scholarly journals A Comparison of Students’ Performances Using Audio Only and Video Media Methods

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 210
Author(s):  
Norazean Sulaiman ◽  
Ahmad Mazli Muhammad ◽  
Nurul Nadiah Dewi Faizul Ganapathy ◽  
Zulaikha Khairuddin ◽  
Salwa Othman
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Authentic Texts ◽  
The Social ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Real Life Situation

Listening is a very crucial skill to be learnt in second language classroom because it is essential for the development of spoken language proficiency (Hamouda, 2013). The aim of this study is to investigate the significant differences in terms of students’ performance when using traditional (audio-only) method and video media method. The data of this study were collected by giving students the same two sets of questions in pre-test and post-test. The data were then analysed with paired-sample t-test by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Based on the results attained, it was found that the majority of the students obtained higher marks when using video media method compared to audio only method. Hence, it is recognised that by using video as one of the assessment tools will help students to perform better due to the use of authentic, meaningful and real-life situation contexts and language. Therefore, instructors are advised to use more authentic texts and materials when it comes to teaching and assessing listening skills in second language (L2) classroom.

scholarly journals Students’ Perceptions on Using Different Listening Assessment Methods: Audio-Only and Video Media

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norazean Sulaiman ◽  
Ahmad Mazli Muhammad ◽  
Nurul Nadiah Dewi Faizul Ganapathy ◽  
Zulaikha Khairuddin ◽  
Salwa Othman
Keyword(s):  
Positive Response ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Real Life Situation ◽  
21St Century Learners ◽  
Visual Materials

The importance and usefulness of incorporating video media elements to teach listening have become part of the general understanding and commonplace in the academia nowadays (Alonso, 2013; Macwan, 2015; Garcia, 2012). Hence, it is of vital importance that students are taught effectively and assessed accordingly on their listening skills. The purpose of this study is to examine students’ perceptions towards audio only method and video media method in listening assessment. The participants for this study were 150 students from four different faculties. Pre and post-test were conducted in collecting the data for this study with the same set of questions with two different assessment methods used. The results indicated that the majority of the participants have positive response towards the use of video media as their listening assessment method as it provides authentic, meaningful, and real-life situation contexts. Video has been used as a tool to cater the needs of 21st century learners as these learners are exposed with a lot of visual materials in their daily life. More video media related assessments should be implemented in the second language (L2) classrooms so that students will be more familiar with the different types of assessments present these days. In light of this notion, curriculum developers should be aware of the advancement in technology and ready to invest in changes.

The Cloze Technique as A Pedagogical Tool for the Training of Translators and Interpreters

Target ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvie Lambert
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Second Language Proficiency ◽  
Pedagogical Tool ◽  
And Training ◽  
Cloze Test

Abstract This article focuses on the versatility of the cloze technique, as a tool not only for measuring second-language proficiency, but also for selecting and training both translators (written cloze) and interpreters (aural cloze). When presented auditorily, the cloze test discriminates pass and fail interpreter students, given the external pacing and speed stress experienced by simultaneous interpreters in real life. The article offers several ways to administer the cloze technique as well as examples of such doctored material.

scholarly journals Using English Movie with Delay and Non Delay Subtitle to Improve Listening Skill

LETS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Muh. Ikhlasul Amal ◽  
Syahdan ◽  
Risal Pandi ◽  
Halid M ◽  
Arialdi
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
English Language ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Listening Skill ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Teaching Learning

The aim of the study was  to  analyze  and  describe  the  process of  improving students’ listening skill for eleventh grade students of MAN 1 Majene, West Sulawesi Province through  watching English movies. The subject of this research is XI Agama 2 Class that consisted of 16 students. The method used in this study is Classroom Action Research (CAR) which the writer works  collaboratively with the English teacher. The results in this study indicate that there  was  improvement of the students’ skill listening. Most of the students gradually gained good scores at the end of the cycle. The data were collected from a questionnaire, observation note of performance, pre-test and post-test. The study was conducted with cycle model through the steps of planning, conducting, observation, and reflection. The results of this study show a significant relationship between students' learning by English movie with delay subtitle related to their listening skills as shown in their improvement of post- test and positive responses of students than  E nglish movie  with not delay. The questionnaire shows that more than 75% students felt easy to understand listening materials from native speakers. Consequently, it was suggested that teaching learning process using English movie with English subtitle is recommended  into  learning  process  to  improve students' listening skills in English language classroom. In conclusion, watching English movie can improve students listening skill.

