Language Teaching Activities Research Articles

Flipped Classrooms Implementation in Rural Area

This study explored the challenges in implementing flipped classrooms learning in English language teaching and learning activity in Banjar Agung. An English language teacher and two seventh graders are interviewed in this study. Data were gathered by utilized interviews and observation. Data were analyzed by triangulation. This study revealed that the main challenges in implementing flipped classrooms are limited or out of quota cellular and internet signals that might be lost during pre-class activity. The study also revealed that the English language teacher was seldom to send or provide pre-class learning materials to their students.

PERCEPTION TOWARDS LECTURER’S CODE-SWITCHING IN EFL CLASSROOM OF STUDENTS AT THE AKADEMI KOMUNITAS MAPINDO FOOD AND BEVERAGE STUDY PROGRAM

Teaching English in Indonesia still faces several obstacles because not all students easily understand the meaning of what the Lecturer says in English. This greatly influences the students' success in understanding the material given, especially in completing the assignments or exams given. Therefore, most English language teaching and learning activities in Indonesia use code switching. Code switching is a change of language (switch) in communication, from one language to another Apart from that, code switching here means English to Indonesian or Indonesian to English. This research examines students of Akademi Komunitas MAPINDO food and beverages study program on the use of code switching in English Foreign Language (EFL) class. This research uses a qualitative research method with three instruments, namely questionnaire distribution, interviews and data collection. 28 students filled out the questionnaire, which is the total number from one class and these students are also involved in answering additional essay questions recognize the use of code switching in class. However, only 5 results were used to represent the entire class included in this research. The research results show that (1) the majority students agree to the use of code switching when it is taught in class (2) they perceive the existence of code switching help them improve their understanding of English language teaching (3) they think that Lecturers who use code switching are friendlier in teaching and better understand students' fluency in English (4) Students think that code switching can improve their readiness exam and pass (5) students feel confident when learning English by code switching and feel comfortable in class.

Classroom Activities In Communicative Language Teaching

Teachers and materials writers have sought to find ways of developing classroom activities that reflect the principles of a communicative methodology since the advent of CLT. This quest has continued to the present, as we shall see later in the booklet. The principles on which the first generation of CLT materials are still relevant to language teaching today, so in this article we will briefly review the main activity types that were one of the outcomes of CLT.

Community Learning Model in Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages at Labor Export, Study Abroad Companies

The community learning model is applied as a method for educators and learners to share experiences, challenges, and solutions in teaching and learning foreign languages. Together, they develop knowledge and language skills. This paper explores and proposes a community learning model in teaching and learning foreign languages at some labor export and study abroad companies to enhance the quality of these activities. Through analyzing the current situation of teaching and learning foreign languages and the challenges learners are facing, the study focuses on implementing a learning model based on knowledge and experience sharing among teachers, learners, and support from information technology. The results of analyzing and evaluating 302 teachers and learners on the reliability of the community learning model demonstrate its numerous advantages and high feasibility for enhancing the quality of foreign language teaching and learning activities.

Technological tools in English language teaching activities to deaf students

A study of the impact that technological tools have on the activities of teaching the English language to deaf students is shown. The difficulties that this segment of the student population has in relation to the resources or materials available for the teaching-learning process of the English language, in addition to the difficulties they have in the development of these language skills. In this sense, the research adopted a mixed qualitative-quantitative approach. The objective was to diagnose the technological tools used in learning the English language in the EGB student of the Liceo "El Oasis", and analyze the results obtained through the application of data collection instruments designed based on the declared variables. The result was that the causes that make learning the English language difficult for students with hearing disabilities is demotivation, according to 50%, indicating that they cannot establish fluid communication. The main conclusion revolves around that the EducaPlay Educational Software can contribute to the development of the English language skills of students with hearing disabilities; but now, teachers do not know about this type of application. It must be considered that the case studied does not learn at the same pace as his peers.

Application Strategies of Modern Information Technology in Language Teaching Activities in Universities

The widespread use of modern information technology in various fields of social life has brought about earth-shaking changes to contemporary people in terms of lifestyles and values. At the same time, information technology has also had a significant impact on the development of education, changing people’s education. concepts and educational methods. Information technology also plays an important supporting role in teaching language and writing courses in colleges and universities by helping educators get rid of traditional teaching models, outdated teaching methods and single evaluation systems, thereby effectively improving students’ language and writing application abilities.

