scholarly journals Investigating Integration of Writing Skills in Grade VIII English PTBB Textbook

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (II) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Sana Baig ◽  
Fareeha Javed ◽  
Fasiha Altaf
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Comprehension Question ◽  
Narrative Texts ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Writing Competency ◽  
Writing Skill

The present study aimed to explore the integration of writing skills competency in the Grade VIII English textbook prescribed by the Punjab textbook board. A content analysis was carried out in the backdrop of a checklist based on the competencies and students' learning outcomes provided in the latest English National Curriculum (2006), Pakistan. The writing competency was proposed to improve learners' writing skills. The study employed a qualitative research design, and findings were analyzed thematically. In accordance with the curriculum, students are expected to write keeping in mind transactional and interactional purposes as well as descriptive, expository and narrative texts of language. But the findings are otherwise and unfolded that the textbook understudy does not provide students with adequate opportunities to improve their writing skills. Rather, writing skill was only found in the form of comprehension question exercises in which students merely have to answer the questions.

scholarly journals Using YouTube Videos to Enhance Learner Autonomy in Writing: A Qualitative Research Design

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-45
Author(s):  
Nguyen Minh Trang
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Youtube Videos

YouTube videos play a vital role as powerful educational resources for language learning and cultural understanding. Using authentic YouTube videos to develop students’ writing skills is not often applied, especially at tertiary level. The paper discusses the reasons YouTube should be used as inside and outside of classroom writing activities. Then the research design offers a review of literature relating to the use of YouTube videos in various fields of language education. Methods to implement the research including research tools and steps taken for data analysis are also recommended. The article ends with limitation of the use of YouTube videos and suggestions for further studies of the topic.

scholarly journals A Comparative Between British English And American English: Vocabulary Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-40
Author(s):  
Ari Fajria Novari ◽  
Yeni Maryani ◽  
Heva Rostiana
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
American English ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
British English ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Vocabulary Word

This research paper aims to analyze the comparative between British English and American English, because many language learners or English users still confuse to differentiate both of them, especially in the countries where English is foreign language. Sometimes, it cause misunderstanding in communication. The research paper use qualitative research design with characteristic of content analysis. It uses observation and documentation in collecting the data. The obtained data is vocabulary in Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 9th edition which published in 2015. The researcher took 150 words to be analyzed. Based on the data analysis there are three differences in Vocabulary of British English and American English.  The researchers divide the differences into three categories they are differences in Vocabulary (word using), spelling, and pronunciation. The researcher found 50 different words in vocabulary (word using), 50 different words in spelling and 50 words which have differences in pronunciation. Based on findings of this research, it is significant for language learners or English user to know the differences of British English and American English and improve their vocabulary of British and American English in order to decrease misunderstanding in communication. The researchers hope language learners or English user can decide which English varieties that will they use and the can use one of English varieties consistently.

scholarly journals Training the industrial and organisational psychologist as counsellor: Are we doing enough?

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanri Barkhuizen ◽  
Lené I. Jorgensen ◽  
Lizelle Brink
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
North West ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Counselling Needs ◽  
Value Add ◽  
And Training

Orientation: Industrial and organisational (I-O) psychologists are responsible for workplacecounselling. Workplace counselling requires specific skills and training for the I-O psychologist.Research purpose: The main aim of the study was to explore the role of training the I-Opsychologist as workplace counsellor.Motivation for the study: Studies show that the I-O psychologist does not feel adequatelyprepared for their role as workplace counsellor. It is important to explore which skills andtraining are needed to equip the I-O psychologist as counsellor.Research approach, design and method: A qualitative research design with convenience andsnowball sampling was used to identify I-O psychologists (n = 22) from different businesssectors in Gauteng and North-West. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to gatherdata and content analysis was utilised to extract themes and sub-themes from the results.Main findings: The findings showed that the participants know about the process of counselling, but they did not feel adequately prepared for their role as workplace counsellors. From the findings, recommendations for the training of future I-O psychologists are made.Practical implications: This study adds to the knowledge about ensuring that the I-Opsychologist is equipped during their training for the workplace to address the counselling needs of employees in the workplace in South Africa.Contribution/value-add: This study contributes towards ensuring that the I-O psychologistis sufficiently prepared for their role as workplace counsellor by making knowledge available regarding the skills required by I-O psychologists to be applied in practice.Keywords: Industrial-organisational (I-O) psychologist; Counsellor; Skills and competencies; Qualitative research; Training

scholarly journals Strategi Multitalenta untuk Mengaktifkan Siswa dalam Pembelajaran Menulis Naskah Drama

