scholarly journals Moving Towards a More Balanced English Teaching: A Case from Taiwanese EFL Classrooms

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-Ying Lee
Keyword(s):  
Language Learners ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Language Play ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
English Curriculum ◽  
Attitudes Toward Learning ◽  
School Entrance ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Implicit Curriculum

In recent years, learning English has become a national movement. This article examines the national K-12 English curriculum in Taiwan, with specific criticism offered against some the prevailing practices that occur in Taiwanese classrooms. Influenced by the philosophy of essentialism and by an institutional regard for college and high school entrance requirements, many Taiwanese teachers spend their time teaching to the tests. But the tests only assess a partial range of skills and knowledge that successful language learners need. Teaching is not neutral. So if we examine the implicit curriculum, we could begin to appreciate some of the latent messages sent by schools in Taiwan, including important ones about reading and writing skills and the attitudes toward learning. Even the register of speech varieties and the sociolinguistics aspects of language play some role in the implicit curriculum. At last, the implications of ACTFL standards for language teaching and learning are discussed to further guide the English curriculum in Taiwan.

scholarly journals Challenges of Teaching English Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing Skills at Qawmi Madrasas under BEFAQ in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 125-138
Author(s):  
Md Abdul Karim Ruman
Keyword(s):  
Language Learners ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Testing System ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Career Options ◽  
Listening And Speaking

One of the recent aims and objectives of Qawmi madrasa education is to make the madrasa students adequately proficient in English to participate in the competitive sectors of Bangladesh for better career options. Though they consider English as an international language of communication and higher education, they pay very little attention to this language teaching and learning. Using a mixed-methods approach, the present study tried to explore how the 4 macro-skills of the English language are taught in Qawmi madrasas under the BEFAQ board and what challenges the teachers and the students encounter in teaching-learning situations. Analyzing the questionnaires, interviews, and classroom observations, it was found that only reading and writing skills are focused in the syllabus, textbooks, classroom, and testing; whereas listening and speaking skills are either informally practiced very little or avoided from all arenas. Consequently, language learners cannot achieve communicative competence in English. Finally, the researcher attempts to put forward some recommendations regarding the English syllabus, textbook contents, teaching method, and testing system to the Qawmi madrasa board and authority, madrasa teachers, and Bangladesh government for facing the challenges and making the students proficient in all basic skills of English language.

scholarly journals STUDENTS’ PROBLEMS IN LEARNING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AMONG MDAB STUDENTS AT UITM MALACCA

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (7) ◽  
pp. 01-12
Author(s):  
Khalijah Mohd Nor ◽  
Masliza Mohd Razali ◽  
Nashrah Talib ◽  
Nurbarirah Ahmad ◽  
Siti Rosnita Sakarji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Language Experience ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Office Management ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
Learning English

This study examined students’ problems in learning English as a second language in higher learning institutions. This paper reports on the results of an interview of 30 randomly selected MDAB students of Diploma in Office Management and Technology at UiTM Melaka. The aim of this paper is to identify the factors that contribute to the decreasing of students’ achievement in the English language. The discussion revealed the different reasons that students face in speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. In learning a second language, it is of utmost importance that learners receive maximum support in terms of a supportive and conducive learning environment as well as an adequate and meaningful language experience. This research hopes to enlighten students in learning the English language so that they may strive to improve their English skills, thus making language teaching and learning more effective and meaningful for both lecturers and students.

scholarly journals Evaluate the Use of Blog Sites in the Language Teaching and Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 195-199
Author(s):  
Rui Xu ◽  
Qi Wang ◽  
Lili Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Language Learners ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
Written Form ◽  
Language Teaching And Learning

In the era of rapid development of information technology, an increasing number of educators involve blog sites in their language teaching process. Although blogs are incredibly effective in language teaching and learning, there is still space for growth. Students may be able to choose helpful learning content and share their thoughts with teachers and other language learners. Furthermore, as compared to traditional educational methods, blogs encourage students to communicate with their professors or other students in written form more frequently. As a result, it may help pupils enhance their reading and writing skills, as well as their learning initiative and vocabulary. Finally, it may allow students to track their learning progress, which may be beneficial in developing students’ self-assessment, self-management, and self-education skills.