Application of Peer Teaching in Training Students to Teach Japanese (Mogi Jugyou) in Microteaching Courses

This study aims to describe students' use of the peer teaching method in carrying out Japanese teaching practice (mogi jugyou) in microteaching courses. The peer teaching-learning method is a cooperative learning strategy for mutual respect, mutual understanding of the role given, having active and cooperative tendencies, and provides an assessment or evaluation after the teaching process is complete. This study aims to apply peer teaching in Japanese teaching practice (mogi jugyou) for third-year Japanese language education students in microteaching courses. The research method used was quasi-experimental research carried out on 3rd-degree (6th Semester) students with a total of 32 people. The initial stage is to plan teaching practice activities (mogi jugyou), implementation, and process observation of Japanese language teaching activities (mogi jugyou) in class and from teaching videos. The results of the study conclude that peer teaching is expected to make it easier for students to practice teaching Japanese in front of their classmates. Students were able to participate actively and are able to solve problems together using Japanese language teaching practice (mogi jugyou) during lectures. With peer teaching, students are able to practice teaching effectively, and the objectives and goals of the Japanese language learning materials provided can be achieved. It was also concluded that students have higher confidence when teaching students at schools, especially during PLSP.

Language Education Activties for Young Preschoolers Involving Embodied Cognition Versus Traditional Language Education Activities for Young Preschoolers

"Currently, in contemporary cognitive science, embodied cognition is a controversial research topic. This article draws a parallel between how early childhood teachers conduct early language education activities involving embodied cognition and how they conduct traditional language education activities. Language education activities involving embodied cognition are empirically supported, engage the motor system, the perceptual system and make use of elements of the proximal environment. Traditional language teaching activities are purely theoretical and do not lead preschoolers to deepen and extend connections so that they can make connections between sound perception and word meaning. Our interest in the current approach was to collect descriptive data from preschool teachers in Romania in order to identify strengths and weaknesses of language education activities involving embodied cognition and traditional language education activities. It also aimed to identify, for the teachers involved in the research, the difficulties that young preschoolers encounter in the process of comprehension of new words and pronunciation. We believe that understanding word meaning and pronunciation are processes that underpin effective language teaching. The method used was the survey and the research instrument applied, the questionnaire. The study involved 224 pre-school teachers from eight counties in the country, namely Alba, Arad, Bihor, Caraș-Severin, Cluj, Gorj, Hunedoara and Timiș."

EFL Classroom Interaction through Contextual Teaching and Learning: A Qualitative Study

Contextual teaching and learning (CTL) and classroom interaction are closely intertwined and have a significant influence on each other. The latter enables students to ask questions, seek clarifications, and receive immediate feedback. This qualitative research aimed to explore classroom interaction and the various patterns of interaction among students in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) class using CTL as the teaching approach. Data were collected through observations, video recordings, and questionnaires, which were then analyzed using a series of stages, namely data reduction, data display, categorization, and drawing conclusion. The findings revealed that classroom interaction occurred in three phases: pre, whilst, and post-activities. The study also unveiled three types of interaction patterns, namely clarification requests, mime, and confirmation checks. The percentage of interaction between the teacher and students was 94.28%; between students and the teacher was 82.85%; and between students themselves was 88.57%. The most common interaction patterns were clarification requests (80%), mime (71.42%), and confirmation checks (65.71%). These results indicate that the teacher effectively implemented CTL in the EFL teaching and learning process, fostering active and communicative engagement between the teacher and students. Future researchers are encouraged to explore the implementation of CTL components in classroom interactions within English language teaching activities

The Challenges in Teaching English Online to Young Learners: Teachers’ Voices

Teaching and learning activities had shifted to online classes due to Covid-19 pandemic outbreaks. Hence,primary school teachers in Indonesia encountered several challenges with the unexpected changes inEnglish face-to-face classroom interaction to online learning with digital platforms. This study exploredthe challenges faced by four Indonesian EFL primary school teachers in implementing online learningand teachers’ solutions to the challenges. A qualitative study with a phenomenological approach was usedas the research design, and the data collection was obtained through observation and interview. Thisstudy showed that teachers found online English Language Teaching (ELT) activities more difficult thanface-to-face classrooms due to some challenges. The technical issue became the first challenge faced bythe teachers since both teachers and students needed an internet connection and device management.Secondly, most teachers found it difficult to implement various teaching methods in online learning. Theother reasons were that enhancing students’ engagement required more effort, and assessing students’English development took more work than in the face-to-face classroom. The implication of this researchis for teachers and students as it may help them address and generate new insights about the challengesand solutions in online classrooms. Furthermore, it highlights specific areas for future research.

