scholarly journals Supporting the Development of Autonomous Learning Skills in Reading and Writing in an Independent Language Learning Centre

2012 ◽  
pp. 266-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hazel L. W. Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Individual Learning ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Learning Differences ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Self Learning

This article draws on observations, examples and findings from previous action research and teaching experiences gathered in an independent language learning centre in a university in Hong Kong to explore strategies for supporting independent learning. The learning centre offers one-to-one and small-group learning sessions to support the development of independent learning skills in various areas. This discussion will explore particularly the focuses of reading and writing skills development. These learner-centred support sessions aim to develop awareness of different types of learning strategies to suit individual learning needs, and cultivate interest and ability for continuous self-learning. The benefits of a semi-structured scaffolding format with attention to individual learning differences and supported by technology will be highlighted.

College English Learning Center Planning Based on Language Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 4493-4499
Author(s):  
Diwen Dong
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Learning Center ◽  
Learning Centers ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
College English ◽  
The University ◽  
Functional Areas

Objectives: Planning for English learning centers for college students can meet the needs of students’ independent learning and achieve the purpose of enhancing students’ comprehensive English practice and application ability. Methods: This study proposed the characteristics and functions of the English learning center, as well as the resources and facilities of the learning center when planning the university English learning center, and explained the construction of the English learning center’s learning materials and the division of functional areas. The influencing factors of the construction of learning center materials mainly include students’ language level, learning needs, authority and applicability of learning materials. Results: On this basis, taking the English learning center plan of a university library as an example, the functional areas are divided into four functional areas: English listening, speaking, reading and writing. Conclusion: It is hoped that this research will provide some reference and reference for the planning study of university English learning center based on language learning.

Application of Internet of Things intelligent image-positioning studio classroom in English teaching

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Jie Chen ◽  
Yukun Chen ◽  
Jiaxin Lin
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Studio Classroom ◽  
And Control ◽  
Self Learning ◽  
Intelligent Positioning

The purpose is to minimize color overflow and color patch generation in intelligent images and promote the application of the Internet of Things (IoT) intelligent image-positioning studio classroom in English teaching. Here, the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) algorithm is introduced to extract and classify features for intelligent images. Then, the extracted features can position images in real-time. Afterward, the performance of the CNN algorithm is verified through training. Subsequently, two classes in senior high school are selected for experiments, and the influences of IoT intelligent image-positioning studio classroom on students’ performance in the experimental class and control class are analyzed and compared. The results show that the introduction of the CNN algorithm can optimize the intelligent image, accelerate the image classification, reduce color overflow, brighten edge color, and reduce color patches, facilitating intelligent image editing and dissemination. The feasibility analysis proves the effectiveness of the IoT intelligent image-positioning studio classroom, which is in line with students’ language learning rules and interests and can involve students in classroom activities and encourage self-learning. Meanwhile, interaction and cooperation can help students master learning strategies efficiently. The experimental class taught with the IoT intelligent positioning studio has made significant progress in academic performance, especially, in the post-test. In short, the CNN algorithm can promote IoT technologies and is feasible in English teaching.

scholarly journals Students’ cognitive engagement during emergency remote teaching: Evidence from the Indonesian EFL milieu

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-33
Author(s):  
Audi Yundayani ◽  
Fuad Abdullah ◽  
Soni Tantan Tandiana ◽  
Bejo Sutrisno
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
English Language ◽  
Cognitive Engagement ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Language Learning Motivation

The Covid-19 pandemic has influenced various dimensions of higher education systems globally, including English language learning. To illustrate, the pedagogical practices should be altered from face-to-face to online modes. This move affects students' learning engagement, notably cognitive engagement. Although myriad studies have focused on probing students' cognitive engagement, little is known about how students engage cognitively during emergency remote teaching (ERT). To fill this void, this study investigated students' cognitive engagement in English language learning activities in an ERT environment. Sixty students from three Indonesian higher educational institutions were involved as participants. The data were collected through a semi-structured interview and analyzed with thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006). The findings revealed that students, (1) deploying metacognitive language learning strategies, (2) possessing self-regulated learning, (3) designating English language learning motivation, (4) showcasing critical thinking as a manifestation of students’ cognitive engagement, and (5) connecting teaching materials to the students’ daily life. The implications of this study call for emphasizing students’ English language learning needs and teachers’ continuous professional development.

