EFL Teachers' and Students' Perceptions of Dictionary Use and Preferences

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Eid Alhaisoni
Keyword(s):  
Word Meaning ◽  
Language Abilities ◽  
Lexical Information ◽  
Parts Of Speech ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Ongoing Training ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Dictionary Use

The present study provides insights into the perception of EFL teachers (Native and Non-native) and students of dictionary use. Participants were 99 (56 NS and 43 NNS) EFL teachers and 3993 (1815 male and 2178 female) students and were invited to respond to a questionnaires. 40 students participated in a follow-up interview. The results indicate that students overwhelmingly prefer bilingual dictionary to another type of dictionaries. Moreover, the students reported using online dictionaries and Google translator significantly more than print dictionaries. The study also revealed that meaning was reported to be the most lexical information sought by the subjects of the current study. Furthermore, the findings showed that most of the students refer to their dictionaries for word meaning and spelling but pay little attention to other aspects such as pronunciation, illustrated examples, and collocations. The findings revealed that EFL teachers held different perceptions on the role of the dictionary in their learning and teaching experiences. The results of the study suggest that the EFL teachers should incorporate ongoing training about dictionary use in the teaching-learning process and make the students aware of the extensive vocabulary input available in the standard dictionaries. Exposure to the parts of speech and collocation in dictionary entries can be useful for improving productive language abilities.

scholarly journals Exploring Perception of EFL Teachers towards Use of Media in Teaching English

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-44
Author(s):  
Nany Soengkono Madayani ◽  
Muhassin Muhassin
Keyword(s):  
English Teachers ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Efl Teacher ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The City

This Research is against the backdrop of demand in mastering English. EFL teacher becomes one of the main important parts of teaching-learning English to handle a certain role in maximal the students’ achievement. The students’ achievement here means not only someone that has a lot of knowledge and high value but also someone that can give a positive contribution to other people. Because of that, the teachers have a big responsibility to facilitate students in learning. One of the facilitation of teaching-learning that has to be prepared by teachers is media. This study aims to investigate the teachers’ perceptions of ELT media. This study is classified into three main dimensions of perception proposed by Vernon (1987) namely understanding, outlook and action. By conducting a survey study, the researcher collected, analyzed, elaborated and eventually drew conclusions dealing with the teachers’ perceptions of ELT media. The main data of this study were collected with an interview and a questionnaire, which was distributed to 29 English teachers in the city of Tulungagung. The findings showed that Media is able to be a benefit for both teachers and students, be applicable to every class. To select criteria of Media is based on Media Mastery or flexibility due to different reference and less facility. Besides that, The teachers have positive responses towards the two of the dimensions, understanding, and view. The teachers, however, do not show positive responses toward the action. However, in general, the English teachers’ perceptions of ELT media in this study were categorized as a good perception. In other words, all the teachers have a positive perception of ELT media.   

scholarly journals Ser docente, ser estudiante en tiempos de contingencia sanitaria

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 6-13
Author(s):  
Magaly Hernández-Aragón
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The People ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Educational Field

We live today in uncertain times, experiencing changes and uncertainties, adaptations and modifications that meet resistance. For instance, one field of reference where the Covid-19 contingency undoubtedly has had a strong impact is the educational field. To this respect, one ought to observe the subjects, the people who breathe life into the learning process, whatever the infrastructure or the implemented educational policies may be. In this context, what happens to teachers and students? How are they facing these unsettling times during their learning and teaching processes? How do they feel? What are they getting from this “new” way of teaching, learning, and “being” at school?

Investigating Mobile Assisted English Foreign Language Learning and Teaching in China

2016 ◽  
pp. 1097-1115
Author(s):  
Haixia Liu ◽  
Wenhao Tao ◽  
William Cain
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students

This study aims to investigate how English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers and students in China spontaneously use apps for smartphone and tablets to support their informal language learning. It also seeks to determine EFL teachers' perspectives on informal and formal Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL). A total of 240 smartphone and/or tablet users (186 students and 54 EFL teachers) from four colleges in Guangdong China participated in the survey. Twenty-eight teachers selected from the survey participants were interviewed afterwards. Analysis of the survey data showed that all participants were using apps to learn foreign languages informally. Survey data analysis also revealed that the most frequently used apps were based on form-focused behaviorist activities rather than learner-centered constructivist activities. A comparison of usage between EFL teachers and students revealed no significant difference in their choice of apps, yet students expected guidance from EFL teachers in using apps and resources to facilitate language learning. Finally, while the survey data indicated EFL teachers had positive attitudes towards informal MALL, the interviews revealed that many of them held negative sentiments toward MALL in the classroom. We interpret this difference in attitudes as a reflection of the teachers' concerns about learners' self-control and autonomous learning skills, as well as concerns about required teachers' knowledge and perceived changes to teachers' roles. We conclude by discussing the implications of MALL for language teacher education and professional development.

