was carried out at a state university in the Western Black Sea Region. It was carried out with prospective teachers studying in the Department of Primary School Education. This experimental study was conducted with 29 prospective teachers in the experimental group and 27 in the control group. Attitude Scale Against e-Learning was applied to prospective teachers before and after the application. Traditional methods were applied to the control group. Kahoot’s evaluation feature and the word cloud feature of the Mentimeter program were used in the experimental group. Keywords: e-Learning, Mentimeter, Kahoot, teaching, teaching technology.

scholarly journals Blended Learning to Improve University Students’ Language Skills in the Iraqi Context

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-255
Author(s):  
Hero Said Mohammed Nuri, Et. al.
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Dramatic Effect ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study investigated the effect of a blended learning approach (BLA) on the main English language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) when learning English as a foreign language (EFL) in Iraq. In order to reveal the effectiveness of the approach, an experiment was carried out involving 40 participants who were divided into two groups: experimental and control. The experimental group was taught using a BLA whereas the control group was instructed with a traditional approach to teach English. The experiment was conducted during a semester (three months) in which two classes of English were taught every week. According to the results of the study, the BLA had a dramatic effect on improving the main skills of the EFL participants

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