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TOPOLOGY OF DISTANT LEARNING PLATFORMS IN ELT

Author(s): A.G. Kovaleva,Olga Anchugova / Language(s): English Issue: 02/2016

Digital educational platforms are widely used in improving the quality of language learning, blended education and managing distance foreign language teaching. There propose different types of digital platforms which are aimed at specific aspects of foreign language teaching: opened, partly opened and closed in accordance to network topology. Knowledge of potentials, advantages and disadvantages of these platforms helps to organize the educational process. Many usual methods of teaching are computerized. Most work that we conduct during language teaching includes reading, writing, listening and grammar exercises may be conducted with the help of digital environment. This technology provides access to the resources at any time, makes them available anywhere and expands opportunities of foreign language learning.

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E-LEARNING COURSE FOR MARITIME ENGLISH

Author(s): Carmen Astratinei / Language(s): English Issue: 02/2016

The shipping industry has become more and more demanding as far as the General and Maritime English are concerned. This is due to the fact that most merchant ships are owned by foreign companies and manned by multinational crews who need to be competent to communicate in English orally and in writing. In this respect, the IMO (International Maritime Organization) and the STCW'95 (Standards of Training Certification and Watch-keeping) convention and code imposed a number of requirements regarding the seafarers' Maritime English knowledge and adequate use. As a result of the international maritime bodies' requirements, the SMCP (Standard Marine Communication Phrases) has become mandatory for the shipping industry worldwide. The SMCP is a comprehensive standardized safety language, precise, concise, simple and unambiguous so as to avoid confusion and error. It consists of a set of terms, definitions, phrases used on board ships, for ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communication. Therefore, the MET (Maritime Education and Training) teachers have to meet the challenge of designing attractive and efficient courses to motivate their students to acquire more easily and in a more pleasant way the maritime terminology.

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MOODLE PLATFORM - ASSISTANCE RESOURCE IN LEARNING ROMANIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN SERBIA

Author(s): Ivana Ivanić,Laura Spăriosu / Language(s): English Issue: 03/2016

The aim of this paper is to present Moodle platform as an assistance resource in learning Romanian as a foreign language in Serbia. Distance learning, i.e. learning at home is becoming more and more relevant. Although the platform Moodle primarily intended for institutions, it certainly does not replace the classical way of learning but also serves as a supplement to the system of learning and opens a world of new possibilities. Moodle as a platform, has not been used with students who learn Romanian. Modernization of teaching and using new methods have opened up a lot of possibilities. In agreement with the Moodle Romania, developers and professional team designed the platform and page novisad.moodle.ro for students who learn Romanian as a foreign language in Serbia. Professors get a free platform, and students integrated set of tools that allows them to have access in common sources of knowledge, exchange of educational material, as well as use of additional modules which provides expanded functionality. In this way, all the materials for learning the Romanian phonetics, morphology, syntax and lexicology found a place on this platform. Thus, this system has become a favorite among students. Shall be placed on various videos, open chat rooms, post quizzes, online tests, drawings, glossaries, do homework.

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E-LEARNING TOOLS´ INFLUENCE OVER STUDENTS´ MOTIVATION FOR ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Author(s): Anca Silvia Rusu-Bodea / Language(s): English Issue: 03/2016

This study presents the relationship between students´ motivation for learning English as a second language and the usage of practical e-learning tools in the context of modern educational environments where, the internet, the smart phones, computers, e-mail, instant communication are used by la large number of subjects. The issue approached by this paper, is related to the possibility of finding ways to keep students motivated for self directed learning, supported by online courses or internet connected gadgets. Nowadays, English learning applications are being conceived with the purpose of helping students to increase the level of language acquisitions and to determine professors to identify which strategies would be more efficient in the process of teaching, so that, better results would be obtained Taking into account the fact that our audience as teachers could be formed by visual learners, kinesthetic learners, auditory ones and others, the implementation of strategies which include the usage of websites, movies, video and audio clips is recommended to increase learner’s motivation which varies because of numerous endogenous and exogenous factors, such as socio-cultural circumstances or professional needs.

