scholarly journals An Analysis of Errors in Writing Skill of Adult Iranian EFL Learners Preparing for the IELTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nima Pouladian ◽  
Mohammad Sadegh Bagheri ◽  
Firooz Sadighi
Keyword(s):  
Lexical Item ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
British Council ◽  
Women Learners ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Verb Tense

This study sought to examine the sort, frequency, and sources of writing wrongs committed by adult Iranian EFL students. To score the participants’ written essays and speaking interviews, the four criteria specified for the IELTS Speaking and Writing Band Scores (British Council, 2014) were taken into consideration. The study also tried to comparatively analyze the error categories made by men and women learners regarding the type and frequency of their linguistic errors. To gather the information, from the population of faculty members at Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences (HUMS) in Bandarabbas, Iran, 100 adults, both male and female, with their age ranging from 31 to 52, were selected using convenient sampling. Based on their previous IELTS band scores ranging from 4 to 6, the members are separated into three groups.The results of data analysis revealed that verb tense was the very common grammatical mistake done by members in all three groups. For the cohesion and coherence and lexical sub-categories, relative clauses and incorrect use of target lexical item were regarded as the most common categories of errors. Outcomes of Chi-Square analyses also showed substantial differences among errors committed by participants in different groups. Finally, the comparison between male and female participants’ errors revealed that male participants made both written and spoken errors more than females. According to the results, recommendations, and any suggestions that are of importance to teachers and policymakers as well as to EFL learners are presented in detail.

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.

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Complaint Strategies among Iranian Upper Intermediate EFL Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Nasiri Kakolaki ◽  
Mohsen Shahrokhi
Keyword(s):  
Women Students ◽  
Proficiency Test ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Intermediate Students ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Completion Task ◽  
Efl Students

<p class="Default"><em>The goal of this research </em><em>was</em><em> to know the differences </em><em>between</em><em> the strategies used by </em><em>male and female upper</em><em> intermediate EFL learners in complaining. Various studies suggest that the way men and women speak is different. Women are considered to be more polite than men. The present study investigated the differences of complaining realizations between Iranian EFL men and women students. A number of 60 (30 males and 30 females) upper intermediate students were selected based on their performance on a general proficiency test administered by the institute’s authorities to participate in the study. Data were collected through an open-ended questionnaire in the form of a Discourse Completion Task (DCT). The responses were analyzed based on Rinnert and Nogami’s (2006) taxonomy. The study revealed that there was a difference between men and women in realizing the complaining speech act. Men used very direct complaint more frequently compared to women who used indirect complaints the most. The present study found gender has an influence on the choice of complaining strategies and politeness.</em><em></em></p>

scholarly journals Dominant and Gender-Specific Tendencies in the Use of Discourse Markers: Insights from EFL Learners

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahboobeh Tavakoli ◽  
Amin Karimnia
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Discourse Markers ◽  
The Other ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Specific

This study followed two objectives: it primarily investigated the types of discourse markers (DMs) used in thespoken language of Iranian advanced EFL learners, and then explored the possible impact of gender on theparticipants’ use of DMs. To this end, 40 male and female EFL learners selected from an English language instituteparticipated in this study. The data were gathered through class observations. The researchers used Fraser’staxonomy of DMs and Fung’s category of interpersonal DMs as the theoretical framework of the study. To analyzethe data descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Results of the frequency test revealed that “and” was themost commonly used elaborative DM, whereas “but” was the most frequent contrastive DM. “Because” and “by theway” were respectively the only reason and topic-related DMs used by the participants, while “sure” was the mostfrequent interpersonal DM. In addition, results of the chi-square test revealed that learners significantly employedinterpersonal DMs more than the other sub-classes of DMs. Concerning the role of gender in the use of DMs, resultsdemonstrated that females significantly used more DMs compared with the males.

scholarly journals The Use of Smartphone English Language Learning Apps in the Process of Learning English: Slovak EFL Students’ Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8205
Author(s):  
Rastislav Metruk
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Target Population ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Desktop Computers ◽  
Attitudes And Perceptions ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Learning English