VR-Based Gamification of Communication Training and Oral Examination in a Second Language

2019 ◽  
pp. 811-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liesa Reitz ◽  
Aline Sohny ◽  
Gerrit Lochmann
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Communication Training ◽  
Spoken English ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
The Given ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

The authors present a novel way of oral language training by embedding the English as a foreign language (EFL) learning process into a generic 3D Cooperative Virtual Reality (VR) Game. Due to lack of time, resources and innovation, the language classroom is limited in its possibilities of promoting authentic communication. Therefore, the researchers investigated how to induce a VR setting with information gaps, for which they designed a template which intrinsically promotes communication and the students' confidence in using EFL. Thereby, VR enables the simulation of real life situations, creating both comfortable and authentic training environments. The game content is based on the internationally approved Graded Examination in Spoken English (GESE) Trinity Exam and can be adapted to the needs of the learners or the given curricula. The empirical analysis shows that the designed game trains the students' communication skills, evoking a high amount of speech and a qualitative linguistic output.

Measuring the Impact of Social Media

2011 ◽  
pp. 24-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimiz Dalkir
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Work Processes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Impact

This chapter focuses on a method, social network analysis (SNA) that can be used to assess the quantity and quality of connection, communication and collaboration mediated by social tools in an organization. An organization, in the Canadian public sector, is used as a real-life case study to illustrate how SNA can be used in a pre-test/post-test evaluation design to conduct a comparative assessment of methods that can be used before, during and after the implementation of organizational change in work processes. The same evaluation method can be used to assess the impact of introducing new social media such as wikis, expertise locator systems, blogs, Twitter and so on. In other words, while traditional pre-test/post-test designs can be easily applied to social media, the social media tools themselves can be added to the assessment toolkit. Social network analysis in particular is a good candidate to analyze the connections between people and content as well as people with other people.

scholarly journals Age and Second Language Acquisition in Adulthood: The Learning Experiences and Perceptions of Women Immigrants

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 01 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Wang
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
L2 Acquisition ◽  
Language Curriculum ◽  
The Social

Although considerable evidence indicates that age of onset for second language acquisition is related to second-language proficiency outcomes among adult learners Jew studies have actually looked at how adult learners of different ages experience and perceive second language acquisition. This study presents 30 women immigrant learners' accounts of their experiences and perceptions of learning English as a second language in the Canadian context. Findings from this study reveal the complexity of adult L2 acquisition, which involves factors pertaining not only to the learners themselves, but also to the social context in which the second language is learned. Implications of these findings are discussed in relation to the second language curriculum development and classroom practice.

Exploring The Complexity Of Classroom Tasks For Language Learning

2008 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. 42-47
Author(s):  
Kris Van den Branden
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Task Complexity ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Negotiation Process ◽  
Shared Knowledge ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Dependent Variables

In task-based language teaching (TBLT), defining and manipulating the complexity of language tasks has been claimed to be of crucial importance, in view of sequencing tasks in a task-based syllabus, manipulating tasks to meet specific learners' needs, and assessing language learners' current level of language proficiency. The theoretical literature and empirical research on task complexity has recendy expanded, but much of this work fails to take into account the multiple dimensions that affect task complexity. For one, in authentic, truly functional task performance, key features of the social setting in which tasks are performed, and interlocutor-dependent variables (such as their shared knowledge and experiences) influence actual task complexity. Since in real life interlocutors reinterpret tasks to suit their own needs, motivations and purposes, and dynamically tune the complexity of their performance to the ongoing conversation and negotiation process, predictions about task complexity cannot be as accurate as some applied linguists claim they should be.

