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Teachers' Perception toward Factors Hindering Learning Phonetic Transcription of Received Pronunciation
No full textThis study aimed at identifying the teachers' teachers' perception toward factors hindering learning phonetic transcription of Received Pronunciation. The researcher used the descriptive analytical approach to suit the aims of this study. The sample consisted of (150) male and female teachers at the governmental schools in Palestine. The instrument of the study is a questionnaire. Also, the tool has three domains in which the first domain is the teachers' factors. The second domain is the language factors, and the last is the curricula and courses factors. Validity and reliability were conducted for the questionnaire, therefore, the reliability is good. Data were collected through a link prepared through Google Drive. The responses were collected and treated by SPSS statistics. The results showed that the domain of language factors occupied the first rank with a percentage weight of ( 72.37%), Then the domain of teachers factors occupied the second rank with a percentage weight of (66.95%). Finally, the domain of curricula and courses factors occupied the third rank with a percentage weight of (63.41%). The total degree of the domains reached a percentage weight of (67.58%. In addition, the results showed that there are statistically significant differences at (0.05) in the curricula and courses factors in favor female and there are no statistically significant differences in the other domains. Besides, there are no statistically significant differences at (0.05) due to years of experience variable. The researcher recommended the teachers to revise the rules of IPA and do efforts in practicing the use of phonetic transcription. Teachers should remember the irregularities of such English words as possible as they can to develop their schemata.
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The Struggles of Attending Introductory English Courses in Bangladeshi Universities
Full text linkConsidering the recent economic milestone achieved by Bangladesh, a downright
reformation has emerged as obligatory which is a sustainable and all-round
delivery of English throughout the academic journey of all the learners. Still,
students are found struggling with the elementary language skills while attending
introductory English courses at the universities. This study, conducted in mixedmode, recounts the findings based on the data collected from twenty-one
universities. Through this investigative work, the researchers have tried to
diagnose the reasons behind the struggles faced by the learners and attempt to
explain such outcomes from the perspectives of the gaps between policy and
practice, attitude towards English, and the state of ELT in Bangladesh. Findings
suggest that the issue of maintaining the synergy between separate levels of
education is ignored by the stakeholders as well as the policy makers since the
policy itself fails to uphold the significance of English as an international
language. In addition, faulty application of CLT in the learners’ secondary levels
create a fearful image of English in their minds hindering them from
conceptualising English as an international language as well as a tool for their
future academic success
Dystopian World of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
No full textRay Bradbury explores in his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 (henceforth F451),
the destructive side of technology and totalitarianism, which can deny individuals
of their basic rights. This article gives a critical, contextual analysis of F451(1953)
by Ray Bradbury. It investigates the dystopian elements to show how an
authoritarian government projected in the novel that blocks mind and
awareness. The protagonist of the novel is Guy Montag who takes a key role in
revealing the tyrannical system and the potential consequences of disobedience.
