Teachersâ Attitudes towards the use of Extracurricular Activities in Enhancing Students' Speaking Skills

Yusof, Nurasyikin; Abugohar, Mohammed Abdulgalil

doi:10.6007/ijarped/v6-i3/3168

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“…EMP learners are in need of rich effective drilling and practice of various oral aspects, and more STT in and out of classrooms as well as using the target language more often; urging for the use of L2 as the main medium in language classrooms. This conclusion came at par with various previous studies that called for applying various techniques and using modern technology as aids to foster learners' oral production (e.g., Almoaily, 2019;Rashid et al, 2017;Yusof & Abugohar, 2017).…”

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confidence: 77%

English Language Speaking Skill Issues in an EMP Context: Causes and Solutions

Abugohar¹,

Al-Hnifat²,

Al-Smadi³

et al. 2019

IJEL

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A good start in researching on language teaching and learning issues is to first analyse target learners’ actual performance and their needs. This mixed-methods 2-cycle study is aimed to analyse medical-college students’ language needs through two instruments—a self-rated report and a guided focus group. Out of the main four language skills (speaking, reading, listening, and writing), Cycle 1 aimed at exploring the most trouble-provoking skill for EMP students through a 7-item rating report with a sample of 45 participants. Based on the results of Cycle 1 which labelled speaking as the most problematic language skill for the target learners, Cycle 2 proceeded with 9 interviewees to narrow the study focus on the factors contributing to the inefficiency of speaking skills among EMP learners, discussing solutions from the learners’ perspectives. Pedagogically, this research helps practitioners innovate and integrate new techniques in language teaching and learning to overcome the issue of students’ speaking performance that has been deemed below expectations.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 77%

English Language Speaking Skill Issues in an EMP Context: Causes and Solutions

Abugohar¹,

Al-Hnifat²,

Al-Smadi³

et al. 2019

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“…There is an increasing awareness of the vital, crucial role placed on communicative skills in language teaching and learning; top of these skills is speaking accurately, confidently and fluently [1]. Analysing learners' perspectives, one wonders why speaking is always into scope; why EFL learners always consider their success at mastering this specific skill as a satisfying accomplishment worthwhile celebration; whereas, they label their inefficiency in speaking as the true failure for them.…”

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Smartphone Applications as a Teaching Technique for Enhancing Tertiary Learners' Speaking Skills: Perceptions and Practices

Abugohar

Yunus

Rashid

2019

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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Utilizing technology and the Internet to keep up with the 21st century language teaching and learning has become trendy in this digital era, highlighting promising features that are expected to tackle one of the most demanding crucial skills in English as a foreign language (EFL) context; yet a difficult one to master; that is, speaking English accurately, confidently and fluently. This study aims at investigating teachers’ perceptions and the current actual practices of utilizing a package of three categories of smartphone applications as a prescribed teaching technique with the purpose of fostering Saudi tertiary students' oral skills, correlating these perceptions with actual classroom practices. Adopting a mixed-mode approach, the data for this study were gleaned from two data collection instruments– an electronic questionnaire designed using SurveyMonkey as a platform, and encoded data from focus group discussion. On receiving 45 complete responses, the IBM SPSS (V24.0) was used to do the statistics, whereas the data from the discussion were thematically analysed. The findings revealed that the majority of participants have high, inspiring positive perceptions of using smartphone applications in teaching speaking. Based on the data obtained, it is concluded that despite EFL teachers' high positive perceptions of smartphone applications used for promoting adult learners' speaking skills, classroom practices reveal weaknesses and insufficient actual experiences. Pedagogically, the study recommends innovating, implementing, and integrating smartphone applications in teaching oral skills, along with drilling teachers and learners on how to effectively utilize them.

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“…In addition, mobile learning technologies well foster and aid 21st century language skills as stated by Partnership for 21st century learning [52] in Figure 4. Another reason that lies behind using handheld technologies is that these portable devices help maintain a sound environment where learners can interactively express themselves, exploiting the Internet and modern technology as stressed by [1] and [7], whether within the course realm or using extracurricular activities to enrich language teaching and learning [53]. These handhelds maintain the 4Cs of the 21st century language skills of communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity [4; 52].…”

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“…These handhelds maintain the 4Cs of the 21st century language skills of communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity [4; 52]. This can promote the oral production issues that were deemed crucial and problematic for language learners as concluded by [54]. [55] advocate that the potential for learning with mobile technology has been equated with "21st century learning skills".…”

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Integrating Cloud World Synergy in ELT to Adults: Perspectives of Handheld Technologies

Abugohar

Yunus

Rabab’ah

et al. 2019

Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.

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<p>The outcomes of modern technology have turned real-world interaction into a virtual community, then into a cloud one. These giant leaps aided by the excitement created by the possibilities inherent in learning through handheld technologies made using mobile devices in English language teaching (ELT) indispensable. This paper is aimed to deeply overview available handheld technologies and their features that can enable teachers in their mission. It investigates the synergy of a group of mobile devices of smartphones, tablets, iPods, iPads, E-readers, and classroom response systems, among others. These devices have been effective in everyday activities, and are expected to enrich ELT, especially in communities where there is a lack of community of practice (CoP) on the target language. To this aim, this paper was cored around reviewing the potential handheld technologies have in language classrooms. The main data were obtained from the rich body of literature, shedding more light on their properties in creating interactive communication in and out of classrooms. The findings revealed that handheld technologies can be successfully integrated into English language teaching and learning. Pedagogically, teachers are encouraged to exploit mobile devices into their classroom practices after closely testing their specifications, and scanning their advantages and shortcomings.</p>

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Teachersâ Attitudes towards the use of Extracurricular Activities in Enhancing Students' Speaking Skills

Cited by 6 publications

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English Language Speaking Skill Issues in an EMP Context: Causes and Solutions

English Language Speaking Skill Issues in an EMP Context: Causes and Solutions

Smartphone Applications as a Teaching Technique for Enhancing Tertiary Learners' Speaking Skills: Perceptions and Practices

Integrating Cloud World Synergy in ELT to Adults: Perspectives of Handheld Technologies

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Teachersâ Attitudes towards the use of Extracurricular Activities in Enhancing Students' Speaking Skills

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English Language Speaking Skill Issues in an EMP Context: Causes and Solutions

English Language Speaking Skill Issues in an EMP Context: Causes and Solutions

Smartphone Applications as a Teaching Technique for Enhancing Tertiary Learners' Speaking Skills: Perceptions and Practices

Integrating Cloud World Synergy in ELT to Adults: Perspectives of Handheld Technologies

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