The Four Basic Language Skills

1985 ◽  
pp. 321
Author(s):  
Renzo Titone
Keyword(s):  
Language Skills ◽  
Basic Language

Implementing of Kinematic Synergy Strategies to Develop basic Language Skills for A Sample of Special Needs Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (04) ◽  
pp. 3533-3543
Author(s):  
Dr. Ayman Ramadan Soliman Zhran ◽  
Dr. Turki Fahed Almasaeid ◽  
Dr. Mostafa Mohamed Abo Elnour
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Special Needs Students ◽  
Basic Language

Basic Language Skills and Young Children's Understanding of Causal Connections During Storytelling

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 372-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle D. Brown ◽  
Jacquelyn Lile ◽  
Barbara M. Burns
Keyword(s):  
Language Skills ◽  
Causal Connections ◽  
Basic Language

scholarly journals Conversation in language development and use: An Introduction

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 241-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edy Veneziano
Keyword(s):  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Development ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Editorial Introduction ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Conversational Skills ◽  
Basic Language ◽  
Conversational Interactions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Children's Development

This editorial introduction summarizes the background to, and contents of, a special issue devoted to children’s development of conversational skills and their relation to language acquisition and use. The centrality of conversation to language development is well recognized and this introduction identifies two key approaches to research: the impact of conversational processes on language acquisition itself, and the ways in which basic language skills are put to use in conversational interactions. The articles included in this issue were organized according to these themes and are outlined accordingly.

Skills, Abilities, and Contexts of Reality

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 323-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Widdowson
Keyword(s):  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Personal Perspective ◽  
Short Overview ◽  
Original Intention ◽  
Basic Language ◽  
Comprehensive Survey

The contributions in this volume provide a comprehensive survey of recent research and pedagogic practice in what is described as ‘the four basic language skills.’ My brief, and my original intention, seemed straightforward enough: to provide a short overview which would comment on general trends in a relatively impartial manner. Impartiality is never easy to achieve, however, and since trends are typically a matter of implicit assumptions, discerning them is bound to be subjective in some degree. What I have done is to consider certain of these assumptions and relate them to general issues about the so-called language skills which have been subject to debate for some time. This commentary, then, is less a measured survey than a critical reflection, from an historical and personal perspective, on matters arising from these contributions.

scholarly journals Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Öğretimi ile İlgili Hazırlanan Tezlerde Geçen Anahtar Kelimelere Yönelik İçerik Analizi / Content Analysis of the Keywords in the Dissertations on Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 442
Author(s):  
Serhat Küçük ◽  
Elif Kaya
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Language Learning Strategies ◽  
Student Autonomy ◽  
Activity Assessment ◽  
Basic Language ◽  
Teacher Competences

<p><strong>Abstract </strong></p><p>The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of usage of the keywords in Master’s and PhD dissertations prepared between 2010-2017 in the field of teaching Turkish as a foreign language. The sample of the study are 223 dissertations including 178 master’s and 45 PhD in total, which are open access in YÖK national dissertation database center and were written between the years 2010-2017. In this study, document analysis method, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was used. As a result of the research, it was concluded that in a total of 39 dissertations, including 36 master’s and 3 PhD, there were no keywords. In the dissertations left, the 102 different keywords were determined. Depending on these different keywords the 13 different subjects in general were determined. These subjects adress the vocabulary, grammar, culture, idioms and proverbs, basic language skills, Common European Framework References for Languages, motivation-anxiety-adaptation, language learning strategies, textbooks, material-play-activity, assessment-evaluation, teacher competences, student autonomy, methods and techniques, Turkish in Turkey and in the world. All keywords mentioned in dissertations were re-coded according to their subjects. The keywords in the dissertations related to basic language skills were coded and provided additionally. The findings shown in the tables and graphs in the study. However, the references of 223 master’s and PhD dissertations were not given in the end of the study in order not to busy too much place in the bibliography of the study.</p><p><strong>Öz</strong></p><p>Bu araştırmanın amacı, yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretimi alanıyla ilgili 2010-2017 yılları arasında hazırlanmış yüksek lisans ve doktora tezlerindeki anahtar kelimeleri kullanım sıklıklarına göre belirlemektir. Araştırmanın örneklemini, YÖK Tez Merkezinde erişime açık ve 2010-2017 yılları arasında yapılmış olan 178 yüksek lisans ile 45 doktora olmak üzere toplam 223 âdet tez oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden doküman incelemesi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda; 36 yüksek lisans ve 3 doktora tezi olmak üzere toplam 39 tezde anahtar kelimenin kullanılmadığı görülmüştür. Tezlerde 102 farklı anahtar kelime tespit edilmiştir.  Anahtar kelimelerden hareket ederek 'Söz varlığı, dil bilgisi, kültür, deyim ve atasözleri, temel dil becerileri, Avrupa Ortak Çerçeve Programı, motivasyon-kaygı-uyum, dil öğrenme stratejileri, ders kitapları, materyal-oyun-etkinlik, ölçme-değerlendirme, öğretmen yeterlikleri, öğrenci özerkliği, yöntem-teknik, Dünya’da ve Türkiye'de Türkçe’ olmak üzere 13 farklı genel konu alanı belirlenmiştir. Tezlerde geçen tüm anahtar kelimeler, konu alanına göre tekrar kodlanarak bütün bir şekilde gösterilmeye çalışılmıştır. Temel dil becerileriyle ilgili yapılan tez çalışmalarında kullanılan anahtar kelimeler ise ayrıca gösterilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular tablo ve grafiklerle de gösterilmiştir. Ayrıca 223 âdet yüksek lisans ve doktora tezinin açık künyesi, çalışmanın kaynakçasında fazla yer tutmaması için verilmemiştir.</p>