2021 ◽  
pp. 142-152
Author(s):  
Masyithah Maghfirah Rizam ◽  
Kristanti Ayuanita ◽  
Hesty Kusumawati
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Innovative Strategies ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Language skills that are important and used in everyday life, one of which is writing skills. This writing skill is a form of active productive skill because the writer actively produces or expresses his ideas. This research is a descriptive qualitative research that aims to describe a multitalented strategy to activate students in learning to write drama scripts. Innovative strategies are needed in learning to write drama scripts so that students are encouraged to be active, critical, and creative students. Multitalented Strategy is a strategy in which each student mobilizes all his talents in writing drama scripts.

Exploring the Dirge-case of Abagusii Community in Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-36
Author(s):  
Job Nyamamba Maoncha
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
The Face

The study analysed euphemism in language.  This research focused on the use of euphemisms in the Abagusii traditional dirges.  The research sought to collect Abagusii dirges, identify, describe, and classify the euphemisms used in them. This paper focuses on documenting and explaining the traditional Abagusii dirges. The study was based on the Face-work and Politeness theories. The study adopted a qualitative research design.   The interview method was used as the instrument for data collection from a sample of five (5) adults of Kisii County of Gucha Sub County. The collected songs were subjected to thematic content analysis.  From the collected dirges, it appears that the thematic concerns other than mourning also focus on tolerance, love, morality, justice, injustice, adherence to the traditional network of social relations and hard work.  The dirge, just like other types of songs and is a vessel for airing the inner feelings of the community's aspirations and expectations, which it recorded and then passed from one generation to another as cultural heritage.

scholarly journals A Content Analysis of English Textbook of Punjab Textbook Board of Grade 8 in Pakistan

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402110231
Author(s):  
Sana Baig ◽  
Fareeha Javed ◽  
Aishah Siddiquah ◽  
Afifa Khanam
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
English Curriculum ◽  
Relevant Field ◽  
Grade 8

The present study analyzes the English textbook of Grade 8 published by Punjab Textbook Board in Pakistan in the light of student learning outcomes (SLOs) of four competencies: reading and thinking skills, writing skills, oral communication skills, and formal and lexical aspects of language of the latest English curriculum in Pakistan. Competency (C), standards (S), benchmarks (B), and SLOs are the parameters given in the National Curriculum. A semi-structured checklist was developed by the researchers, validated by three experts from the relevant field, and improved in the light of experts’ opinion and pilot study findings. To evaluate the textbook competencies and their SLOs, the evidence was sought from the textbook, and remarks were given in the last column (remarks/analysis) of the checklist. The results revealed that the textbook understudy focuses on reading comprehension only. There is thus a dire need to incorporate thinking skills, writing skills, oral/aural communication skills, and formal and lexical aspects of language in the textbook.

scholarly journals KONTRIBUSI MOTIVASI BELAJAR DAN PENGUASAAN KOSAKATA TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN MENULIS TEKS EKSPOSISI SISWA SMA

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Rozana ◽  
syahrul Ramadhan ◽  
Irfani Basri
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Vocabulary Test ◽  
Motivation To Learn ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Text Writing

