scholarly journals Multiple Intelligences - Based Planning of EFL Classes

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Sanan Shero Malo Zebari ◽  
Hussein Ali Ahmed Allo ◽  
Behbood Mohammedzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
University Students ◽  
Multiple Intelligences ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Teaching Program ◽  
Traditional Concept ◽  
Research Instrument ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Efl Students

The present study aimed to set a plan for teaching EFL classes based on the identification of university students’ dominant multiple intelligences in EFL classes, and the differences in the types of intelligence between female and male students in terms of their gender. The problem the present study aimed to address is that the traditional concept that “one size fits all” is still adopted by many EFL teachers, and that EFL students’ differences and preferences are noticeably unheeded. It is believed that identifying students’ dominant intelligences is a sound remedial solution for such a problem before embarking on any teaching program. Moreover, getting students aware of their different types of intelligence will motivate and encourage them in the classroom. The researchers used a questionnaire as a research instrument for data collection.  The results arrived at showed that there were no significant differences in the types of intelligence between female and male students in terms of their gender, except for bodily- kinesthetic intelligence. They also showed that the dominant intelligences were ranked from the highest to the lowest as follows interpersonal, linguistic, spatial, logical-mathematical, bodily kinesthetic, intrapersonal, musical, and naturalistic.

scholarly journals Multiple Intelligences and Attachment among University Students and Their Influence on Life Satisfaction and Happiness

2018 ◽  
pp. 82-90
Author(s):  
Serpil Aytac ◽  
Nazan Bilgel
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
University Students ◽  
Multiple Intelligences ◽  
Attachment Style ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
The Impact

This study is about the types of multiple intelligences and attachment styles among a group of Turkish university students. Participants were 450 students from one public university in Turkey. A demographic and socio-economic questionnaire, Multiple Intelligence Survey, Revised Adult Attachment Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale and The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire -short version were used as study instruments. Of the 450 students, 63.8% were female and the mean age was 21.24±2.14 years. Bodily intelligence was reported more frequently by male students whereas intrapersonal and logical intelligences were reported at higher rates in female students. Attachment related avoidance was reported by 58.7% of the students. Male students reported more attachment related anxiety, and female students reported more attachment related avoidance. No significant correlations were determined between attachment style and economic status, age, class-year and Grade Point Average of the students. The relationship between students’ intelligence and attachment style was also insignificant. No significant relationship was determined between the happiness and life satisfaction scores of students with different types of intelligences. Female students were found to be significantly happier and satisfied with their lives than male students. Students with a poor economic status had the lowest happiness and life satisfaction scores and the difference was statistically significant. These findings are important to provide a more complete picture about the difficulties experienced by young adults when socially or emotionally adapting to university life. There is much to say regarding the impact of “multiple intelligences”, “attachment styles” and the “subjective well-being” of university students.

Extent of Iraqi EFL Students' Multiple Intelligences in Secondary

2019 ◽  
pp. 712-699
Author(s):  
Asst.Inst.Hayder Abdulzahra Shalash ◽  
Researcher. Asma'a Abdul Na Khudair
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Multiple Intelligences ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Visual Intelligence ◽  
Descriptive Method

        This study aims at investigating EFL students' multiple intelligences in secondary schools. To achieve the aims of the study, the researcher improperly used sample of (60) female and male students studying at  AL-Jamhuria  for  boys  and  AL-Nassera  for  girls secondary schools  in  AL-Resafa / 2 . The researcher used descriptive method which fitted the nature of the present study. Regarding the instrument of the study, the researcher adopted (MI) questionnaire with 40 items distributed to eight intelligences. The findings came to prove that secondary school EFL students' MI is good, and there is significant difference between students' MI due to the gender variable. Besides, visual intelligence came to the first rank whereas interpersonal intelligence came to the last rank. The study ends up with presenting a number of recommendations and suggestions that might aid improving the environment of language learning in the classroom

PENERAPAN STRATEGI AKTIVITAS MENULIS TERBIMBING (SAMT) UNTUK MENINGAKATAN KETERAMPILAN MENULIS TEKS PENGUMUMAN SISWA KELAS VII SMP NEGERI 7 RAMBAH ROKAN HULU

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 223
Author(s):  
Pon Gunawan
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Initial Data ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Research Instrument ◽  
Student Activity ◽  
High Category ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Guided Writing ◽  
Data Collection Instrument

This research is motivated by the low ability of students in writing text announcement in class VII SMP Negeri 7Rambah Rokan Hulu. This study aims to improve the skills of writing text announcement of students of class VIIof SMP Negeri 7 Rambah Rokan Hulu, which is held for 1 month. The subjects of this study are the students ofclass VII of SMP Negeri 7 Rambah Rokan Hulu with 31 people, consisting of 14 male students and 17 femalestudents. The form of research is classroom action research. This research instrument consists of written testand data collection instrument in the form of observation sheet of teacher activity and student activity. Based onthe results of analysis and discussion can be concluded that the implementation of guided writing activitystrategy (SAMT) can improve the skills of writing text announcements to students of class VII SMP Negeri 7Rambah Rokan Hulu. This success can be seen from the students' writing skill in the initial data only get thepercentage of 64.0% with the medium category, in cycle I get the percentage of 75.0% with the mediumcategory. In the second cycle has increased percentage of 84.8% with high category.