scholarly journals Engineering Students' EFL Needs at the Tertiary Level of Education in Bangladesh: Expectations and Existence

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-126
Author(s):  
Md. Habibur Rahman ◽  
Md. Musrifur Jelane
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Basic Language ◽  
Language Needs ◽  
Mixed Approach

Conducting needs analysis is a prevalent phenomenon in designing curriculum in language teaching and learning. This paper explored the English language needs of engineering students at the tertiary level of education in Bangladesh vis-à-vis four basic language skills. Moreover, this paper tried to shed some light on the gaps between learners’ present level of competence and target needs. This study followed the mixed approach (both quantitative approach and qualitative approach) to collect data through questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and focus group discussions. Under the random stratified sampling method, the study collected data from 99 undergraduate engineering students and 15 EFL teachers from different universities in Bangladesh. The findings of the study revealed that engineering students felt the ardent need for all the four major language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). The findings also addressed the needs of the subskills regarding each language skill. Additionally, the offered courses were not adequately addressing the language needs of the students. Moreover, the duration and number of English language classes were not sufficient to meet the needs of the engineering students. Based on the findings, this study made some recommendations to minimize the gaps between engineering students’ present and target needs of the English language.

A Pilot Study to Determine the Efficacy of a Social StoryTM Intervention for a Child with Autistic Disorder, Intellectual Disability and Limited Language Skills

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgina Reynhout ◽  
Mark Carter
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Autistic Disorder ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Social Stories ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Intellectual Ability ◽  
Basic Language ◽  
Group Reading ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Social StoriesTM have gained wide acceptance as an intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) yet extant research provides only circumscribed empirical evidence in support of their efficacy. While it is claimed that Social Stories may be appropriate to children with significant levels of intellectual disability and basic language skills, limited research has been conducted with this group. This pilot study employed an ABC design using a Social Story intervention to target looking at a book during group reading time. The participant was a child with autistic disorder who had intellectual disability and limited language skills. The intervention was unsuccessful, highlighting the need to further investigate the role that both language skills and intellectual ability play in moderating response to the intervention.

scholarly journals COMMUNICATIVE TECHNIQUES IN FORIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING IN THE FIELD OF SPORT

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 93-97
Author(s):  
Tatiana Hristakieva
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Sport Practice ◽  
Basic Language ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
Experimental Group

This article presents ideas and models for English language learning, using elements of two communicative learning methods for the specific purposes of sport practice. It is part of a pedagogical experiment, carried out with students from the National Sport Academy “V.Levski”, Sofia, organized into an experimental group (34) and a control group (34). The aim of the experiment was to study the influence of interactive techniques applied in the specialized English language course for sport terminology. The experimental course work involved using elements of different interactive learning methods to teach sport terminology to the experimental group of students for about 30-40 minutes of every academic class of 90 minutes. Initial and final tests of the basic language skills and knowledge of sports terminology were carried out with the experimental and control group of students, in order to establish their language competences before and after the experimental course. The results from the tests were processed with statistical methods – variation analysis and Student’s t-test (dependent and independent samples). The results from the initial and final tests of the two groups have shown that students from the experimental group have improved their language skills, their confidence in using the language and their knowledge of sports terms to a greater extent than the control group. Applying interactive techniques in language learning for the needs of sport specialists leads to better results in their language acquisition.

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