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MOTIVATION STRATEGIES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING/ LEARNING - A COMPARISON OF STIMULATING FACTORS IN FACE-TO-FACE VS. ONLINE STUDY

Author(s): Irina David,Lucia-Mihaela Grosu-Rădulescu / Language(s): English Issue: 03/2016

Like all the other fields of activity, higher education is a constantly changing area, trying to keep up with the new requirements and expectations of all the stakeholders. Foreign language teaching makes no exception to this rule. With so much focus on the importance of having graduates who are proficient in at least one foreign language - according to EU Commission directives - teachers have to acknowledge the main challenges and deal with them effectively. When it comes to English, a language that nowadays Romanians start studying since kindergarten, trainers are often faced with challenges related to the class participants' previous experience with the study of this language. There are many students who think that after studying the language for so long they know enough English and they don't need to dedicate time to their business English classes. On the other hand, there are those who due to unpleasant experiences or failed trials have given up learning it and become even more demotivated when faced with the much better proficiency of some of their colleagues. Another major challenge is brought by students' increasing reliance on technology. By the time they join university many students have become more aware of the benefits and strategies of technology use than their university teachers and they expect the latter to integrate e-learning in their course planning.

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WIKIS - AN ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPING SPECIFIC (ACADEMIC) LANGUAGE LEARNING AND DIGITAL COMPETENCES

Author(s): Cristina Felea,Liana Stanca / Language(s): English Issue: 03/2016

Recent reports show that European education policy makers are having a difficult time keeping up the pace with the effects of technological advance on the educational landscape and graduate employability. An increasing number of educational experts and researchers participate in a joint effort to define, extend and improve digital competence as an essential component in a rapidly changing world. The present research is based on the assumption that new technologies generate educational, social, and cultural effects that are visible in the learning environment. For instance, within the area of languages for specific and academic purposes, digital and media literacy have been embedded in online courses as cross-curricular competences. Starting from the definition of digital competence as “the capacity to mobilize different "literacies" to manage the information and communicate knowledge and solve issues in an evolving society,” the authors investigate whether digital competences needed in a wiki-based online environment built for academic language learning are enhanced during the learning process. For this purpose, a selection from the Framework for digital competences published in 2013 is used to analyse and interpret data collected from a sample of wiki pages containing students’ assignments carried out during an academic semester.

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A BLENDED-LEARNING APPROACH TO ESP TEACHING: DESIGNING A VIRTUAL PLATFORM

Author(s): Lorena Clara Mihaes,Anda Dimitriu,Irina Bocianu / Language(s): English Issue: 03/2016

The demand for English courses particularly tailored to specific needs is ever growing in today’s higher education system. We teach a generation of undergraduate students who will most likely use English as a medium of instruction for their master’s degree, whether they decide to apply for one in Romania (the University of Bucharest offers 20 such programmes) or abroad. A greater emphasis, therefore, should be laid on meeting the competence standards required by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, so that, upon graduation, the student will be an independent user of general English and have a good mastery of the terminology of his field of study. Since the undergraduate English course spans anywhere from two to five or six semesters, during which time the instructors have the task of bringing students with various language levels up to the same proficiency par - when they would ideally be able to apply for the abovementioned postgraduate programmes, a solution to the problem is offered by digital technologies, which can complement the traditional teaching methods already in use. Based on students’ answers to a questionnaire which led us to conclude that not only are they conversant with the new technologies, but they also consider that their language skills would improve, should the virtual medium be used during the in-class activities, we have devised a rough draft of an online platform specifically designed to facilitate the students’ access to and assimilation of information through online applications.

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E-LEARNING AND SOCIAL NETWORKING: FRIENDS OR FOES IN STUDYING ROMANIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE?

