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Houston, Claire. "English language development across the curriculum." Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 10, no. 1 (January 1, 1987): 20–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/aral.10.1.02hou.
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Abstract The article provides information about the English Language Development Across the Curriculum (ELDAC) Project. The ELDAC Project was initiated to develop whole-school responsibility for the English language needs of students of non-English speaking background. The aim was to integrate appropriate language support for NESB learners within all subject areas. The project emphasizes the crucial role that language plays in learning; the relationship between meaning and form; and the need to focus on language development as an integral part of all subjects. The approach is based on a view of language which provides the theoretical framework for the analysis of language demands of high school subjects. A basic tenet of the approach is that the identification of language demands associated with teaching and learning objectives is an essential part of lesson and unit planning and should be reflected in the presentation of content, learning activities, preparation for writing tasks and assessment. Work done by teachers as a result of the project has not only provided necessary support for learning for NESB students but has also resulted in a significant enhancement of the language and learning abilities of many native-speaking students.
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Atai, Mahmood Reza, and Farhad Mazlum. "English language teaching curriculum in Iran: planning and practice." Curriculum Journal 24, no. 3 (September 2013): 389–411. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585176.2012.744327.
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Christie, Frances. "Developing an educational linguistics for English language teaching." Functions of Language 1, no. 1 (January 1, 1994): 95–127. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/fol.1.1.06chr.
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The relevance of linguistic studies to educational practices has been an issue hotly debated for some time among specialists in English language education. Many such specialists have questioned the value of any linguistic insights, preferring to rely on various pedagogical theories, most of them not informed by any rigorous examination of language, its nature and functions, or its role in learning. This paper argues the importance of developing an educational linguistics, the better to inform curriculum planning and pedagogical practices in schools. In particular the paper argues the importance of the contributions of systemic functional linguistic perspectives to the development of a model of language and literacy of a kind which can usefully underpin curriculum planning and learning theory. Such a model, while drawing extensively upon other related contemporary social theories, will nonetheless place a functional grammar firmly at the heart of its concerns.
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Diniatulhaq, Rifdah, Annafi Ananda Oktaria, and Azwar Abbas. "Classroom Management Strategies in English Language Teaching: A Perspective of English Teacher." EDUVELOP 3, no. 2 (March 21, 2020): 105–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.31605/eduvelop.v3i2.604.
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The essence of classroom management is the creation of more conducive student learning conditions. The conducive learning conditions are the most important prerequisite for the smooth implementation of student learning activities, so that the smooth learning process influences the learning outcomes more optimally. Good class management is one that can serve and help students' needs in learning. Therefore, the characteristics and needs of students are the first things that need to be known and taken into account by the teacher as well as possible. To collect the data, the researchers used semi-structure interview and the obtained data were analyzed with descriptive-qualitative method.The result showed that there are three dominant aspects of classroom management system, namely; curriculum and instructional management’s (i.e. curriculum planning, making the lesson plan, scheduling, method implementation learning and assessment), management behavior (i.e. teacher sets and enforces the rules and the procedure, teacher starts the lesson, teacher builds relationships with students, teachers apply discipline and consequences and teacher is involved in the process learning), and management of the environment (i.e. class settings namely structuring furniture and determining the number of students).
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Inayati, Nina, Rachyani Ayulis Rachmadhani, and Berliana Nurmustika Utami. "Student’s strategies in online autonomous English language learning." JEES (Journal of English Educators Society) 6, no. 1 (April 3, 2021): 59–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.21070/jees.v6i1.1035.
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This study investigates the integration of online technology by English language learners, especially those done in autonomous learning. To be more specific, this study aims to discover how systematic is students’ strategies in online autonomous language learning and the supports they expect from the educational institutions and teachers/lecturers in terms of conducting effective online autonomous learning. This study mainly employs survey design which is supported by interview. The population of the study was the undergraduate students of English Language Education Department in a private university in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. The findings suggest that learners were less systematic in their strategy use when conducting autonomous language learning. They showed lack of long term goal setting and reported difficulty in evaluation, and mostly resort to short term planning, resource finding and execution of learning. For the reasons, avoidance of classroom-like feeling and not knowing how to evaluate was repeatedly noted. Further, they also reported high expectation of teachers and institutions’ support and assistance in conducting autonomous language learning. The current study and some previous studies in the area have noted that learners tend to consider goal setting and evaluation as teachers’ areas, influenced by the fixed curriculum imposed in schools and university. As such, some flexibility in curriculum enactment is proposed and stronger intervention by teachers and institutions to support learners’ autonomy are proposed.
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Pomphrey, Cathy. "Professional development through collaborative curriculum planning in English and modern languages." Language Learning Journal 29, no. 1 (June 2004): 12–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09571730485200041.
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Barger, Corinne, and Pedro Sandoval Rubilar. "Language Orientations of Chilean Secondary Students in Relation to the Study of English as a Foreign Language." Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal 22, no. 2 (December 22, 2020): 142–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.14483/22487085.15554.
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Why teach English in Chile? Dominant public discourse claims for economic development, but with limited social mobility, do students from differing socio-economic groups perceive the same need? Recognising the influence of student belief systems on language acquisition, clashing language orientations could be creating unfavourable classroom environments. Thus, this study set out to identify the language orientations that secondary students recognise and hold in relation to the study of English with the purpose of helping English as foreign language (EFL) teachers become aware of the plurality of student perceptions. This was a qualitative multiple-case study which utilised a card-sorting technique paired with hierarchical cluster analysis and multidimensional scaling (MDS) to identify the language orientations and their constructs and semi-structured interviews and classroom observations for verification. Whilst the language orientations students recognise and hold were found to be similar across socio-economic lines, an important issue is the divergence identified between the language orientations associated with the classroom and those that represent student interests, which could be explained due to the lack of intentional and conscious dialogue about the purpose of the classroom curriculum. Vision planning is proposed as a tool for teachers to address this breach between students and classroom curriculum.
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Enns, Charlotte, Ricki Hall, Becky Isaac, and Patricia MacDonald. "Process and Product: Creating Stories With Deaf Students." TESL Canada Journal 25, no. 1 (October 1, 2007): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.18806/tesl.v25i1.105.
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This article describes the implementation of one element of an adapted language arts curriculum for Deaf students in a bilingual (American Sign Language and English) educational setting. It examines the implementation of writing workshops in three elementary classrooms in a school for Deaf students. The typical steps of preparing/planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing were carried out by all students in both languages to create stories and produce final products in both videotaped American Sign Language and written English. The effective practice of writing workshop was adapted to meet the learning needs of Deaf students by including visual processing, meaning-based teaching strategies, and bilingual methods. By having opportunities to create and revise stories in their first language (ASL), students experienced an increased sense of ownership of their work and developed some of the metalinguistic skills that are essential to becoming effective writers.
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Et. al., Muhammad Imran Saeed,. "A STUDY OF FATAWAS (RELIGIOUS DECREES) REGARDING TEACHING AND LEARNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE." Psychology and Education Journal 58, no. 3 (April 15, 2021): 2996–3002. http://dx.doi.org/10.17762/pae.v58i3.4383.
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The present study discusses Muslim religious scholars' attitudes in the sub-continent when it was under British rulers' influence.The study focuses on the causes of religious scholars' indifference and their hostile attitudes towards the English language in the pre-partition era. The data has been collected from various fatawa books written by Muslim religious scholars during the pre-partition period. Researchersanalyse the fatawas (religious decrees) under the paradigm of Islam and English language and attitudes of religious scholars in the pre-partition era.The fatawashas been examined through a content analysis of the text. The study's findings reveal that Muslim religious scholars wereagainst English language learning and teaching to such an extent that they issued Fatawas declaring that learning and teaching English was illegitimate (Najaiz) because they believed that Christian missionaries were against Muslims and Islam. Thefindingsfurther suggest that future English language curriculum planning should considersociety's cultural and religious requirements so that everyone in the community can learn English according to their needs. The study also highlightsculturalharmonyfrom the perspectiveofEnglish languagelearning.
