The Evolution of Foreign Language AP Exam Candidates: A 36-Year Descriptive Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan V. Brown ◽  
Gregory L. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Ap Exam

scholarly journals Characteristics of EFL Curriculum in the Colombian Caribbean Coast: The Case of 12 State Schools

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Yuddy Pérez ◽  
Lourdes Rey ◽  
Nayibe Rosado
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Allocation Of Resources ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Exploratory Approach ◽  
Positive Outlook ◽  
Institutional Stakeholders ◽  
State Schools

Research related to English as Foreign Language (EFL) curricula in Colombia is scant and mainly focuses on the analysis of policies and the challenges they pose to institutions. Consequently, there is a need for studies of EFL curricula in place in Colombia to serve as basis for evaluation and adjustment of current educational policies. This descriptive study follows a qualitative exploratory approach and addresses this gap by identifying the characteristics of the EFL curricula from twelve state schools. Data were reviewed and evaluated using document and comparative analysis techniques. Results reveal that all institutions have curricular documents but not all those requested by the educational authorities. Some of these documents show a lack of consistency in terms of the conceptual underpinnings as well as a misalignment with the national requirements or with contextual needs. While awareness of the importance of having strong English programs and the positive outlook shown by institutional stakeholders seem to be conditions for success, limitations related to allocation of resources, classroom conditions, and environments conducive to learning hinder the implementation of the EFL curriculum.

scholarly journals A Descriptive Study on Foreign Language Anxiety among Children

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Selami AYDIN ◽  
Leyla HARPUTLU ◽  
Şeyda SAVRAN ÇELİK ◽  
Özgehan UŞTUK ◽  
Serhat GÜZEL
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Language Anxiety ◽  
Foreign Language Anxiety

Eglish Speaking Anxiety Level And Major Component Of Anxiety Of Undergraduate Engineering Students At Erode Sengunthar Engineering College, Tamil Nadu: A Descriptive Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 704-715
Author(s):  
Mr. Solomon V Anbuchelvan ◽  
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Lt. Dr. N. Mythili ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Fear Of Negative Evaluation ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Exam Anxiety

Speaking in English causes anxiety in learners’ mind and it acts as a filter. Anxiety impedes speaking in English which is a problem for the learners. This paper is intended to address the problem found in Erode Sengunthar Engineering College students. The study examines the level of anxiety and its major factor that filters the performance while speaking in English inside the classroom. 50 under graduate engineering students attended the study. For data collection a series of questionnaire of FLCAS developed by Horwitz in 1986, based on the Likert 5 point scale was administered. It also focuses on the performance of pupils most of whom feel more anxious about foreign language. The findings of this research reveals that more students are moderately affected . More importantly, the results show that students are extremely concerned about fear of negative evaluation (3.41) and the Exam Anxiety (3.27).

scholarly journals Investigation of Nurses' Opinions on Foreign Nationality Patient Care

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seher Yurt ◽  
Sevim Şen
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Supportive Environment ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
Foreign Nationality ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Care Practices

INTRODUCTION: This research has been planned to examine the professional and institutional preparations of nurses for foreign patients, and to identify the difficulties they experience regarding their care. METHODS: The descriptive study was carried out in two private hospitals in Istanbul. 180 volunteer nurses participated in the study. The data were collected using the Information Form created by the researchers. Frequency, percentage and chi square test were used in the analysis of the data. RESULTS: It has been determined that 62.8% of the nurses’ foreign language is insufficient, 67.2% of foreign students negatively affect nursing care practices, undergraduate graduates nurses, those who know a foreign language and those who work less than five years have less difficulty in the care of foreign students. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: It was demonstrated that they were unable to communicate with the patient and their relatives, therefore the data collection process from the patient was negatively affected and affected other processes. For this reason, it is recommended that schools provide a supportive environment to students, in practice, and administrators and nurses to provide guidance, create continuing education resources, provide care procedures and communication resources during the learning process

scholarly journals THE IMPORTANCE OF SUBMITTING MINI PLAN BEFORE TEACHING ENGLISH AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT INTENSIVE ENGLISH COURSE BEKASI BRANCHES

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 107-116
Author(s):  
Abdulloh Abdulloh
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Intensive English ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
English As Foreign Language

