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The Discourse of an English Teacher in a Cyber Writing Course: Roles and Autonomy
The case study reported in this paper investigates the relationships of teacher roles and learner autonomy in the cyber teaching of two EFL adult writers. The discourse of the teacher and learners was constructed in the written e-mail text because e-mail was their only means of communication.
Determinants and issues in student achievement in English at the Lao Secondary Education Level
English language education was introduced into Lao secondary schools in 1986 under the “Chintanakan Mai†(new way of thinking) policy. Since then, the demand for it has been steadily increasing. This demand, however, has not been matched by a corresponding quality improvement.
Factors Predicting Effective Oral Presentations in EFL Classrooms
This paper outlines a study that explores what factors EFL learners consider to be important when making presentations. 304 undergraduate students were surveyed at a large private university in Japan. A 30-item questionnaire was used to discover what components are considered to be important to learners in doing effective English presentations.
Using Dictation to Improve Language Proficiency
Dictation, though widely known as a testing device, can be considered a good learning technique to improve learners’ proficiency. This study investigates the effect of dictation with 65 EFL learners to see if it helps them improve their language proficiency.
Understanding EFL Learners’ Strategy Use and Strategy Awareness
This study discusses the statistically significant impact of Korean students’ (from middle school, high school, and university, N=1,110) strategy awareness, English-learning self-image, and Importance of English on language learning strategy use. Students who had certain characteristics – valuing English as important (Importance of English)…
A NEEDS ANALYSIS OF PAKISTANI STATE BOARDING SCHOOLS SECONDARY LEVEL STUDENTS FOR ADOPTION OF COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING
English language teaching has become very important because of the global status of English and people all over the world are learning this language. Communicative Language Teaching Methodology, being a modern and effective method of language teaching, has been implemented in many contexts of ESL/EFL teaching. This implementation has not been without problems in many Asian countries as CLT has been in clash with local cultures of learning. Pakistan is still following a traditional approach to English language teaching. This study was an effort to discover the learning needs of Pakistani state boarding schools students to assess the implementation of CLT in these schools at secondary level.
Personal Authenticity through Authentic Materials, Authentic Tasks, and Negotiation
In this article, I examine the concept of personal authenticity (van Lier, 1996), using student diary entries collected during an English for academic and professional purposes course with a negotiated syllabus. Signs of personal authenticity – a concept related to autonomy – are traced in the entries.
Preparing University EFL Students for Job Interviews in English: A Task-Based Approach
With English as the de facto lingua franca of the global economy, more and more companies, national and international, hold interviews for candidates in English. Gumperz and Roberts (1991) note that ‘interethnic encounters’ pose a daunting challenge for some learners; none more so than an English interview.
Applying Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Principles to Business/Technology Teaching in English (BTTIE) for Asian International School Students
International educational institutions teaching all subjects in English, from elementary to graduate schools, are proliferating across Asia. Most if not all such organizations dictate that students pass their respectively required English proficiency tests as an admission requirement…
