Enhancing English Language Proficiency Through Learning Styles Centered on a Perception of Migrating From Face-to-Face to Remote Online Learning Culture: A Case of a Rural South African University

Makena, Bulelwa; Mpahla, Ntando Elliot

doi:10.21506/j.ponte.2021.8.3

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“…Dissolution of learner groupings is perceived by learners as not supportive toward language learning. With limited collaboration, some learners could undergo stress disorders or related sicknesses [6][7][8][9][10].…”

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“…Furthermore, learners in the studied schools got intimidated by the abrupt changes in the schooling situation more so that learning English language, being unfamiliar hence not their home language, needs to be nurtured. By so doing, learners would then value own cultural heritages attached to obtaining valued experience in English language [8].…”

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Social Distancing Disbanding Learner Groupings: A Case on Language Development

Makena¹,

Mpiti²

2023

Psychosocial, Educational, and Economic Impacts of COVID-19

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Information sharing is a fundamental aspect in learning an unfamiliar, yet, an additional language, with specific regards to reading comprehension. Language teachers are faced with a task to monitor development, performance, and effectiveness in learner reading proficiencies. This chapter aims to measure if disbanding learner groupings as per the social distancing protocols brought about by COVID-19 restrictions has any impact on language enhancement. Henceforth, there are limited suggestions by literature in relation to disbanding learner groupings, yet improved reading proficiency is one of the crucial language aspects to be mastered for one to be a successful scholar. Nonetheless, this chapter aims to provide teaching strategies applied by English language teachers to necessitate transmitted learning in accordance with information sharing as learners are dependent on one another for language enhancement, thus leading to academic achievement.

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Social Distancing Disbanding Learner Groupings: A Case on Language Development

Makena¹,

Mpiti²

2023

Psychosocial, Educational, and Economic Impacts of COVID-19

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“…On two separate Likert scales, questions in Section II (11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20) and Section III (21-28) of the survey measured the degree to which students' academic and professional demands were met by their respective institutes. In the second part of the survey, students had to assess the extent to which their school met their academic needs and how much of a need those needs were.…”

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