scholarly journals A Case Study of Implementation of Action Research on Oral English Teaching in Vocational and Technical College

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 205
Author(s):  
Zhou Qin
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Technical College ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Higher Vocational Education ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Communicative Ability ◽  
Teaching Content ◽  
Vocational Colleges

With the globalization and the increase of the foreign-oriented affairs, the oral English teaching and learning in higher vocational colleges has got a wide attention from all walks of life, especially, the educational circle. It has become an important task to explore how to improve the oral English teaching and strengthen students’ practical and communicative ability in higher vocational colleges. Aiming to reform the educational practice and to improve the effect of oral English teaching, a ten-week task-based teaching plan has been designed and some adjustments on teaching content have been done according to the actual situation in implementation. The figures in the final analyses show that not only have the students’ interests, confidence and effect of learning been rapidly improved, but also the teacher’s self–reflection and the ability of putting theories into the practice have been clearly strengthened. The research result in this paper reveals that action research is a useful and practical way to propel the development of the oral English teaching in higher vocational education.

Appreciation in online English tourism advertising discourse: an appraisal analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (133) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
như phùng thị thúy ◽  
Khương Lưu Quý
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Result ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Tourism Advertising ◽  
Advertising Discourse ◽  
Appraisal Analysis ◽  
Negative Counterpart

This research examines the manifestation of Appreciation system in online tourism advertising discourse. The data is picked out from ten advertisements posted on Youtube by Expedia Group, an American travel group and are qualitatively and quantitatively analysed with the help of the Concordance AntConc software. The findings show that three subcategories of Appreciation which are Reaction, Composition and Valuation coexist in this discourse with different distribution. Besides, positive Appreciation and its negative counterpart are unevenly distributed in the samples, with the rate of 1: 9. Negative Appreciation, however, contributes to the ignition of visitors’ curiosity and desire to discover the destinations rather evoke unfavourable views of the appraised. Besides the conclusion, some implications for applying the research result to English teaching and learning in Vietnam are also provided at the end of the paper.

scholarly journals Improving Students’ Writing Skill in Descriptive Text by Using Outdoor Activity

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 210
Author(s):  
Sri Suharmi
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Result ◽  
T Test ◽  
Outdoor Activity ◽  
Specific Objective ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Classroom Action Research

This study is a classroom action research. The general objective of this study is improving students’ writing skill through outdoor activity. While the specific objective of this research are (1) whether or not outdoor activity can increase the students’ writing content of descriptive text of the second year of Mts Sudirman Kopeng  Getasan. (2) it describe whether the outdoor activity can improve  the students’ writing skill in developing paragraph. This classroom action research was conducted at MTs Sudirman Getasan. The procedure of the research consisted of planning, action, observing, and reflection. The observation during the process of English teaching and learning was helped by the collaborator. In this research,  the writer acted as a practitioner. The test was in the form of pre-test and post –test conducted in cycle 1, cycle 2, and cycle 3. The research result were: (1)  using outdoor activity as a method can improve students’ writing skill, its proved with the student’s improvement score. The mean score of the pre-test of the students was 57 (very poor) and the mean score of the post- test 70 (good). The mean of the post-Test is higher than the mean of the pre-Test ( 64.53>56.56), the mean of the post-test in cycle 2  is higher than mean of cycle 1 (70.59>64.53) and the mean of the post –Test cycle 3 is higher than cycle 2 (74.56>70.59). the proven result of the implementation was 75%. (2) The effectiveness of using outdoor activity in improving students’ writing skill is proved from the t-test and t-table in cycle 1 (9.67>2.042) which the score of t-test was higher than the score of t-table and the result of t-test and t-table in cycle 3 (15.11>2.042) also showed that the score of t-table.

scholarly journals Applying Reciprocal Teaching to Overcome Learners' Barriers to Effective Listening

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hesti Rokhaniyah
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Reciprocal Teaching ◽  
Active Listening ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean

The research is the action research aimed at investigating to what extent Reciprocal Teaching overcomes learners’ barriers to effective listening and identifying the situation of teaching and learning when Reciprocal Teaching is employed. Several techniques: interview, observation, and test were applied to obtain the data. The mean score of two raters was calculated to derive the qualitative data; Constant Comparative Method was implemented to analyze the qualitative data. The research result showed Reciprocal Teaching implementation could overcome learners’ barrier to listening including detecting the keywords; recognizing grammar and vocabularies; and discriminating distinctive sounds. The enhancement of Reciprocal Teaching illustrated form mean score of pre-test was 37.4; post-test 1 was 70.4; and post-test 2 was 81. The use of Reciprocal Teaching also optimized the class situation: learners felt encouraged to be receptive to communication in active listening; they got freedom to mind their ideas; and they were more engaged to do mutual task. Considering the finding of the research, the lectures are recommended to use this research for guiding heir learners to solve listening barrier through Reciprocal Teaching.