In recent years, an accelerating trend in an undergoing shift from the use of traditional desktop computers towards the utilisation of smartphones for language learning purposes has been detected. In line with these trends, this study aims to investigate Slovak EFL learners’ attitudes and perceptions of English language learning apps (ELLA) regarding practicing and learning English. Furthermore, the differences in the perception of ELLA between the male and female research participants are also analysed. The target population totalled 158 Slovak university EFL learners, 48 males and 110 females, who were required to display their level of agreement to statements by responding to a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire. The instrument consisted of 30 statements altogether, involving items on apps’ usage and apps’ perception. The calculated means indicate that the participants’ attitudes and perceptions of ELLA range between being neutral and positive, and that EFL learners tend to practice language systems and skills to varying degrees. Moreover, 30 independent-sample t-tests, which were run in order to determine the differences between the male and female attitudes and perceptions, reveal that 50% of statements on apps’ usage and apps’ perception differ significantly, demonstrating considerable differences between the two sexes. The achieved results seem to contribute to the existing research on the use of smartphones and ELLA in the context of EFL learning by casting more light on mobile language learning, an area that merits further scientific exploration.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTS OF TYPES OF ORAL TEXTS’ GENRES ON THE IRANIAN EFL LEARNERS’ LISTENING COMPREHENSION

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-106
Author(s):  
Khalil Motalebzadeh ◽  
Abdolghafour Bejarzehi ◽  
Hossein Sheikhzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Placement Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Homogeneous Groups ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aims at investigating the effects of types of oral texts’ genres on listening comprehension of Iranian EFL learners. The participants of the study were 65 male and female EFL students which all of them from Issar institute in Nikshahr and Chabahar. In order to have homogeneous groups and real-intermediate level students, the first part of the Oxford Placement Test (OPT) containing 40 questions was performed. After the sampling procedure, the pretest was performed and then students were randomly assigned to two groups of control and experimental. The experimental group received a course encompassing the instruction of generic features including news with two genres, political and economic, for twenty sessions of instruction. The subjects in the control group listened to some pieces of news (without any specific generic features, mostly reports with ordinary people about routines). The results showed the experimental group had a better performance on the listening comprehension posttest.

scholarly journals Hedges and boosters in medical and engineering research articles: A comparative corpus-based study

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 215-225
Author(s):  
Mehrdad Sepehri ◽  
Mehrnnoosh Hajijalili ◽  
Ehsan Namaziandost
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Epistemic Modality ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Modal Verbs ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
The Difference

This study aimed to compare the use of hedges and boosters in medical sciences and engineering research articles. To fulfil this objective, the researcher provided 30 medical and 30 engineering research articles to identify the hedging and boosting devices used in them. The research articles were analysed according to lexical devices classification, focusing on hedges and boosters. The AntConc concordance software was used to identify the instances of hedges and boosters in both disciplines. Frequency, percentage and the Chi-square test were run to analyse the data. The results indicated that the difference between the frequency of hedges and boosters in medical sciences and engineering research articles was significant and meaningful. Moreover, the outcomes indicated that the most frequent hedges were epistemic modality verbs, quantifiers and nouns and the most frequent boosters were nouns, lexical verbs, modal verbs and adjectives. These discoveries of this paper may have some implications for the teaching of academic writing, especially to EFL learners. Keywords: Boosters, engineering research articles, hedges, medical research articles

scholarly journals Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Students of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Iran

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajjad Narimani ◽  
Mehdi Khezeli ◽  
Nasib Babaei ◽  
Sama Rezapour ◽  
Meisam Habibi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Risk Taking Behaviors

