scholarly journals Analysis of Teacher Beliefs and Efficacy for Teaching Writing to Weak Learners

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 208
Author(s):  
Tunku Mohani Tunku Mohtar ◽  
Charanjit Kaur Swaran Singh ◽  
Napisah Kepol ◽  
Ahmad Zainuri Loap Ahmad ◽  
Sasigaran Moneyam
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Beliefs ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Language Needs ◽  
Teacher's Beliefs

The present study investigated the beliefs and efficacy of a teacher teaching English to students who were weak at the language. The objective of the study was mainly to investigate the beliefs and efficacy of the ESL teacher for teaching writing to weak learners. The research was a case study of the English Language teacher teaching Form Three class of students whose English proficiency was very low. An interview was conducted with the teacher to further probe the instructional strategies applied to enhance her beliefs and efficacy in her own capabilities to make learning happen in her classroom. Observations were made to investigate the teacher’s efficacy in teaching and the performance of the students specifically for writing. Results show the teacher’s beliefs of her students’ capabilities and their language needs helped shape the teacher’s instructional strategies. The teacher’s efficacy enabled her to decide to undertake the task of teaching writing to her students because she was confident in her ability. The teacher provided clues to the students to facilitate their learning. This kind of feedback from the teacher indirectly motivated them to learn. The teacher’s beliefs and efficacy contributed to her teaching practice and the instructional strategies that she used in turn enhanced her beliefs and efficacy. The study implicates that teacher’s beliefs and efficacy can assist the weak learners in improving their writing skills and also facilitate language learning.

scholarly journals Effects of Pop Culture for Improving Student-Teachers’ Writing Skill (A Case Study at Galuh University)

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Ratnawati Ratnawati
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
English Language ◽  
Pop Culture ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Authentic Materials ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
Writing Skill

Writing, one of the four skills which have to be taught by educators in language learning. Starting from classroom observation implied that students confronted the difficulties in writing involving generating ideas, organizing words, and making compositions. This study supposes to explore some effects of pop culture as authentic materials for English language teaching in improving students’ writing skill. Due to pop culture relates to students’ life and experience, it is considered to be a stimulus for gaining students’ ideas, information, motivation, and interest in teaching writing. The students of secondary school were involved in this study and descriptive case study was employed to observe the importance of pop culture in writing class. Also, questionnaires and students’ works are the instruments to measure its effects. Both students’ works and result of the questionnaires pointed out that significantly improvement obtained after applying pop culture. In line with findings, it can be said that pop cultures have significant effects toward students’ writing skill. So, educators need to apply pop culture as their choices in future planning lesson.

scholarly journals A Case Study of Communicative Language Learning in Teaching Writing in a Rural School Environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Muhammad Z.M Qaddoura ◽  
Rajeh Almasradi
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Teaching Writing

The case study was done at a rural school in Simpang Renggam, Johor. The study aims to identify the effects of using Communicative Language Learning (CLL) on students’ writing skills. CLL is one of the methods commonly used by teachers to teach English at school. This is due to its non-threatening way between the teacher as a counselor and the students as clients. The researchers interviewed the teacher and from the interview, CLL is commonly used. Thus, the researchers also analyzed five essays from each student and identify if they manage to write throughout the whole year of learning using CLL. The results are discussed in the latter section of the paper.

scholarly journals The Teacher’s Beliefs and Practices on the Use of Digital Comics in Teaching Writing: A qualitative case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-60
Author(s):  
Muflikhatun Nisa Muyassaroh ◽  
Abdul Asib ◽  
Sri Marmanto
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
English Language ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Vocational Students ◽  
Teacher Belief ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Teacher's Beliefs

In the industrial era 4.0, the use of digital comic as a multimodal teaching medium is seen as the new trend in EFL classrooms. Although many teachers had already used this medium, so far, there was not any study which inquires the use of comic in another setting such as vocational high schools. Considering this gap, this study aimed to explore teacher belief, practice, and problems in implementing digital comics to teach writing for vocational students. This study used a qualitative case study approach. The subject was an experienced English teacher who held M. A. in English language. As the findings, the teacher believed that the implementation of comics-manga was the best method to switch the vocational students’ stereotype on English; from English as the most difficult subject to English as the enjoyable subject. This medium was implemented by using the genre approach. However, as the consequence, the combination of digital comics and process approach confronted a major challenge, namely time management.