A Study on the Current Situation and Strategies of Teachers' Guidance Behaviours of Language Games in Language Teaching Activities of Kindergarten Classes

A Study on the Current Situation and Strategies of Teachers' Guidance Behaviours of Language Games in Language Teaching Activities of Kindergarten Classes

Emerging From Content and Language Integrated Learning and English-Medium Instruction, is CLIL-ised EMI the Next Trend of Education?

Objectives: The text aims to present a comparison of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and English-Medium Instruction (EMI), followed by a discussion of CLIL-ised EMI, a new educational phenomenon, regarding its feasibility in content-based bilingual programmes. Method: The ideas presented in this paper are principally drawn from previous research and literature about CLIL and EMI, as well as from my personal experience with content-based bilingual education programmes. Results: Although CLIL and EMI differ in nature, CLIL-ised EMI supplements traditional EMI, which has a single objective of content learning, with special attention to students’ needs, particularly their linguistic needs. It may pose challenges to teachers, especially in relation to their language-teaching activities. Conclusions: CLIL-ised EMI shows considerable feasibility in bilingual education and can overcome the linguistic challenges faced by students in content-based programmes. Implication for Practice: CLIL-ised EMI teachers are advised to be attentive to students’ linguistic demands and engage in professional collaboration with language specialists to design and provide well-planned language learning activities. Standardisation and quality control of bilingual programmes are also necessary at an institutional level.

Otherness and suspiciousness: a comparative study of public opinions between the Confucius Institute and Goethe-Institut in developing countries

This study aims to examine the differences in lexical priming features between Confucius Institutes and Goethe-Instituts in developing countries using lexical priming theory and natural language processing techniques. By collecting news media coverage from 2014 to 2023, this study analyses the corpus through collocation, colligation, semantic association, and semantic prosody. In this study, it was found that the Goethe-Institut has a more stable institutional identity, while the Confucius Institute is still largely recognized for language teaching and cultural dissemination activities. The association of the Confucius Institute with China and its government creates a stronger sense of "otherness" and leads to negative perceptions. Overall, this study contributes to a better understanding of public perception and institutional image in developing countries.

A systematic review of empirical studies on computer-assisted language learning

The aim of this study was to examine the current trends and main findings of the empirical computer-assisted foreign language learning studies. The database, Web of Science, was reviewed and a total of 36 studies between 2000 and 2020 were analysed. The systematic analysis was performed with the content analysis method. The content of the reviewed articles was analysed in the following categories: The technological trends, the technological context used, variables, duration of the studies, data collection tools, data analysis strategies, skills/factors analysed, underlying theories, and countries of the studies, target languages, participants, and years of the studies. Along with other insights this review found, the most common technological trend was educational software, while the technological contexts used varied greatly. Key variables from mostly small studies (less than 100 participants generally tertiary students), focused on technological contexts, language learning skills (typically vocabulary and speaking) and participants’ attitudes. Underlying theories of these studies varied greatly, Technology Acceptance Model and Cognitive Load Theory being common. This review study can serve as a guide for practitioners who plan designing computer-assisted language learning and teaching activities.

The effect of web 2.0 based technology applications on speaking skills and speaking anxiety in teaching Turkish as a foreign language: Voki example.

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of Voki, one of the web 2.0-based technology applications, on Turkish learners' speaking skills and speaking anxiety. In the study, exploratory sequential design, one of the mixed design types in which quantitative and qualitative approaches are used together, was adopted. The study group of the research consisted of 61 students at A2 level (31 experimental group, 30 control group) who learn Turkish as a foreign language at the Turkish Language Teaching Center of a university located in the south of Turkey. Speaking Anxiety Scale and Speaking Skill Assessment Form were used as data collection tools. During the 6-week intervention, the experimental group used Voki in speaking lessons, while the control group did not use any technology-based web 2.0 tool. Descriptive statistics, chi-square analysis, dependent and independent groups t-test were used to analyze the quantitative data collected in the study. Descriptive analysis and content analysis were used to analyze the qualitative data collected through a semi-structured interview form. As a result of the study, it was determined that the Voki application improved the speaking skills of the students in the experimental group and reduced their speaking anxiety. It was also determined that the students in the experimental group expressed positive opinions about the application. Therefore, the use of Voki application in speaking activities in foreign language teaching is recommended.

