scholarly journals Evaluating the Teaching-Learning Process of Brazilian Sign Language as a Second Language in Higher Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Roberto Cesar Reis da Costa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Pedagogical Issues ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Sign Languages ◽  
Brazilian Sign Language ◽  
Teaching Learning

The focus of this paper is to propose an evaluation tool to assess the teaching-learning process of Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) to hearing students in Higher Education. The current Brazilian laws dealing with the accessibility of the deaf and the teaching of Libras will be concisely posited and argued, and after that an overview on linguistic aspects of Libras will be highlighted prior to discussing the teaching of this language as a Second Language (L2). Also, it will be discussed briefly the relevance of using strategies to Libras teaching as L2 and then the proposal to evaluate teaching and learning processes of the language at stake will be finally described. As a conclusion, developing tools as well as presenting proposals for the teaching of sign languages might be ways to highlight and discuss pedagogical issues about the teaching of the sign languages. The paper outcomes are useful for scholars and learners who are researching and implementing tools for Libras teaching as L2.

New Perspectives on Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2022 ◽  
pp. 76-94
Author(s):  
Nicoleta Duță
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Practical Approach ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

This chapter approaches the problematic of communication in teaching-learning activities in higher education during the crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors have proposed to present a theoretical and practical approach to the effective communication in teaching, with the objective of knowing which are the opinions of students on communication skills and motivation of them in the classroom. The study included a total of 261 students from different faculties at the University of Bucharest, who were a Likert-scale survey in the period May -July 2020. Results of the analysis of research data shows that students have seen their ability to concentrate and motivation to perform tasks affected, but they did not leave university. In this respect, most difficulties were in carrying out teamwork than individual. The adaptations made by the university during confinement have been positively appreciated. The research findings coming according to recent studies confirm that without communication the teaching and learning process will not take place.

scholarly journals Formação Continuada a Distância em Conselhos Escolares: Experiências de Ensino e Aprendizagem

EAD em FOCO ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Lucia Calbaiser da Silva ◽  
Maria Cecília Luiz ◽  
Maria Cristina Luiz Ferrarini
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Pedagogical Issues ◽  
School Council ◽  
School Councils ◽  
Continuous Education ◽  
Democratic Management ◽  
Teaching Learning

No Brasil, a oferta de educação a distância encontra-se em processo de expansão, o que permite à população maior acesso à formação inicial e continuada, pois rompe com as dificuldades impostas pelo tempo e espaço. O Curso de Formação Continuada em Conselhos Escolares, ofertado pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos em parceria com a Secretaria de Educação Básica do Ministério da Educação, advém como possibilidade de formação contínua e de fortalecimento desses colegiados. O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar questões sobre o processo de ensino/aprendizagem desenvolvido no curso, por meio de uma metodologia pautada no relato de experiência das questões pedagógicas. Após o estudo, verificou-se que a concepção de ensino/aprendizagem do curso é a democrática. Superando a perspectiva idealista de conselhos escolares, ministram-se conteúdos e atividades que direcionam os cursistas para a investigação sobre sua própria realidade. Considera-se que essa investigação, aliada aos conteúdos estudados, acaba por modificar suas concepções a respeito da gestão democrática e amplia ou desperta novas percepções com relação às formas de estruturar seus conselhos escolares. Enfatiza-se a necessidade de que haja mais formações iniciais e continuadas em conselhos escolares nos moldes deste curso, uma vez que possibilitam a reflexão sobre a importância deste colegiado nas escolas.Palavras-chave: Formação continuada; Conselho escolar; Educação a distância; Concepção democrática. Continuing Distance Education in School Councils: Teaching and Learning ExperiencesAbstract In Brazil, the distance education provision is in process of expansion, that allows population greater access to initial and continuing education, as breaks with the difficulties imposed by time and space. The Curso de Formação Continuada em Conselhos Escolares, offered by the Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar in partnership with the Secretaria de Educação Básica do Ministério da Educação (SEB/MEC), comes as the possibility of continuous education and strengthen these collegiate. The objective of this paper is to submit questions about the teaching/learning process developed in the course, through a methodology guided the experience report of pedagogical issues. After the study, it was found that the designing of teaching/learning of this course is democratic. Overcoming idealistic perspective of school councils, are applied content and activity that guide the course participants in the research on their own reality, which combined with the contents studied, eventually modify their conceptions of democratic management and increases or awakens new perceptions regarding ways to structure their school boards. It highlights the need important that there are more initial and continuing education in school councils under of this course, as it enables reflection on the importance of this collegiate in schools.Keywords: Continuing formation; School council; Distance education; Democratic conception.