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Arias, M. Beatriz, and Terrence G. Wiley. "Language policy and teacher preparation: The implications of a restrictive language policy on teacher preparation." Applied Linguistics Review 4, no. 1 (March 29, 2013): 83–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/applirev-2013-0004.
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AbstractApplied linguistics, with its sub-domains of language planning and policy can make significant contributions to language teaching. In order to explore this issue, the authors focus on the contested arena of language minority instruction in the United States. Attention is given specifically to the state of Arizona, where, recently, its educational policies have captured national and even international attention. Of particular concern is Arizona's implementation of a restrictive language policy for the instruction of English Language Learners (ELLs). The authors present a framework for reviewing the relationship between language policies and teacher preparation. Applying this framework to Arizona's teacher preparation for ELLs, we find that the state sanctioned curriculum transmitted a deficit view of students who speak a language other than English and provided prospective teachers with few alternative approaches for their instruction. In response this outcome, the authors recommend that applied linguistics content needs to be embedded within teacher preparation.
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Poetsch, Susan. "Unrecognised language teaching: Teaching Australian Curriculum content in remote Aboriginal community schools." TESOL in Context 29, no. 1 (December 30, 2020): 37–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.21153/tesol2020vol29no1art1423.
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The case study in this article offers a descriptive account of challenges involved in teaching Australian Curriculum content in the common teaching context in remote communities where an Indigenous language is spoken as the everyday form of communication and students learn English in what is essentially a foreign language setting. An on-theground description of the work of a Primary school teaching team servesto illustrate the language teaching aspect of delivering Australian Curriculum content in areas such as History, Geography and Science. This aspect of the teaching team’s work is underestimated in the curriculum itself and in the guidance provided to teachers, yet is essential for student learning in this context. While the team draws on students’ L1 and early L2 English proficiency abilities to teach curriculum content, this work is not expedited from outside their classroom. An analysis of current curriculum offerings and the teaching team’s approaches finds that they receive little direction for the extensive language planning required. The findings suggest an urgent need for tailor-made curriculum and teacher guidance which better recognise this dual language context. This article canvases different curriculum settings that would alleviate this situation considerably, not only for this teaching team but for others in similar remote schools.
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Porter, Alison, Florence Myles, Angela Tellier, and Bernardette Holmes. "Supporting foreign languages in an Anglophone world." Language Teaching for Young Learners 2, no. 2 (July 8, 2020): 213–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/ltyl.19013.por.
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Abstract Foreign language (FL) learning in English primary schools, statutory provision for most schools since 2014, has been characterised by distinct challenges. The first issue, peculiar to Anglophone settings, concerns how language learning is valued when ubiquitous English learning rationales of economic and social capital are unhelpful. Other challenges, shared globally, relate to provision and practice such as: the importance of progression, motivation, age-appropriate pedagogy and contextual factors. Successful policy implementation in England remains elusive and continues to be characterised by a lack of cohesion, coordination and forward planning. Provision and practice are problematic and linked to deficits in curriculum time, teacher linguistic expertise, planning and progression. This article will explore how both language and broader education policy in England have created conflicting forces for the sustainability of the foreign languages initiative in primary schools. It will examine how networks of researchers, teachers, educationalists and policy makers are supporting implementation through national and local education stakeholder engagement. Through collaboration and co-construction, research-informed practical suggestions are promoted, coupled with the development of solution-focused research agendas.
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Rajović, Jelena, and Milica Spasić-Stojković. "English for specific purposes in the curriculum of vocational secondary schools." Bastina, no. 51 (2020): 157–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/bastina30-26741.
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The curriculum is the starting point for effective teaching planning. The outcome of the teaching process in secondary vocational schools depends, to a large extent, on the conception of the curriculum prescribed by state bodies, which is the case with most countries of the Western Balkans, including Serbia. The paper deals with the issue of English for specific purposes in secondary vocational schools, the representation of English for specific purposes in the curriculum of secondary vocational schools in Kosovo and Metohija, which are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. The research describes approaches to curriculum development and planning for English for specific purposes. The analysis of plans and programs for the English language showed that the needs of students of vocational secondary schools of technical orientation in terms of English for specific purposes are not fully met. The research defines the components that are important to include in order to harmonize goals, forms and educational activities that will improve students' knowledge and prepare them for future professional roles.
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Ado, Mohammed Ahmed, and Mohammad Othman Ahmad Alsheyab. "Level of Knowledge Awareness and Use of Planning as Writing Strategy by EFL International Students in UUM English Intensive Course." Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics 4, no. 3 (December 14, 2019): 319. http://dx.doi.org/10.21462/jeltl.v4i3.318.
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<em>Malaysian English Language Curriculum makes it compulsory for every newly intake student to master and pass the English Writing Tasks (EWT) as among the basic skills in the language learning processes. However, most of the English Foreign Language (EFL) international students face difficulties with the EWT during the English Intensive Course (EIC) leading to consistent mass failures. The possible reasons of these failures could be due to the neglect of the writing strategies. Hence, the central focus of this paper is to identify and determine the EFL international students’ level of awareness and the use of planning as writing strategy before writing English essays. To this end, convenient purposive sampling strategy was used where 50 EFL (postgraduate and undergraduate) international students drawn from Universiti Utara Malaysian EIC program were selected and administered Writing Strategy Questionnaires (WSQ). The participants hailed from various countries who used and learned English as a foreign language, namely; Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Palestine among others. The data were analyzed using SPSS. The findings revealed proportionate disparity between the EFL students that use planning strategy before starting writing English essays (usually true = 28%) with those that do not (usually not true = 28%). In terms of Revising Requirement for writing process before one start writing an essay in English, the findings revealed validity (40%) of participants’ responses at 82% cumulative. This is followed by “somewhat true” responses at 24% and 42% cumulative. These imply the EFL international students’ reasonable use of planning and having knowledge awareness of writing strategy</em>
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Baker, Colin. "6. EDUCATION AS A SITE OF LANGUAGE CONTACT." Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 23 (March 2003): 95–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0267190503000217.
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This chapter reviews the multidimensional research on bilingual education, covering contexts where bilingual children are in transitional classrooms as well as schools where curriculum content is experienced in two (or more) languages. Bilingual education has become a major tool in language reversal planning, since language transmission within families within minority languages typically provides a considerable shortfall in language reproduction. To play its part in language reversal, bilingual education needs to show its relative effectiveness, both as an educational approach and for language maintenance planning. Immersion and dual language approaches have increasingly demonstrated such success. However, bilingual education is neither a universal panacea for language planners, nor is it effective purely due to dual language classroom approaches, as recent research reveals. Such research locates the political nature of bilingual education, not only at the level of policy making, but also in qualitative research in classrooms. It illuminates how language and literacy practices can latently legitimate and reproduce unequal relations between language majorities and minorities. Emerging directions in bilingual education research include trilingual education, the bilingual education of deaf students, the consequences of information technologies for bilingual classrooms, and the effect of the internationalization of English on language contact in schools. This reflects an international interest for research at the varying levels of philosophy, policy, provision, practice, and not least the politics of education as a site of language contact.
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Haapanen, Paula, Suzy McAnsh, Eva Braidwood, and Robert Hollingsworth. "UniTIE." Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics 2, no. 1 (May 6, 2013): 28–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/dujal.2.1.05haa.
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In its aspirations to enhance mobility within higher education and focus on the comparability and quality of university degrees, the Bologna Process has emphasised the need for transparency in describing students’ knowledge and abilities. In response, the project, “UniTIE: Curriculum planning in the Language Centres”, was initiated to improve the transparency with which English courses are described and assessed at university language centres in Finland. This article provides a brief overview of the project, discusses the work carried out within a community of practice to develop descriptors for university English courses, and reports on the outcomes of the project.
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Zahedpisheh, Nahid, Zulqarnain B Abu bakar, and Narges Saffari. "English for Tourism and Hospitality Purposes (ETP)." English Language Teaching 10, no. 9 (August 8, 2017): 86. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v10n9p86.
