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Chinese University EFL Students’ Perceptions of Learner Autonomy in Language Learning
Get PDFThis paper explores Chinese university EFL students’ perceptions of learner autonomy in language learning through a digital storytelling intervention. The survey aims to investigate whether students’ learner autonomy was developed through the intervention and compared the perceptions of students of two different language performance levels. The principal measuring instruments were a questionnaire, a pretest, a posttest and student diaries. The results of the survey indicated that students’ learner autonomy was developed to some extent through the intervention and that there were significant differences between successful and less successful learners, as regards their opinions of learner autonomy. It is worth noting that after the intervention, a large proportion of students were in favor of autonomous approaches than before. A significant number of students expressed the desire, in their diaries, to work autonomously rather than study passively. The survey reflects that success is related to autonomy. Autonomy therefore means success. Success is created by autonomy and vice versa
Grammatical Subjects in Method Section of Psychology and Chemistry Research Articles
Get PDFThis study intends to investigate the realizations and functions of grammatical subject in the method section of research articles across disciplines from hard and soft sciences. To this end, 20 method sections of research articles from two disciplines, namely Psychology and Chemistry, were selected and analyzed. The data were selected from high impact journals indexed in Thompson and Reuters and published by Elsevier. The data were analyzed based on Ebrahimi’s recent analytical framework for the analysis of grammatical subject. The results highlighted noticeable disciplinary differences concerning realizations of the research-related and self-mention grammatical subjects. The results of this study could act as a guide to aid novice writers, especially non-native novice writers from these two disciplines with regard to the use of grammatical subject which serves as an important point in the navigation of subsequent ideas in a message. The findings also stressed that writers need to consider the writing style of their disciplines in realizing linguistic features, such as grammatical subject functionally
Why It’s Good for Groups to Go Off-Task and Other Lessons from When by Daniel Pink
Get PDFWhy It’s Good for Groups to Go Off-Task and Other Lessons from When by Daniel Pin
A Showcase of Authentic Learning Activities in an EFL Class
No full textOne of the major constraints of the teaching of English as a foreign language (EFL) is the deficient opportunities to apply the lessons students learn in the classroom in a meaningful context. Students may have a lot of knowledge about the language but may not be able to apply the knowledge in real life communication. Students who study EFL in conventional classrooms will suffer the most.
This paper discusses a practical framework for teachers of EFL who would like to alter their traditional classes, which mostly happen in the classroom, to authentic learning activities or activities that promote real-life applications of knowledge, which happen in real-world situations. I showcased in detail the implementation of the framework in one EFL course at the English Education Program of a private university in Indonesia. I also discussed the drawbacks, possible solutions as well as the pedagogical implications with some students’ excerpts of their reflections toward the activities to support the discussion
Teaching Composition in Schools: Challenges of EFL Teachers in Post-Soviet Georgia
Get PDFWriting in foreign language classes has long been a challenge for both teachers and students. With the rise of globalization, there is an urgent need for EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers to help stu-dents develop writing skills needed to function effectively in a society. This article reports on the practic-es and experiences of teachers of English in Georgian schools. It discusses how writing instruction is enacted in schools; how teachers perceive their pre-service education and professional opportunities re-garding writing. The results of a qualitative analysis of teacher interviews indicate that (a) inadequate preparation at a pre-service level is a major concern for teachers; (b) absence of a unified curriculum on composition studies in schools prevents teachers from the implementation of the writing assignments in the classrooms; (c) teachers are seeking their own learning and professional growth pathways despite the lack of systematic professional development opportunities. Based on the findings, pedagogical implica-tions are discussed with the aim of enhancing the teaching and learning of written English in foreign lan-guage in Georgia and ultimately, in other foreign language contexts
Paths to Competence in Listening Comprehension
Get PDFWe present two paths to increasing listening comprehension ability, one in-class and other in the country where the language is spoken. In both cases, we predict that those with higher reading ability in the second language will progress faster
Subsidiary Characters in Select William Gillette’s Play
Get PDFContemporary literature and recent media studies have taken so much from the genre called “Sensational Novels”, that even though this genre emerged in the late nineteenth century, it became hugely popular in the twentieth century, and also drew the attention of the present generation. The Detective fiction first presented to the world by Wilkie Collins, was introduced during the time when the concept and performance of the great detective and the sensation genre was blooming. One such work which became popular during that time was the narrative by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle centering on Sherlock Holmes. The aim of this paper is to examine the intriguing characters which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and William Gillette constructed in the play of Sherlock Holmes. This consultant detective laid its impact on the readers in the nineteenth century, when it was first published, but even in the present times it had not lost its charms. The character of Sherlock Holmes became a sensational figure, due to which it had been the center of research by the scholars; however, the minor characters were studied seldomly. The paper with the help of Narratology, seeks to examine the William Gillette’s play; wherein, to show that the minor characters are essential for the development of the main protagonist, the narrative of the subsidiary characters will be analysed
Syllabus Design for Computer Extracurricular Based on Internet of Things
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This study presents the process of designing a syllabus for computer extracurricular based on Internet of Things to be implemented in junior high schools in Indonesia. The process of designing the syllabus is based on the regulations of Indonesia Ministry of Education and Culture and adapted to Revised Bloom Taxonomy. There are six competency standards which is formulated in accordance to the junior high school curriculum and develop into six basic competencies for syllabus design. Six basic competencies are adapted to Internet of Things-based learning materials, then elaborated in indicators of competency achievement from Revised Bloom Taxonomy. The results show that all indicators mentioned in the syllabus are in accordance with the competency standards of junior high school students. In terms of the Knowledge dimension, the factual, conceptual, procedural and metacognitive points of knowledge have been fulfilled with the emergence of cognitive domain verb in each indicator of achievement of competence in the syllabus that has been designed. Various learning activities in the syllabus are comprehensively made so that students can perform practical work in accordance with the learning materials. Learning facilities in each section cover practicum teaching modules, power points, videos, practicum tool modules, and LCD projectors. The assessments for students include written tests, practicum and making products. Each assessment is adjusted to the basic competency and learning materials that have been formulated
