Department of Language Collection
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2024-03-28T11:20:14ZCreating a Healthy Development in ELT through a Needs Analysis of Students
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Creating a Healthy Development in ELT through a Needs Analysis of Students
Kyu, Khin Mar; Khine, Aye Aye
University of Computer Studies, Yangon (UCSY) under the Department of Higher Education (HE), Ministry of Education, has already changed its education system according to the credit hour system. Coinciding with the new course path, new syllabuses and new curricula have been introduced in undergraduate level in academic year 2018-2019. Computing students have to learn English as a compulsory subject in university for two academic years. This research is aimed at investigating English needs and expectations of the first year students of UCSY in order to create a healthy development in ELT providing intended learning outcomes. The two questionnaires were used to collect data by following the SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) in computing data. The students' questionnaire including the multi-option question patterns and five point likert-scale questions was used for exploring students' English proficiency level, needs, wishes and learning attitudes. The teachers' questionnaire also consisted of a limited number of scaled questions. The participants were 187 First Year Students and 11 English teachers of UCSY. The findings showed that speaking and listening are the most important skills that students need to improve. The participants stated the high level of their expectation in ELT and teachers' proficiency in all items. Overall, although both students and teachers revealed their positive attitude in the new program, some students do not reach the outcome level that they desire, except reading skill addresses (57.8% totally improved). Subsequently, based on the findings of the data analysis, researchers discussed shifting teaching technique rather than redesigning the current program in order to match the students' needs and wants. It is recommended that communicative language teaching (CLT) integrated with a teaching model is attuned to the present needs of the students in creating an effective and healthy environment in ELT.
2019-11-14T00:00:00ZHow to Overcome Barriers in English Language Teaching to Engineering Students
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How to Overcome Barriers in English Language Teaching to Engineering Students
Kyu, Khin Mar
The students who scored high marks in Matriculation Examination are admitted to the Technological Universities. English is taught as a compulsory course to all Engineering students, regardless of their specialization, throughout the undergraduate levels. The objectives of this research are to help English teachers to be aware of difficulties in teaching process; to help them create effective teaching environment; and to facilitate learners in their language learning process. This research aims to provide useful insights to teachers experiencing difficulties in their English language teaching under the same environment. In conducting this research, a set of qualitative questionnaire was adapated to investigate the teachers' perceptions and possible barriers of teaching English as a Foreign language (EFL) to Engineering students by collecting the data from (160) English teachers at Technological Universities. The results show that despite having a positive attitude that is an effective way to enhance the language teaching process, teachers agree with barriers hindering the teaching EFL except two items related to insufficient time to engage students in the student-centered approache (SCA) and students' lack of library skill. In conclusion, dealing with barriers of teaching language may be a part of the sustainable development in Engineering education.
2018-11-04T00:00:00ZA Task-Based Lesson Plan for Teaching Writing Application Letter to Undergraduate Students
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A Task-Based Lesson Plan for Teaching Writing Application Letter to Undergraduate Students
Swe, Ei Mon; Kyu, Khin Mar
Writing, one of the productive skills, is a vital role for students at tertiary level. Hence, undergraduate level students need to achieve the writing competency to prepare their application letters. This ability assists interns to apply the jobs needed to gain experience or courses they want to join with their related fields. This paper is an attempt to provide EFL teachers an innovative technique in teaching application letter writing by sharing a sample of lesson plan of TBLT (Task-Based Language Teaching). In this paper, TBLT, a dynamic method that consists of a wide range of activities, motivates students' interest and produces powerful students' learning outcomes has been used for teaching writing application letter to undergraduate students in line with the requirement of the sustainable development in higher education. Students have achieved collaborative skill, problem-solving skill, critical thinking skill, and enabled to create their own application letter writing through TBLT. From the pedagogical point of view, unlike the traditional teaching techniques, the challenges and benefits of implementing TBLT in classroom have been discussed.
2019-11-07T00:00:00ZDigital Technology in Classrooms: The Use of Video Clips to Improve Students' Speaking Skill
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Digital Technology in Classrooms: The Use of Video Clips to Improve Students' Speaking Skill
Mon, Hnin Yu
Speaking skill seems to be the most difficult language skill to teach Myanmar students,
probably because English is used only in the classroom. The aim of this study is to compare the
results of the teaching technique using a form of digital technology with those of o traditional
teaching technique. We provided some Myanmar university students with motivating exposure
to English speaking through video clips and gave them the opportunity to develop their English
speaking skill. Third-year students at the University o.f Computer Studies at Panglong were
taught by means of group activities and individual activities using video clips. We followed the
new trend: videos were presented with only short durations. Their improvements and responses
were assessed through a questionnaire. As a control group, another group of students were
taught without the aid of video clips. When the results were compared, both groups showed
significant improvements but the group that was taught with video clips was more motivated
and they were found to look forward to the speaking lessons. It is accepted that student
motivation is a key element in the learning process, and thus we conclude that teaching English
skill using video clips is a welcome addition to the variety of classroom activities.
2018-08-25T00:00:00Z