Learning and teaching writing in the foreign languages classroom: Fostering writing-to-learn approaches

2014 ◽  
pp. 116-127
Keyword(s):  
Writing To Learn ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Learning And Teaching

VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ESL COURSES

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-243
Author(s):  
Ana-Maria CHISEGA-NEGRILĂ
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environments ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Esl Students ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Face To Face

Abstract: As the time in which online teaching and learning was still an element of novelty has long been gone, virtual learning environments have to be studied thoroughly so that they will provide students not only with the necessary knowledge, but also with the proper tools to meet their learning objectives. The advancement in information technology and the access to an almost inordinate number of learning and teaching tools should have already been fructified and, as a result, not only teachers, but also learners should have already picked up the fruit of knowledge grown in the vast virtual environment of the Internet. However, as education has recently moved almost entirely online, some questions have arisen. Are the Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) enough to offer ESL students both motivation and knowledge? Will foreign languages benefit from this growing trend or will traditional, face-to-face interaction, prove to have been more efficient? The present article will look into some of these questions and into the benefits of VLEs in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Why We Need TI-Oriented Language Learning and Teaching (TILLT)

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-89
Author(s):  
Astrid Schmidhofer ◽  
Enrique Cerezo Herrero ◽  
Melita Koletnik
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Language For Specific Purposes ◽  
Curricular Content

The teaching of foreign languages to students in Translation and Interpreting (TI) programmes should be framed within the field of Language for Specific Purposes (LSP). This would make it possible to pinpoint specific curricular content and methodological traits that contribute to the enhancement of the communicative competence and initial development of TI competences. This paper analyses the students’ perspectives on L2 teaching in a TI programme and how it should be undertaken to best comply with the linguistic demands imposed by translation and interpreting. A thematic analysis of 117 open questionnaires returned by students from Austria, Slovenia and Spain identified five areas to which the students attribute particular importance, and which should be considered when developing TI-oriented curricula.

scholarly journals Motivation and Second Foreign Language Proficiency: The Mediating Role of Foreign Language Enjoyment

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang ◽  
Dai ◽  
Wang
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Shaanxi Province ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Third Language ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Proficiency ◽  
Senior English

Inadequate research attention has been paid to the learning of a third language. For this reason, this study explores senior English major students’ learning of additional foreign languages in seven universities in Shaanxi Province, China. The study examines the relationship between the participants’ motivation and language proficiency through a questionnaire, and the collected data are analyzed using hierarchical linear regression analysis. The results identify that the participants’ instrumental and integrative motivations positively influence their second foreign language proficiency. Further analysis reveals that the connection between the participants’ motivation and language proficiency is mediated by foreign language enjoyment. These findings form the basis of our suggestions for the sustainable learning and teaching of foreign languages in universities.

scholarly journals STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN SPEAKING ENGLISH

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mas Darul Ihsan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Physical Reality ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Learning And Teaching

As the English teacher in the classroom, there will be some problems or conditions need to be accomplished. Teacher will see some of the students are very motivated, motivated or even feeling ignored in studying English. The learners who have contacted with English will find that some features are quite easy and extremely difficult. One of the more complicated problems of second or foreign languages learning and  teaching has been to define and apply the construct of motivation in the classroom. Motivation is a concept without physical reality, we cannot see motivation; we see effort, interest, attitude and desire. For speaking, it is important first to give competence and then performance. Competence is more likely to the extent a communicator is motivated to be so. Motivation is the extent to which a communicator is drawn towards or pushed away from communicating competently in a given context then performed. This is a descriptive  quantitative research. The data obtained from the questionnaire distributed and analyzed to get the result.  The date taken from the students of Muhammadiyah 1 Senior High School Gresik in Easy-Speaking course. The researcher wanted to know the students’ motivation in practicing speaking English in Easy-Speaking course. The results show that1) the learners effort in practicing speaking English is 56.1 %. 2) The learners’ interest in practicing speaking English is 49.7 %. 3) The learners’ attitude towards practicing speaking English is 59.9 %. 4) The learners’ desire in practicing speaking English is 71.43 %. Then, some suggestions are made: 1) Using media is very important both to increase the learners’ motivation and to give a big opportunity to learners to explore their idea. 2) Giving more variations techniques in teaching and learning process in order do not monotonous. 3) Giving prizes, encouraging and giving extra points for learners who can express their idea by speaking English well. 4) Creating favorable atmosphere in the classroom.

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