scholarly journals A Study on the Application of the Immersion Teaching Model to EFL Learners in Institutions of Higher Learning

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuqin Luan ◽  
Xiuzhen Guo
Keyword(s):  
North China ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Teaching Mode ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Traditional Mode ◽  
Feasible Alternative

This paper reports an empirical study on the application of the immersion approach to English teaching in North China Institute of Science and Technology (NCIST) in line with the basic principles of the Canadian immersion teaching mode. The experiment result and survey shows that the students involved in the immersion course improve faster in productive skills (i.e. writing and speaking) than those in conventional education programs. The study reveals that, apart from gains of social and cultural knowledge, the immersion students seem to have developed a more positive attitude towards English study. It also suggests that the immersion approach to English teaching in colleges could be a feasible alternative to the traditional mode.

scholarly journals Reading Comprehension Strategies among EFL Learners in Higher Learning Institutions

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arab World English Journal ◽  
Hamza Al-Jarrah ◽  
Nur Salina binti Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Conceptual Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Comprehension Strategies ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Reading Comprehension Strategies ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Learning Institutions

A variety of reading strategies are required to comprehend reading materials. Without effective reading strategies, students mostly face reading comprehension difficulties. This study aims to investigate reading comprehension strategies among English foreign language (EFL) learners in higher learning institutions. The study employed qualitative method and 10 Arab students of Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) were interviewed. Inductive thematic approach was used to analyze data. The findings indicates that the most commonly used reading strategies among the EFL learners are logical knowledge (under linguistic schema), formal construction (under formal schema), cultural knowledge (under cultural schema), and prior knowledge and conceptual knowledge (under content schema). This study concludes that reading strategies help the EFL learners in understanding English reading materials. To improve reading strategies for EFL learners, there is a need for collective effort of English language teachers, curriculum designers, educationists, education policy makers, and the EFL learners themselves.

scholarly journals Study on the Network-Based English Phonetics Teaching Mode for English-Major Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (05) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Yan Wei Wang ◽  
Hai Sen Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Experiment ◽  
Teaching Mode ◽  
College English ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
English Major ◽  
Traditional Mode

With the development of Information Technology, internet is accessible to all, especially to the students. Based on the network, English teaching is changing greatly, which is not simply with textbooks, chalk and blackboard, but with multimedia, various apps and other tools. As to study the network-based English phonetics teaching mode for English-major students, the background of the application, the steps of the network-based teaching mode and the theoretical basis are introduced firstly. By selecting college English-major students of 2017 in Anhui Institute of Information Technology as the object of the teaching experiment, the paper describes the investigation and analyzes the data, which shows that the students learning based on the network have better pronunciation in English than those learning in the traditional mode. Thus, the author suggests that teachers use the network-based teaching mode to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning.

A Study on College English Network Teaching Mode and Approaches from the Perspective of Sociology

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 4787-4798
Author(s):  
Chunlin Lu
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Teaching Mode ◽  
Network Teaching ◽  
College English ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Trade Practice ◽  
Traditional Mode ◽  
English Students ◽  
Self Learning

Objectives: There are inherent defects in college English teaching. In addition, it is inconsistent with the characteristics of college English, and students and teachers have not received enough attention in the application, resulting in inevitable congenital deficiencies in college English teaching. Methods: Therefore, from the perspective of sociology, the author studies the mode and approach of English online teaching in colleges and universities. This paper analyzes the problems existing in the current college English network teaching, and puts forward some corresponding suggestions. Results: Economic and trade practice research shows that under the networked teaching mode of college English, students gradually change from the passive recipients of knowledge to the active learners, effectively establishing the student’s self-learning subject status, and the students’ English scores are also constantly improving. Conclusion: It is an inevitable development to use the network technology to reform the traditional mode of college English majors..

Based on the Management of Japanese Teaching Methods to Explore

2014 ◽  
Vol 1044-1045 ◽  
pp. 1581-1583
Author(s):  
Hong Mei Xu
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Hotel Management ◽  
Teaching Mode ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Teaching Reform ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Higher Vocational College

Japanese professional hotel management and traditional Japanese professional have certain differences between institutions of higher learning, its focus on training students' level of Japanese and combined with actual business hotel. This paper analyzes the hotel management in higher vocational college Japanese teaching present situation and existing problems, the construction of the hotel management of Japanese teaching reform scheme is put forward, and explore the feasible teaching mode, in order to effectively promote domestic Japanese teaching reform and the improvement of teaching quality.

scholarly journals Analysis on the Teaching Mode of Chinese-foreign Cooperatively-run Higher Institutions in the Context of Internet+

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Jue Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Focus Of Attention ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Teaching Mode ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
The Future ◽  
Traditional Mode ◽  
Higher Institutions

Under the background of “Internet+”, the development of Sino-foreign cooperatively-run higher institutions have changed significantly. Relying on the “Internet+”, exploring new teaching directions has become the focus of attention of relevant personnel. After understanding the influence of “Internet+” on Sino-foreign cooperatively-run higher institutions, this paper analyzes the problems in the traditional mode of teaching, and puts forward the teaching mode for “Internet+” with English as an example. The results of this paper show that the emergence of “Internet+” technology has promoted the development of English teaching mode, so relevant personnel should face up to the positive impact of “Internet+” and explore new teaching paths. Only in this way can we constantly adapt to the future teaching needs.