scholarly journals An analytical study on theme choices in the academic essays of Libyan EFL undergraduate students

2020 ◽  
pp. 8-32
Author(s):  
Zainab Khalifa Khalafallah Khalifa
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Written Texts ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Analysis System ◽  
Point Of Departure

Theme is the element which a speaker or writer chooses as a point of departure for a clause. Theme is of different types; each of which has a certain function in the overall discourse. Choosing the appropriate theme is important to deliver the intended message of the discourse. Many EFL students encounter problems in their theme choice which might decrease the quality of their written products. The current study investigated the frequency of the different types of themes to find out the most dominantly used theme types. For data collection, 15 academic essays written by advanced semesters' students were utilized to fulfill the purpose of the study. In analyzing the written texts, the Halladian Analysis System was followed to categorize the type of themes used in the students' writings. According to the study findings, the Topical Unmarked theme was highly dominant in the students' writing. The Textual themes occupied the second place in the frequency of use. Not surprisingly, the Interpersonal theme was very rare in the students' essays. The results of the study were interpreted and contextualized within the existing body of literature. Finally, the implications and limitations of the study were discussed.

scholarly journals The Effect of E-Learning Sessions on the Development of Reading Comprehension: A Case of EFL Students’ Perceptions at Saudi Electronic University

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-439
Author(s):  
Mohammad H Alhumsi ◽  
Rasha A Alshaye ◽  
Kholod K Sendi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
University Students ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Reading Comprehension Strategies ◽  
Comprehension Skill ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Efl Students

This study investigated Saudi EFL university students’ perceptions toward the development of reading comprehension through e-learning sessions. A cross-sectional questionnaire was utilized and distributed to a sample of 140 participants at Saudi Electronic University. Descriptive statistics, independent sample paired t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that EFL university students had positive perceptions of the use of online sessions to practice the reading comprehension skill. The majority agreed that reading comprehension strategies such as skimming and scanning were more appropriate to online sessions. E-learning helped these students to be more motivated and created an atmosphere conducive to independent learning. The participants appreciated the role of online sessions in enhancing their reading comprehension skills and facilitating the level of difficulty of any reading passage. Significant differences were identified relating to the respondents’ gender and academic year. Female students were more satisfied with e-learning than male students. It is recommended that in light of the rapid growth of e-learning in Saudi Arabia, educational institutions should provide online learning programs and develop well-structured courses for e-learning implementation.

scholarly journals Translating Collocations from English into Arabic and vice versa: An Empirical Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Abaker
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Diagnostic Test ◽  
Literal Translation ◽  
Translation Strategy ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Grammatical Dependencies

Collocations are defined as ''the frequent co-occurrence of lexical items that naturally share the characteristics of semantic and grammatical dependencies"(Ibrahim, 2003: iii). In translation, collocations are considered a factor that makes translation more effective and powerful. However, translating collocations is an everlasting struggle for most students of translation. The present study aims at investigating the challenges that Sudanese EFL university students encounter when rendering English collocations into their Arabic equivalences and vice versa as well as the reasons behind these challenges. To this end, 26 Sudanese EFL students, between 20-30 years old, studying at Nahda College in Sudan, were selected. A diagnostic test composed of two questions is used as a tool for data collection. Frequencies, percentages, mean, and standard deviation are used to analyse the collected data. The results of this study manifests that Sudanese EFL university students encounter difficulties in translating collocations from English into Arabic and vice versa; the causes of these difficulties are due to students’ unawareness of the linguistic and cultural differences between the two languages as well as their heavy reliance on literal translation strategy.

scholarly journals Spelling Errors of Omani EFL Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 660
Author(s):  
Sheikha A. Al-Bereiki ◽  
Abdo M. Al-Mekhlafi
Keyword(s):  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Third Place ◽  
Spelling Errors ◽  
The Third ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Free Writing ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Writing Task

The purpose of this study was to explore the types of spelling errors students of grade ten make and to find out whether there were any significant differences between males and fe- males with respect to the types of spelling errors made. The sample of the study included 90 grade ten students from four different schools in North Batinah. The researchers manipulated the use of a test that consisted of two questions: an oral dictation test of 70 words with a contex- tualizing sentence and a free writing task. The misspellings were classified into nine different types. The findings revealed that the most common spelling errors among Omani grade ten stu- dents were vowel substitution, then came vowel omission in the second place and consonant substitution in the third place. Male students omitted more vowels than female students while females made more true word errors than their male counterparts. In light of the findings, the study presents some recommendations and suggestions for further studies.

scholarly journals STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON THE USE OF ESTAFET WRITING GAME AND PICTURE BASED-CREATIVE WRITING TO NURTURE LOVE OF WRITING