scholarly journals Life-long learning skills as a basis for individual learning style of university students

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 19-32
Author(s):  
Irina L. Smagina
Keyword(s):  
Learning Style ◽  
Individual Learning ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Language Class ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Structural Content ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

In a current situation of society development, each person should have life-long learning skills, which allow him to be flexible, autonomous, able to adapt to different scenarios of todays unstable reality. These skills can be referred to the category of soft skills, the development of which give the students the opportunity to organize their learning process effectively, and it will also help in forming students individual learning style. Life-long learning skills formed at the university can also be considered as skills oriented to the prospect of further personal and professional development perspective life-long learning skills. Thus, the purpose of this study is to find mechanisms of the development of students life-long learning skills that also help in forming their individual learning style. Using the methods of theoretical, structural-content and comparative analysis, as well as the synthesis of ideas, it was possible to find out that life-long learning skills belong to the category of soft methodological skills, the development mechanism of which is the strategies of independent learning. Moreover, studying the relationship between such concepts as life-long learning skills, universal competencies, individual learning style showed that the development of soft methodological skills of life-long education is the basis for the formation of students individual learning style. As part of the study, it was developed a methodology for teaching students cognitive and metacognitive strategies for independent learning in a foreign language class while working on listening. As the expected results of the application of this methodology, it is assumed that having mastered the strategies and techniques of independent learning, students will be able to deal with the learning material better, which in turn will help to master the competences more successfully, to increase learning motivation and to form students subjective position. As a prospect for further research, we see the development and testing of technology for teaching students the skills of life-long education, with a detailed description of the stages and guidelines for students and teachers.

scholarly journals The Use of Language Learning Strategies through Smartphones in Improving Learner Autonomy in EFL Reading among Undergraduates in Saudi Arabia

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Abbas Falah Alzubi ◽  
Manjet Kaur Mehar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learner Autonomy ◽  
Strategy Use ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Social Strategies ◽  
Language Learning Strategies ◽  
Preparatory Year ◽  
Reading Context

Language learning strategies (LLS) and learner autonomy (LA) are believed to achieve a sustainable long-life learning process leading to a more reading competence (O’malley & Chamot, 1990; Oxford, 1990). LA is a pedagogical imperative inasmuch as language is largely an autonomous activity (Kumaravadivelu, 2006). This study examines the improvement of LA through the explicit use of LLS in EFL reading in a mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) environment among English as a foreign language (EFL) readers enrolled in Preparatory Year program at Najran University in Saudi Arabia. To this end, a questionnaire adapted from Oxford’s (1990) Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL), was administered to 32 students to measure their reading strategy use mediated by smartphones in EFL reading context. The data analysis revealed moderate averages (60%) of LLS (memory, cognitive, compensation, metacognitive, affective, and social strategies) among EFL undergraduates in EFL reading context. Consequently, these results may restrain the improvement of LA in virtual learning environments, mostly teacherless platforms, where learners need to have these strategies to help them control and manage their own language learning in almost independent learning settings, freedom in time, place, access to resources, and material choices. It is recommended that LA be improved through a strategy use instruction mediated by smartphones in EFL reading context.

scholarly journals ‘Learners About Learning’ Student Conference Review

2018 ◽  
pp. 444-447
Author(s):  
Agnes Patko ◽  
Ann Flanagan ◽  
Katherine Thornton
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Language Learning Strategies ◽  
Poster Presentations ◽  
Conference Review

‘Learners about Learning’ student conference was held on 7th September, 2018 at the Independent Learning Association Conference 2018 (ILA 2018), at Konan Women`s University, Kobe. Twenty-two high school and university students gave poster presentations related to their foreign language learning strategies, motivation and experiences. The event was divided into several sections starting from lunch, then ice-breaking activities, three rounds of presentations and discussion, and a final report to the main conference. Smiling faces and lively discussions proved the success of the event.

