scholarly journals Keeping Conversation Rolling by Iraqi EFL University Learners

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Muayad Mingher Al-Shemmery ◽  
Hisham Adnan AlMumar ◽  
Dheyaa Al-Fatlawi
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Diagnostic Test ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Production Level ◽  
Test Administration ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Optimal Form ◽  
The Face

The present study sheds some light on the conversation as an optimal form of communication. Also, it tries to illustrate Iraqi EFL learners’ aptitude for producing conversation and specifying the errors types committed by them in its progression. To accomplish these purposes, it is hypothesized that the learners may face formidable problems in sharing their experiences with each other and are unable to keep a conversation going. In the face of such problems, a sample of (50) learners is selected to a diagnostic test administration. The subjects are at the Fourth year, Department of English, College of Education for Humanities, University of Babylon. Data analysis has proved that the leaners encounter more difficulty on the production level than the recognition one. This manifestation is manifested itself in the number of the learners’ correct responses as compared with their incorrect ones on both levels.

scholarly journals Iraqi EFL Learners' Recognition and Production of English Derivational Suffixes

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (132) ◽  
pp. 67-76
Author(s):  
Mubdir Shihab Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Choice ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Multiple Choice Question ◽  
Production Level ◽  
Parts Of Speech ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Ibn Rushd ◽  
Recognition Level ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Different Parts

This study aims at testing the Iraqi EFL learners' recognition and production of the derivational suffixes in English and namely, noun, verb, adjective, and adverb. It is hypothesized that the Iraqi EFL learners find difficulty in forming new correct parts of speech from the roots due to their unsureness of the suitable derivational suffixes. Also, they tend to use derivational suffixes with different parts of speech depending on different factors like guessing and generalization. The sample of this study is fourth-year Iraqi students of the Department of English/ College of Education Ibn Rushd/ Universitry of Baghdad of the academic year (2014-2015). To achieve the aim of this study a test, which comprises two questions, has been constructed. A multiple-choice question at the recognition level and a completion question at the production level are constructed. The findings of the test show that Iraqi EFL university learners face difficulty in recognizing and producing the derivational suffixes of different parts of speech. In the light of the results, some conclusions have been drawn and a number of recommendations and suggestions have been presented.

TIKA RAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION LIBRARY : A USER SURVEY

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (36) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meenu Kumari
Keyword(s):  
College Of Education ◽  
Library Services ◽  
User Survey ◽  
Study Researcher ◽  
Library Users ◽  
The Face

The present study highlights the weakness and strengthens of Tika Ram College of Education Library. Users are the mirror of any library, we may see the face of any library through users. For this study researcher distributed total 220 questionnaires to different categories of users and got back 187 (85%) filled questionnaires. Present study also highlights the behavior of users in searching their required material and evaluation of library services.

scholarly journals A Study of Relationship Between Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge and Semantic Set in Iranian EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Used in Writing

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. p77
Author(s):  
Parisa Barkhodari
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Word Association ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Intermediate Level ◽  
Appropriate Use ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Intermediate Learners

This study investigated the Relationship between Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge and Semantic Set in Iranian EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Used in Writing. The purpose of this study was to see the role of depth of vocabulary knowledge in making appropriate choices among words in a semantic set in EFL learners’ writing performance. 70 lower-intermediate and upper-intermediate learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) from the language learners of English institute in Bandar Abbas, Iran participated in this study. Instruments for the data collection include Word Association Test (WAT), Vocabulary Knowledge Scale (VKS), and four writing tests. In the first phase, using MANOVA statistical procedure for data analysis, the role of depth of vocabulary knowledge in writing performance and appropriate use of words in a semantic set in overall writing quality was investigated. The second part of the study attempted to explore the role of appropriate use of words in a semantic set in the participants’ overall writing performance using independent sample t-test. Finally, attempts were made to identify the role of depth of vocabulary knowledge and appropriate use of words in a semantic set in the overall use of words in the participants’ writings using a two-way ANOVA as the data analysis technique. The results of the data analysis provided empirical evidence supporting that: a) depth of vocabulary knowledge played a fundamental role in appropriate use of words in a semantic set in lower-intermediate level but not in upper-intermediate level, b) depth of vocabulary knowledge has a significant role in overall writing performance only in upper-intermediate level, c) using words appropriately in a semantic set played a significant role in writing performance of the lower-intermediate participants, while the opposite was revealed for the upper-intermediate group, d) the upper-intermediate learners could benefit from their knowledge of depth of vocabulary in using words, in general, correctly and appropriately. The findings promise some pedagogical implications for vocabulary and writing curriculum development, material development, and course designing.

scholarly journals REVIEW:APPLICATION OF BIG DATA AND IOT PROTECTED MODE IN AGRICULTURE