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The quick development of the tourism and hospitality industry can straightly influence the English language which is the most widely used and spoken language in international tourism in the twenty-first century. English for tourism has a major role in the delivery of quality service. Employees who work in the tourism and hospitality industry are entirely and highly aware of its importance and they need to have a good command of English in their workplace. English for tourism and hospitality has been categorized under English for the specific purpose (ESP). It is an important and dynamic area of specialization within the field of English language teaching and learning. The necessity of teaching English for professional purposes and specifically in the area of tourism is irrefutable. Language proficiency is very important and essential in all professional fields specifically in the tourism and hospitality industry due to its specific nature and concepts. Thus, it is required that the educators understand the practical applications of this approach. This paper aims to provide an overview of the purpose of teaching ESP (English for Specific Purposes) and ETP (English for Tourism Purposes) to the learners and users. In addition, characteristic features of ESP and ETP concerning course development, curriculum planning, learning style, material development, English efficiency, types of activities and evaluation are outlined. Determining the ESP concepts and elements provides specific English instruction that could help the learners be well-prepared for meeting their workplace requirements.
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Velázquez, Virna, and Edgar Emmanuell García-Ponce. "Foreign Language Planning: The Case of a Teacher/Translator Training Programme at a Mexican University." Profile: Issues in Teachers´ Professional Development 20, no. 2 (July 1, 2018): 79–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/profile.v20n2.65609.
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The present article reports on a study that set out to investigate the effectiveness of strategies and decisions formulated in foreign language planning to ensure learners’ language achievement in a higher education context which trains learners to become English or French teachers or translators. By drawing on data collected from simulated proficiency tests and interviews with students, teachers, and administrators, the findings show that the foreign language goals have not been met as stipulated in the curriculum, and that there are several shortcomings in the foreign language planning that need the educational community’s consideration. This article also discusses some factors that should be considered in foreign language planning in order to meet language goals in educational contexts.
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Boonsuk, Yusop, and Eric A. Ambele. "Existing EFL Pedagogies in Thai Higher Education: Views from Thai University Lecturers." Arab World English Journal 12, no. 2 (June 15, 2021): 125–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol12no2.9.
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Since English is extensively used among linguacultural users to access life opportunities, it has become a requisite foreign language in the Thai educational system. To prepare Thai learners for this new changing role of English and reduce English Language Teaching dependency on the native English variety, this study aimed to explore English lecturers’ voices in Thai universities on existing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) pedagogies at the Thai tertiary level with the research question: how do English lecturers in Thai universities perceive EFL in Thai universities? Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 25 Thai EFL university lecturers selected from ten different universities in Thailand and analyzed using content analysis. The finding reveals that EFL-oriented pedagogy plays a dominant role in English language teaching (ELT) education in Thai classrooms, illustrating three main salient themes from the study: (1) EFL pedagogies; (2) EFL materials; and (3) EFL curriculums. The result shows that the pedagogy is less responsive in the changing roles of English use and its widespread worldwide, especially among diverse linguacultural interlocutors. Hence, English university lecturers should reconsider, adjust, and made more practical glocal changes in English language teaching for the purpose of language teaching, language planning and predicting language change.
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Rahman, Musdalifah Ifah. "Management of English Language Learning Process for Children and Adolescent through Distance Learning Program at Homeschooling." MAJESTY JOURNAL 2, no. 2 (July 16, 2020): 37–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.33487/majesty.v2i2.509.
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The research aimed to illustrate how distance learning programs can be organized or administered at "Primagama Course Place" in Makassar. This study combined qualitative development with the design of the case study. For this study, the writer has used several measures to collect data: interviews, observations, and documents. With the credibility, transferability, reliability, and confirming ability the validity of the information was checked. The final results of the study indicated that the students were planning the online classes, learning sources, information technology, and developing the curriculum. The most recent study findings showed that online preparation was developed, sources were studied, information technology and curriculums design were developed; students were able to understand the online programs and other books through their IT; distance learning framework was introduced by the day-to-day newspaper and parent control; programs evaluated.
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Barreno Avila, Enrique Mauricio, and Mayra Cristina Egüez Mayorga. "Virtual environments and meaningful english language learning as second language L2 in high school students: a case study." INNOVA Research Journal 5, no. 3.2 (December 29, 2020): 64–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.33890/innova.v5.n3.2.2020.1552.
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The research focused on analyzing the virtual environments’ elements and their influence on the English language’ significant learning in students aged 15 to 16 years of high school fifth year of an Educational Institution in the Ambato city, Ecuador. Current educational practices impose changes and challenges necessary for the improvement of the teaching-learning process, which networked applications become learning places such as: "Edmodo". The virtual environment’ main components analyzed are: content management, planning and mapping of the curriculum, participation and administration of students, communication and collaboration, communication in real time. On the other hand, the activities to generate meaningful learning must involve and support combinations of: active, constructive, intentional, authentic and cooperative learning. This information was collected through the survey technique, raised both towards the authorities, teachers and students. Subsequently, the statistical analysis of Chi square was used to detect significant results. Thus, these results showed that most of the students exhibit a lack of knowledge on virtual environments and consider that the use of this alternative educational pedagogical technology would help to improve the Meaningful Learning process in students.
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Mushtaq, Sehrish, and Sajid Ali Yousuf Zai. "Alignment of English Language Course Contents with NPSTP Standards at B.Ed (Hons): A Critical Review." Global Educational Studies Review V, no. III (September 30, 2020): 91–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(v-iii).10.
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Globally, education pursues to improve quality in teaching through professional development and pedagogical competencies of teachers which leads to enhanced learning outcomes. National Professional Standards for Teachers in Pakistan (2019) were developed to achieve standardization of teacher education and accreditation of teacher programme. This research study explores the level of alignment of English Language course contents in accordance with the selected NPSTP standards integrated into the curriculum for B.Ed (Hons) programme for prospective Elementary school teachers. It adopts conducting a qualitative content analysis of English Language course on the themes provided in three selected NPSTP standards, i.e., Subject matter knowledge; Instructional planning and management; and assessment in the domain of Knowledge and Understanding. The study adopted a content analysis method and thereby categorized the domain of Knowledge and Understanding in each NPSTP standards. The study compared and found the majority of themes are addressed in the course guides of English.
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Chu, Wenxiu, Honggang Liu, and Fan Fang. "A Tale of Three Excellent Chinese EFL Teachers: Unpacking Teacher Professional Qualities for Their Sustainable Career Trajectories from an Ecological Perspective." Sustainability 13, no. 12 (June 14, 2021): 6721. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13126721.
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Teachers’ quality has long been researched in the field of general education. However, little attention has been paid to the professional qualities of excellent English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers in the context of English curriculum reform, especially from an ecological perspective. To address this gap, this study adopted a qualitative approach to characterise the qualities of excellent senior high school EFL teachers in China and the development of their professional qualities using Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems model. Four interconnected dimensions of excellent EFL teachers’ professional qualities were confirmed: English language pedagogical content competence, beliefs about the foreign language teaching profession and professional ethics, beliefs about foreign language teaching and learning, and beliefs about language teacher learning and development. Meanwhile, the EFL teachers constructed and developed their professional qualities in their dynamic interaction with the complex ecological systems where they lived. The paper considers these various teacher-related factors in the ecological systems and provides some suggestions for sustaining EFL teachers’ professional development.
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Rumiris, Juella. "PORTFOLIOS ASSESSMENT AS A METHOD OF ASSESSMENT OF LANGUAGE IN ESL CLASSROOM CONTEXT." Jurnal Dinamika Pendidikan 8, no. 2 (July 1, 2015): 61. http://dx.doi.org/10.33541/jdp.v8i2.115.
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The use of portfolios as an assessment tool probably is unlikely common in Asian countries. Portfolios is commonly considered as a compilation of students’ work for a certain period of time. In fact, the portfolios may show the originality of and the nature of students’ learning improvement. In this paper, the writer will discuss portfolios as a method of assessment in English as Second Language or English as Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) classroom context from teacher’s perspective. This paper is designed with this format order: firstly to explain about the degree of portfolios method to assess content, skills and knowledge in the teach-ing-learning program in the ESL/EFL context, to correlate portfolios system to model of curriculum planning and policy context. Secondly, to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of portfolios method from a theoretical perspective, and analyse the validity, reliability, and fairness. Thirdly, to specify the association of portfolios method and the types of assessment and the correlation of portfolios method with assessment for learning. Fourthly, to evaluate the degree of portfolios method of assessment promoting learning of the knowledge, skills, and abilities related to my teaching experience.Keywords : Portfolios, Assessment, Curriculum, Learning, Knowledge, Skills.