Author(s): Cristina Mihaela Nistor / Language(s): English Issue: 03/2016

For Politehnica students, it is only natural to use e-learning tools in and out of the classroom; the rapid technological development has helped both students and teachers in more ways than one. Indeed, for digital natives – the majority of our students –, on-line learning, mobile learning, and social networking feel as natural as breathing. Since technology encourages on-line communication to the detriment of face-to-face interaction, teachers may have a hard time demonstrating the benefits of more traditional methods in studying a foreign language. In this paper, I will draw your attention to the special case of the students who come to the University “Politehnica” of Bucharest to study Romanian as a foreign language. These students, who come from various parts of the world, try their best to adapt to the new environment and overcome the many difficulties posed by the Romanian language at all levels (pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary). Their future professional success is closely linked to their ability to master the Romanian language. Still, there is another aspect to consider here: nobody can learn a language only by studying theories and doing exercises; one also needs a lot of practice - with native speakers, ideally. Taking all that into account, my paper dares to raise the question, “are e-learning tools and social networks friends or foes to our foreign students in their attempt to learn Romanian?

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Virtual worlds for collaborative learning: Arab EFL learners' attitudes

Author(s): Yousif A. Alshumaimeri,Amani Gashan,Ebrahim Bamanger / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2019

In the Arab world, there is a lack of research investigating the use of virtual games to support learning English as a foreign language (EFL). The aim of this study was to examine EFL learners' attitudes towards the integration of the Second Life virtual game as a collaborative instructional tool. A descriptive inquiry method was followed, and data gathered using a questionnaire that had been tested for validity and reliability. Forty-one undergraduates, enrolled in two computer-assisted language learning classes, at a school of education represent the study sample. Findings indicated that the majority were in favour of using virtual worlds as collaborative learning contexts. Moreover, it is recommended that further studies consider a qualitative design that makes use of in-depth observations and interviews to explore learners’ attitudes about the integrationof this technology in an EFL context

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Instrumenty promocji polszczyzny w świecie: „Spotkania polonistyk trzech krajów – Chiny, Korea, Japonia”

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Instrumenty promocji polszczyzny w świecie: „Spotkania polonistyk trzech krajów – Chiny, Korea, Japonia”

Author(s): Piotr Kajak / Language(s): Polish Issue: 05/2021

One of the most important initiatives serving the purpose of popularising the Polish language worldwide is the Meetings of Polish Studies in Three Countries: China, Korea, Japan (SPTK). The actions taken by specialists in Polish studies coming from East Asian countries position the teaching of Polish as a foreign language in a new sociopolitical context. Polish studies function at prestigious higher education institutions of the region, the significance of which increases as a result of the changes occurring in the contemporary international relations. Polish glottodidactics becomes one of the “tools” in the public diplomacy efforts made by the Polish government at various levels using various means. The cooperation and integration of Asian specialists in Polish studies raises the global prestige of the Polish language and develops polonophony.

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Фразеологизми с компонент „мъж“ и „жена“ в обучението по български език като чужд (на бесарабски българи на територията на днешна Украйна)

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Фразеологизми с компонент „мъж“ и „жена“ в обучението по български език като чужд (на бесарабски българи на територията на днешна Украйна)

Author(s): Elena Runevska / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2-3/2020

This paper introduces the meaning of Bulgarian idioms with „man“ and „woman“ components which are combined by the common meaning husband who is being commanded at home and this meaning is expressed through different forms in the particular idiom units. The analysis is concentrated on the interpretation of their meaning by Bessarabian Bulgarians located in the territory of today’s Ukraine.

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Интегриране на четенето на литературни текстове в обучението по български език в Китай

Author(s): Shuin Uan / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2020

This article focuses on integrating of the reading of literary texts in the teaching of Bulgarian language Chinese college students. Consistent with the present trend in foreign language education that emphasizes student’s translingual and transcultural competence we analyse the potential of the literary texts that can develop students’ language proficiency and help culture acculturation and explore how to realize the integrating by presenting a sample lesson plan for teaching the Bulgarian-language text My daughter is dancing (Ekaterin Yosifova, 1969) in the language classroom.