A case study of how beliefs toward language learning and language teaching influence the teaching practices of a Japanese teacher of English in Japanese higher education

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Diane Nagatomo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Japanese Higher Education ◽  
Teacher's Beliefs

Japanese teachers of English in Japanese higher education are an under-researched, yet a highly influential group of teachers. A yearlong case study with one teacher, a literature specialist who is relatively new at teaching English, was conducted. Through multiple interviews and classroom observations, it was found that the teacher’s beliefs toward language learning and language teaching are deeply rooted in how she successfully learned English and are shaped by her love for literature. The paper concludes with a call for more qualitative and quantitative research investigating the teaching practices and the English pedagogical beliefs of Japanese university English teachers in order to deepen our understanding of English language education in Japan. 日本の高等教育機関における日本人の英語教師の役割は大きいにもかかわらず、これまで十分に研究の対象になって来なかった。文学が専門の比較的経験の浅い1人の教師を対象として1年間、ケーススタディを行った。数回のインタビューおよび教室での観察を通じて、その教師の言語学習・言語教授についての本人の信条が、自分の英語学習における成功体験および文学への愛情に少なからず影響されていることが判明した。本論では、日本における英語教育の理解を深めるためには、大学教師がどのような教育を行っているか、どのような教育上の信念を持っているのかを、質的にも量的にもさらに研究する必要性があると結論づけている。

scholarly journals TECNOLOGIAS DIGITAIS E ENSINO DE INGLÊS: uma proposta de escrita colaborativa e produção de vídeo

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 547-577
Author(s):  
KEILA MENDES SANTOS ◽  
Cleide Jane de Sa Araújo Costa
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Collaborative Writing ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Video Production ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Investigación Cualitativa

Este estudo tem por objetivo analisar as contribuições da utilização das TDIC no processo de desenvolvimento das habilidades de speaking e writting em aprendizes de inglês, partindo da proposta de produção de um vídeo e da escrita colaborativa de um e-book. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, configurada como estudo de caso, que teve como participantes 6 licenciandos em língua inglesa (LI). Os dados foram coletados por meio de questionários e foi realizado ao longo do Componente Curricular Língua Inglesa Avançada I. Os resultados alcançados permitiram perceber que as TDIC auxiliaram eficazmente na aprendizagem dos discentes, estimulando a percepção dos próprios erros e incitando a autonomia, levando os participantes a revisarem aspectos linguísticos fundamentais para suas produções.   PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Tecnologias; Língua inglesa; Aprendizagem.   ABSTRACT This study aims to analyze the contributions of the use of ICDT in the developing process of speaking and writing skills with English learners, starting from the proposal of a video production and the collaborative writing of an e-book. It is a qualitative research, configured as a case study, which had as participants 6 English-language students (EL). The data were collected through questionnaires and was conducted during the Subject Advanced English Language I. The results obtained allowed to realize that the ICDT helped effectively in the students’ learning, stimulating the perception of their own errors and inciting the autonomy, taking the participants to review linguistic aspects that were fundamental to their productions.   KEYWORDS: Technologies; English language; Learning.   RESUMEN Este estudio tiene por objetivo analizar las contribuciones de la utilización de las TDIC en el proceso de desarrollo de las habilidades de hablar y escribir en aprendices de inglés, partiendo de la propuesta de producción de un vídeo y de la escritura colaborativa de un ebook. Se trata de una investigación cualitativa, configurada como estudio de caso, que tuvo como participantes 6 licenciandos en lengua inglesa (LI). Los datos fueron recolectados por medio de cuestionarios y fue realizado a lo largo del Componente Curricular de la Lengua Inglesa Avanzada I. Los resultados alcanzados permitieron percibir que las TDIC ayudaron eficazmente en el aprendizaje de los discentes, estimulando la percepción de los propios errores e incitando la autonomía, llevando a los participantes a revisar aspectos lingüísticos fundamentales para sus producciones.   PALABRAS CLAVE: Tecnologías; Idioma  Inglés; Aprendizaje.

An Exploration on Issues and Challenges in Teaching Writing Skills to Tertiary-Level Learners

2020 ◽  
pp. 98-107
Author(s):  
Jefferson K. ◽  
Ramya Sri R. ◽  
Radhakrishnan V.
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Inappropriate Use ◽  
Area Of Concern ◽  
Esl Classroom

Writing is considered a very important skill in language learning yet a very challenging task for students to master it. It is also a required skill for students to score good grades in their academics. Inappropriate use of words, incorrect, and illogical sentence structures and grammatical mistakes while writing, reflect poorly on the language proficiency of learners. This also creates issues later in their professional life. Addressing these challenges at the tertiary level has been an area of concern to English language teachers. The prime aim of this study is to explore the challenges and problems encountered by teachers in teaching writing skills to learners in the ESL classroom. This chapter also proposes a process-product based effective pedagogic practice which was experimented in the ESL classroom while teaching writing. The approach employed facilitated learners to overcome issues by making learners use the language in context rather than merely based on grammar structure.

