scholarly journals A CEFR BASED EVALUATION OF B1+ LEVEL PREPARATORY PROGRAM AT A TURKISH STATE UNIVERSITY: THE APPLICATION OF THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS SCALE

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eda Duruk
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
State University ◽  
School Students ◽  
Language Program ◽  
Preparatory School ◽  
Program Evaluations ◽  
Turkish State ◽  
Foreign Language Skills

Despite the centrality of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in language teaching and assessment, studies investigating its learning outcomes in language program evaluations are quite scarce. This paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a modular English preparatory school program through the Foreign Language Skills Scale. The research sample consists of 357 preparatory school students having attained B1+ level of proficiency in the program. The results revealed that while the language program designed to be in line with the CEFR guidelines, in general, serves for the needs of the students, there are still some discrepancies between the learning outcomes of B1+ and opinions of students about their competencies, especially in listening sub-skills.

scholarly journals Foreign Language Learning Anxiety Among Low Intermediate Level EFL Students: A Comparison of the Anxiety Levels of Students Attending Three Different Turkish State Universities

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-48
Author(s):  
Esen SPAHI KOVAÇ
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Language Anxiety ◽  
Foreign Language Anxiety ◽  
School Students ◽  
Preparatory School ◽  
Turkish State ◽  
And Gender

The present study examined the general foreign language classroom anxiety of   preparatory school students according to the type of University and gender. The sample consisted of 282 students from three preparatory schools. The students were from Anadolu Univeristy, Osmangazi University and Dumlupınar University. There were 150 male and 132 female students. One-Way ANOVA showed that there were no significant differences among the level of foreign language anxiety of preparatory school students from different Universities. In addition to considering anxiety in a gender differences t-test showed that female students have been found much more anxious than mail students in foreign language anxiety.

scholarly journals Developing Professional Foreign Language Skills through Webinars as Online Tool

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 01055
Author(s):  
Svetlana Fetisova ◽  
Elizaveta Podkamennaya ◽  
Ksenia Nevolina
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Sign Test ◽  
State University ◽  
Online Tool ◽  
Learning Experiment ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
Foreign Language Skills ◽  
Teacher Centered

This work is devoted to the technology of teaching students to organize and conduct webinars as contributing to their motivation and improving their performance when developing professional foreign language skills. Utilizing webinars encompasses both turning the focus from the teacher-centered approach toward learner-centered one and studying outside the classroom effectively. The research presented was carried out at two universities in Irkutsk, Russia: Irkutsk State Linguistic University (2014-2015) and Irkutsk State University (2017). 45 students of the Universities with the major “Advertising and Public Relations” were the participants of the learning experiment. The sign test, Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon U-test, were employed to confirm the results of the testing.

scholarly journals METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ONLINE FORMS OF TEACHING

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-152
Author(s):  
Alena Haskova ◽  
Zdenka Gadusova ◽  
Romana Havettova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Learners ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Home Schooling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Online Forms ◽  
Methodological Aspects ◽  
Foreign Language Skills

   Aim. The paper presents results of a questionnaire survey which aim was to find out English learners´ preferences of different platforms and applications to be used for home schooling.    Concept. Key attention of the authors is paid to the issue of the transition of face-to-face forms of education to online platforms, caused by school closures due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. At first, they deal with the use of digital technologies in teaching in general. They analyse how digital didactic means were used prior to the pandemic situation and they present research results related to differences among the ways of the use of these means within different subjects teaching (natural science subjects, technically oriented subjects, languages, social science subjects, artwork subjects). Consequently, the authors deal with the methodological aspects of the use of online forms in foreign language teaching.    Methodology. To find answer to such questions as which educational form, school education or home schooling, is more preferred by English learners, what are the strengths and weaknesses of home schooling, which foreign language skills are being practiced via online Zoom lessons,  which foreign language skills are being practiced via worksheets, or which mobile applications are used to enlarge students` vocabulary range, a questionnaire survey was carried out. Respondents of the survey were English learners, secondary vocational school students,,aged from 16 to 20 year-olds.    Results and conclusions. Based on the analysis of the data recorded from the learners` responses to the particular questionnaire items as the most significant three weaknesses of the home schooling were identified technical problems, more homework and lack of social contacts, while as the main strengths were found out home comfort, sufficient sleeping time and less dense timetable.

scholarly journals Increasing Engagement in French and Francophone Studies: Structured Journaling on the Emotions in La Fayette's La princesse de Clèves

PMLA ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 130 (5) ◽  
pp. 1476-1480
Author(s):  
Logan J. Connors
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Literary Representations ◽  
Francophone Studies ◽  
Classroom Discussions ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Emotional Events ◽  
Difficult Subject ◽  
Foreign Language Skills

Literary representations of emotions fascinate us as readers; they connect to us logically and naturally because we experience in our daily lives many of the emotional events depicted in novels, plays, and poems. Students are intrigued by the similarities and differences between their everyday feelings and the emotions represented in literature. Emotions are thus interesting processes to study, and in classroom discussions and activities most students have something to say about them. For this reason, I use emotion (broadly defined) as an important subject of inquiry in my literature and culture classes. In what follows, I share a structured journaling assignment based on emotion that helps students read with more detail, improves their foreign language skills, and boosts their engagement with difficult subject matter.

scholarly journals The Role of the Portal to English Syllabuses in Developing the Language Skills of Preparatory School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-48
Author(s):  
Telal Mirghani Khalid
Keyword(s):  
Group Work ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Preparatory School ◽  
Preparatory Schools ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Oral Interaction ◽  
Learning English

Teaching English through an effective curriculum enables EFL students to establish and achieve effective communication. The study aims to investigate issues affecting EFL students by learning English and discussing the role of Portal to English syllabuses in developing the language skills of Qatari school students. Research has harmonized the analytical approach. The required information was collected from a questionnaire distributed to twenty (20) Qatari EFL teachers in preparatory schools. Then, the data was analyzed according to the SPSS system. The results show that the Portal course syllabuses of Qatari preparatory schools introduce language activities that promote oral interaction in addition to the previous syllabuses. This current syllabus motivates students and builds a good understanding of learning English and improving language skills. The textbooks emphasize the use of English in social media and in the practice of Qataris customs and traditions. Portal lessons emphasize oral interactions with group work and discussions. Vocabulary and writing activities are presented and tested in many units in the Portal course series.

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