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Електронното обучение по български език като чужд в Медицински университет- Варна

Author(s): Boyana Angelova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2020

The phrases 'e-learning' and 'distance learning' are often used interchangeably, but they're actually two separate entities. The article examines the theoretical framework of e-learning, distance and blended learning. The focus is on teaching Bulgarian as a foreign language through e-learning and the Blackboard platform at the Medical University – Varna. Attention is paid to the techniques that the team of MU – Varna uses in teaching in an electronic environment.

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A QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION INTO EFL PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION AND THE EVALUATION OF THEIR PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS, PROBLEMS AND DIFFICULTIES

Author(s): Canan Aksakalli,Oktay Yağiz / Language(s): English Issue: 21/2021

The purpose of this study is to investigate EFL pre-service teachers’ perceptions toward English pronunciation and pronunciation teaching, their phonological awareness, difficulties and problems regarding English pronunciation. The study was conducted using qualitative research design and a semi-structured interview format. 6 EFL pre-service teachers participated in the study. The participants received pronunciation training before conducting semistructured interviews. This allowed them to develop certain ideas regarding English pronunciation and its teaching. The syllabus of the instruction included the teaching of segmental and suprasegmental features of English. After pronunciation teaching procedure was completed, the qualitative data were collected through interviewing the participants. The results revealed that EFL pre-service teachers had generally positive attitudes toward pronunciation. Also, it was found that they had certain difficulties and problems in English pronunciation at the segmental level and suprasegmental level such as intonation, stress and rhythm which are different phonological patterns from Turkish pronunciation.

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Discourse Markers in Learner Speech: A Corpus Based Comparative Study

Author(s): Aysel ŞAHİN KIZIL / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2021

Having a vital role in organizing conversational interaction, discourse markers (DMs) are considered to be a significant part of communicative competence. Combining insights from corpus linguistics, second language acquisition research and Relevance Theory, this study is an attempt to explore how non-native speakers of English (NNS) use the DMs in their spoken language. Following the framework of Contrastive Interlanguage Analysis (CIA), this study is based on two specific corpora: Turkish sub-corpus of The Louvain International Database of Spoken English Interlanguage (LINDSEI-TR) for NNS speech and The Louvain Corpus of Native English Conversation (LOCNEC) for native speech. The occurrences of DMs in both corpora were determined using inferential and descriptive statistics. The findings of the study are discussed in connection with implications for language practitioners and syllabus designers in the field of language teaching.

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Uzaktan Eğitim Sürecinde Türkçe Öğretmenlerinin Dijital Ortam ve İçeriklerin Kullanımında Karşılaştıkları Sorunlar

Author(s): Fatih Tanrıkulu / Language(s): Turkish,English Issue: 1/2021

This research focuses on identifying the issues that Turkish teachers face in the use of digital environment and content in the distance education process. The study employs a case study design as a qualitative research methodology. The participants of the study consisted of Turkish teachers with various years of professional experience in different provinces. The data of the research were gathered using a semi-structured interview form created on Google Forms. The content analysis method was used to analyze the data collected. Turkish teachers had issues with connection and infrastructure-based access, the inadequacy of digital environment and contents, communication and interaction, motivation, giving and receiving feedback, inadequate length of class hours, the problem of using online environment and contents, problems emerging from the EBA environment and its contents, teaching basic language skills, measurement, and evaluation, according to the study's findings.