This article examines the manipulation and control of the state and its ill use of
technology and its banning of books to shackle knowledge and mind. However,
this article aims to show the effect of autobiographical elements, McCarthyism's
censorship and the fear of communism during the postwar era and their effects
on writing the novel. It also shows how in this dystopian world, an oppressive
government is not successful in controlling all citizens. There opposing characters
whose consciousness is awakened and they are successful to show the failure of
the system although they are becoming lonely outsiders by that system. The
literature review has paved the way by providing the theoretical basis for the
analysis of the novel. Thus, this short study sheds the light on how the totalitarian
state affects Montag’s change, but it is demonstrating the dystopian world of the
novel
The Effects of Facilitative E-tools on Listening Comprehension and Attitudes Towards English Language
Full text linkThe effectiveness of facilitative e-tools on listening comprehension skills, and how it
relates to one’s attitude towards English is the major concern of this study. The results
provide a guide to school administrators and curriculum planners to maximize efforts
on listening comprehension as a major skill that is not only significant to language
learning but also in all disciplines. This quasi-experimental study used standardized
pretest and posttest, and a Likert type to measure the listening comprehension level
and attitudes in English of 110 Grade 12 students of RC-Al Khwarizmi International
College Foundation Incorporated- Senior High School who are enrolled in Multimedia
and Information Literacy class, respectively. The results revealed that there is a
significant difference on listening comprehension and attitudes towards the English
language when exposed to podcasts and vodcasts thus the hypothesis is rejected. The
descriptive statistics on the participants’ attitudes towards the English language are
almost similar in rating. It is also interpreted that as the listening comprehension level
increases, the attitudes towards the English language becomes positive. Hence, if there
is an audio-visual facility and training to curriculum implementers, then the students’
skills and attitudes in learning will be enhanced
Cross-Cultural Pragmatic Formula of Begging Speech Act: A Hermeneutical (Re-Cognitive) Developmental Approach
Full text linkThe concern of a bit-category, of speech act theory is situated in a hermeneutical
pragmatic terrain. In a developmental approach, begging act is discussed to
hermeneuien the pragmaticistic begging process via felicitous replying act, via
multiple strategies which are utilized to communicate cross-cultural message,
which is mostly based on English data with reference to Arabic Language, for a
more pragmatic hermeneutician than for a differentiation since begging act is
positioned, according to Leech (2014), on the blurry outlines, of request territory,
to become an unavoidable question nowadays. This approach earnestly
discriminates begging act at the nature of inputs and outputs of human
capacities. Collateralized trajectories, of the targeted act, are absorbing and
sustaining the hermeneutical likelihood of the businesslike atmosphere.
Throughout its based realization, the cognitive consummation is abode the
wholesome relinquishments to the cogent and gnostic argumentation. Then,
persuasive tactics will supply polite situations with how they are exploited in
appetite ways, which sometimes devolve to impolite maqams. Accordingly, apt
attention will indigenize the diversity of the addressed terms of solidarity and
power. Furthermore, enhancing awesome sprinkled conclusion will somehow
curb contemporaneous repercussions of the ambiguous use with aid of the
hermeneutical tackle and pragmatic modulation
Study on Linguistic Landscape of Macao in the perspective of CIS
Full text linkMacao is a city dominated by the tourism and gambling industry. But in addition
to the distinctive city image of “gambling”, Macao is also a small town with a
blend of Chinese and Western cultures. The special historical reasons,
geographical location, economic life and political history have created Macao's
complicated and unique language conditions, where various languages and
dialects have coexisted for a long time. Linguistic landscape research is an
emerging field of social linguistics. It explores the language dynamism,
competition, development, policy and national identity by examining the
characteristics and laws of written language use in a certain region. CIS is the
abbreviation of Corporate Identity System, means to organize, design,
disseminate and manage good corporate image. It consists of three parts: Mind
Identity (MI), Behavior Identity (BI) and Visual Identity (VI). This paper uses CIS
theory to analyze the linguistic landscapes and classify them through the study on
linguistic landscape from Macao's new and old town areas, the cultural and
educational areas. Through field investigation, the authors collect corpus by
taking pictures, then further classify them based on CIS theory. The data statistics
indicate that Chinese is the only dominant code, and the official linguistic
landscape code combination is mainly in China and Portugal, the tri-language
signs gradually appear in the area close to the mainland. The color design is
mainly composed of two colors. The code combination of the non-official
linguistic landscape is mainly Chinese and Portuguese, and the proportion of
Chinese and English bilingual signs is relatively large. As for the impact on Macao
city image, this paper summarizes that Macao's linguistic landscape helps to form