scholarly journals Emotional intelligence in higher education: Perspectives of Nepalese college students

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-89
Author(s):  
Bhawana Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Education System ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Backgrounds ◽  
Teaching Learning

This paper explores the perspective of college students regarding emotional intelligence in higher education. A great number of changes in the education system globally has developed new expectations for teachers. These days, teachers are not just the authority in a classroom but a mentor. Thus, emotions play a significant role in the teaching and learning process. This paper argues that mastery in subject matter does not make the best teacher in the eyes of students, rather emotional intelligence does. Emotional intelligence is neither the opposite of intelligence nor just the battle between mind and heart but it is the unique intersection of both. Quantitative research was done with 201 college students from different educational backgrounds. The data was analyzed with the theoretical modality influenced by Daniel Goleman's ‘Emotional Intelligence' method. The first part of the research explores what aspects of teacher’s students associate with being the best, and the second portion explores what behaviors the students want in their teachers in general. This research helps to identify emotional intelligence, a new domain introduced in the teaching and learning process, as significant, even from the student's perspective. Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, higher education, teaching-learning, perspectives

The Inconvenient Truth About Digital Transformation in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 232-247
Author(s):  
Roslind Xaviour Thambusamy ◽  
Parmjit Singh ◽  
Mohd Adlan Ramly
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
End Users ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Educative Process ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Train Of Thought

The proliferation of technology into the teaching and learning process has drawn ire in certain quarters of education. This chapter takes up this train of thought to elucidate on certain aspects of the digital transformation of higher education processes which threaten to suffocate the humanistic aspects of the educative process. Special focuses are placed on the pervasive and invasive encroachment of technology into all aspects of teaching, learning, and assessment in terms of its actual value to the end users—the students. The authors highlight how universities are now reflecting Giroux's neoliberalism and Ritzer's McDonaldization in their management and, consequently, depriving instructors and students of the opportunity to true quality education that should pivot on humanistic values and not the accumulation of grades. Apart from these theoretical bases, the authors present arguments drawn from empirical evidence and their own experience as long-serving academics.

scholarly journals Pembangunan Model E-Learning di Perguruan Tinggi untuk Meningkatkan Efisiensi Belajar Mengajar

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 612
Author(s):  
Inayatulloh Inayatulloh
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Dynamic Model ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning

The purpose of this research is to build a model of e-learning for higher education in order to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning activities. The research method is analyzing the process of learning activities in several universities as a basis for creating a dynamic model of comprehensive e-learning so as to meet the needs of students, lecturers and all parties concerned. In analyzing the teaching-learning process observations at several campuses are conducted to study existing processes and activities. The results are a model of e-learning that can be used by universities in building and developing e-learning applications that already exist.

scholarly journals Teaching and Learning Portuguese as a Second Language for Deaf Students: Reflections on Teaching Practices in An Inclusive Context

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Nave Valadão ◽  
Carlos Antonio Jacinto
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Deaf Student ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Brazilian Sign Language ◽  
Teaching Learning

In Brazil, according to the principles of bilingualism, the process of teaching written Portuguese to deaf people should be based on methodologies used to teach a second language (L2). Also, the teaching method should be developed from experiences with the Brazilian Sign Language (LIBRAS). On that account, the present study investigated the teaching-learning process of the written Portuguese experienced by a deaf student in an inclusive class. A qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research was conducted. As for collecting data, three methods were explored: participant observation, field diary and document analysis. The results indicated that in the aforementioned process, LIBRAS was not appreciated as a first language (L1). They also showed that no Portuguese language teaching methodology based on a L2 was used. Thus, we concluded that the methods used for teaching the written language in the inclusive situation did not meet the principals of bilingual education and did not embody all the linguistic and cultural singularities of the deaf student.

scholarly journals Bridging the gap

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine Mary Leeson ◽  
Carmel Grehan
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
European Language ◽  
Sign Languages ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
The Common ◽  
Second Year