This study aimed to determine the importance implementation of lesson plan” Mini Plan”  to improve the competence of the perspective teacher of English at one of the English schools, IEC in Bekasi. The competence in this study referred to the competence of preparing lesson plan and implementing classroom practice using mini lesson plan . This research conducted on population of 30 teachers and sample of 7 teachers  of English clasess in IEC Bekasi. This study was descriptive study. This study tells us the condition before the implementation of submitting mini plan and after that implementation.The result shows that the readyness, professioanalism, achievement of the teachers before teaching, and the students retention in class are increased.

scholarly journals THE EQUIVALENCE OF TOEP FORMS

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Suwarsih Madya ◽  
Heri Retnawati ◽  
Ari Purnawan ◽  
Nur Hidayanto Pancoro Setyo Putro ◽  
Ezi Apino
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Rasch Model ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Item Parameter ◽  
Test Characteristics ◽  
Service Centre ◽  
Test Grid ◽  
Level Of Difficulty ◽  
The Rasch Model

This explorative-descriptive study set out to examine the equivalence among Test of English Proficiency (TOEP) forms, developed by the Indonesian Testing Service Centre (ITSC) and co-founded by The Association for The Teaching of English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia (TEFLIN) and The Association of Psychology in Indonesia. Using a quantitative approach, the researchers collected the data through documenting the responses of those taking TOEP in 2016 and 2017, involving six TOEP forms in 2016 and four TOEP forms in 2017. All the forms were developed using the same test grid and construct to measure the listening and reading skills. The equality among the six forms was tested using the equating technique, which involved (1) the estimation of the item parameter using the Rasch model, (2) examination of the test characteristics curve for each form, and (3) interpretation of results. The results showed that all the TOEP forms used in 2016 and 2017 were equal with one another. It can be concluded then that the developed TOEP forms have the same level of difficulty and ensure justice for all test takers.

scholarly journals Pembelajaran Maharah Al-Istima’ dengan Memanfaatkan Media Youtube: Problematika dan Solusi

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-160
Author(s):  
Hamidah Hamidah ◽  
Marsiah Marsiah
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
The Third ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Listening Ability ◽  
Learning To Listen

In learning Maharah al-Istima, a lecturer at a college in Palangka Raya uses films from Youtube. Learning to listen to a foreign language cannot separated from problems, but students try to find solutions. This qualitative descriptive study aims to explore the use of films from Youtube in Maharah al-Istima's learning, listening problems and their solutions. The data were collected through observation, interview and documentation techniques, and the data were analyzed through the stages of data collection, data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results showed that the lecturer used movies from Youtube offline and online by collecting, selecting, verifying credibility and evaluating the quality of the film. This activity trains students to listen to Arabic and increase their knowledge so that the results of listening of the students are good. The problems faced by students while learning to listen are the fast Arabic pronunciation, the lack of clarity in conversations and the difficulty in vocabulary. Students solve the first problem by playing back, focusing on listening or using dictionaries and other learning strategies. For the second problem, the students overcome them by focusing and understanding the context of the sentences, using a dictionary or other learning strategies. For the third problem, the solution is to train hearing, using a dictionary and reading frequently. The implication of this study is that multimedia communication can help improve the student's listening ability in both offline and online learning.

scholarly journals Exploring Writing Anxiety of the EFL University Students in Pontianak Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Aunurrahman Aunurrahman
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
University Students ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Private University ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Writing Anxiety ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
Anxiety Questionnaire ◽  
Do So

The purpose of the descriptive study is to explore the English as a foreign language second-semester students’ writing anxiety. The students were from a private university in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. A total of 92 students who were selected randomly filled the writing anxiety questionnaire. The writing anxiety questionnaire reports that 53.26 % (n= 49) of the students experienced low writing anxiety and 46.74% (n= 43) of the students experienced high writing anxiety. In terms of the components of writing anxiety, the students experienced anxiety in the component of evaluation (mean score of 19.86), product (mean score of 19.25), and stress (mean score of 16.52). This study also has shown that writing anxiety caused by stress can be considered less frequent anxiety component that has been experienced by the students. It is suggested that students should learn to manage their problems that are related to writing. To do so, the lecturer should guide the students to help them to reduce their writing anxiety and help improve the students’ writing skills.

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