scholarly journals Task Based Dictation (TBD): A Means of Improving the Language Proficiency of College Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-130
Author(s):  
Bethany Marie Lumabi
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Quantitative Description ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Informal Interview ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Language Areas ◽  
Listening And Speaking

Purpose: This study investigates the improvement in the language proficiency of selected college students using the Task-Based Dictation in an ESL (English as a Second Language) classroom. Approach/Methodology/Design: The results of the tests scores are statistically analyzed using the measurement of central tendency. The mean is used to determine the total scores of the students in listening, writing, reading and speaking during the pre-test, TBD training, and post-test dictation. Then, each mean score is presented and interpreted using an adopted quantitative description, while the students’ outputs, the teachers’ observations during the conduct of the tests, and the informal interview and survey with college teachers validate the test results. Findings: Evidently, the scores of the college students in all the skills (listening, writing, reading, and speaking) have increased from novice in the pre-test to competent in the Task-based dictation (TBD) and post-test. Moreover, the teachers’ observations show that TBD provides opportunities for student-entered learning such as small group discussions/collaborations, peer feedback, systematic writing, critical analysis, and problem solving. Practical Implications: Through TBD, periodicals help college students develop their listening and writing skills, raise awareness on problematic language areas, and avoid biases in analyzing texts. Originality/value: Indeed, despite its limitations, this study answered the reservations of dictation in improving the English language proficiency of college students by increasing their competencies of their macro skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking).

scholarly journals What vocabulary size tells us about pronunciation skills: Issues in assessing L2 learners

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-160
Author(s):  
Paolo Mairano ◽  
Fabian Santiago
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Vocabulary Size ◽  
L2 Learners ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Speaking Skills

AbstractMeasures of second language (L2) learners’ vocabulary size have been shown to correlate with language proficiency in reading, writing and listening skills, and vocabulary tests are sometimes used for placement purposes. However, the relation between learners’ vocabulary knowledge and their speaking skills has been less thoroughly investigated, and even less so in terms of pronunciation. In this article, we compare vocabulary and pronunciation measures for 25 Italian instructed learners of L2 French. We measure their receptive (Dialang score) and productive (vocd-D, MTLD) vocabulary size, and calculate the following pronunciation indices: acoustic distance and overlap of realizations for selected L2 French vowel pairs, ratings of nasality for ratings of foreign-accentedness, fluency metrics. We find that vocabulary measures show low to medium correlations with fluency metrics and ratings of foreign-accentedness, but not with vowel metrics. We then turn our attention to the impact of research methods on the study of vocabulary and pronunciation. More specifically, we discuss the possibility that these results are due to pitfalls in vocabulary and pronunciation indices, such as the failure of Dialang to take into account the effect of L1-L2 cognates, and the lack of measures for evaluating consonants, intonation and perception skills.

The Interaction Between Type of Contact and Type of Instruction: Some Effects on the L2 Proficiency of Adult Learners

1986 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Spada
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Language Contact ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
L2 Proficiency ◽  
Second Language Proficiency ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Class Room

This paper reports the results of a study which investigated (a) the separate effects that differences in learners' contact can have on various aspects of proficiency, and (b) the combined effects that differences in informal contact and instructional variation can have on improvement in proficiency. Forty-eight adult learners from three intermediate-level ESL classes participated in the study.To measure differences in learners' informal contact, a language contact questionnaire was administered. The results revealed both quantitative and qualitative differences in learners' out-of-class contact with the second language. When these differences were examined in relation to learners' performance on seven proficiency measures, correlational analysis revealed that while learners' performance on some measures was related to differences in amount of contact, it was related on other measures to differences in type of contact.To determine whether differences in contact interacted with instructional variation to produce differences in improvement in proficiency, learners' pre-and post-test scores were examined in relation to contact and class in an analysis of co-variance. The results indicated that learners' informal contact interacted with differences in instruction to produce variation in improvement on two proficiency measures.The findings are discussed in relation to the need for more class-room-centered research to investigate both the separate and combined effects of learner and instructional variables on second language proficiency.

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