This study aims to: (1) explain the contribution of learning motivation to the writing skills of exposition text of class X MAN 1 Bukittinggi students; (2) explain the contribution of vocabulary mastery to the writing skills of exposition text of class X MAN 1 Bukittinggi students; (3) explain the contribution of learning motivation and vocabulary mastery to the writing skills of exposition text of class X MAN 1Bukittinggi students. The sample of the study of the total population in each class is 43 students. The data of this research are the score taken from the result of learningmotivation questionnaire, the score of vocabulary test, and the score of test of exposition text writing skill. Based on the results of the research, it can be concluded that the motivation of learning and mastery of vocabulary can be used as a predictor to improve the results of learning skills of writing exposition text. Therefore, to improve learning outcomes in writing skills, the students are given the motivation to learn writing and mastering vocabulary.

scholarly journals The Rhetorical Style Structure of the Personal Letter Genre: Contemporary English, Spanish, and Middle Ages Style Structures Compared

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (34) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy Gamboa Mena
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Letter Writing ◽  
Rhetorical Style ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Personal Letter ◽  
The Middle Ages

A look at rhetoric from a stylistic standpoint allows building understanding of current rhetorical practices as evolved forms of rhetoric. By following a qualitative research design described as content analysis by Leedy and Ormrod (2001), the present study describes the style structure differences and similarities in contemporary personal letter writing in English and Spanish as compared to the style structure of letter writing in the middle ages. It was concluded that personal letter writing in both English and Spanish does not fully comply with the style structure cannon of letter writing established for each class. Also, English and Spanish contemporary personal letter writing are rather similar, and the style structure cannons for contemporary personal letter writing in both English and Spanish can be traced back to that of the Middle Ages.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN TEKNIK KONTRASTIF DALAM MENULIS TEGAK BERSAMBUNG PADA SISWA KELAS 1 SEKOLAH DASAR KABUPATEN MADIUN

Paramasastra ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Samsiyah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Research Data ◽  
School Students

ABSTRACTBased on the observation in the classroom, upright writing skillsis less desirable for students. This is known in the implementation of writing the value of students is still low and many are still less tidy or not in accordance with the spelling. This research attempts to apply contrastive techniques in upright writing skills. The formulation of the problem, namely: (1) how is the activity of writing writing upright with the application of contrastive techniques to the students of grade 1 elementary school in Madiun Regency ?; And (2) how the students' learning outcomes in writing upright with the implementation of the technique of contrastive. in grade 1 elementary school students in Madiun Regency? The purpose of this research is to describe the activity and the result of learning to write upright with continuous technique. This research is a qualitative research to know the application of contrastive technique in learning writing. The research data is the 1st grader of SD in Madiun Regency. The method used to collect data in the form of observation and test. Keywords: contrastive technique, upright writing skills

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS OF METAPHOR IN ONE DIRECTION ALBUM

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 239
Author(s):  
Tuti Dwi Agustin ◽  
Amri Tanduklangi ◽  
Yulius Tandi Sapan
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Figurative Language ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
True Meaning ◽  
The Media ◽  
Song Lyrics ◽  
Contextual Meaning

Lyrics in song are intended to send a message to the audience or music lovers.  Composers use figurative language as the media to convey their message. One of the figurative languages that is mostly used in song’s lyrics is Metaphor. This study was intended to investigate the types of metaphor used in One Direction Album. The objective of this study to identify the types of metaphor found in the song lyrics and to analyze metaphor meaning in One Direction song. This study adopted a descriptive qualitative research design. Three songs by One Direction had been chosen as the data of this study; Story of My Life, Steal My Girl and Drag Me Down. The data were analyzed its metaphor by using Lakoff and Johnson theory, while in investigating the meaning, Chaer’s theory of contextual meaning was used. The result of the study showed that based on the three types of metaphor, structural metaphor becomes the most frequently used in the song lyrics, meanwhile 2 of 3 songs used all of the three types of metaphor; Orientation, Structural and Ontological Metaphor. In answering the second research question about the meaning of each metaphor, each lyric has been analyzed through content analysis to know the true meaning of what the song writer want to express in his/her lyrics and each lyric has different contextual meaning which is elaborated further in this study. Keywords: Metaphor, Meaning, One Direction’s Album

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