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Et.al, Jayathilakan P. K. "Online Teaching and Practical Implications of Teacher Professional Development." Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education (TURCOMAT) 12, no. 3 (April 10, 2021): 3909–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.17762/turcomat.v12i3.1679.
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The teaching English website of the British Council identified six different levels of Teacher from “starters” to “experts” suggested that each requires a different kind of professional development. And “professional development” the key to meet today’s educational demands. As we know language is a social and cultural activity, Teachers must remain abreast of the exciting and promising development in the teaching strategies.
To live to the challenge of globalization which is in the line with the era of information economy. A quality human capital comes from a quality education process. We live in an age of information explosion; teachers need to continuously update ones knowledge and skills. The field of curriculum in general and second language education in particular have witnessed tremendous changes over the years. A quality human capital comes from a quality education process.
Hargreaves and Fullan (1992, P. IK), “the teacher is the ultimate key to educational change and school improvement”. Teachers do not simply implement the curriculam. They define and refine the curriculam they interpret and transform the curricular in a way that makes learning more manageable for the Learners.
The need for Teacher Professional Development is one’s evaluation of one’s own classroom performance and getting feedback and keep updating, the slow learners and learning disability. To increase knowledge of the teacher (a) referencing (b) research (c) optimum reading (d) awareness (e) elements. ‘Regarding Pedagogy (a) Inquiry learning (b) creative and
critical thinking (c) problem solving. Assessment, includes (a) CCA (b) assess of learning (c) assessment for learning (d) Feedback.
A teacher should learn in the day to day environment. Planning lessons and courses managing the lesson and using inclusive practices. Goal oriented mentors/Teachers continuously develop their expertness to implement innovative way of teaching strategies, in case of online teaching. Pedagogical style, class-room processes, and syllabus are fluctuating meritoriously pertaining to the changing need of learning and teaching community. As implementing various dimensions of teaching English effectively. Teaching English online has become more convenient to improve LSRW.
In the digital age valued teachers develop positive learning relationship with their students to establish and maintain an effective learning environment can be created through online method of handling English language teaching. Language teachers especially ,teachers handling English can use their own practice for developing their teaching in the ways of online mode. 3.2miIIion English language teachers in the world, aim to increase capability to improve language teaching with confidence and subject knowledge. ELT Teachers can bring in variety and enthusiasm among the students in language learning process and enhance the students English language skills successfully based online method.
The physical class-room learning process may not be satisfied with the current generations of younger learners. So internet and distance learning which is also known as online method plays a vital role in the world education system and becomes the professional growth of teachers based on their Intellectual, Experimental and Attitudinal aspects.
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Zhang, Kaili C. "Envisioning Two-Way Immersion Language Learning in China: An Initial Kindergarten Curriculum Plan." International Journal of Educational Reform 28, no. 4 (June 13, 2019): 366–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1056787919856741.
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This article describes the practical application of an innovative bilingual preschool program that involves two-way immersion of both English and Chinese in classrooms. This has not been written about extensively, especially in the context of early childhood classrooms in Asian countries. The primary goal of the two-way immersion kindergarten is to offer children aged 3 to 5 the opportunity to achieve their maximum potential in all aspects of personal growth by using an enriched bilingual education model and an integrated learning curriculum. This initial curriculum plan has been developed for a two-way immersion kindergarten in Beijing, China. This framework articulates the goals of the program, program planning, implementation and design, as well as the expectations for these children. Samples of preschool and kindergarten schedules, Kindergarten Year 1 (K-1) curriculum projects, and Kindergarten Year 2 (K-2) curriculum maps are included in Supplementary A, B, and C. A detailed description of different type of activity centers is given in Supplementary D.
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Van Huy, Nguyen, M. Obaidul Hamid, and Peter Renshaw. "Language education policy enactment and individual agency." Language Problems and Language Planning 40, no. 1 (May 9, 2016): 69–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/lplp.40.1.04van.
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This article explores language planning and policy from the perspective of individual agency and its embodiments in the process of implementing an English language education policy ensemble at a public university in Vietnam. The policy exemplifies the influence of globalized standards on local language education systems. It aims to build a national framework in Vietnam based on a Western model known as the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) which is expected to serve as a platform for reforming curriculum design, course materials development, and testing and assessment. Drawn from a set of data obtained through in-depth interviews with university administrators, the findings highlight the conflicting policy positions taken up by teacher-cum-administrators engaged in the policy enactment process. The paper argues that a critical barrier to CEFR enactment lies in the constraints and demotivation within each participant, particularly of those involved at a higher level of decision-making process in the institution. It is important, therefore, to deal with these conflicts at the level of macro policy planning to neutralize the paradox of policy enactment at the local site.
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Davison, Chris, and Penny McKay. "Counting and dis-counting learner group variation." Journal of Asian Pacific Communication 12, no. 1 (July 18, 2002): 77–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/japc.12.1.06dav.
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Australia is a multilingual multicultural country with an impressive record of educational provision for students from language other than English (LOTE) backgrounds. The recent widespread development of common standards and benchmarks in English language and literacy in schools can be seen as a valuable component of this provision. However, care needs to be taken to avoid projecting a false picture of linguistic homogeneity by ignoring variation between English-speaking background (ESB) and English as a Second Language (ESL) learner groups. This paper demonstrates how the recent introduction of national Literacy Benchmarks, unlike the earlier development of curriculum and standards frameworks, has dis-counted ESL achievement by failing to take sufficient account of learner variation. Problems have also occurred in balancing the conflicting motivations for benchmarking: assessment, accountability and education, which result in different “standards” for standard-setting being assumed by the various stakeholders. The paper concludes that real accountability and progress in ESL learning and teaching can only be shown effectively through the use of a complementary but distinctive set of standards or benchmarks for ESL learners at different stages of schooling.
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Ahmad, Norkhairi, Ahmad Mazli Muhammad, and Asiah Jamil. "The Potential Use of Collaborative ESP Testing Implementation Framework (CETIF) in Addressing Underlying Issues in ESP Curriculum and Testing Faced by English Lecturers Teaching Engineering Students." International Journal of Modern Languages And Applied Linguistics 2, no. 4 (December 3, 2018): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.24191/ijmal.v2i4.7693.
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Albeit the presence of educational quality initiatives like Outcome Based Education (OBE) and Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) to enhance the implementation and outcome of university language courses, deep seated issues continue to leave a trail of shortcomings in the outcomes and abilities of university graduates in terms of language and communication. Detailed qualitative responses via purposive sampling elicited from experienced English lecturers teaching ESP courses to engineering students at universities in Malaysia, revealed underlying issues that stemmed from the systemic aspects of the engineering curriculum planning and execution. Issues like inaccurate course positioning in programme structure and marginalized roles of English lecturers that affect ESP courses implementation were identified via contextual analysis. Guided by the list of issues and theoretical underpinnings, a framework was proposed for mitigation efforts. The collaborative ESP testing implementation framework (CETIF) which is tied-up to language testing principles of Validity, Reliability, Impact, Practicality, and Quality management (VRIPQ) and ESP principles like specificity, authenticity and learners’ needs, embodies mitigation efforts and synergy between practitioners like English lecturers, engineering lecturers, and industry personnel. Discussion on the potential use of CETIF is put forth and the potential benefits to be yielded include enhancement of English lecturers’ professional roles, forming of positive beliefs and views and cultivation of good ESP testing practices.
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Hillman, Sara, Keith M. Graham, and Zohreh R. Eslami. "EMI and the international branch campus." Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 44, no. 2 (July 7, 2021): 229–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/aral.20093.hil.