scholarly journals Impact of ict on writing and reading skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. e34055
Author(s):  
José María Fernández Batanero ◽  
Marta Montenegro Rueda ◽  
José Fernández Cerero ◽  
Pedro Román Gravan
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Effective Integration

Due to the potential of ICT to enhance the development of reading and writing skills, it has become an emerging field of scientific research. The purpose of this work has been to examine scientific literature that investigate the use of ICT in the development of writing and reading skills for the years 2010 and 2020 in five databases. A descriptive and quantitative methodology has been followed to present the most important characteristics and results of the 16 selected scientific articles. In analysis of the research findings we explored the most significant bibliometric data and the effectiveness of ICTs in enhancing the writing and reading skill of students. The results confirmed that, despite the fact that scientific production in this field is still underdeveloped, digital technologies can help in the development of reading and writing skills. There is a need to improve teacher training for the effective integration of technologies in both teaching and learning of reading and writing.

scholarly journals Communicative Approach as a Tool for Relating Reading and Writing Skills in Early Childhood Education

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-54
Author(s):  
Nwachukwu Prince Ololube ◽  
Teinye Briggs ◽  
Peter James Kpolovie ◽  
Salome Uwaoma Ezindu
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Communicative Approach ◽  
Teaching Responsibilities

Abstract This study dwells upon communicative approach as a tool for relating reading and writing skills in early childhood education in a developing economy. The quantitative data was gathered through the use of structured questionnaires and was analysed using SPSS version 17. This study confirms that teachers in the selected early childhood education centres (ECEC) have no professional early childhood education qualifications and, as a result, are not qualified to effectively carry out their teaching responsibilities. It is hoped that this study can contribute to a deeper understanding of how early childhood education teachers perceive language teaching and consequently assist in the development of teacher education programmes and activities. Teacher training and education courses must play a more active role in informing trainee teachers of the instructional value of communicative approach in the teaching and learning of the English language. This study provides parents, teachers, researchers, the public and those who manage education systems with new data that will help them to answer questions about the failing state of education in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Teaching assimilations to improve listening skills for Vietnamese students

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 88-92
Author(s):  
Du Thanh Tran
Keyword(s):  
Language Learners ◽  
Reference Materials ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Connected Speech ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Careful Observation ◽  
Learning Language

Few would deny that at the very first stage of learning, language learners have to spend most of their time on practising listening skills in communication inside and outside class. They have to listen to others speaking, listen to themselves while talking and even implicitly while reading and writing. Listening is an important way of acquiring the language as well as picking up the structures and vocabulary. With a careful observation of the current situation of Vietnamese learners’ listening competencies and a thorough review of reference materials in English language teaching and learning, it is hoped that the study will help heighten students’ awareness of the problematic sounds that they encounter when listening to colloquial, casual and connected speech.

scholarly journals Teacher Perceptions of Strategies for Improving ESOL Students’ Academic English Skills: A K-12 Perspective

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinyan Huang ◽  
Alexis Smith ◽  
R. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Perceptions ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Classroom Teachers ◽  
Academic English ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Academic Reading ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Areas Of Interest

This study investigates five North American K-12 classroom teachers’ perceptions of ESOL students’ challenges in academic English skills and strategies for improving ESOL students’ academic English skills. Seven distinct areas of interest emerged from the five interviews: 1) ranking of importance of academic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills; 2) challenges that ESOL students face in the classroom; 3) strategies to help ESOL students in academic listening; 4) strategies to help ESOL students in academic speaking; 5) strategies to help ESOL students in academic reading; 6) strategies to help ESOL students in academic writing; and 7) strategies to assist ESOL students in overcoming challenges in academic English skills. This paper focuses on the implementation of coping strategies for K-12 ESOL students in academic English skills, as perceived by their classroom teachers. Cette étude enquête sur les perceptions de cinq enseignants nord-américains de classes préscolaires à la 12e, des défis de leurs élèves ESOL face aux compétences en Anglais académique et des stratégies pouvant améliorer les compétences en Anglais académique de ces élèves ESOL. Sept domaines d’intérêt distincts ont émergés de ces cinq entretiens:1) degré d’importance académique des compétences en écoute, parler, lecture et écriture; 2) défis auxquels font face les élèves ESOL dans leurs salles de classe; 3) stratégies visant à aider les élèves ESOL avec leur écoute académique; 4) stratégies visant à aider les élèves ESOL avec leur parler académique; 5) stratégies visant à aider les élèves ESOL avec leur lecture académique; 6) stratégies visant à aider les élèves ESOL avec leur écriture académique; et 7) stratégies visant à assister les élèves ESOL à surmonter les défis liés aux compétences en Anglais académique. Cet article porte l’accent sur l’implémentation de stratégies d’adaptation pour les élèves de la maternelle à la 12e concernant les compétences en Anglais académique, telle que perçue par leurs enseignants.