Investigating Mobile Assisted English Foreign Language Learning and Teaching in China

2016 ◽  
pp. 315-333
Author(s):  
Haixia Liu ◽  
Wenhao Tao ◽  
William Cain
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students

This study aims to investigate how English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers and students in China spontaneously use apps for smartphone and tablets to support their informal language learning. It also seeks to determine EFL teachers' perspectives on informal and formal Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL). A total of 240 smartphone and/or tablet users (186 students and 54 EFL teachers) from four colleges in Guangdong China participated in the survey. Twenty-eight teachers selected from the survey participants were interviewed afterwards. Analysis of the survey data showed that all participants were using apps to learn foreign languages informally. Survey data analysis also revealed that the most frequently used apps were based on form-focused behaviorist activities rather than learner-centered constructivist activities. A comparison of usage between EFL teachers and students revealed no significant difference in their choice of apps, yet students expected guidance from EFL teachers in using apps and resources to facilitate language learning. Finally, while the survey data indicated EFL teachers had positive attitudes towards informal MALL, the interviews revealed that many of them held negative sentiments toward MALL in the classroom. We interpret this difference in attitudes as a reflection of the teachers' concerns about learners' self-control and autonomous learning skills, as well as concerns about required teachers' knowledge and perceived changes to teachers' roles. We conclude by discussing the implications of MALL for language teacher education and professional development.

scholarly journals Washback Effect of EFL Teacher-made Test on Teaching-learning Process of Communicative English Skills Course at Ambo University

IJOHMN ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Metages Gebeyehu Alebachew ◽  
Motuma Hirpassa Minda
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Learning Attitudes ◽  
Efl Teacher ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
English Major ◽  
Material Choice ◽  
Teaching Learning

Prompted by the problem the effects of washback, this study was mainly intended to evaluate the washback effect of EFL teacher-made tests/examination on teaching-learning process of Communicative English Skills at Ambo University.  Specifically, it examined the influence of the examination on the domains of teaching and learning.  It further explored mediating factors of wash back on teachers and students’ practices.  To this end, the data were collected from three years (2008, 2009, 2010 E.C.) communicative English skills course teachers’ made examinations through document analysis method.  Supplemental data were also collected from EFL teachers and English major students respectively using interview and questionnaire.  Both teachers and the students were selected on the bases of randomly sapling techniques.  The study employed mixed methods to analyze and interpret the results of the study.  The findings of the study reveal that teacher‑made examination affected the domains of teaching-learning process negatively.  This means it affects students’ learning attitudes, motivations, and readiness in leaning some components of the materials, and experience in taking examination, practice in using the learning materials and methods in general.  Some components of the course, such as writing and listening, were not included in the final examination of the course.  As a result, students were influenced to give more time for the work of previous examination questions rather than studying the materials.  Based on the findings of the study, teachers are recommended to set examination questions from the contents of the materials they used to teach the components of the course and give equal emphasis for all the components of the language during teaching-learning process and assessment.  As the committee members usually set the examinations, the teaching material choice should be amended to align the contents of the examination questions with the contents in the teaching materials.

scholarly journals An Investigation of Challenges Teachers Face in Teaching Speaking Skill in Large Classes’ Context: Secondary School EFL Teachers in Focus

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Minwuyelet Andualem Desta
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Text Book ◽  
Large Classes ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Large Classrooms ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Speaking Skills

The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges of teaching speaking skill in a large EFL classrooms. The study was conducted to find out the challenges EFL teachers face while teaching speaking skills in a large classrooms, analyze how the factors affect teaching speaking skill in large classes and see what strategies teachers employ to promote speaking skills in the context of large classrooms. Descriptive method was employed to establish the existence of phenomena by explicitly describing them. Six grade nine EFL teachers and 100 grade nine students were involved in the study. The data were collected by using three tools: questionnaires, classroom observation and interviews. Both quantitative and qualitative data analysis methods were employed to analyze the data. The study showed that there are a number of challenges that contribute not to practice teaching speaking skill in large English language classrooms. According to the findings, although English language teachers have positive attitude towards teaching speaking skill, there are a number of problems that challenge them to practice it. The major challenges were classroom atmospheres which are not convenient for pair and group works, the nature of chairs and desks which are not moveable, the students lack of adequate motivation and courage to speak, the failure of classroom teachers to be committed and use their effort in the teaching learning process, the wide coverage of the contents in the students text book, failures of teachers and students to use different strategies in order to make speaking classroom convenient and effective are some of them. Finally, it was recommended that all concerned bodies, including parents are the most responsible to overcome the challenges and create a conducive atmosphere to conduct speaking classes.

scholarly journals A critical approach to active learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-174
Author(s):  
Muhammad Jakir Al Faruki
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
College Level ◽  
Critical Approach ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
National University ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
High Level