Application of Virtual Reality Technology in the English Teaching of the University

2014 ◽  
Vol 926-930 ◽  
pp. 4469-4472
Author(s):  
Xiao Yan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Virtual Reality Technology ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Modern Language ◽  
Teaching Content ◽  
Language Environment ◽  
The University

As everyone knows, language teaching and learning should be carried out in a certain environment. The virtual reality technology language environment play a decisive role on modern language teaching based on a spurt of progress in science and technology today. Firstly, this paper introduced connotation of the virtual reality technology synoptically and proposed the idea of classroom teaching and extracurricular English learning with virtual reality technology according to the university English teaching content.

scholarly journals The Improvement of Students’ Ability in Writing Procedure Text Through Picture Series

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 993-1023
Author(s):  
Gendroyono Gendroyono
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Action Observation ◽  
Classroom Interaction ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Process Writing ◽  
Problematic Situation ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Procedure Text

This research study on improving the students’ ability in writing procedure text through picture series is action research. This is categorized as action research since there is a self-reflective, critical, and systematic approach that the researcher does to identify a problematic situation as a way of improvement and changes in educational practice. In doing this action research, the researcher considers phases that involve each cycle. Those are planning, action, observation, and reflection.  Every phase is done based on the researcher’s ideas on the research. This study is aimed at exploring the improvement of the teaching and learning process writing procedure text using picture series. It is also intended to identify the improvement of students’ ability in writing procedure text using picture series. Based on the research findings and the discussions in section four, some conclusions can be drawn as follows: the use of picture series promotes the improvement of students’ ability in writing procedure text and can elevate the students’ interest or motivation in the classroom. Picture series is very good in providing the idea for the students to write. The students’ works are also more persistent to the idea as compared to when not using the picture series. The pictures also attract more attention from the students and motivate students to get involved in the classroom interaction with the teacher and among themselves. For the detailed works of the students, the use of appropriate diction and the improvement of vocabulary mastery is also the effect of the use of the picture series. Further, the changes of the pictures in every meeting make the students remain interested in participating in the teaching and learning process because they do not feel bored.

scholarly journals Exploration and Research on Industry English Teaching Model in Higher Vocational Colleges Based on “Internet +”

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Tingting Yang
Keyword(s):  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Higher Vocational Education ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
The Status ◽  
Widespread Phenomenon ◽  
Vocational Colleges

With the continuous deepening of the new curriculum reform, quality education has received much attention. In the teaching of higher vocational education, the cultivation of students’ comprehensive application ability is increasingly important. In the “Internet +” era, education informatization has become a new trend in its development, but at present, the industry English teaching in higher vocational colleges is still dominated by the traditional teaching model, and there is a widespread phenomenon of “taking emphasis on theory and ignoring practice.” In English teaching in higher vocational colleges, industry English teaching is very important, and it plays a very significant role in the cultivation of students’ professional English skills. Based on the overview of industry English, this paper puts forward the status quo and countermeasures of the industry English teaching in the “Internet +” era, and analyzes the feasibility of the reform of the industry English teaching model in higher vocational colleges, hopes to provide references for the development of China’s industry English teaching in higher vocational colleges.

scholarly journals Talking about the Problems of Hierarchical Teaching in Higher Vocational English and Its Solutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Yajie Shen
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Higher Vocational Education ◽  
Education Department ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Vocational Colleges

<p>With the continuous deepening of education reform, the education department has put forward higher requirements for higher vocational education. Higher vocational colleges and universities can not only cultivate professional technical talents, but also cultivate applicable talents in many aspects. At present, the students come from different places with different education background in the colleges and universities. In the process of English teaching, teachers should implement stratified teaching to further improve the quality of English teaching. This paper discusses the problems and countermeasures of stratified teaching in higher vocational English, analyzes the problems existing , and proposes effective solutions.</p>

scholarly journals Humanistic Elements in the Educational Practice at a United States Sub-Baccalaureate Technical College

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Chen ◽  
Carsten Schmidtke
Keyword(s):  
Technical College ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Professional Development For Teachers ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Cognitive Apprenticeships ◽  
Context Of Learning ◽  
Certification Requirements ◽  
Industry Needs

Humanism has never been able to establish a firm place in technical education, which remains predominantly pragmatist in response to industry needs, certification requirements and educational standardisation. However, after a period of decline, humanism has made somewhat of a comeback as part of the movement toward student-centred education. Research conducted at a technical college showed that although . This research indicated that including humanistic elements in educational practice will enable instructors to be more effective in helping students to develop skills in relation to team work, problem-solving, systems improvement, lifelong learning and other areas that are becoming increasingly necessary for success in the workplace. The include a constructivist approach with a focus on contextual teaching and learning using situated cognition, cognitive apprenticeships, anchored instruction and authentic assessment. At the same time, some suggestions for improving professional development for teachers by using a Gestalt approach along with self-study in the context of learning communities have been discussed.  

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