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Abstract Transnational higher education (TNHE), often based on export models of Western-based universities and driven by neoliberal market economy agendas, has spread across the globe. One example of TNHE is Qatar’s Education City where six prestigious American international branch campuses (IBCs) all administer their degrees through English medium instruction (EMI). While there is a burgeoning amount of research investigating and problematizing issues in EMI higher education institutions, IBCs are a unique EMI setting due to their heavy reliance on importing faculty, staff, curricula and practices from their home campuses. Thus, this study takes an ethnographic case study approach to examine the language planning and policy and linguistic landscape at one IBC in Qatar. Drawing on multiple sources of data, the study reveals both the overt and covert language policies and ideologies of the institution and its various stakeholders, and the extent to which languages other than English are used and accepted.
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Glasgow, Gregory Paul. "Perspectives: The Impact of the New National Senior High School English Curriculum on Collaboration Between Japanese Teachers and Native Speakers." JALT Journal 35, no. 2 (November 1, 2013): 191. http://dx.doi.org/10.37546/jaltjj35.2-3.
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In this paper I discuss the impact of the Ministry of Education’s new national senior high school Course of Study for Foreign Languages on collaboration between Japanese teachers of English and native speakers of English. In consideration of the new curriculum’s request that classes be conducted in English and its reorganization of all English subjects, I draw upon frameworks in language-in-education policy and planning (Kaplan & Baldauf, 2003; Liddicoat, 2004) and highlight potential issues concerning its implementation at the local level. 本研究では文部科学省の新しい外国語学習のための指導要領が日本人教師と英語母語話者との間の連携に与える影響について議論する。新しいカリキュラムの全体目標と全英語科目の再構成に鑑み、本研究では教育における言語政策・計画の枠組み（Kaplan & Baldauf, 2003; Liddicoat, 2004）から現場レベルで実施する際に起こりうる問題を明らかにする。
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Simbolon, Nurmala. "EMI IN INDONESIAN HIGHER EDUCATION: STAKEHOLDERS’ PERSPECTIVES." TEFLIN Journal - A publication on the teaching and learning of English 29, no. 1 (July 25, 2018): 108. http://dx.doi.org/10.15639/teflinjournal.v29i1/108-128.
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Many universities in Indonesia are striving towards becoming internationally renowned universities. Partly, they do so by making English as Medium of Instruction (EMI). The university where the study was conducted commenced EMI through its voluntary EMI programs, which lasted for four years. The discontinuation of the EMI programs was the trigger of this study. This article seeks to understand the stakeholders’ perspectives of EMI. Data were gathered from two focus group interviews involving six content-based lecturers and three policy makers in one state university which utilises EMI approach in their course delivery, and then analysed using thematic and content analysis methods. The findings demonstrate that while the stakeholders agree that mastery of English is important for their university graduates, there was a gap between policy makers’ perspectives and the articulation of the institutional policy concerning the significance of English proficiency in the department’s curriculum. Yet, the stakeholders admit that there is possibility that EMI can be implemented in several relevant departments in the university. The interviews also reveal that stakeholders consider content-based language teaching (CBLT), practised by language specialists, as the most suitable approach should EMI be implemented throughout their university. Finally, this article concludes with further EMI implications for university planning of its English language teaching.
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Suryanto, Jati. "Autonomous Learners: How Competency-Based Curriculum could Accelerate EFL at English Education Department." LEKSIKA 12, no. 2 (January 3, 2019): 72. http://dx.doi.org/10.30595/lks.v12i2.3804.
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This paper will explore the implementation of the Competency-Based Curriculum at the Department of English Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, in reaching the goal of creating autonomous learners. Autonomous Learner is the ultimate objective in teaching learning processes. It is the beginning of the long-life learning processes. By creating autonomous learners, the process of achieving better graduate quality will be more effective and efficient. To reach the goal of producing autonomous learners, the Department of English Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, focuses its curriculum on the graduate abilities in “thinking how to think” and “learning how to learn” through the Competency Based Curriculum.Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) is the teaching learning planning which bases its objectives on the students’ competences. To achieve the ultimate goal of language learning the Department of English Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta needs to choose the relatively most effective curriculum and method of teaching for the students. Therefore, the department chooses CBC that applies student centred learning (SCL) to achieve the autonomous learning model. The department also applies constructivism approach which enhance the students curiosity to accelerate the autonomous learning in the student centred learning.
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Fenyi, Kojo, Ivy Jones-Mensah, Michael Owusu Tabiri, and Emmanuel Owusu. "Teaching ESL Listening Skills in Ghanaian Senior High Schools: A Study of Agona West Municipality." JEE (Journal of English Education) 7, no. 1 (July 5, 2021): 77–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.30606/jee.v7i1.787.
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Listening skill is one of the four important language competencies. However, it has not received the needed scholarly attention, not only in classroom pedagogy and curriculum planning but also in studies and researches in Applied Linguistics and Teaching English as Second Language. This study therefore attempts an investigation into the teaching and learning of listening skills in the language classroom in Ghana. It focuses on three issues in English as Second Language (ESL) listening comprehension; i) the strategies/methods for teaching listening skills, ii) the challenges for learning listening skills and iii) the ways to overcome the challenges. This descriptive qualitative study, having used two major instruments for data collection; observation and open-ended questionnaire, engaged 200 students and 7 teachers as the sample from selected Senior High Schools in the Agona West Municipality. The analysis of data revealed that indeed clarity of speaker, speed of delivery, learning environments, etc posed challenges to the teaching and learning of listening skills. It was also revealed that combining listening with other skills, predictive and summative strategies were the strategies teachers employed in teaching listening. Then, finally, the solutions to listening comprehension challenges, as revealed in the data, were indicated as including planning, overt student participation, clarity of speaker, assessment strategies, etc.
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Okuda, Tomoyo. "Language tests and neoliberalism in “global human resource” development: A case of Japanese Universities." Applied Linguistics Review 10, no. 4 (November 26, 2019): 539–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/applirev-2017-0106.
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AbstractThis study looks into the increasing emphasis on the use of language tests for global workplace preparation in Japan. It presents particular usages of English language tests in higher education curricula designed to foster “Global Human Resources” (GHRs), a special global workforce with high levels of English proficiency deemed necessary by the Japanese government. Focusing on a government-initiated five-year funding program, “The Project for Promotion of Global Human Resources”, government documents and the project planning sheets of 11 universities are analyzed to trace how language tests act as a form of governmentality (Foucault. 2007 [1977]. Security, territory, population: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1977–1978 (Trans. by Graham Burchell). New York: Palgrave Macmillan) to maximize the number of GHRs. I describe how language tests are used to portray a reality about the lack of English proficiency among Japanese youth, how they work as a powerful accountability measure for universities, and how these tests are incorporated into language education curricula with the goal of increasing students’ language capital. Three functions of language tests are then identified in the universities’ proposed curricula: motivating, categorizing, and prioritizing through testing. These governing techniques represent how language tests can work to promote neoliberal forms of international education that instrumentalize language learning, stimulate inequitable competition, and (un)reward certain global subjectivities.
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Iordăchescu, Grigore-Dan. "Ambigapathy Pandian, Thomas Chow Voon Foo, and Shaik Abdul Malik Mohamed Ismail, (Eds.) Curriculum Development, Materials Design and Methodologies: Trends and issues. Pulau Pinang: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2011. Pp. 1-342. ISBN 978-983-861-493-1 (Print). e-ISBN 978-967-461-089-0." JOURNAL OF LINGUISTIC AND INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION 12, no. 1 (April 30, 2019): 169–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.29302/jolie.2019.12.1.13.