This micro-level study conducted on tow Bangladeshi colleges intended to explore how far learners have engaged actively in the process of learning and teaching. This article (1) examines the nature and character of active learning and (2) elucidates the present approach of learning in practice in the higher education of Bangladesh at the college level affiliated with National University, Bangladesh. The investigation completed by applying the mixture of qualitative and quantitative approaches, though it is primarily focused on qualitative analysis. Data collected based on two cases. In addition, four FGD sessions have arranged with teachers and students and two of them with the teacher and rest two with the students. In this case study, we come across that student-teacher engagement in learning is very low. There are few scopes for reaching students' behavior, motivation levels in the learning situation. Absenteeism is very high in the students as well as in the teacher. Both the learners and instructors involved in learning for a short period of time. Their staying in the institution for short is a barrier to a high level of engagement in teaching-learning. As a consequence, they do not become the anytime, anywhere learner thereby not lifelong learners

scholarly journals THE DICTIONARY OF THE VILLAGE OF KONYSHCHE (KOVEL DISTRICT OF VOLYN REGION) DIALECT

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (11(79)) ◽  
pp. 116-119
Author(s):  
Yurii Hrytsevych
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Word Meaning ◽  
Lexical Information ◽  
Parts Of Speech ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
History Of ◽  
Polish Language ◽  
Promising Source ◽  
The Village

The article presents a dictionary register fragment of the dialect spoken by the residents of the village of Konyshche in Kovelskyi (before the administrative-territorial reform of 2020 – Ratnivskyi) district of the Volyn region. The object of the description is the native dialect of the compiler himself. The lexical information collected and systematized in the form of a dictionary is of great significance since it is the first attempt to introduce into the Ukrainian dialectological science one more spatial coordinate of the linguistic diversity of the Volynian dialect, and in a broader sense, that of Western Polissia. The dictionary register comprises lexical units of different parts of speech with a quantitative predominance of nouns and verbs. All dictionary entries are arranged alphabetically and reflect a wide range of vocabulary, primarily related to the routine activities of the villagers, rituals, human traits, flora and fauna of the region, etc., situations of informal natural communication of its speakers, their unique spiritual and material culture. Every word meaning is specified by providing a literary equivalent to a dialect word or a description of the object, sign, action, or circumstances denoted by the word. Undoubtedly, the broad involvement of dialect contexts in dictionary entries spotlights the syntagmatic relationship of words, provides a reliable basis for studying the ways of how to construct utterances in accordance with the linguistic and stylistic features of a colloquial folk phrase. There are many cases of expanding the semantic structure of tokens and preservation of archaisms. The study has revealed a considerable number of borrowings and interfering influences of the Polish language. The author concludes that it is difficult to put a full stop in the compilation of a dialect dictionary because even after the publication of the work, the need to record new lexical findings may occur. The analyzed dialect dictionary is an important and promising source of linguistic material for scientific studies in lexicology and the history of the Ukrainian language. It also contributes to a better understanding of the already known dialectological units of speech.

Is Distance Teaching-Learning-Evaluation Triad a Form of Digital Art?

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-19
Author(s):  
Tatiana Antipova ◽  
Ioana Riurean ◽  
Simona Riurean
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Software Support ◽  
Alternative Teaching ◽  
Evaluation Procedures ◽  
Learning Evaluation ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Computer Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Learning

The pandemic situation at the beginning of March 2020 forced teachers to develop alternative teaching methods, and most important to find the best ways to keep teaching for every student no matter the situation, as for example, the lack of computer knowledge or hardware/software support. Teachers worldwide struggled to support, encourage, find the best ways not only to help students to keep learning but support them emotionally. At the end of the academic year, teachers made efforts to develop fair, appropriate evaluation procedures adapted to distance education. This paper summarizes the Distance Teaching-Learning-Evaluation (DTLE) evolution in Russia and Romania and some methods developed from March to December 2020 to support the educational activity. Some benefits, challenges and difficulties are identified during the same period of time in different DTLE scenarios, from the point of view of teachers and students, as well. Examples of new adapted methods, dedicated to the DTLE scenarios are al-so addressed in this work.

A study of Importance of English Language Proficiency in Hospitality Industry and the Role of Hospitality Educators in Enhancing the Same Amongst The Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arati Prabhu ◽  
Prachi Wani
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Proficiency ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Hotel Management ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Teaching Learning

The study is undertaken to understand the importance of English language skills in the Indian hospitality industry, and the gaps therein. It studies the challenge as it exists in Pune city, and how AISSMS College of Hotel Management & Catering Technology has attempted to address the issue(s). The study aims at gathering primary information by means of questionnaires. It sheds light on the gap between existing and desired standards of English proficiency. It also highlights the attempts by the three important stakeholders in order to address the issue. Though, attempts are made from the industry, teachers and students, it is recognized that joint efforts need to be made to tackle the problem collectively and from all sides. It is an urgent calling for innovative teaching learning practices and encouraging sound develop initiatives and commitment. The primary data is across the cross section of Pune hoteliers, teachers and students of the college. The findings reflect the importance of English as the universal medium of communication, and its importance in rendering quality service and importantly.

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