Attitudes and Motivation of Learners towards English: A Case Study of Intermediate Level Students District Matyari, Sindh, Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Irum Pervez Memon ◽  
Habibullah Pathan ◽  
Sahiba Khatoon Thaheem
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Intermediate Level ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Inferential Analysis ◽  
Learning Language

A lot of discussion in language learning and teaching roams around two key factors, which are motivation and attitude. These variables are considered to impact the success or failure in learning a language. Gardner (1985) believes that students who are highly motivated and have positive attitude are better at mastering and learning language than those with less or no motivation and negative attitude. In order to gain success in language learning both motivation and positive attitude need to coexist together. This study was conducted to find attitudes, motivation and their relationship among intermediate level students in Matyari district. For this research study, a questionnaire was adapted from Gardner’s (1985) AMTB to collect data. The data was analyzed in SPSS through descriptive and inferential analysis. The results revealed that intermediate level students in Matyari district have positive attitude towards English. Further, the study found students intrinsically more motivated than extrinsically. Moreover, it was found that attitudes and motivation have positive relationship. It was concluded that those learners who have positive attitude tend to have more intrinsic motivation.

Review of Randall (2007): Memory, Psychology and Second Language Learning. Language Learning and Language Teaching, Volume 19.

2021 ◽  
pp. 138-142
Author(s):  
Paul Pauwels
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Second Language Learning ◽  
Intermediate Level ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Learning Language ◽  
And Linguistics

Mick Randall reviews work from psychology and linguistics on language processing with the aim of drawing conclusions for second language learning. Based on his experiences as a language teacher with students at elementary and intermediate level and in less resourced contexts, he tries to find evidence for the effectiveness of more traditional learning and teaching strategies next to the communicative approach (o.c. vii-viii).

scholarly journals Case Study of the Commercially Published ELT materials in Foundation of English Course Books 1 & 2

IIUC Studies ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. 173-182
Author(s):  
Md Yousuf Uddin Khaled Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Global Markets ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
The Right

Brumfit (1979) has suggested that many commercially published ELT materials are little more than ‘masses of rubbish, skilfully marketed’. He perhaps rejects most of the published materials. However, in reality, it is observed that these ELT resources are the only available alternatives in the contexts where infra-structural limitations of language classrooms and the inefficiency of the language-teachers make the goal of language learning and teaching unreachable or unattainable for many of the learners. This paper, through a case study, aims at justifying the use of commercially published ELT coursebooks that are designed and used, considering the limitations and problems of the personally produced materials by untrained teachers. Nevertheless, these materials must consider the local market rather than the global markets so that they meet the needs of the local language learners and instructors. The case study implies that it is the selection or adaptation of the right materials for the specific learners that makes them effective or ineffective. It also suggests that the personally designed or locally produced materials too may make teaching and learning difficult and impossible sometimes.IIUC Studies Vol.10 & 11 December 2014: 173-182

Pronunciation among adult Indigenous language learners

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonya Bird
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Second Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Acoustic Analysis ◽  
Indigenous Language ◽  
Coast Salish ◽  
Learning And Teaching

Abstract This paper describes the features that set adult Indigenous language learning apart from other types second language learning, examining in particular the role that unique teaching and learning contexts might play in the acquisition of pronunciation. As a case study, the pronunciation of SENĆOŦEN (Coast Salish) /t’/ is compared across four groups of speakers, including two groups of adult learners. Acoustic analysis shows that /t’/, described as a weak ejective in previous work, is now consistently realized as a strong ejective, especially among learners and teachers. These findings are discussed with reference to factors relevant to language learning and teaching in general, as well as to ones relevant to Indigenous language learning and teaching in particular.

scholarly journals Perceptions Of Madrassa Students And Teachers Towards English Language Learning

2020 ◽  
pp. 64-80
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Male Students ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Selection Of

The purpose of this descriptive research study is to find out the perceptions of students and teachers about the problems and challenges in learning and teaching of English language in Madrassas located in urban area of District Mardan. The main objectives of the study are to assess the attitude of both the students and teachers towards English language; to find out the required facilities for the teaching and learning of English and to put forward the recommendations of the students and teachers for the eradication of the problems and challenges to English language learning and teaching in Madrassas. The population of the research study consist of all Madrassas and all male students and teachers in Urban Madrassas in District Mardan. The researchers use convenient sample for the selection of Madrassas. Selection of students is based on thirty percent proportionate sample; while teachers are selected on the basis of hundred percent proportionate samples accordingly. Two separate questionnaires are the instrument for data collection. The questionnaires comprised on both closed and open ended items. The collected data were analyzed using percentage and thematic analysis. Findings of the study revealed that there are no proper facilities for the teaching of English language. The results of this research study may be helpful for the policy makers to emphasize more on the importance of English language learning in Madrassas across Pakistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in particular.

scholarly journals Feedback: understanding strategies and impact on EFL learning and teaching contexts