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The book titled Curriculum Development, Materials Design and Methodologies: Trends and Issues, brings together contributions that offer an insight into innovative strategies, noteworthy ideas and stimulating methods of teaching English used by teachers in their ESL Classrooms. The main objective of this book is to provoke the reader to bring in his or her own expertise and expand the learning possibilities in language teaching methods. It invites to self-reflection, and ultimately to self-improvement and development in order to achieve successful teaching and learning. It is structured into six major sections, dealing with various topics, as follows: I. Innovative teaching strategies (Chapters 1-5), II. Teaching strategies and language learning issues (Chapters 6-9), III. A review of past language teaching methodology – principles and practices (Chapters 10-15), IV. Using multimedia in English language teaching (Chapters 16-18), V. Curriculum design in the ELT/EFL context (Chapters 19-25) and VI. Teachers’ involvement in the creation, adaptation and selection of teaching materials (Chapters 26-29). Sarjit Kaur and Malini Ganapathy’s contribution, Innovative Ideas to Promote Creative Literacy Practices, tackles the concept of multiliteracy and its association with ICT’s and multimedia that underpin culturally-specific forms of literacy in pluralistic societies. Shobha Shinde, in Innovative Strategies in English Teaching – Learning in the Rural Context deals with strategies that teachers can adopt in a rural learning environment, where students are little exposed to authentic English language. The Use of Adapted Movies from Novels (The Kite Runner and The Namesake) as a Way to Stimulate Reading for Malaysian Students by Saabdev Kumar Sabapathy and Swagata Sinha Roy investigates the benefits of classroom reading practice, through watching a movie. Siti Rafizah Fatimah Osman and Mohamad Jafre Zainol Abidin’s contribution, Role-Play: Taking the Line of Least Resistance presents the way in which experiential learning, through role-play, contributes to the development of learner autonomy. The fifth chapter, A New Horizon in Writing Classes: Increasing Learners’ Autonomy, by Leily Ziglary and Rouzbeh Khalili explores the importance of collocations in language teaching. Language Learning Strategies: Current Issues, by Nafiseh Salehi and Rahim Kaviani examines learning strategies that are conducive to learner autonomy and empowerment. Mariah Ibrahim and Mohamad Jafre Zainol Abidin discuss in their chapter, Pedagogy of the Heart: Understanding Resistance in the English Language Classroom, the way in which students’ skills, behaviours, attitudes and interests are affected by what students actually bring from outside the classroom. The eighth chapter, Students’ and Teachers’ Preferences of ESL Classroom Activities, by Punitha Vayaravasamy and Anna Christina Abdullah brings forth the results of research into how teachers’ teaching is being received by Malaysian rural secondary school students. Innovative Ways of Teaching English and Foreign Languages by Peggy Tan Pek Tao looks into how drama and games improve students’ confidence and communicative skills. Collin Jerome’s contribution, titled What Do They Really Need? Developing Reading Activities to Explore the Elements in Literary Texts investigates the attitudes and opinions of undergraduate TESL and ESL students currently taking a specialised literature course. Chapter 11, The Teaching of Writing: Looking at the Real Classroom Scenes, by Mohd. Saat Abbas, Suzihana Shaharan and Yahya Che Lah discusses the efficiency of teaching methods for the development of writing skills in the case of rural secondary school students. Feedback in Process Genre-Based Approach to Teaching Technical Writing, by Shahrina Md Nordin, Norhisham Mohammad and Ena Bhattacharyya examines the role feedback plays in boosting students’ motivation for further study. Sohel Ahmed Chowdhury’s chapter, Lesson Plan and Its Importance in English Language Classroom, analyses the importance of planning, especially in schools with limited resources and teaching aids. Chapter 14, Unteaching Strategies: An Approach Based on Error Analysis, Learners’ Learning Strategies and Task-Based Instruction, by Ma’ssoumeh Bemani Naeini and Ambigapathy Pandian Su-Hie Ting and Mahanita Mahadhir’s contribution, Letting Communicative Purpose Direct Teaching of Grammar: Using the Text-Based Approach, introduces the idea of using the mother tongue in order to achieve the success of their tasks. Annotations in Multimedia On-Screen Text in Comparison to the Printed Text in Enhancing Learners’ of Process-Based Expository Text in Malaysia, by Saraswathy Thurairaj assesses whether the annotations identified in a multimedia on-screen text enable and enhance learners’ comprehension ability. Chapter 17, by Sarjit Kaur and Wong Chiew Lee, titled Transforming ESL Teaching by Embedding Information and Web Literacies into the Classroom, aims at identifying a what a computer-literate student’s skills are and how computer literacy should be integrated within the ESL classroom. Inranee R. Liew’s text, Scary Spiders and Beautiful Butterflies: A Creative Multimedia Approach to Develop Information Literacy Skills in the Integrated Science and English Classroom reinforces the importance of developing and using information literacy skills for lifelong learning. Chapter 19, The ESL Curriculum as an Additional Resource for Making Meaning, by Amy B.M. Tsui provides methodological guidelines as to teaching through story-writing. Mohamed Abu Bakar discusses the importance of teaching presentation skills in his chapter titled Speaking in the Language Curriculum: The Challenges of Presenting. In Chapter 21, GOLDEN RICE: Using Simulations in EAP Classes, Shashi Naidu tackles the issue of adapting simulations for Malaysian EAP classrooms at tertiary level. Are the Teaching Practices of Preschool Teachers in Accordance with the Principles and Learning Components of the National Preschool Curriculum? by Lily Law presents the result of a study aiming at assessing activities meant to meet the requirements of the National Preschool Curriculum. Mohammad Alshehab discusses in his chapter, The Contribution of Language Planning on Military Terminology provides practical suggestions as to the development of military students’ specialised lexicon. Chapter 24, The EFL Constructivist Classroom, by Hosna Hosseini, provides useful information for syllabus designers in organizing the curriculum based on “constructivist epistemology”. Zhang Xiaohong’s contribution, The Role of EFL Teachers’ Knowledge in Current EFL Curriculum Reform: An Understanding from a Reconstructionist Perspective tackles the importance of reconstructionist philosophy for teacher continuous education. Chapter 26, Using Materials Development to Bridge the Gap Between Theory and Practice, by Brian Tomlinson advocates the process of materials development in boosting teacher’s confidence and students’ involvement. Ting Su Hie and Diana Carol discuss in Teething Problems in Materials Development for Teaching Social Interaction Skills in English an experience of adopting a genre-based approach to creating a set of materials aimed at both students and teachers for the teaching of social interaction skills in English. In the chapter Principles to Follow When Adopting and Adapting Textbooks and Materials Earl D. Wyman brings forth a matrix for selecting, adopting or adapting teaching materials. Norhisham Mohamed and Alauyah Johari investigate in Politeness Strategies as an Incorporated Component in Material Development politeness strategies considered as such in a Malay academic setting. All in all, the book is an interesting source of information about the Malaysian educational settings.
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Artini, Luh Putu, Ni Made Ratminingsih, and Ni Nyoman Padmadewi. "Project based learning in EFL classes." Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics 7, no. 1 (August 10, 2018): 26–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/dujal.17014.art.
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Abstract In the contexts where English is taught as a foreign language, especially to beginners, project-based learning is often perceived as complicated to implement and difficult to assess. This Indonesian research was inspired by the need to address those misgivings. First, a project-based model for practical learning activities in EFL classes was created using a research and development design. In this stage, a careful reading to the English as a Foreign Language curriculum for junior high school students was conducted in an attempt to identify the topics, basic competencies, and indicators of success. Based on the results of the curriculum analysis, a careful development of project-based learning tasks was carried out. This article first of all described how the learning materials were developed with reference to the results of curriculum analysis and characteristics of learners. The developed materials were then sent to expert judges to check for relevance, readability and quality of the materials. In the next stage, the materials were tried out in three junior high schools in Bali, Indonesia, to further check the readability and practicability of the product as a teaching and learning innovation. Finally, after a revision to the materials, a quasi-experiment involving 36 students, was conducted in a school to examine the impact of project-based learning on students’ productive skills in English as well as on their attitudes towards learning the language. The data collection method used during the quasi experiment included: classroom observation, interviews with teachers and students, and a questionnaire. The overall impact of the implementation was evaluated using a t-test formula. It was found that project-based learning caused consistent improvement in the abilities to speak (monologue and dialogue) and to write (on a topic of students’ own choice). In addition, it was observable that project-based learning has an impact on students’ positive attitudes toward learning the foreign language. This was indicated by the motivation, enthusiasm, and excitement on the part of the students during the process of planning, working on a project, as well as on the assessment procedures.
