scholarly journals Perception and Expectation of Elective Japanese Language Learners in Malaysian Higher Education Institution: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Muhammad Alif Redzuan Abdullah ◽  
Sanimah Hussin
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Language Students ◽  
Foreign Language Courses

Japanese language course registered as either compulsory elective or free elective foreign language course at University Putra Malaysia (UPM). The Japanese language is the most popular among 11 foreign language courses offered for foreign language students who wish to take global languages proficiency courses. However, their achievements in the course are inadequate as most of them are incompetent in communication skills upon completion of the course. Therefore, this article aims to identify the perception of Japanese language students in UPM to enhance their understanding of the issue. This quantitative research applies questionnaires and random purposive sampling techniques as instruments for collecting data. The sampling consists of 84 students who had enrolled in Basic Japanese level 1course. The findings show there are significant factors attribute to students’ preference for learning the Basic Japanese language. The result of the study also indicated the Kana writing and numbers are easier to acquire compared to vocabulary, sentences, grammar, and particles in the Basic Japanese 1 course. The study also revealed that mastering vocabulary plays a vital role in speaking, reading, and writing well in the Japanese language. Therefore, this study suggests that the instructor should include more engaging activities, teaching aids, and tools in the classroom to make the teaching and learning process more conducive and friendly for the students to excel in this course.

scholarly journals Reconsidering the Assessment of Self-Regulated Learning in Foreign Language Courses

2014 ◽  
pp. 443-459
Author(s):  
Kristen Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Learner Engagement ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Foreign Language Courses

This paper addresses the issue of how to assess learners’ engagement with activities designed to develop self-regulatory learning strategies in the context of foreign language teaching and learning. The argument is that, if the aim of these activities is the development of learners’ self-regulation, then the assessment practices used must also reflect this orientation. The problem herein is that traditional assessment practices are typically normative in nature, endorsing understandings of intelligence as fixed and failure as unacceptable. Using such approaches to assess learner engagement with self-regulated learning activities will undermine efforts to promote learner development, and may demotivate learners. This paper will discuss these issues through a critical reflection on assessment practices used to evaluate EFL learners’ engagement with an assessable homework activity designed to develop their self-regulatory strategies. It is argued that learning-oriented assessment principles and practices are most suited to the evaluation of self-regulated learning in EFL. Potential issues related to the application of learning-oriented assessment in EFL contexts are also discussed.

scholarly journals Evaluation of a Foreign Language Textbook Used in the Greater Boston Region: An Evaluation of a Japanese as a Foreign Language Textbook

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Miguel Dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Postsecondary Institutions ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
Teaching Goals ◽  
Negative Comments ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Teaching Learning

Textbook materials continue to play an important role in foreign language teaching and learning classroom. Textbooks are significant because these materials are considered elements in the field of foreign language learning. Teachers are often engaged in the application of textbooks for common teaching goals. Although the significance of the application of textbooks is accepted, ideas on whether textbooks could assist or hinder the teaching–learning process seem polarizing. This study employed a Likert scale survey to collect data on the evaluation of Japanese for busy people I: Romanized version (3rd Edition), a Japanese language textbook for new learners. The survey checklist yielded a highly unusual result, that is, all the participants advocated the use of the textbook. This study was conducted in the Greater Boston region in Massachusetts, MA, USA. Upon investigation, over 30 language learning centers, nearly 20 postsecondary institutions, and above 20 secondary schools were determined to be offering Japanese language courses. A total of 49 participants responded to the survey. None of the participants provided negative comments about the textbook. In addition, over 90% of the participants believed that the textbook materials and exercises were organized, contemporary, and applicable.

scholarly journals Developing Bilingualism in Nursing Students: Learning Foreign Languages beyond the Nursing Curriculum

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 326
Author(s):  
Luis M. Dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Nursing Curriculum ◽  
College Leaders ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Foreign Language Courses

