scholarly journals Reading Proficiency: It’s Relationship to the writing skills of the Senior College Students in the University of the Immaculate Conception

10.17158/498 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nestle Joy R. Arguilla ◽  
Joanna Mae E. Parba ◽  
Maureen D. Aguisando
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
English Language ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Reading Proficiency ◽  
Writing Proficiency ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Immaculate Conception ◽  
Liberal Arts Students ◽  
The University

<p>Students upon entering tertiary education are expected to have gained proficiency in language especially in writing and reading. This research aimed to know the level of reading and writing proficiencies of Fourth year Education and Liberal Arts students since they are expected to be outstanding in these skills as a requirement in their profession in the future. This study made use of test questionnaires for its data gathering purposes. The research instruments measured the reading and writing proficiencies of the respondents. These research instruments were adapted from SAT (Critical Reading Workbook) and TOEEFL iBT both standardized tests for English language. On this study, it revealed that there is no significant relationship between reading proficiency and writing proficiency of the 4th year Education and Liberal Arts students of the University of Immaculate Conception. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Reading proficiency, writing proficiency, college students, University of the Immaculate Conception, Davao City, Philippines</p>

Critical Thinking and Clear Writing

1985 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Anne F. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Writing Proficiency ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Voluntary Commitment ◽  
The University

As part of an on-going effort at West Oahu College (a small, liberal arts, upper-division campus of the University of Hawaii) I am experimenting with ways to help my political science students improve their ability to think critically and communicate clearly. For some time we have been aware of a large number of students having difficulties in writing and critical thinking. We have made an informal and voluntary commitment to use writing-across-thecurriculum (WAC) with faculty participating in workshops and conferring with the writing instructor who coordinates our WAC program.1In-coming students must now produce a writing proficiency sample which is analyzed, returned with numerous comments, and results in students being urged to take a writing class if there are serious problems. A writing lab is offered several times a week and students are free to drop in for help.

The Application of a Western-Style Liberal Arts Education Model in a Non-Western Environment

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-84
Author(s):  
Christian Etzrodt ◽  
Ronald Hrebenar ◽  
Michael Lacktorin ◽  
Don Nilson
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Arts Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
Western Society ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Liberal Arts Education ◽  
International College ◽  
Education Model ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University

This essay investigates the need for and the challenges associated with the establishment of western style liberal arts education in a non-western nation. Two such programs in Japan are examined: Akita International University and Yamanashi Gakuin University’s International College of Liberal Arts or iCLA. The authors have been deeply involved in the establishment and administration of both of these all-English language liberal arts ba degree programs. The difficulty of establishing a liberal arts education curriculum in a country like Japan is explored by examining the cultural and institutional obstacles within the Japanese system of higher education. The two case studies are presented to highlight the establishment problems and subsequent successes of these programs in a nation with little tradition of liberal arts education at the university level. Finally, the questions of how to justify a liberal arts education program and how to design such a program are discussed by an examination of the utility of area studies as an organizing framework for liberal arts education in a non-western society.

Impressions of Mobile Operators on College Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 468-471 ◽  
pp. 2065-2070
Author(s):  
Ling Fang ◽  
Li Yan
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Impression Management ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Comparison Analysis ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Professional Students ◽  
The Face ◽  
Liberal Arts Students

This paper mainly surveys the different groups of college students to investigate the different aspects of impressions mobile operators made on them. The questionnaire survey shows that students of different gender have significant differences in market impression and technology impression (P<.001); Students of different family residences have no different impressions in mobile operators; Students of different grades have significant differences in market impression, employee impression and total score (*P< .05); Students of different majors have significant differences in all impression dimensions except technology impression. And after multiple comparison analysis, the impressions of different professional students differ mainly between the liberal arts students and science and engineering students. Through this investigation, the study aims to improve the capability of mobile operators in making appropriate impression management when they are in the face of college students, the potential high-end users.

scholarly journals On the Way to Non-Hierarchical Communication: Methods of Reading and Writing in Teaching Philosophy to University Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vorobyova Mariya ◽  
Kochukhova Elena
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Arts Education ◽  
Liberal Arts Education ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Effective Work ◽  
Supportive Environment ◽  
Philosophical Texts ◽  
Hierarchical Communication ◽  
The University ◽  
Communication Methods

The article is devoted to the problem of organizing non-hierarchical communication in the university classroom. The authors suggest that some teaching methods can bring the gap in communication between teacher and student. The authors describe and analyze their experience with the use of reading and writing methods adopted in the liberal arts education system for teaching the philosophy to non-humanities majors at a Russian university. This case is significant because it reflects the five-year experience of using reading and writing methods in isolation from the entire humanitarian system. This isolation affects the choice of methods and their transformation. The article outlines the main difficulties that instructors face and the limitations of these methods. Difficulties in assessing the effectiveness of the considered methods are revealed. An analysis of student feedback on the seminars shows that these methods help bridge the gap in communication between teacher and student and create a supportive environment conducive to more effective work on philosophical texts. Keywords: liberal arts education, reading and writing, philosophy education, communication gap

scholarly journals Knowledge and Attitude on HIV and AIDS: Standpoint of College Students of the University of the Immaculate Conception

10.17158/550 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maribeth Q. Galindo
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Correlation Study ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Immaculate Conception ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
The University ◽  
Hiv Aids