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Erna Iftanti
Keyword(s):  
Creative Writing ◽  
University Students ◽  
Collaborative Writing ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Writing Strategies ◽  
Instructional Activities ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Efl Students

This To create a quality education, mainly on EFL instruction, the EFL teachers need to be empowered by  improving their teaching quality. The students, in addition,  should also be engaged during the instructional activities. Due to the fact that love of “writing” as one of the language skills is not yet established among the EFL university students, the effort of finding out an innovative way of helping them to establish love of creative writing is a must. One of the ways is collaborative writing through Estafet Writing Game and Picture-Based-Creative Writing strategies. Thus, this article aims at describing the students’ voices on the use of those strategies to establish love of creative writing. The study conducted through a reflective survey to 165 EFL university students reveals that most of the respondents prefer Estafet Writing Game to Picture-Based Creative Writing in terms of its effectiveness to build their creativity and and spontaneity of writing skills. To sum up, these strategies are pedagogically meaningful to improve the EFL students’ creative writing, because they can collaborate with their peers and promote their cooperative communication. Therefore, it is useful to establish love of writing and to stimulate their ideas for writing.

scholarly journals University Students’ Preferable Types of Teacher Humor in English Classes

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-68
Author(s):  
Pham Trut Thuy ◽  
Le Thanh Thao
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Language Play ◽  
English Classes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Method Approach

The current study aimed to explore what types of teacher humor EFL students prefer in their classes. The study was designed as a mixed-method approach, using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews to collect data in two different Vietnamese universities. One hundred fifty-eight university students responded to the survey, and eight out of them were recruited as the participants for the interviews. The study results revealed that the types of jokes (M=4.41), riddles (M=4.08), and language play (M=4.15) were most favored. Besides, the participants' demographic information, including their gender and majors, affected their preferable types of teacher humor. Specifically, males showed more positive attitudes towards teacher humor than their counterparts. In terms of students’ majors, there were differences between non-English majors and English-majored students’ perceptions of irony, teasing, language play, visual and physical humor. Regarding the students’ positive attitudes towards teacher humor, EFL teachers should learn more about valuable strategies for using teacher humor in their classes due to the fact that they do not need to have a sense of humor to use it effectively.

scholarly journals Student's perception on the use of estafet writing game and picture based creative writing to nature love of writing

Abjadia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Erna Intanti
Keyword(s):  
Creative Writing ◽  
University Students ◽  
Collaborative Writing ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Writing Strategies ◽  
Instructional Activities ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Efl Students

<p>To create a quality education, mainly on EFL instruction, the EFL teachers need to be empowered with improving their teaching quality. The students, on the other hand, should also be actively engaged during the instructional activities. Due to the fact that love of “writing” as one of the language skills is not yet established among the EFL university students, the effort of finding out an innovative way of helping them to establish love of creative writing is a must. One of the ways is collaborative writing through Estafet Writing Game and Picture-Based-Creative Writing strategies. Thus, this article aims at describing the students’ voices on the use of those strategies to establish love of creative writing. The study conducted through a reflective questionnaire survey to 165 EFL university students reveals that most of the respondents prefer Estafet Writing Game to Picture-Based Creative Writing in terms of its effectiveness to build their creativity and spontaneity of writing skills. To sum up, these strategies are pedagogically meaningful to improve the EFL students’ creative writing, because they can collaborate with their peers and promote their cooperative communication. Therefore, it is useful to establish love of writing and to stimulate their ideas for writing.</p><p> </p><p dir="RTL">لإنشاء تعليم جيد ، خاصة حول تعليم اللغة الإنجليزية كلغة أجنبية ، يجب تمكين معلمي اللغة الإنجليزية كلغة أجنبية من خلال تحسين جودة التدريس. من ناحية أخرى ، يجب أن يشارك الطلاب بنشاط خلال الأنشطة التعليمية. نظرًا لحقيقة أن حب "الكتابة" هو واحد من أكثر طلاب جامعة EFL فعالية ، فإن الطريقة الإبداعية لتأسيس الكتابة أمر لا بد منه. إحدى الطرق هي الكتابة التعاونية من خلال ألعاب ترحيل الكتابة واستراتيجيات الكتابة الإبداعية المبنية على الصور. وهكذا ، توضح هذه المقالة وصف أصوات الطلاب حول استراتيجيات تأسيس حب الكتابة الإبداعية. يكشف الاستطلاع الذي أجري من خلال استبيان استبيان عكسي لـ 165 من طلاب جامعات اللغة الإنجليزية كلغة أجنبية أن الطريقة الأكثر فاعلية لتطوير قدراتهم الإبداعية وتلقائية مهارات الكتابة. خلاصة القول ، هذه الاستراتيجيات ذات مغزى تربوي لتحسين الكتابة الإبداعية لطلاب اللغة الإنجليزية كلغة أجنبية ، لأنهم يستطيعون التعاون مع أقرانهم وتعزيز التواصل التعاوني. لذلك ، من المفيد إثبات حب الكتابة وتحفيز أفكارهم للكتابة.</p>

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