The European Language Portfolio (ELP) has been widely implemented to support the development of learner autonomy in the teaching and learning of spoken languages, but, until this study, had not been implemented with learners of sign languages. Across 2017–18, we developed and piloted a sample ELP for Irish Sign Language (ISL), which fed into work on the development of an ELP for sign language learners, under the umbrella of the PRO-Sign 2 project (European Centre for Modern Languages). We piloted the ELP with a cohort of ISL learners in the second year of their Bachelor in Deaf Studies, who perform at A2-B1 level on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) (2001; Leeson et al., 2016). All are learning ISL as a second language (L2), and are acquiring this sign language in what is, for them a new modality (M2). We met students on four occasions across 2017–18 to explore how/if use of the ELP in the ISL classroom supports the development of robust self-evaluation skills, and how the ELP enhances student-reported perception of motivation and autonomy. We report on the process, and present a grounded theory (Glaser & Strauss, 1968), “Bridging the Gap”, drawn from key concerns of these ISL M2L2 learners at A2–B1 level.

scholarly journals Undergraduates’ Views of Assessment in Higher Education: A Study carried out in Portugal

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Santos ◽  
Diana Pereira ◽  
Diana Mesquita ◽  
Paulo Flores ◽  
Rui Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Assessment In Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact

This paper looks at how undergraduates look at assessment in Higher Education. It focuses on their views about assessment practices in five Portuguese public universities. The main purpose is to look at the students’ perceptions of assessment in higher education taking into account the assessment methods used, the influence of assessment in their motivation to learn as well as self-regulation of the learning process. Data were collected through questionnaires in five Portuguese Public Universities in different fields of knowledge. An intervention project focused on Assessment for Learning (AfL), with students enrolled at an Engineering programme, in one public university in Portugal, in one course with student-centred methodologies and AfL practices was also carried out and evaluated. Findings are presented according the categories emerging from the data. Issues of assessment methods, the connection between teaching, learning and assessment as well as the impact of AfL environments on students’ perceptions are analysed. Implications of the findings for assessment, teaching and learning process are discussed.

scholarly journals FORMATIVE STRATEGIES FOR EVALUATING LANGUAGE COMPETENCES IN HIGHER EDUCATION BUSINESS PROGRAMMES

2021 ◽  
Vol 14(63) (2) ◽  
pp. 123-128
Author(s):  
Ioana Paula Armăsar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Language Needs ◽  
Specific Teaching ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Education Business

Evaluation does not represent an objective per se, but the strategies adopted in this process may take the teaching/learning process in different directions, according to the students’ language needs and to the competences that should be developed. The phenomenon is a complex one, sometimes comprising errors, which, nevertheless, contribute to progress, it gives precise clues and helps in identifying the positives and negatives in foreign language learning. The higher education system in Romania is adjusted to the quantitative and qualitative exigency of the European administration, with evaluation always accompanying the learning process, having both diagnostic and prognostic characteristics. The evaluation strategy predicts the most appropriate methodical path which ensures efficiency in approaching specific teaching and learning situations

scholarly journals PENYULUHAN PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA INDONESIA BERBASIS INTELEGENSI NATURAL PADA GURU PAUD NON FORMAL DI KECAMATAN GAYAMSARI SEMARANG

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Harjito IKIP PGRI Semarang ◽  
Nazla Maharani Umaya ◽  
Ika Septiana ◽  
Ahmad Rifai ◽  
Sri Wijayanti
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Good Method ◽  
Know How ◽  
Maximal Output ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia

Abstract ?é?á A natural intelligence is a new method in the teaching and learning process in as the steps of indication to associate the needed subtance. It has a purpose to build the children?óÔé¼Ôäós intelligence to be multintellegence. This method is used to make an effective teaching learning process which deals with the students?óÔé¼Ôäó potential quality to get the maximal output in long term. This concept is actually presented to the early age learners in learning Bahasa Indonesia to know how their mother tongue will influence their second language based on the community that they live with. By living with their community who speaks Bahasa Indoensia as the second language, they will learn it in how to speak and write naturally. Learning Bahasa Indonesia using a natural intelegence is a good method in making them able to speak and write it well because this method motivate and force them how to understand, comprehend and apply it directly. And this method was actually trained to teachers of Non ?óÔé¼ÔÇ£ Formal PAUD / Under age /children group. By having this training, Non ?óÔé¼ÔÇ£ Formal PAUD teachers will be apble to implement the method well and the result will make children learn Bahasa Indonesia effectively and creatively. Key words : children?óÔé¼Ôäós intelegence, Bahasa Indonesia, Non ?óÔé¼ÔÇ£ Formal PAUD

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