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Alvarez Llerena, Carlos Lenin. "The Benefits of Backward Design in the English as a Foreign Language Context." IJEE (Indonesian Journal of English Education) 7, no. 2 (December 30, 2020): 145–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/ijee.v7i2.17785.
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ABSTRACTThe Backward Design Model (BDM) is a curriculum approach in language teaching, which begins with the specification of learning outcomes that are the basis for developing instructional processes and input (Richards, 2013). This study aims to display a theoretical analysis of how the integration of the BDM has impacted English as a Foreign Language class. Thus, this study provides the results of reviewing research-based articles about how the integration of the BDM has benefited EFL teachers and students. These benefits are related to the main elements of the BDM, namely, designing learning to provide enduring understandings, assessing students’ performance based on acceptable evidence, and planning learning experiences and instructions based on desirable outcomes. The results indicated that the BDM indeed brought benefits to EFL teachers and students, revealing that this model's efficient application can help (a) teachers better understand the procedural knowledge of learning and (b) students improve their English language skills.ABSTRAKBackward Design Model merupakan pendekatan kurikulum dalam pengajaran bahasa yang diawali dengan spesifikasi hasil belajar yang menjadi dasar untuk pegembangan proses dan masukan pembelajaran (Richards, 2013). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menampilkan analisis teoritis tentang bagaimana integrasi Backward Design Model (BDM) berdampak pada kelas bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa asing. Penelitian ini merupakan hasil dari telaah artikel berbasis penelitian tentang bagaimana integrasi BDM bermanfaat bagi para guru dan siswa EFL. Manfaat ini berkaitan dengan elemen utama BDM yaitu merancang pembelajaran untuk pemahaman yang bertahan lama, penilaian kinerja siswa berdasarkan bukti yang dapat diterima, dan merencanakan pengalaman dan instruksi pembelajaran berdasarkan hasil yang diinginkan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa BDM memang membawa manfaat bagi para guru dan siswa. Hasil penelitian juga mengungkapkan bahwa penerapan model yang efisien ini membantu para guru untuk memiliki pemahaman yang lebih baik tentang pengetahuan prosedural pembelajaran dan juga membantu siswa untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berbahasa Inggris mereka.
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Masyhud, Masyhud. "PROMOTING LESSON STUDY AT ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP): TEACHER’S BEST PRACTICE CONTEXT." A Journal of Culture English Language Teaching Literature & Linguistics 5, no. 2 (December 14, 2018): 36. http://dx.doi.org/10.22219/celticumm.vol5.no2.36-44.
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English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is an exciting movement in language education. It widens the opportunities for English teachers and researchers to explore the curriculum, course planning and implementation of ESP education. However, there are several problems in teaching ESP. one of the most problems is students’ engagement in the class because they felt learning English unrelated to their major. Therefore, this research concerns to investigate the implementation of Lesson Study in Teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) to sharpen the students’ critical thinking. Lesson Study has been a precious motion for recent decades, principally for the sake of teachers’ professional development and students’ critical thinking. This research involved 5 ESP teachers. They acquired equal chance to be a teacher model and observer in the LS process. This research conducted in 2 cycles with three phases; Plan, Do, and See. This research employed observation and document analysis as the tools to collect the data. This Lesson study was implemented into two stages, planning and implementation. However, it can encourage the students to participate actively along the learning process because cycle 1 can provide student’s participation 90% and in cycle 2, 95% of students involved in the learning process.
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Masyhud, Masyhud. "PROMOTING LESSON STUDY AT ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP): TEACHER’S BEST PRACTICE CONTEXT." Celtic: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching, Literature and Linguistics 5, no. 2 (December 14, 2018): 36–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.22219/celtic.v5i2.7618.
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English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is an exciting movement in language education. It widens the opportunities for English teachers and researchers to explore the curriculum, course planning and implementation of ESP education. However, there are several problems in teaching ESP. one of the most problems is students’ engagement in the class because they felt learning English unrelated to their major. Therefore, this research concerns to investigate the implementation of Lesson Study in Teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) to sharpen the students’ critical thinking. Lesson Study has been a precious motion for recent decades, principally for the sake of teachers’ professional development and students’ critical thinking. This research involved 5 ESP teachers. They acquired equal chance to be a teacher model and observer in the LS process. This research conducted in 2 cycles with three phases; Plan, Do, and See. This research employed observation and document analysis as the tools to collect the data. This Lesson study was implemented into two stages, planning and implementation. However, it can encourage the students to participate actively along the learning process because cycle 1 can provide student’s participation 90% and in cycle 2, 95% of students involved in the learning process.
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Sadeq, Taiba, Rahima Akbar, and Fatma Al Wazzan. "Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in Kuwait: from the Ideal to Real." English Language Teaching 14, no. 1 (December 2, 2020): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v14n1p1.
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Following the steps of countries known for their rigorous education systems, and under the supervision and recommendations of the World Bank in 2015/2016, Kuwait placed a considerable budget to instigate a curriculum reform, via the implementation of Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC), which was adapted three years ago. However, the relatively modest outcome was controversial and did not meet the expectations of both policymakers and teachers. This study investigated the factors that hindered progression of CBC in the English curriculum as expressed by ESL teachers in the field. The study utilized a mixed-method design whereby both quantitative and qualitative data were used to fulfill the research objectives. Findings indicate that ESL teachers generally held positive views on CBC, yet several obstacles hindered CBC efficacy in the schools of Kuwait. The study also listed a number of pros and cons of CBC practice in Kuwait. Interviews with stakeholders brought a number of issues of misconduct, if not contained, no curriculum reform would gain the anticipated positive outcomes. Research objectives were addressed as a recommendation for future planning of curriculum change, contributing to the field of study.
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Zhang, Ying. "A Contrastive Study on the Application of Mind Maps in Argumentative Writing Instruction for EFL Learners." English Language Teaching 11, no. 12 (November 16, 2018): 93. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v11n12p93.
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This study is aimed at exploring the relationship between explicit instruction of mind mapping at pre-writing stage and the quality of Chinese EFL learners’ argumentative writing. Thirty-nine first-year English majors from two convenient classes were randomly assigned into the experimental group and the control group respectively. For the control group, the traditional way of teaching writing was adopted, while for the experimental group, the application of mind mapping was integrated into the writing instruction. Five participants from the experimental group participated in the following interview. The comparison of mean scores of post-experimental argumentative writings between two groups indicated that the experimental group significantly performed better than the control group in content and organization of their writings. Through the analysis of interviews, it was found that participants regarded mind mapping as a useful tool for planning their writing and their personal attitudes toward English writing became more positive. The findings provide EFL teachers and curriculum designers with useful insights into improving the efficiency of writing instruction.
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Higuchi, Yuki, Miyuki Sasaki, and Makiko Nakamuro. "Impacts of an Information and Communication Technology-Assisted Program on Attitudes and English Communication Abilities: An Experiment in a Japanese High School." Asian Development Review 37, no. 2 (September 2020): 100–133. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/adev_a_00151.
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We conducted a randomized experiment targeting 322 Japanese high school students to examine the impacts of a newly developed English-language learning program. The treated students were offered an opportunity to communicate for 25 minutes with English-speaking Filipino teachers via Skype several times a week over a 5-month period as an extracurricular activity. The results show that the Skype program increased the interest of the treated students in an international vocation and in foreign affairs. However, the students did not improve their English communication abilities, as measured by standardized tests, probably because of the program's low utilization rate. Further investigation showed that the utilization rate was particularly low among students demonstrating a tendency to procrastinate. These results suggest the importance of maintaining students’ motivation to keep using such information and communication technology-assisted learning programs if they are not already incorporated into the existing curriculum. Having procrastinators self-regulate may be especially crucial.
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Anggrarini, Natalia. "EXPLORING YOUNG LEARNERS TEACHERS COMPETENCY AND CHALLENGES IN TEACHING ENGLISH." Wiralodra English Journal 3, no. 1 (June 25, 2019): 229–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.31943/wej.v3i1.44.