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-65
Author(s):  
David Felipe Espinosa Torres ◽  
Iván Camilo González Bejarano ◽  
Juliana Moreno Restrepo
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Feedback Strategies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Minimal Research

Feedback is a powerful tool that has a significant influence on student success. Its meaningful impact on learning and teaching processes has been well-documented. However, there is minimal research concerning the impact of feedback strategies on foreign language learning. This article seeks to provide a theoretical and practical understanding of the impact of feedback on foreign language teaching and learning processes. This is done through a case study research conducted in a private institution in Bogotá, Colombia. The evidence demonstrates that the feedback strategies used and the manner in which they are administered influence their effectiveness. Three main strategies were observed and analyzed: corrective, motivational, and developmental. This article concludes with a suggestion to make feedback an explicit policy of teachers’ education programs in the country.

scholarly journals Jezik in turizem, Language and Tourism, Sprache und Tourismus

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mojca Kompara Lukančič
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Minority Languages ◽  
Minority Communities ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Personal Names ◽  
Tourism Websites ◽  
Learning Language

In the monograph ten scientific chapters oriented towards language for tourism that span from language learning and teaching, to lexicography, minority languages, and selected linguistic concepts are presented. Among them is the analyses of the features of the Slovene LSP Dictionary of Tourism, the question of minority communities and their tourism websites, the collocation strength and contrastive analyses of adjective-noun collocations, the concept of movement in tertiary education, the analyses of Slovene –German translations of chosen online menus, the tourist web resources as part of the L2 classroom, the connection of linguistic landscapes with tourism, writing skills in English for Tourism, local language variants of personal names, and teaching and learning language for special purposes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals MENUMBUHKAN SIKAP SISWA DALAM PENCAPAIAN HASIL BELAJAR

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Razali M. Thaeb
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Measuring Instrument ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Full Attention ◽  
Wide Range

Learning is change a person's ability and can be maintained within a certain time. Various growth that occurred in the study, such as changes in behavior after someone learners got a wide range of experience in various situations of learning itself, so the variety of experiences that will lead to the changes that occur in a person learners. While the measure is to apply the measuring instrument to a particular object. Magnitudes numbers obtained, then gained significance when compared to the results of measurements with a certain standard. The attitude of a person when used in learning and teaching a subject, then there will be individuals who love a subject (positive attitude) or behave otherwise is not like a subject (a negative attitude). For those students who have a positive attitude about a subject will learn them on their own and devote his full attention on a subject matter. In contrast the attitude of learners negative about a subject. Or in other words a learner who has a positive attitude toward a subject to be loved also a subject such and by itself learners will be serious in learning.

scholarly journals Students’ perceptions of the learner attributes required for (and resulting from) heutagogical learning

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Stoszkowski ◽  
Liam McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Learning Potential ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching

Heutagogy, a form of self-determined learning, is a learner-centred approach to learning and teaching, grounded in constructivist principles. This case study explores final year undergraduate students’ perceptions of the learner attributes required for (and resulting from) heutagogical learning. As part of a larger research study, data were collected at two UK universities, using an online survey that was intended to elicit their perceptions and experiences of a module designed using heutagogical principles. Results indicate that foundational knowledge, skills and attitude are a requirement for, and an outcome of, heutagogical learning. Potential implications for the use of heutagogical approaches to learning and teaching are discussed.

scholarly journals A Telecollaborative International Exchange for Foreign Language Learning and Reflective Teaching

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanna Carloni ◽  
Federica Franzè
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Reflective Teaching ◽  
International Exchange ◽  
Columbia University ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The University

This chapter shares the reflections on a joint international research educational project, involving Columbia University students studying Italian, and Italian pre-service teachers enrolled in an MA in Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language at the University of Urbino, Italy. The northern hemisphere autumn term 2014 iteration of the project is taken as a case study to discuss the effectiveness of teleconferencing for foreign language learning and teaching. The results showed that the videoconference sessions positively affected the learning process of students, and simultaneously fostered reflective teaching in pre-service teachers.

A case study of one teacher’s introduction to task-based language teaching

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariatna ◽  
Rod Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Practitioner Research ◽  
Reflective Journal

Abstract This article reports a practitioner research study where one of the authors worked with an Indonesian secondary school teacher to help her introduce task-based language teaching into her own classroom. We report a study involving classroom observation, interviews, and a reflective journal and show that the teacher was able to develop a good understanding of TBLT principles, construct well-structured lessons around tasks, and, in the main, to implement TBLT effectively. We also found that there was also a generally positive response to TBLT from the students and pre- and post- tests provided evidence of language learning. However, we also observed that while the teacher was able to adopt the role of facilitator, she still sometimes continued to behave as a traditional instructor, dominating the interactions through display questions and nominating students. We conducted this case study as part of our work as teacher educators and conclude with a list of the insights we gained can inform professional development programmes for TBLT in Indonesia.

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