Motivation in Virtual English Language Classrooms During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This chapter aims to investigate the perceptions of English language teachers on motivation in the virtual English language classroom. The participants are 17 English language teachers at elementary and secondary schools. Interview questions were used to collect data, and thematic analysis was conducted to analyse the data. The findings revealed that student motivation in virtual English lessons was lower compared to their motivation in lessons conducted face-to-face. Another finding was that there were various factors that impact student motivation negatively and positively in synchronous English classes such as interaction, inequality, student education environments, and effective use of synchronous virtual classroom platforms.

Factors that Affect the implementation of Teaching Writing Skills: Focus on Second Cycle Primary Schools in North Shoa

The purpose of this study was to determine the variables affecting the implementation of writing skills instruction and learning in grades 7 and 8 in North Shoa Zone Second Cycle Primary schools. The study's primary purpose was to determine the difficulties encountered by English language instructors and students while teaching and learning to write in English classes. The research included the participation of 25 English language instructors and 1484 pupils from 14 Second Cycle Primary Schools. A questionnaire and an interview were used to obtain the required data. Questionnaires were completed by instructors and students, and English language teachers were interviewed. The questionnaire data was tallied and examined statistically in terms of frequency and percentage. Similarly, interview data were categorized and qualitatively characterized. The investigation revealed that the majority of instructors and students struggle with teaching and learning writing skills. Additionally, although both English instructors and students believe they are engaging in writing activities in the classroom, the students' writing performance is not as promising as shown by open-ended questions and comments from English language teachers interviewed. Several key suggestions are made in light of the results of this research in order to mitigate the issues that impede the efficient implementation of writing instruction and learning in second cycle primary schools. The primary recommendation is to offer enough training for English language instructors on how to teach writing skills, which will then be conveyed to students in order for them to enhance their writing performance.

FORMÁT VÝUKY PŘEVRÁCENÉ TŘÍDY V ON-LINE PROSTŘEDÍ V HODINÁCH HOSPODÁŘSKÉ ANGLIČTINY NA VYSOKÉ ŠKOLE

The flipped classroom model has been an appealing approach to teaching, primarily in math and science classes. However, several research studies have proven that the flipped classroom method can be successfully implemented in online language classes. This article presents a research study that aims to analyze the impact of the flipped learning approach on Czech university students in English classes. The first part of the study is dedicated to the goals and methodology of the research. The second section discusses the partial outcomes of the research.

TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED ENGLISH LEARNING TRAINING FOR MTs TEACHERS IN THE WAJO DISTRICT

For the majority of students, English is a dreaded subject. Mastering English necessitates the repetition of patterns used in daily speech, as our pupils are more likely to communicate in regional languages and Indonesian. It is almost always tough for English teachers to urge their students to learn English. As a result of this occurrence, we as English lecturers are committed to giving students with learning options that allow them to enjoy learning English while being focused on the goal. We introduce technology-based English classes and educate this subject to MTs teachers around Wajo Regency, who will later serve as the students' learning relay.

IMPROVING ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS IN DAILY CONVERSION FOR YOUTH IN THE TEMPE DISTRICT

The Wajo Regency administration is currently concerned about the development of tourism attractions; tourist attractions are being refurbished and renovated in order to attract tourists from within and beyond the Regency, as well as the local government expecting tourists. tourism enhancement program must be complemented by an increase in human resources, particularly in the field of English, because regional advancement continues to increase, as evidenced by improvements in the city of Sengkang in terms of better structuring specific tourist sites. Human resource development can take the form of English classes in addition to building a responsible workforce and developing regional potential (becoming a tourist guide), as well as encouraging adolescents to participate actively in government tourism programs.

Exploring teacher-initiated humour in Academic English classes

As a subject focused on teaching grammar forms needed for academic studies and genres of academic writing, Academic English may seem tedious at times. Sometimes it is a complex subject for students who are fresh to academia and it needs a peculiar didactic approach to provide a smooth transition of students from general to academic English writing at a university level. One of these approaches may be using humour during classes. The current research explores teacher-initiated humour in Academic English classes at the Westminster International University in Tashkent and its effects on students. Besides, it seeks answers to questions as to what types of humour teachers employ during the class mostly, how often they use humour, as well as students’ and teachers’ recommendations given on how to use humour in class. This study uses both qualitative and quantitative data extraction methods in the form of an online questionnaire with students and a semi-structured interview with teachers. Obtained results show that affective and social roles of humour, its quality of lessening anxiety, creates favourable conditions for students and teacher’s connectedness, which outweighs other humour’s roles. Besides, mnemonic and engaging roles of humour received solid support by the respondents. To obtain a more positive effect, it is recommended that teachers, when incorporating humour in class, apply a systematic approach. Humour should be planned beforehand and needs to be appropriate. Moreover, it should be used with moderation.

Application of English Vocabulary Presentation Based on Clustering in College English Teaching

As the most basic element in English learning, vocabulary has always been the focus of teaching in college English classes, but the teaching effect is often unsatisfactory. In this paper, the genetic algorithm fitness function design part is integrated with the K-medoids algorithm to form K-GA-medoids, and secondly, it is combined with KNN to form an algorithmic framework for English vocabulary classification. In the classification process, clustering and classification steps are taken to realize the reduction of the training set samples and thus reduce the computational overhead. The experiments show that K-GA-medoids have significantly improved the clustering effect compared with traditional K-medoids, and the combination of K-GA-medoids and KNNs has effectively improved the efficiency of English vocabulary classification compared with the traditional KNN algorithm, while ensuring the classification accuracy. We found that students in college English course consider word memorization as a difficult learning task, and the traditional vocabulary teaching methods are not very effective, and the knowledge of etymology is often little known and rarely covered in classroom lectures. Therefore, the article explores new ideas and strategies for teaching vocabulary in college English from the perspective of etymology.