Background: Risk behaviors can increase the risk of early mortality, disability, and chronic illness. Objectives: This study aimed to determine risk-taking behaviors in students of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences in 2018. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 215 students selected using a stratified sampling method. The self-administered Iranian Youth Risk-Taking Scale (IYRTS), consisting of 48 items, was used for data collection. Data were analyzed by SPSS 19 using the chi-square test. P values of < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: The mean age of male and female students was 21.4 ± 1.92 and 20.9 ± 1.38 years, respectively. The rates of a history of physical violence, cigarette smoking, waterpipe smoking, alcohol use, and drug abuse were 37.7%, 37.2%, 47.9%, 33%, and 25.6%, respectively, and all were higher in male students (P < 0.05). Methylphenidate, ecstasy, and tramadol were the most prevalent drugs used by the students. physical inactivity was not different between male and female students (P = 0.42). Conclusions: In the present study, we found high consumption of cigarettes, waterpipe, alcohol, and drugs, as well as physical inactivity among the students.

scholarly journals Analysis through workshop: Awareness of plagiarism among the faculty of medical sciences.

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (02) ◽  
pp. 229-234
Author(s):  
Hina Khan ◽  
Umer Kazi ◽  
Asad Raza Jiskani ◽  
Nighat Seema ◽  
Erum Saboohi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Misconduct ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Faculty Development Program ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of faculty members regarding plagiarism through workshop analysis. Study Design: Cross Sectional Analytical study. Setting: Al-Tibri Medical College and Hospital. Period: January 2020, to May, 2020. Material & Method: Data was collected after taken an ethical approval. The workshop was conducted for the faculty development program regarding plagiarism. The self-designed questionnaire was administered before and after conduction of workshop with verbal consent of the faculty members. The participants were included all faculty members of medical sciences, total 50 numbers of participants were included on the basis of convenient sampling. Pre and post workshop analysis was done through SPSS version 21 and data was represented in the form of frequency and percentage and the response of the participants were evaluated as pre and post workshop by applied Chi-square test and level of significant was taken p=<0.05. Results: 56% of male and 44% female were the participants in the workshop. 28% of the total participants were taken similar content workshop before. There were significant difference among all components of workshop after comparison of pre and post analysis, we observed p= <0.001 in 99% of the response. Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that workshop can change the level of knowledge and attitude of the participants significantly. In this study the facilitator effectively enhance the awareness and importance of plagiarism for scientific writers and how to take precautions before become a part of scientific misconduct.

Study of Consonant Pronunciations Errors Committed by EFL Learners

2019 ◽  
pp. 48-56
Author(s):  
Ali Akbar Khansir ◽  
Afsaneh Salehabadi
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Listening Skill ◽  
English Pronunciation ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Knowledge Of Language

As the topic suggests, the research paper presents Study of Consonant Pronunciations Errors Committed by EFL Learners. Error analysis always tries to resolve language learners’ problems in acquiring second or foreign language setting. Learning to English pronunciation is perhaps as important as learning listening skill, speaking, and spelling. Errors in English pronunciation create several problems for English language learners in their works. In other words, most of the English language errors of pronunciation are due to the lack of knowledge of language learners. However, all the students in our sample are of age group (16-25) at Bushehr language institute and they are all Iranian nationals. In addition, all of them were female learners. An English pronunciation (consonant) test was used to get information about the knowledge of the learners in English pronunciation. Findings of this article indicated that the first and second hypotheses of this article were accepted, but the third hypothesis was rejected. However, the findings of this paper showed that the Iranian EFL students have problem to pronounce English sounds correctly.

An exploration of target L2 morphemes in the oral production of young EFL learners in Croatia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena O'Reilly ◽  
Eva Jakupčević
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Simple Construction ◽  
L2 Acquisition ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Oral Production ◽  
The Past ◽  
Base Form ◽  
Production Study ◽  
Efl Students

Although the second language (L2) acquisition of morphology by late L2 learners has been a popular research area over the past decades, comparatively little is known about the acquisition and development of morphology in children who learn English as a foreign language (EFL). Therefore, the current study presents the findings from a longitudinal oral production study with 9/10-year-old L1 Croatian EFL students who were followed up at the age of 11/12. Our results are largely in line with the limited research so far in this area: young EFL learners have few issues using the be copula and, eventually, the irregular past simple forms, but had considerable problems with accurately supplying the 3rd person singular -s at both data collection points. We also observed a be + base form structure, especially at the earlier stage, which appears to be an emergent past simple construction.

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