scholarly journals Teaching a Second or Foreign Language Based on Literacy Notions

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Rama Dwika Herdiawan
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
The Other ◽  
Literary Interpretation ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Innovative Strategy ◽  
Reading And Writing

Nowadays, litearcy has become the most prominent issue which must be paid attention in terms of second or foreign language teaching. In addition, this can be a prospective paradigm for the purpose of building the innovative teaching and learning process as well as enhancing the studetns’ schemata in relation to reading and writing particularly. Therefore, this study is aimed to describe as well as prove whether the notions of literacy is appropriate or not for teaching second or foreign language, on the other hand, it also presents a number of relevant theories and also previous studies which reflect notions of literacy its self. However, there are still handicaps as well as constraints towards the implementation of literacy in terms of non native language teaching, the finding in various studies show the evidences which are related to the function of literacy as supplementary sucject or course in certain schools or colleges. Regarding the study, literacy is considered to be the affective as well as innovative strategy that can function to assist the students in acquiring the second or foreign language. Thus, notions of literacy not only conveys the traditional limits of reading and writing skills but also beyond the skills of text-centric literary interpretation.

scholarly journals Assessing the Higher Secondary Level Text Book through Reading and Writing Skills: An Empirical Investigation

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. p283
Author(s):  
Lazina Hossain Neshe
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Evaluation Studies ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Curriculum Evaluation ◽  
Text Book ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Writing Pedagogies ◽  
Helpful Factors

The article aims to look at evaluating English for Today for Class XI-XII of the HSC Textbook in the light of reading and writing skills which has been prescribed by the NCTB (National Curriculum Textbook Board) of Bangladesh from the current academic session. Based on the questionnaire approach with the five HSC level English teachers and ten students from Scholars College, Tongi thana, Gazipur district, this study focuses on the reading and writing pedagogies to critically evaluate the effectiveness of the materials, and identifies the difficulties that teachers and students encounter. The findings of the study revealed a disparity between students’ needs and what the HSC reading and writing syllabus contains, and its actual implementation in the classroom. The teachers adopted an approach to reading and writing skills which was overridingly form-focused and product-oriented. They performed roles which were traditional, i.e., the teacher as a purveyor of knowledge and evaluator. Teachers have lack training in areas specific to the development of reading and writing skills and are unaware of recent developments in teaching and learning policy. This study contributed to the documentation of curriculum evaluation studies in the context of Bangladesh education system as well as frameworks for the assessment of reading and writing skills. Awareness has been raised about the hindering and helpful factors in bringing about a new change. General caution is suggested in the making of foreign methodologies appropriate to the HSC level textbook. Based on the findings of this study, recommendations are also made in relation to curriculum development and pedagogy of English for Today for Class XI-XII.

scholarly journals Speech Act Analysis of O. Henry’s Short Stories and Implementation of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Process

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Amanda Pradhani Yanwar
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Student Needs ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Speech Act Analysis

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>The teaching and learning process currently has an influence on students, especially the methods and the sources of the materials the teacher uses. The teacher can use various sources; for example, short stories, the use of which should be based on </span><span>student needs. O. Henry’s short stories </span><span>were analysed in this research as they are interesting and having moral values that can be useful for students. O. Henry was chosen because his short stories are suitable for the teaching and learning process. Classes of speech acts can be found in them: representatives, directives, commissives, expressives and declaratives. In the teaching and learning process, teachers need to integrate skills with each other. It is also explained in further detail </span><span>how O. Henry’s short stories can be </span><span>used to integrate reading and writing skills. Students need to integrate skills in order to be able to master them. In the paper, speech act analysis is made </span><span>of O. Henry’s short stories and implementation of the </span><span>integrated teaching and learning process is discussed. </span></p></div></div></div>

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