an open, friendly and leisure city.But there is still a long way for government and
agencies to further strengthen rectification and adjustment in linguistic
landscape
Beyond the Classroom Through the Paperless Mode
Full text linkThe development of technology in the modern world has necessitated the evolution of paperless classrooms. However, the transformation of educational technology and educational resources has not been able to keep pace with the growth of digital technology that we witnessed in the employment sector. Even today, textbooks and notebooks are widely used as primary teaching and learning tools in many universities across the Arabian Peninsula. The academic community has been making conscious moves to migrate into paperless classrooms in many higher education institutions across Oman through the increased application of computer and internet technology for instructional purposes. The digital mode of instruction can be considered as a conscious attempt to prepare and equip the learners for the paperless digital era. The theory and practice of paperless classrooms are analyzed critically in the first part. The second part of the paper is more specifically an observational analysis of the undergraduate students of Dhofar University and their engagement with digital devices in the classroom. The present educational scenario in the Arabian Peninsula in general and Dhofar University in particular demand a serious study of the concept of paperless classrooms to equip the students to look beyond the classrooms into the challenging avenues of employment opportunities. This study is an attempt to critically examine the paperless mode of education in Oman with special reference to the learners of English at Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman. The study finds that paperless classrooms are more dynamic, engaging and productive that will enable learners not only to develop autonomous learning, data collection and analysis, collaboration and teamwork in the classroom but also delimiting the geographical and time restrictions. Paperless classrooms equip learners with the technological skills that are in demand in the 21st-century for employability, e-business and eCommerce
Utilization of Interpretive Reading for achievement in Reading Skills in Secondary Schools in Kenya
Full text linkInterpretive reading as an approach in teaching reading enhances the fluency and comprehension through using of expression, phrasing, reading rate and smoothness. Learners in Kisumu County have reflected incompetence in reading skills resulting in below average performance in English language examinations. This study sought to examine effect of interpretive reading on achievement in reading skills of secondary school learners. Using social constructivist theory, the study adopted quasi experimental pretest posttest design. To obtain the data, participants in experimental groups(n=205) and control groups(n=221) were administered a pretest and posttest, while 19 teachers were interviewed. Questionnaires were also administered and lessons observed. Multiple linear regression and T-test were used to analyse data. The study revealed a positive and statistically significant relationship between interpretive reading and achievement in reading skills. However, reading rate with p=0.86 was found not a significant predictor on its own. The post test results revealed statistically significant differences at significance level (α = 0.05) due to intervention of interpretive reading which favoured the experimental groups’ achievement in reading skills. In the light of the results, the study has implications on both teachers and learner’s engagement in interpretive reading during reading skills instruction
The Notions of Mimicry and Ambivalence in Rubai el-Madhoun's Fractured Destinies
Full text linkThe present study aims to offer a postcolonial reading of Rubai el-Madhoun's Fractured Destinies (2015). The researcher does a careful observation of the novel within the conceptual framework of postcolonial criticism based on the prominent post-colonial critic Homi Bhabha’s theories of ambivalence and mimicry. These concepts explore el-Madhoun's protagonist, Ivana Ardakian, a Palestinian girl who deeply subjugates to the western culture during the British Mandate era over Palestine and its aftermath. The study traces actions, behaviours of the cultural interactions between the coloniser and the colonized. Ardakia moves between two opposite cultures and two distant geographical regions. She elopes with her lover from Palestine towards Britain. And she, therefore, locates herself in what Homi Bhabha calls an ambivalent site. Ultimately, the protagonist does not belong to either one of the two cultures, places and affiliations
English as a killer language: South Africa as a Case Study
Full text linkThis study aims at presenting a general overview of the linguistic situation in South Africa in association with the rise of English as a global language. A qualitative approach is adopted to explore the motives behind English learning in South Africa and then to clarify South Africa's present- day craze for English and its impact on the indigenous languages. The researcher determines two paradoxes of thought in order to discuss the status of English as a lingua franca. Furthermore, different aspects of English as a global language and its impact on cultural, minority languages and linguistics diversity all over the world are highlighted in this study. Many prominent scholars in South Africa warn against the uncontrolled expansion of English in the official contexts. The researcher highlights some steps for reducing the negative and augmenting the positive effects of the language spread particularly in South Africa