<p>HIV/AIDS has been a global concern. According to UNAIDS, the Philippines is one of the seven countries in the world and the only country in Southeast Asia which reported an increasing trend in the number of people infected with HIV. Thus, this investigation determined the knowledge and attitude of college students of the University of the Immaculate Conception on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). This is a correlation study which examined whether their knowledge on HIV/AIDS has something to do with their attitude towards it, basing on the premise that the more informed a person is on matters related to HIV/AIDS, the more appropriate his or her attitude towards it is formed. A survey using an adapted questionnaire was conducted to 380 randomly selected college students of the University of the Immaculate Conception, Davao City, Philippines. Findings of the study revealed a high level of knowledge on HIV/ AIDS and a moderately positive attitude towards all the aspects involved in dealing with these health issues. Subjecting the data to Pearson r analysis, it was found that there is a significant moderate relationship between the knowledge and attitude on HIV/AIDS from the standpoint of the college students.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Health education, knowledge, attitude, HIV/AIDS, correlation study, University of the Immaculate Conception, Davao City, Philippines</p><div> </div>

scholarly journals Oral Communicative Competence of Second Year Hotel and Restaurant Management Students in the University of the Immaculate Conception

10.17158/511 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danilo G. Baradillo
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Service Industries ◽  
Restaurant Management ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Immaculate Conception ◽  
The University

<p>Communication is a prime function of language. Oral communicative competence in the English language is an advantage particularly in service industries requiring people interactions, such as in hotel and restaurant trade. This study was conducted to determine the level of oral communicative competence in terms of voice production, pronunciation, mechanics and content of the University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC) Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) students, as a basis for intervention program. This study employed descriptive design with a validated researcher-made questionnaire to measure oral communicative competence of the 45 students purposively chosen. The results revealed that the respondents’ level of oral communicative competence is average for all specified parameters. ANOVA revealed no significant difference (p&gt;0.05) between all communicative competency parameters among the respondents when grouped according to their first language, economic status and average grades in English subjects. The study recommends the revision of English 4 (Speech and Oral Communication) syllabus as an intervention program.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Oral communicative competence, Hotel and Restaurant Management, syllabus, Descriptive-correlation, Davao City, Philippines</p>

scholarly journals Use of Digital Technological Tools among Undergraduate English Language Learners in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Maheen Tufail Dahraj ◽  
Hina Manzoor ◽  
Mahnoor Tufail
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
English Language ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Technological Tools ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Technology has become an important source for enhancing the knowledge of the students. Apart from the non-academic purposes, the use of technology for the academic purposes also has greater impact on the process of learning specifically on tertiary education. Therefore, it has become essential for higher education institutions to focus on the available opportunities for integrating technology in the academic setting. The developing countries like Pakistan, however; are facing some major challenges in technology integration due to the unavailability of sufficient financial resources. Hence, this study explores the use of digital technological tools at undergraduate level in one of the public sector universities of Pakistan. The study also examines the impact of the medium of instruction and respective discipline of the tertiary level students on the use of technology. For this purpose, an online survey was conducted from 200 undergraduate students studying in four different disciplines in the university. The findings revealed that the majority of the students at the undergraduate level have accessibility to smartphones, laptops or desktop computers in the university but only a few students use these available technological tools for learning purposes. Smartphones were determined to be the most easily available technological tool while the students generally do not prefer carrying their laptops to the university. Besides this, the students also reported having limited technological knowledge and skills for the digital tools to be used for educational and learning purposes. However, a greater percentage of the students were willing to participate in training sessions for learning.

scholarly journals An Analytical Evaluation of ESP Textbook for Engineering Students in Sudanese Universities A Case Study of Sudan International University SIU English Language Course, C

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Osama Wdidi
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
English Language ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Analytical Evaluation ◽  
International University ◽  
The University

The current study is conducted to evaluate the English language textbook used for university students who specialized in engineering; the case study of this research is the textbook which is indorsed to teach English to the university students of engineering college at Sudan International University. The main objective of this evaluation is to analyze the textbook to recognize whether it suits the engineering students. The adopted method for this study was descriptive analytical method. The researcher used the questionnaire, (an Arabic version) for a sample of (90) engineering college students. The findings of the study have shown that an overwhelming majority of the students agreed that the layout of the textbook is perfect and its design is suitable. Besides, they acknowledged that textbook is quite satisfactory in terms of its activities. Based on the above findings, the researcher comes to the conclusion that the textbook which is taught in this university, with all these positive views is definitely a favorable and useful textbook for the engineering students and at Sudan International University.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Online Mode of Teaching of English Language Courses in Tertiary Level Educational Sectors in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadia Afrin Shorna ◽  
Iffat Jahan Suchona
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Online Mode ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
The University

The aftermath of COVID-19 has affected the lives of Bangladeshi people and impacted dramatically on the educational systems. Due to the pandemic situation, the Bangladeshi tertiary education sector had to switch to an online learning and teaching model from the traditional ones. This paper aims to identify the obstacles encountered by the university teachers in online teaching during the pandemic in Bangladesh. An exploratory qualitative research methodology has been used in this paper. The study was conducted among the teachers working in several universities of Bangladesh. Open-ended questions and semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted among 13 male and 17 female educators to collect data regarding the problems faced by them. The findings revealed four different categories of impediments that the teachers faced during the online mode of teaching and learning. The study results can be helpful to the regulatory authorities and employers of higher education institutions who are planning to adopt online teaching as a regular activity in the future.

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