scholarly journals "I can rise up from my adversity”: Situational language learning strategies

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-147
Author(s):  
Febti Ismiatun ◽  
Diah Retno Widowati ◽  
Eko Suhartoyo
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
English Education ◽  
Strategy Training ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Learning Situation ◽  
Language Learning Strategies ◽  
Structured Interviews

Deriving from the postulation that learning strategies are shaped from a learning situation, which is inseparable from its socio-cultural context. A paradigm has shifted language learning strategies (LLSs) studies in the new perspective of situational-based research. Using a narrative approach, this study examined one female pre-service teacher of an English education major in occupying strategies to fulfill the learning needs. To meet with the data, semi-structured interviews were carried out for the participant through a series of interconnected questions. The results marked that the use of learning strategies varied in a distinct learning situation, including the strategies to achieve the learning goal as well as to encounter the obstacles in English learning. Thus, this study has emphasized the feasibility of LLSs in context. Suggestions were also presented at the end of this paper. HIGHLIGHTS: The use of strategies is varied in changing learning situation. The appropriate strategies assist students in fulfilling the English learning needs. The application of strategy training in EFL classroom is noteworthy because it is teachable.

scholarly journals LLS use and Proficiency: Assamese ESL Learner’s Context

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 60-68
Author(s):  
Dr. Atonu Kakoty
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Writing Proficiency ◽  
Language Learning Strategies ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Esl Learners ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

This paper studies the relationship of Language Learning Strategies (LLS) use and proficiency. Four hundred and fifty undergraduate Assamese ESL learners from three colleges of Dibrugarh University, Assam participated in the study. The aim of the paper is to investigate the relationship of Assamese ESL Learner’s use of LLS and reading and writing proficiency in English. A Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) based questionnaire is used to identify learner’s use of LLS and a reading and writing activity questionnaire is used to measure learner’s proficiency. The participants answered the instruments at the beginning of the experiment, followed by LLS instruction for four weeks and a post-test on the same questionnaires. The Pearson’s correlation analysis revealed significant positive correlation between the use of all the six types of LLS categories and learner’s proficiency in reading and writing, both in the pre and post-test context. The study recommends that LLS instruction should be integrated in the undergraduate ESL classrooms to increase learner’s proficiency in English.

scholarly journals Pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia untuk Anak Autis

INKLUSI ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 271
Author(s):  
Gangsar Ali Daroni
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Individual Learning ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Autistic Children ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia

This study aims to describe the implementation and barriers of Indonesian language learning for autistic children at the SLB Mitra Ananda Colomadu. This research is a qualitative descriptive study where the subjects were two class teachers and four grade VII autistic students at SLB Mitra Ananda. Data is collected through observation, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that the implementation of Indonesian language learning at the Ananda Colomadu Partner Autism SLB used the ABA and Individual Learning Program (PPI) methods tailored to the students' abilities. The 2013 curriculum is difficult to implement because the limited Indonesian language learning materials did not meet the child's conditions. Various efforts have been made by the teacher to overcome these obstacles: using PPI, creating independent learning media, and learning the latest methods that are applicable to learn Indonesian for autistic children.[Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan pelaksanaan dan hambatan pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia untuk anak autis di SLB Autis Mitra Ananda Colomadu. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Subjek penelitiannya adalah dua guru kelas dan empat siswa autis kelas VII di SLB Autis Mitra Ananda. Data dikumpulkan melalui observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pelaksanaan pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia di SLB Autis Mitra Ananda Colomadu menggunakan metode ABA dan Program Pembelajaran Individual (PPI) yang disesuaikan dengan kemampuan siswa. Kurikulum 2013 tidak dapat diterapkan sepenuhnya karena materi pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia yang tidak sesuai dengan kondisi anak dan media pembelajaran yang terbatas. Berbagai upaya dilakukan guru untuk mengatasi hambatan terebut: misalnya menggunakan PPI, membuat media pembelajaran mandiri dan mempelajari berbagai metode terbaru yang dapat diterapkan dalam pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia untuk anak autis.]

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