scholarly journals Being an Effective Writing Teacher: Understanding Writing Theories behind the Product, Process, and Genre Approaches

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
Pariwat Imsa-ard
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
English Language Proficiency ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Writing Teacher ◽  
Teacher Understanding ◽  
Product Approach ◽  
Teaching Of Writing

Writing takes part in everyday life, such as taking notes and writing emails. In learning, passive knowledge on students’ minds can be transformed into their own language through writing. Moreover, the ability to write in a second language, English for instance, is considered as a crucial tool nowadays. Students who want to pursue their higher education are required to take an English language proficiency exam, such as IETLS and TOEFL, which constitutes the assessment of writing skill. Consequently, it is important that a writing teacher should possess the ability to teach writing effectively and to help students enhance their writing skills. As there are a number of different approaches to the teaching of writing, this paper begins with an overview of teaching writing and explores three main approaches–product approach, process approach and genre approach. In each approach, the strengths and limitations of such an approach in teaching practice will then be analysed. Subsequently, this paper will discuss and examine how an understanding of such theories regarding teaching writing helps a writing teacher to be most effective in the classroom and how it can support their teaching.

scholarly journals Challenges Faced by Students and Teachers on Writing Skills in ESL Contexts: A Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aixa Hafsha
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
Esl Teachers ◽  
International Language ◽  
The World ◽  
Language Writing

English is an international language and in demand today. English is by far the most widely used language around the world. However, English language writing has always been a challenge for second language students to master. Developing students’ ability in writing is one of the major challenges faced by the ESL teachers in most schools nowadays. Nevertheless, writing has always been a major difficulty faced by students in English language learning, especially in elementary schools. Not only that, teachers are also facing some challenges in teaching writing skills for students in elementary schools. Thus, this study aims to explore the challenges faced by both the students and teachers in learning as well as teaching writing skills in elementary schools.

British Council’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Students’ Manual: A Critical Analysis of the Coursebook Taught at Pakistani Universities

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Teaching Principles ◽  
Language Needs

English for Academic Purposes course focusing on the academic language needs of students is a subfield of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). It is a type of specialized course to integrate specific subject matter, language content, and material based on learners’ needs. The study aims to evaluate the British Council’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP) coursebook in terms of content, sequencing, learners’ autonomy, motivation, feedback and focus on language skills. Furthermore, the study tries to provide a general perception of the usefulness and effectiveness of the coursebook for undergraduate students. The EAP Students’ Manual coursebook is used as a primary source for the data collection. The researcher has chosen Nation & Macalister (2010) model of language teaching principles to analyze and discuss the data. The study found the coursebook a useful, effective and an appropriate source of English language learning in terms of the investigated aspects of the book. The findings report that the coursebook provides practice and practical usage in all domains of the academically required English language skills. It helps the students to build language competency and to be more independent learners. In addition, it provides an opportunity to the learners to think in the target language, use the language more practically and learn it in a natural type of environment. The study concludes and suggests that the content needs to be supplemented with English language audios and videos presenting the students relevant documentaries and helping material in order to make the coursebook and the learning process more useful, effective, interesting and motivating. Furthermore, the study recommends that while choosing /designing a coursebook for a certain course, it needs to be evaluated following the various criteria and language-teaching-principles suggested by different language researchers.

scholarly journals Motivation and Autonomy in Learning English as Foreign Language: A Case Study of Ecuadorian College Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Cevallos Bravo ◽  
Eder A. Intriago ◽  
Jhonny Villafuerte Holguin ◽  
Gustavo Molina Garzon ◽  
Luis Ortega Arcia
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
English Language ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Attitudes ◽  
Correct Pronunciation ◽  
Different Levels

This quantitative research aims to examine how different levels of motivation relate to frequency of occurrence of autonomous language learning activities undertaken by undergraduate students. Eight hundred and sixty-two college students from 10 vocational training programs of a public university located in Ecuador, South America, participated in this study. Spratt’s questionnaire that regards ‘autonomy and motivation’ as a cyclical interaction in the language learning process, was updated by the researchers, adding digital education elements. The data were analyzed using the program SPSS v24.0.0 The results showed that there was a significant relationship between: the language learning stimulation generated by professors and the participants’ learning attitudes. In addition, it was determined that the most frequent language practices in which the participants showed greatest autonomy were: listening to songs in English language, worrying about the correct pronunciation, and noting down interesting words or expressions in English.

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