Search results for "English as a Foreign Language"

The English Pronunciation Teaching in Europe Survey: Finland

2012

This paper reports on the findings of the English Pronunciation Teaching in Europe Survey (EPTiES), concentrating on responses from EFL teachers working in Finland (n=103). The survey was designed to gain research-based information about the state of English pronunciation teaching in European teaching contexts, and it included questions related to teacher training, teaching materials and methods, assessment of pronunciation, status of pronunciation teaching, and pronunciation model, among other things. These issues are now addressed based on the data provided by the Finnish respondents. peerReviewed

Reading activities in EFL-textbooks : an analysis of upper secondary school textbooks

2013

Lukutaito on yksi suomalaisen opetusjärjestelmän päätavoitteista.Vieraskielisten tekstien lukutaidon merkitys korostuu lukiossa, jossa oppilaiden lukutaitoa arvioidaan jatkuvasti kielitaidon erillisenä osa-alueena. Vaikka vieraalla kielellä lukeminen eroaa merkittävästi äidinkielellä lukemisesta ja sitä tulisi tarkastella ympäristöönsä sidottuna ilmiönä, suuri osa lukutaidon tutkimuksesta liittyy nimenomaan äidinkielellä lukemisen tutkimukseen. Tässä tutkielmassa arvioidaan lukion viimeisen kurssin oppimateriaaleja vieraan kielen opetuksen näkökulmasta. Pääasiallinen tutkimuskysymys on millaisia luetunymmärtämisen harjoituksia oppikirjat tarjoavat lukutaidon harjoittamiseksi. Tutkielmassa a…

Good English Pronunciation Users and Their Pronunciation Learning Strategies

2015

The study investigates pronunciation learning strategies (PLS) deployed by those with good English pronunciation, as well as their beliefs concerning the variables that affect pronunciation competence. In order to collect data for analysis this study surveyed 61 participants who had learned English as a foreign language. They comprised 28 higher education teachers and scholars specialising in English phonetics and phonology, who were defined as good pronunciation users (GPU), and 33 EFL teacher training students, viewed as average pronunciation learners (APL). This cohort responded to a survey on pronunciation learning strategies and expressed their views on several aspects affecting the L2…

English as a foreign language in Finland

1980

Bereiche der lexikalischen Kompetenz in Wortschatzübungen anhand der Lehrbuchserien 'In Touch' und 'Genau'

2009

Textos de identidad digitales: Una valiosa herramienta para el estudio de la construcción de la identidad y el aprendizaje lingüístico en ILE

2018

Resumen: El presente trabajo se centra en el análisis de la identidad en textos de identidad digitales producidos por estudiantes de inglés como lengua extranjera (ILE). Este estudio tiene como objetivo general promover el uso de estos textos como estrategia del enfoque de enseñanza para la transferencia lingüística y el éxito académico (Cummins, 2001, 2005b, 2006) y el refuerzo de la relación familia-escuela (Coll & Falsafi, 2010). Los textos identitarios permiten a los estudiantes crear y evaluar sus identidades, de modo que el alumno toma conciencia de quién es como aprendiz de lenguas, afianzando las distintas posiciones que conforman su identidad, estableciendo relaciones con identidad…

Creating and implementing a didactic sequence as an educational strategy for foreign language teaching

2013

Este texto gira en torno a una secuencia didáctica (SD) realizada durante el curso 2011-2012, en un grupo de 6º de primaria en la escuela pública Jaume I ''El Conqueridor'' de Catarroja, Valencia (España), en el área de Enseñanza de lengua extranjera (inglés). Tuvo por objeto familiarizar a los estudiantes con la escritura de textos expositivos. Una serie de estrategias pedagógicas (redundancia de vocabulario, familiaridad con las ideas presentadas, y el uso de una hoja de control que potenciase la autonomía del alumnado) se pusieron en práctica para que el desarrollo de los talleres se experimentase como un proceso cohesionado, unitario y coherente. El diseño final de la SD logró un equili…

An analysis of the quality of english testing for Aviation purposes in Finland

2009

This article describes and analyses the development of a new test of aviation English by the Finnish Civil Aviation Authority (FCAA), as well as the overall situation in Finland as regards the testing of aviation English. The article describes the FCAA development project and evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the new test and the whole testing system, often with reference to the framework of test usefulness proposed by Bachman and Palmer (1996). The quality of the overall system in Finland appears to be quite variable as it is based on the principle of decentralization, in which the FCAA evaluates and approves different tests to be used for certifying the English language skills of …

L2 English vocabulary breadth and knowledge of derivational morphology : One or two constructs?

2022

Derivational morphology (DM) and how it can be assessed have been investigated relatively rarely in language learning and testing research. The goal of this study is to add to the understanding of the nature of DM knowledge, exploring whether and how it is separable from vocabulary breadth. Eight L2 (second or foreign language) English DM knowledge measures and three measures of the size of the English vocabulary were administered to 120 learners. We conducted two confirmatory factor analyses, one with one underlying factor and the other treating vocabulary breadth and DM as separate. As neither model had a satisfactory fit without introducing a residual covariance to the two-factor model,…

A review of recent research in EFL motivation: Research trends, emerging methodologies, and diversity of researched populations

2021

Abstract The increasing interest in English as a foreign language (EFL) across the globe has necessitated learning opportunities that engage and sustain students’ motivation to learn English. This paper aims to provide an analysis of trends in EFL motivation between 2016 and 2020. While examining 90 studies published during this time frame, we have focused on an overview of methodologies, theories, and backgrounds of researched populations. We have also aimed to summarize the key findings of the literature in order to discuss the emergent themes in current EFL motivation research. Hence, this paper offers a comprehensive analysis and synthesis of recent EFL motivation research trends. Altho…