Nursing curriculum usually focuses on vocational development to train students to become nursing professionals after graduation. However, due to the packed major schedule and curriculum, many students are not required to take additional foreign language courses for their associate degree. Based on the lens of social cognitive career theory, the researcher sought to understand the motivations and reasons behind the learning behaviours. One research question was guided in this study, which was, what are the motivations and reasons for taking foreign language courses beyond their (i.e., nursing students) major curriculum and coursework plan? A qualitative research method was employed to collect interview data from 60 nursing students. The finding of this study indicated that the interest in career development and personal consideration were two of the most important factors for foreign language learning for these groups of nursing students. The results of this study provided recommendations for college leaders, government agencies, and policymakers to reform and polish foreign language courses and offer directions to contemporary students of the nursing curriculum. Students may also be benefitted as the study outlined the motivations and reasons for foreign language learning. Therefore, all parties may take this study as a blueprint to exercise their future developments.

scholarly journals СУЧАСНІ ТЕХНОЛОГІЇ ТА СТРАТЕГІЇ В ОНЛАЙН ВИКЛАДАННІ АНГЛІЙСЬКОЇ МОВИ ДЛЯ ГУМАНІТАРНИХ ФАКУЛЬТЕТІВ

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svitlana O. Chernyshova ◽  
Olena P. Tokmenko ◽  
Olena A. Sydorenko
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Close Correlation ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Online Technologies ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Offline Learning ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Foreign Language Courses

The article is devoted to the use of online technologies and strategies in learning a foreign language. In particular, in close correlation with full-time education, the article considers the leading strategies and technologies used by higher education institutions in building online foreign language courses. These are mainly lectures, discussions, games, simulations, blog technologies, wiki technologies, etc. The article mentions the work of the world's leading online universities. Quotes from their supervisors and lecturers are given, which analyze the main concepts that distinguish or, conversely, resemble online and offline learning. We can say that today the technology has reached a sufficient level for students to receive a proper education, even in distance learning. Even more, thanks to the synchronous and asynchronous method of teaching, students get additional opportunities that are not always available in the classroom. However, it is worth noting that mastering, selecting and successfully using existing technologies is another challenge for teachers working online.The article also discusses the advantages and disadvantages that accompany online learning. The article analyzes the methods and means of learning a foreign language online. According to the author of the article, the number of online courses, online faculties and online universities will grow steadily every year. Because they do not require significant investment and allow people to be educated regardless of their geographical location. However, online education relies heavily on traditional education, it creates space for the preservation, development and improvement of traditional learning models, as well as selectivity in choosing more effective methods.

scholarly journals Designing a Successful MOOC – An Empirical Study of the Foreign Language Courses On a MOOCs Platform

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Kuang ◽  
Lan He
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Classroom Interaction ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Traditional Classroom ◽  
Temporal Contiguity ◽  
Communication Mode ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Foreign Language Courses

Abstract MOOCs have achieved great development in the last five to seven years. However, MOOCs present unique features of their own which distinguish themselves from the traditional classroom interaction. In this article, in order to find out the factors influencing the design of successful MOOCs, we examined the communication mode of MOOCs from the perspective of symbolic interactionism by combining the features of the communication mode of MOOCs as well as that of the traditional classroom interaction. Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted on 280 sample MOOCs from the foreign language courses category of a major Chinese MOOCs platform. The findings indicate that providing options for comprehension, providing options for self-regulation, coherence and temporal contiguity are the key factors for a successful design of MOOCs.

Attitudes and motivation of hotel management undergraduate students towards foreign language courses

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-86
Author(s):  
Dolores Miškulin Čubrić
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Hotel Management ◽  
Italian Language ◽  
Cultural Aspect ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Written Form ◽  
Foreign Language Courses ◽  
Educational Aspect

As a first stage of the project regarding an investigation of attitudes and motivation of Hotel management undergraduate students towards foreign language courses, in this paper attitudes and motivation of HM students towards the Italian language are examined. The results of the study involving three groups with 178 students show which aspects of the language they consider to be the most important for them, as well as which of them are most highly evaluated according to their opinion. The most important for them is "the instrumental aspect" (enabling students to use their knowledge in their future profession), followed by "the educational aspect", "the communicative aspect" and "the cultural aspect", while the written form of the language is completely neglected. These facts should be taken into consideration by language teachers when planning lectures, new language courses and curricula.

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