Developing Communicative Performance Through Effective Reading on Second Language Learners
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 1, June 2018
Pages:
1-4
Received:
3 July 2018
Accepted:
13 July 2018
Published:
7 August 2018
DOI:
10.11648/j.ajeit.20180201.11
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Abstract: This study focuses on how communicative competence should be developed through effective reading. The basic idea of developing communicative competence comes from different points. For instance, syllabus may not give much concern and sufficient activities to improve learners’ communicative competence in all cases. In addition to the problems of pronunciation, stress, intonation, grammatical structures and vocabulary of English language, this may be attributed to the lack of listening materials and limited exposure to conversational English. The direct cause may be rooted in the methods, strategies, activities and the characteristics of effective reading, deveolping students’ communicative competence, determining to what extend effective reading helps in developing learners’ communicative competence. The tool used for collecting data for this study is a questionnaire which is base on 13 statements. The sample of the study consists of 50 teachers of English at the basic level chosen randomly from teachers of English at AlShagra in the South of Khartoum state. SPSS programmed was used to analyze the data. The analysis of the data leads to the fact that communicative competence can be successfully developed through effective reading. Most of English language teachers are unqualified and untrained, the lack of continuous follow-up of teachers and parents. In the light of the results reached so far, it is recommended that communicative competence should be developed through effective reading, communicative competence should be given more attention in the present syllabus and students should be given adequate opportunities to practice English in authentic communicative situations. Also teachers and parents should follow-up closely and encourage learners to develop their language.
Abstract: This study focuses on how communicative competence should be developed through effective reading. The basic idea of developing communicative competence comes from different points. For instance, syllabus may not give much concern and sufficient activities to improve learners’ communicative competence in all cases. In addition to the problems of pro...
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Re-Exploring Learning History of Architecturefrom the Student's Point of View
Yasser Osman El-Gammal,
Sanaa Ibrahim Abd El-Maksud
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 1, June 2018
Pages:
5-14
Received:
10 July 2018
Accepted:
30 July 2018
Published:
1 September 2018
DOI:
10.11648/j.ajeit.20180201.12
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Abstract: 1st year architecture students of today are far more knowledgeable about architecture than the 1st year architecture students of the past. They came to their first architecture classes already equipped with architectural information they gathered from the internet, and media.Unlike students of the past who happened to come to their first year architecture classes with enthusiasm and interest in architecture only, and with a little information gathered about what they will be learning. Social media has become a universal lounge gathering everybody from all around the globe where they can exchange, share, and express their opinions freely without suppression or barriers. In a world like this; it is not wise anymore especially among educators to insist on applying the "One-way" transform of knowledge communication model in teaching and learning since – within such environment – it has become difficult to suppress students' voices and opinions, as that will be having its negative impacts on the development of education theories and methods.The research paper investigates students' opinions, suggestions, and feedback about whether typical learning phases that they usually pass through until finishing learning "History of Architecture" are enough for them to gain full awareness about the subject,or that there are additional learning stages, or activities that should be added to the typical learning phases in order for them to gain complete awareness, and full satisfaction about the taught subject.Since the research goal is to explore new and innovative learning ideas for the purpose of improving quality of learning "History of Architecture", the research has adopted a simple approach in investigating students' opinions by collecting data through survey forms with questionnaires designated specifically for the purpose.
Abstract: 1st year architecture students of today are far more knowledgeable about architecture than the 1st year architecture students of the past. They came to their first architecture classes already equipped with architectural information they gathered from the internet, and media.Unlike students of the past who happened to come to their first year archi...
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