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Competency is a set of knowledge, skill and experience necessary for the future, which manifest in their activity (White, 1959). Teaching competency reflects how teacher’s ability in teaching and learning activity. Regarding to English teaching and learning to foreign learners, young learners are also exposed to have this language mastery. But Indonesian Government (see 2013 Curriculum of Elementary School) limits the subjects in Elementary School into six subjects and English is excluded. For some elementary schools, English is not give, but some others English is put as Local Content. The decision of local content here is based on the need of society, and it is happened in some elementary school in Indramayu. Thus, an English teacher for young learners in some elementary schools should reflect their competency in teaching English. She/he should be occupied with knowledge, skill and experience that needed to teach English to young learners so the purpose can meet the need. The aim of this research is to find out teaching competence of English teacher in teaching English to young learners. By conducting qualitative descriptive, this research uncovered the competency of teacher in planning the lesson, media and the implementation so it can be a consideration to put back English subject as one of main subjects in Elementary School. From the finding, it can be seen that some English teachers had made their efforts on performing good ability in teaching English such as in lesson planning, teaching media, teaching and learning activity and teaching assessment. While the challenges in teaching English to young learners were from students’ behavior. The students’ unawareness, unwillingness and laziness to study were the challenges of teaching English for young learners.
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Martin de Lama, M. Teresa. "Making the Match Between Content and Foreign Language: A Case Study on University Students’ Opinions Towards CLIL." Higher Learning Research Communications 5, no. 1 (March 31, 2015): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.18870/hlrc.v5i1.232.
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<p>CLIL methodology is gaining path in Spanish universities as a promising means to train students to manage in a globalized world by increasing their competence in foreign languages, particularly English. The advent of CLIL in tertiary settings raises a variety of questions related to the possibility and the manner of applying this approach to English-Mediated learning contexts, especially regarding the syllabi planning and methodological development to scaffold the learning of the target language and the subject content. Although a number of experiences are currently starting to be reported in Spanish university settings, this phenomenon is still recent and needs to be extensively investigated. Thus, on the one hand, the present article intends to show the positive opinion of post-graduate university students after the curricular integration experience and the application of CLIL scaffolding techniques. On the other, it proposes to identify areas of methodological improvements and recommendations in the application of CLIL in the referred programme, as well as in other higher education contexts.</p>
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Herazo Rivera, Jose David. "Using a genre-based approach to promote oral communication in the colombian english classroom." Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal 14, no. 2 (December 20, 2012): 109. http://dx.doi.org/10.14483/udistrital.jour.calj.2012.2.a07.
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The genre-based approach (GBA) has been used in different curriculum areas to develop learners’ meaning-making potential. Using thetext as the main unit of communication and pedagogy, this approach conceives of language learning and use as a social, textual, and goalorientedprocess. Thus, it constitutes a promising alternative to the practice –not uncommon in Colombian classrooms– of teaching EFL oralcommunication through memorized dialogues with no realistic purpose. Based on a revision of recent literature and research, I argue that theGBA may foster students’ oral interpersonal communication skills because it 1) involves them in meaning-oriented, text-based, and realisticpractice, 2) assumes an explicit pedagogy that discloses the lexical and grammatical resources needed for successful communication, and3) facilitates learners’ increasing control of oral communication thanks to their appropriation of the necessary metalanguage to talk about theprocess of making meaning in English. I also maintain that this approach gives teachers linguistically-principled tools for planning instructionand assessing learning. Finally, I discuss various curriculum and syllabus implications resulting from the adoption of the GBA for EFL instructionand suggest specific objectives and activities with a sample lesson based on Colombian standards.
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Takegami, Fumi. "Identifying Existing Positive Disharmonies for Reconstructing Teaching Practice: A Case Study in Japan." International Journal of Education 12, no. 2 (May 23, 2020): 46. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ije.v12i2.16885.
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The purpose of this paper is to report outcomes of the study regarding the professional development of a Japanese teacher of English (JTE) helping her to meet the recent national English foreign language curriculum policy in Japan. The policy requires teachers to basically conduct classes in English. An action research framework was used. The participant, in collaboration with the author, went through praxis-oriented cycles built on planning, doing reflecting and revising. Data were collected and analyzed using grounded theory methods. A three-stage coding process led to the emergence of two core themes to encapsulate the data: Existing Positive Disharmonies (EPD), a disruptive zone leading to possibility of change; and Reconstructing Teaching Practice (RTP), in which the participant experienced changes that worked in her lessons. This led to the advancement in her teacher development to meet the demands of the new curriculum policy. The paper demonstrates that shedding light on positive disharmonies within teaching practices was useful in the participant’s professional development helping her to make instructional adjustments required by policy changes. It is plausible that the outcomes of this study may be transferable to teachers working in other similar teaching environments. Accordingly, a model for teacher development is presented to help JTEs and other teachers in their teacher development.
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Roy, Debopriyo, Peter Kudry, and Kagome Naya. "Analyzing the Communicative Efficacy of a Soft CLIL Focused Project-based Language Learning EFL Course on Smart Homes." SHS Web of Conferences 77 (2020): 02002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20207702002.
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The rampant urbanization across the world is forcing city planners to be more innovative and creative with technology in how limited resources and amenities are used. Smart homes (SH) technology is one such use. Until now, this has not been a subject for study in the language curriculum, and more so, not as part of the EFL curriculum. This paper discussed a model project-based language learning (PBLL) coursework on SH offered as part of foreign language coursework in a computer science university in Japan in collaboration with a German technical university. This course is aimed at developing students’ ability for information comprehension, data analysis, note-taking, summarization, speaking, video design, technical presentations, and poster design, all in English. The paper is a case study on how to make such technical writing/communication courses interesting and engaging for students who see the technology side of a smart city design context but do not necessarily see through the human side of the urban design and usability. This paper is aimed at helping language practitioners offer language courses using a soft-CLIL model that focuses on design thinking, urban planning, language acquisition, and project management all as a package in the pedagogical design, as is often necessary for industrial projects. The idea is to help language practitioners offer coursework that has societal relevance and transfer skills in-built, and is just not focused on language elements in isolation, but develops project management and communication skills as well.
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Azam, Azmi. "Teaching Grammar and Vocabulary." JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN LINGUISTICS 2, no. 1 (February 8, 2014): 61–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.24297/jal.v2i1.2009.
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The teaching of grammar and vocabulary is a complex but crucial process in the course of an educationaland epistemological programmeforlearning any language, especially English. It is all mandatory fora teacher of English to teach vocabulary and grammar so that the learner can develop the four basic skills of learning a language. In every teaching strategy, a method followed by a theory, objectives determination (general and specific), syllabus designing, curriculum scheduling, checklist assembling, material selecting, and lesson planning are marked as the mandatory steps to be taken by a teacher of English. In case of methods, generally four types of method i.e. Grammar Translation method, Directmethod, Audio-lingual method and Communicative Language Teaching method can be specified. Further, in case of teaching vocabulary, diverse methods particularly- keyword method, word map,restructuring reading materials, root analysis and so on can also be marked as necessary. While we come across syllabus designing, we find: Grammatical syllabus, Structural syllabus, Situational syllabus and Notional-functional syllabus. In case of materials we have textbooks, workbooks, reference books, teachers manual, supplementary materials, remedial materials and so on. After selection of materials, the selection of gradation comes including linear and cyclic gradation. The checklist is a kind of manual or work-plan provided by the teacher to the students. As a whole, the checklist includes daily programme of topics selected in specific to be taught in a lecture or several lectures whereas a lesson plan is a detail discussion of the topic with the division of time scheduling for each and every class.
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Olejarczuk, Edyta. "ESP learners’ beliefs about CALL – A qualitative perspective." Language Learning in Higher Education 8, no. 1 (May 25, 2018): 157–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cercles-2018-0009.
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AbstractA considerable body of research has grown up on learners’ perceptions of computer-assisted language learning, clearly a key consideration for curriculum designers and teachers involved in the planning and deployment of technology. This article aims to contribute to this work by focusing specifically on learners of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) (n=20) in light of their experiences with a blended learning course (classroom + Moodle). Analysis of semi-structured interviews suggests generally positive attitudes towards the experience, and yields insights into the specific aspects of the course which were valued by students and which were less so.