scholarly journals Evaluation of the teaching and learning in listening subject

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-46
Author(s):  
Nurlaila Husain
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
English Department ◽  
State University ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
Teaching Of Listening ◽  
Practice Of Teaching

This research aims to benchmark the practice of teaching listening subject being conducted in the English Department at State University of Gorontalo against the best practices which have been based on research and sound knowledge in the world of English language. The teaching of listening is now influenced by the rise of communicative language teaching which views language teaching as giving communicative competence to learners, not only grammatical competence as the earlier view held. The participant of the research is the third-semester of the English Department in the academic year of 2019. This present study is conducted to evaluate the teaching of listening skills in the English Department at Gorontalo State University. Evaluation in this study is to benchmark the current practice of teaching listening in the English Department of State University of Gorontaloto the research-based practice. Research finding suggests that the teaching of listening to the English Department students partly has followed methodologies proposed by Richards and Goh (2008). This study shows that in general the practice of the teaching of listening at the English Department of State University of Gorontalois based on research-based methodologies. However, there are some points that need to be improved. Since the result of the study has addressed only some of the issues in the teaching of listening, therefore, future research on other issues of listening teaching needs to be done.

scholarly journals Exploring Movies for Language Teaching and Learning at the Tertiary Level

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 271
Author(s):  
Norwati Roslim ◽  
Aini Faridah Azizul ◽  
Vahid Nimehchisalem ◽  
Muhammad Hakimi Tew Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
The Body ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Oral Skills ◽  
Language Teaching And Learning

Abstract: The increasing importance of using movies to enhance second language teaching and learning has been addressed by researchers and educators. A few scholarly studies have effortlessly put forward significant findings on using movies in the area of theoretical bases, pedagogical aspects and learners’ perspectives. However, more studies need to be explored further as proposed by many scholars in their suggested future research. Hence, this study aims to investigate perceptions and experiences among university undergraduate students in exploring English language movies of their own choice for their oral commentary presentations. A corpus of English movies selected by students was used to assist students in their presentations. A total of 77 university undergraduates took part in the study. The data was collected through an online survey which consisted of a three-section questionnaire: demographic profile, learners’ perceptions and learners’ experiences. The data were analysed descriptively using SPSS version 20. The results revealed that using movies has helped students mainly, in improving their oral skills, vocabulary, interest and motivation as well as decreasing their anxiety and tension. This study adds to the body of knowledge and benefits educators and instructors on using movies for language teaching and learning.   Keywords: Experiences, Language Learning, Movies, Perceptions

English language teaching research in South Korea: A review of recent studies (2009–2014)

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Moodie ◽  
Hyun-Jeong Nam
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
School Context ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Second Language Teacher Education

This article reviews recent studies on English language teaching (ELT) in South Korea, where a great deal of research has been produced in recent years in local journals. In this article we review 95 studies from a pool of some 1,200 published between 2009 and 2014 on English language teaching and learning, focusing on research within the public school context. Using themes from the national curriculum as an organizing principle, the review covers selected studies in the following areas: (1) second language teacher education, (2) communicative language teaching, (3) language use and interaction in classrooms, (4) co-teaching with native-speaking English teachers, (5) curriculum and materials analysis, (6) treatments of teaching methods, and (7) assessment, testing and washback. We include commentary on the research undertaken in each area and conclude by discussing the limitations of the review and summarizing ideas for future research directions, perhaps the most important of which is questioning whether or not there is enough research of reasonable quality being produced to sustain roughly 60 journals publishing articles on English education in South Korea.

Engaging Exam-Oriented Students in Communicative Language Teaching by ‘Packaging’ Learning English Through Songs as Exam Practice

RELC Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 003368822097854
Author(s):  
Kevin Wai-Ho Yung
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
High Stakes Testing ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Secondary English ◽  
Language Curriculum ◽  
Teachers And Students

Literature has long been used as a tool for language teaching and learning. In the New Academic Structure in Hong Kong, it has become an important element in the senior secondary English language curriculum to promote communicative language teaching (CLT) with a process-oriented approach. However, as in many other English as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL) contexts where high-stakes testing prevails, Hong Kong students are highly exam-oriented and expect teachers to teach to the test. Because there is no direct assessment on literature in the English language curriculum, many teachers find it challenging to balance CLT through literature and exam preparation. To address this issue, this article describes an innovation of teaching ESL through songs by ‘packaging’ it as exam practice to engage exam-oriented students in CLT. A series of activities derived from the song Seasons in the Sun was implemented in the ESL classrooms in a secondary school in Hong Kong. Based on the author’s observations and reflections informed by teachers’ and students’ comments, the students were first motivated, at least instrumentally, by the relevance of the activities to the listening paper in the public exam when they saw the similarities between the classroom tasks and past exam questions. Once the students felt motivated, they were more easily engaged in a variety of CLT activities, which encouraged the use of English for authentic and meaningful communication. This article offers pedagogical implications for ESL/EFL teachers to implement CLT through literature in exam-oriented contexts.

scholarly journals Biography, policy and language teaching practices in a multilingual context: Early childhood classrooms in Mauritius

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Aruna Ankiah-Gangadeen ◽  
Michael Anthony Samuel
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
African Country ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Primary Teachers ◽  
Language Policies ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Implementation Level