Study on the Acquisition Strategies of Chinese as a Second Language in Different Environments

With the vigorous development of Chinese teaching today, the research on Chinese as a second language acquisition strategy is increasingly abundant in China. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Chinese language teaching activities have been forced to move online. Most Chinese learners live abroad in the environment of non-target language. What are the similarities and differences in the acquisition strategies of Chinese learners in different environments? Based on previous studies, this paper will conduct a comparative analysis of the acquisition strategies adopted by Chinese learners in different environments to explore their commonalities. In order to help international Chinese teachers clear teaching strategies, promote the better development of international Chinese teaching cause.

Chronotope, technology affordances, and task design: using WeChat to facilitate Chinese learning in the classroom

AbstractThis paper makes a case for the Bakhtinian concept of “chronotope” in explaining the space–time affordances of technology in second language pedagogy. It examines the production of space–time that intersects online/offline, formal/informal and local/translocal activities in task-based language teaching. Drawing on an example of instructional design using WeChat to facilitate the learning of business Chinese, this paper illustrates that the chronotopic affordances of mobile apps such as WeChat, when creatively integrated with task-based language pedagogy, can significantly expand the learning mobility and opportunities defined by the classroom in its traditional sense. This chronotopic expansion enables learners to be positioned in digitally mediated and simulated scenarios and roles that transcend the space–time of the classroom, closely resembling real-world communication in the globalising world. It is suggested that language task design, taking into account the chronotopic affordances of technology, can facilitate authentic and networked space–time of learning by embedding it in mobile, hybrid, individualised and collaborative contexts. The chronotope concept helps us not only critically understand the complexity of mobile-assisted language learning but also theoretically reimagine the classroom chronotopes and the roles, relationships and processes of learning in an increasingly technology-based knowledge economy in post-pandemic education.

ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE AT ST CYRIL AND ST METHODIUS UNIVERSITY OF VELIKO TARNOVO, BULGARIA (2012–2022)

The paper presents the development and achievements of the Confucius Institute at St Cyril and St Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo during the 10- year period since its establishment. It consists of 5 parts: 1. Establishment and basic information, including lists of the members of the Board of Advisors, teaching and administrative staff; 2. Chinese Language Teaching and Cultural Activities; 3. Operation Mechanism and Cooperation with Partners; 4. Implementation of Key Programs; 5. Academic Research and Achievements.

The Effect of Video Clips on Students’ Speaking Performances

The literature review is aimed at enhancing the quality of speaking English learning through video clips. The paper's objectives are to use technology to stimulate students’ interest in learning English and to how teachers accelerate students’ speaking English learning in their classroom. One of the reasons is that frameworks of language function constrain the design of teaching methods and curricula, and so this skill is often only used as a motivator or to enrich language teaching activities. The participants are one hundred eleven students at Thanh Loc high school 11th Grade and Five English Teachers. Data collection includes analyzing and discussing the obtained data in light of the theoretical basis of combining teaching speaking skills to develop inter-communication competence for learners, and the teacher makes specific recommendations on classroom teaching design and the professional development of learners in the file of technology.

A Study of Educational Policy from the Perspective of Language Education Planning

Language is the most significant medium of human communication and one of the most crucial marks of a nation’s identity. Language differences are becoming a major source of worry and importance in contemporary multi-ethnic states. Language policies are developed and put into practice in these nations in a way that not only considers the historical, political, economic, and cultural aspects of the nation, but also protects the relationships and interests of the many nationalities. This study is divided into the following major sections. The introduction, which is the first section, includes a discussion of the topic’s goals and rationale, a review of the literature, the methodology and organizational framework of the paper, and an explanation of the paper’s important topics. The second section provides the policy’s overall backdrop, including the political and economic climate, the state of the language, the educational system, and the industry where it is formed. Language education policy development has the following characteristics: it is heavily impacted by political economics, and language education policy at the national and state level reflects both generalities and particularities. Language teaching and learning activities include early language education for children, a focus on communication activities and teacher training, and a close integration of school and home education. There is debate over whether teaching children’s multiple languages as part of their compulsory education causes stress for them. The implications of language education programs in other regions for China are examined in the final commentary.