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Pragmatic development and participation in an intercultural group discussion: A language socialization perspective
No full textBilingualism in Children: What Factors Influence Bilingual Acquisition?
Get PDFThis paper looks at the current literature surrounding bilingualism, its types, acquisition, and factors that might affect this. The author puts forward several questions including whether birth order, location, or parental language competence affect bilingualism, and attempts to answer them with the help of literature and autobiographical accounts
Current situation and issues in piano learning of the training courses for elementary school teachers and early childhood education and care teachers(1) : The point of view of motivation
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Usuyo of "Kenreimonin Ukyo no Daibu shu" : Difference between the first part and the second part
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Student Perceptions of using MReader to meet an Advanced Reading goal in a Japanese University
Get PDFMReader is a browser based website that offers quizzes on graded reader books from a variety of publishers. There have been past studies on MReader that have produced mixed results in showing how useful students’ gains in extensive reading courses have been. These studies, however, required students to reach a limited reading goal. This study explored the perceptions of MReader among a sample of students who were required to meet a more advanced reading goal, defined in terms of reading 210,000 words per semester. Participants were 85 female students from a private University in Fukuoka who completed an online survey. The survey explored their overall perceptions of MReader, perceptions of specific aspects of MReader, and their use of the programme. The questionnaire contained both closed and open-ended questions. Participants did not enjoy MReader, and they had negative attitudes towards the set reading goal. The majority of them, however, reached and surpassed this goal. Students reported moderate to high benefits in terms of their reading abilities, vocabulary, and grammar. Some had negative attitudes towards books and quizzes in MReader. Teachers should set more advanced reading goals in MReader if they are to ensure students’ reading gains. The developers of MReader need to provide access to more interesting books and allow more flexibility in quizzes in order to increase students’ enjoyment of the programme
On Needs in Education
Get PDFThose who are concerned with the poor quality of student learning at schools propose different solutions to help rectify the problems that beset education. While sociologists argue that measures to help eradicate social inequity will result in improved learning, psychologists influenced by cognitive science insist that teaching will always remain inefficacious as long as it fails to incorporate the findings unveiled about how our minds work. Regardless of their area of specialization, a very common proposal that is made by many invested in education is that learning will become more meaningful and lasting if it becomes more learner-centered. A learner-centered approach to learning is a wide-ranging educational philosophy that entails distinct views on a number of issues in education such as curricular goals, assessment, and instructional strategies. One of the cornerstones of this pedagogy is the claim that learning must be based on the needs students have. This underlying belief is constantly and often unthinkingly repeated like a mantra by those who uphold learned-centered teaching without inspecting its viability. This present study will raise some problems that revolve around learning that is based on learner needs