Language policies in education in multilingual postcolonial contexts are often driven by ideological considerations more veered towards socio-economic and political viability for the country than towards the practicality at implementation level. Centuries after the advent of colonisation, when culturally and linguistically homogenous countries helped to maintain the dominion of colonisers, the English language still has a stronghold in numerous countries due to the material rewards it offers. How then are the diversity of languages – often with different statuses and functions in society – reconciled in the teaching and learning process? How do teachers deal with the intricacies that are generated within a situation where children are taught in a language that is foreign to them? This paper is based on a study involving pre-primary teachers in Mauritius, a developing multilingual African country. The aim was to understand how their approach to the teaching of English was shaped by their biographical experiences of learning the language. The narrative inquiry methodology offered rich possibilities to foray into these experiences, including the manifestations of negotiating their classroom pedagogy in relation to their own personal historical biographies of language teaching and learning, the policy environment, and the pragmatic classroom specificities of diverse, multilingual learners. These insights become resources for early childhood education and teacher development in multilingual contexts caught within the tensions between language policy and pedagogy.

scholarly journals What Makes an Effective English Language Teacher? The Life Histories of 13 Mexican University Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Nicholas Bremner
Keyword(s):  
Life Histories ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Student Teacher Relationship ◽  
Inductive Methods ◽  
Being There

This study examined the educational life histories of 13 students at a Mexican university in order to gather their perspectives of effective language teaching. Most previous studies on students’ perspectives of language teaching have used quantitative and deductive methods, whereas this study employed qualitative and inductive methods. The main methodological approach was the ‘life history’ approach, and the specific methods were two extended interviews and an innovative ‘timeline’ activity. In total, 77 examples of effective (and ineffective) teachers emerged from the 13 students’ life histories. The study revealed three major findings. Firstly, teachers’ language knowledge and proficiency were not mentioned as important characteristics of effective language teaching, although several students did make reference to teachers’ command of language when it was perceived to be missing. Secondly, students generally favoured more ‘modern’ approaches (engaging, active, real-life skills, immersion in the target language), as opposed to more ‘conservative’ approaches (unappealing, passive, overly theoretical, lack of immersion in the target language). Thirdly, students emphasised the importance of a positive student-teacher relationship, and greatly appreciated the teacher being there to provide them with personalised attention. Notably, the students tended not to value autonomous learning, preferring teachers to be close to them to help them with their problems in class. Two main implications for practice were suggested. Firstly, a general consensus has been reached regarding several key characteristics of effective language teaching, strengthening the argument that these characteristics should be listened to, and acted upon, by teachers and educational decision-makers. Secondly, the study makes a strong case for future research to utilise more qualitative, inductive methods when investigating students’ perspectives.

scholarly journals Model Materi Ajar Menulis Deskriptif dalam Bahasa Jepang Berbasis Pendekatan Proses ― Penelitian dan Pengembangan Model Materi Ajar di Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Jepang FBS Universitas Negeri Jakarta ―

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 114
Author(s):  
Nur Saadah Fitri Asih
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Model Material ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
Teaching Material ◽  
State University ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
Minimum Score ◽  
Descriptive Writing

Penelitian pengembangan desain bahan ajar penulisan deskriptif dalam bahasa jepang ini dilakukan di Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Jepang Universitas Negeri Jepang yang bertujuan untuk mengembangkan model pengajaran deskriptif yang ada. Penelitian dilakukan melalui tiga tahap meliputi 1) Desain dan pengembangan, 2) evaluasi, revisi, dan validasi model, 3) uji efektifitas dan pelaksanaan. Hasil evaluasi dan penilaian yang dilakukan oleh para ahli dan rekan kerja mereka, peneliti dapat menyimpulkan bahwa skor kelayakan model dikembangkan sebesar 96% (sangat tepat). Selain itu, keefektifan model tersebut menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata skor lulus pelajaran menulis adalah 83,5. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa siswa dapat melewati nilai minimum yang dimulai dari 71 untuk skor B, yang titiknya adalah 3,0. Selain itu, hasil uji efektifitas dan penerapan penggunaan model material ini menunjukkan bahwa 96% (kebanyakan siswa) telah mencapai penguasaan dalam pembelajaran. Sebagai kesimpulan, proses pendekatan berbasis bahan ajar model penulisan deskriptif dalam bahasa jepang yang dikembangkan dalam hal ini efektif diterapkan dalam kegiatan belajar mengajar semester dua di Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Jepang Jepang.  This design development research on teaching material of descriptive writing in Japanese language was conducted in Japanese Department of State University of Jakarta which is aimed to develop the existing model of teaching descriptive writing material. The research was done through three stages including 1) Design and development, 2) evaluation, revision, and model validation, 3) implementation and effectiveness test. The evaluation result and scoring which was done by the experts and their colleagues, the researcher can conclude that properness score of the models was developed is 96% (very proper). In addition, the effectiveness of the model revealed that the average of score in passing the writing lesson is 83,5. This showed that the students can pass the minimum score which is started from 71 for the score of B, whose point is 3,0. In addition, the result of implementation and effectiveness test of using this material model revealed that 96%  (most students)have achieved mastery in learning. As the conclusion, the process approach-based teaching material model of descriptive writing in Japanese language which is developed in this is effective to be applied in the teaching and learning writing activities for the second semester in Japanese Departement of State University of Jakarta. 

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