The Role of Moral Education on the Dress Code in the Higher Learning Institution

Sains Insani ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-14
Author(s):  
Ira Meilita Ibrahim ◽  
Taufik A. Latif ◽  
Afi Roshezry Abu Bakar ◽  
Muthualagan Thangavelu
Keyword(s):  
Moral Education ◽  
Private University ◽  
Public University ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Private Institutions ◽  
Dress Code ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
Definition Of

The advancement of European dress to the rest of the world was linked to the definition of civilization as “a stage of social development considered to be more advanced” and “polite and good-mannered”. The widespread of their fashion style in the 19th and 20th centuries influenced the way the rest of the world attire. The fashion trend and dressing style thus change the purpose of dressing through time. The dressing style in campuses especially in private institutions of higher learning is under particular scrutiny, as it is often said to be inappropriate for a learning environment. This study looked at the importance of moral education, and its role in implementing the dress code for students among university students especially between two types of university i.e. public university and private university. It looked on the dressing style of students, both male and female, and the factors that lead to their dressing pattern which is common among students. This study also advocated the students’ understanding of the content of dress codes in their learning institution and the role played by moral education in regard to dress code. The overall study highlighted students’ perception towards the implementation of the dress code and punishment in their learning institution. The methodologies used to carry out this study are questionnaires and interviews. This study will therefore ascertain the important of dress code among students at higher learning institution and the role of moral education in cultivating values in order to dress properly or decently. Key Words: moral education, dress code, higher learning institution, civilization.

A JOURNEY TO MEASURE STUDENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BENEFITS: EVIDENCE FROM AUSTRALIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Ellen Chung ◽  
Hamish B Coates
Keyword(s):  
Community Engagement ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Student Community ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Final Questionnaire ◽  
Civic Skills ◽  
Career Skills

Community engagement is a phenomenon that has received increasing attention among institutions of higher learning in recent years, and students engaging with communities are generally seen as beneficial. Given this, surprisingly little is known about this form of engagement in Australian higher education, let alone methods to measure its benefits on students. This study discussed the development of the Student Community Engagement Benefits Questionnaire (SCEBS), a questionnaire that measures the perceptions of community engagement benefits among undergraduate students in Australia. The final questionnaire has 32 items allocated to four benefit scales: (1) Career skills, (2) Diversity skills, (3) Interpersonal skills, (4) Civic skills. Most benefit items had a factor loading of atleast 0.40 with its own scale. The results of the factor analysis revealed that the four scales accounted for 53% of the total variance. The alpha reliability coefficient for the four scales ranged from 0.79 to 0.91. Based on these findings, the Student Community Engagement Benefits Scale (SCEBS) is a valid and reliable instrument that can be used in the field of education. Undergraduate students also reported statistically significant changes in the four dimensions after participating in community engagement activities.

South Africa’s Institutions of Higher Learning

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 50-69
Author(s):  
Muhammed Haron
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Honors Program ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
The Social ◽  
Regional Universities ◽  
Muslim Communities ◽  
Insight Into

As a discipline, “Islamic studies” has attracted serious attention by a number of institutions of higher learning in predominantly nonMuslim societies. While southern Africa’s communities witnessed the inclusion of “Islam” as a subject in the faculties of theology at various regional universities as well as Christian seminaries, Muslim communities have clamored for the appointment of Muslim staff at universities to teach courses on Islam. On the whole, these educational developments bode well for the teaching and studying of Islam regionally, even though the purpose and objectives for doing so differ radically from one institution to the other. This essay first seeks to offer a brief insight into the teaching of “Islam” as a subject in theological/oriental/religious studies programs; it thereafter reflects upon “Islamic studies” as a social science discipline that has been included in the social science and humanities syllabus. It focuses on the BA Honors program to show the themes chosen for these programs and how scholars redesigned and changed these programs to meet modern needs. Apart from using “social change” as its theoretical framework, it also brings en passantinto view the insider/outsider binary that further frames the debates regarding the teaching and studying of Islam at these institutions in southern Africa generally and South Africa in particular. 

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