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Using Edmodo as a Social Platform to teach EFL Writing for Preparatory School Students

Author(s): Turan Paker,Nurgül Doğan / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2021

This study aimed to identify the perceptions of preparatory school students studying in the School of Foreign Languages in a state university towards using Edmodo to improve their writing skill in English. The participants were 52 students who used Edmodo together with Google Docs collaboratively and interactively for their nine collaborative and individual writing tasks. Besides, the teacher has uploaded some course materials onto Edmodo to support their learning process. The students have studied various EFL writing tasks for one semester through Edmodo. In order to collect the data, convergent parallel design of mixed design was adopted. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analysed separately, then they were classified and interpreted together. The results revealed that the participants highly favoured using Edmodo for their writing classes and found it very useful and enjoyable, and they also pointed out that using Edmodo interactively helped them develop their writing skill. In addition, they highly appreciated the e-portfolio function of Edmodo since it has provided easy access to their previous tasks and related feedback.

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Spelling Games and the Orthographic Abilities of Young EFL Learners

Author(s): Mustafa Şevik,Fatma Bostancıoğlu / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2020

Learning a language requires acquiring a complex and a four-language-skills-integrated process and a target language can only be fully comprehended by mastering these skills. However, in the latest version of Turkish Primary and secondary school English lesson curriculum, listening and speaking skills are seen as primary, while reading and writing skills are secondary. Thus, young Turkish EFL learners’ writing skills in English do not develop to the full. Once, the differences between the Turkish and English orthographies are added the writing task is becoming even more challenging for young Turkish EFL learners. Most of the related literature on orthographic abilities of EFL learners focus on the differences between L1 and L2 and the reasons for misspellings but experimental studies are rare. Therefore, this experimental study aims to explore the effects of spelling games on the orthographic abilities of 3rd grade young EFL learners in a Turkish primary school context. The results were examined in terms of participants’ and target vocabulary correct spelling rates and the experimental group scored higher in both. In the light of the findings, it is argued that spelling games positively affect the orthographic abilities of young EFL learners and therefore, should be used during spelling activities

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İngilizce Dinleme Etkinliklerinde Yaşanan Sorunların Dinleme Öncesi Dil Öğrenme Stratejileri ile Ele Alınması

Author(s): Emine Akkaş Baysal,Gürbüz Ocak / Language(s): Turkish Issue: 2/2020

For individuals learning a language, listening is the most difficult skill to acquire among four language skills (listening, reading, speaking, writing). In this study, it is aimed to eliminate the problems that the students in the 9th grade of Anatolian High School students face in their English listening skills by teaching them how to use pre-listening language learning strategies. The research has been handled with the action research method. The study group of the study consists of 34 high school students in Afyonkarahisar city center in 2018-2019 academic year. The research data were collected with semi-structured interview form, observation form and researcher-practitioner diaries. Descriptive analysis was used for data analysis. The data obtained from interview and observation forms and diaries indicate that the students who started to use pre-listening language learning strategies started their listening activities in a much more motivated way and that this motivation positively affected the listening process and post-listening activities. In addition, it was observed that the students who performed the listening activity using pre-listening strategies were doing the activities much more accurately because they knew better what to do during listening.

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Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Öğretiminde Öğretmenlik Uygulaması Etkinliği: Örnek Olay Çalışması

Author(s): Zeliha Zühal Güven / Language(s): Turkish Issue: 2/2020

This study aimed to investigate the views of the participants about a teaching practicum conducted in the scope of two-term compulsory undergraduate course, Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language, at the Linguistics Department of Necmettin Erbakan University. The practicum was carried out at the Centre for Turkish Language Teaching, Research and Application (KONDIL) to enable students to observe and experience how the theoretical knowledge they had in the previous courses was put into practice. Within the process, the students were asked to observe the classes and give a lesson in accordance with the syllabus prepared in advance. Case study was used as a method in the study, and the study group was composed of the Linguistics students and the teachers at KONDIL. The data collected using semi-structured forms in face to face and focus group interviews were thematically grouped and analysed through the content analysis method. It was concluded that the application of the theoretical TTFL undergraduate courses through various activities in language centres could contribute to the field, and it was recommended that domain-specific curriculums should be developed.

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