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr.Anita K.Patil ◽  
Dr.A.R. Laware
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Big Data Analysis ◽  
Modern Agriculture ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
The Face ◽  
Smart Agriculture ◽  
Protected Mode

Advance researches in the field of Internet of Things (IoT) are helping to make water management smarter and also used for optimizing consumption in the smart agriculture industry. Now days the development and research in Intelligent Smart Farming IoT based devices is turning the face of agriculture production in enhancing as well making it cost-effective and reducing wastage. To create environmental conditions suitable for the growth of animals and plants, modern agriculture that uses artificial techniques to change climatic factors such as temperature a highly efficient protected agriculture mode is used. To handle the increasing challenges of agricultural production, the complex agricultural ecosystems need to be better understood. Modern digital technology used for continuously monitoring the physical environment and producing large quantities of data in an unprecedented pace. For improving productivity the analysis of big data would enable farmers and companies to extract value from it. Moreover big data analysis is leading to advances in various industries; it has not yet been widely applied in agriculture. The objective of this paper is to perform a review on current studies and research works in agriculture which employs the recent practice of big data analysis, in order to solve various relevant problems.

Iranian EFL Learners' Cognitive Styles and Their Explanations of Conceptual Metaphors

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-78
Author(s):  
Somaye Piri ◽  
Dara Tafazoli
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Test Data ◽  
Cognitive Styles ◽  
Target Domain ◽  
Conceptual Metaphors ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Source Domain ◽  
Metaphor Processing

The current study aims to investigate Iranian EFL learners' cognitive styles and their explanations of conceptual metaphors, offering a possible range of individual differences in metaphor processing. 71 participants were asked to explain some established conceptual metaphors that are commonly used in English. Then, their cognitive styles were classified into “analytic” or “holistic” and “imager” or “verbalizer” by means of cognitive styles test. Data analysis revealed that 29 participants (40.85%) explained the three conceptual metaphors by making structural correspondences between source and target domain. Moreover, 20 participants (28.17%) explained at least one of the metaphors by applying elements which were not part of the source domain. The results of the experiment revealed that learners with “holistic” cognitive styles were more likely to blend their conception of the target domain with the source domain in comparison to participants with “analytic” styles; also, “imagers” were more likely than “verbalizers” to refer to stereotypical images to explain the metaphors.

scholarly journals Impact of Motivation on Employee Performance: A Study of Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Eduaction

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nnaeto Japhet Olusadum ◽  
Ndoh Juliet Anulika
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Reinforcement Theory ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Staff Motivation ◽  
Staff Performance

The study focused on the effect of motivation on employees’ performance using Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education (AIFCE) as study area. It is an empirical study whose major source of data was primary source through questionnaire. The main objective is to ascertain the work behavior of employees amidst their motivation. The study adopted reinforcement theory as framework of analysis. It is a survey research whose data analysis was done quantitatively and hypothesis tested via Chi-square (X2). It was our finding that there is significant relationship between staff motivation and staff performance. The study therefore recommends that organizations should consider staff motivation as a cardinal responsibility. The study concludes that unless staff motivation is properly executed, organizations and their managers will always suffer employees’ negative attitude to work.

scholarly journals Collective peer scaffolding, self-revision, and writing progress of novice EFL learners :

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-57
Author(s):  
Alireza Memari Hanjani
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Writing Course ◽  
Peer Scaffolding

This classroom-based study examined the effect of collective peer scaffolding activity on narrative and descriptive self-revised drafts and new paragraphs developed by 32 EFL university students in a paragraph writing course in Iran. Each genre was discussed and practiced every other week and was followed by a collective peer scaffolding session. For each genre, learners were required to develop a 150-word paragraph in two drafts (pre- and post-collective scaffolding) and email them to their lecturer within five days before the next sessions were held. They also developed a new narrative and descriptive paragraphs a month after the semester had finished. Eight volunteer students were also interviewed and their reactions to collective peer scaffolding were elicited at the end of the course. Students’ pre- and post-collective peer scaffolding drafts, new paragraphs, and interview data analysis revealed that the activity improved learners’ self-revision skill and the experience was favored by the participants.

The impact of self-perception on Iranian EFL learners' oral communication

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Ali Soltani ◽  
Mohsen Ghafari
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Impact

This study investigates the probable relationship between Iranian EFL learners' self-perception and assertiveness and their oral communication skills. A sample of 80 male and female Iranian EFL students participated in this study. The participants were initially required to complete Belbin's self-perception questionnaire, they were then asked to complete Oral Communication Strategies Inventory (OCSI). The results of the data analysis indicated that there was a strong positive correlation between the two variables and thus the higher the level of self-perception and assertiveness, the higher the level of communication will be. Keywords: Communication Strategies, Self-perception, Assertiveness.

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