thousand five hundred million people worldwide speak English, of whom three hundred seventy five million are native speakers (McKay 2016). Therefore, English language is now considered as an international language, and it is often taught as a foreign language accompanied by teaching both American and British Cultural studies. Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), in simple words, means the teaching of English language in a non-English-speaking region. Education in American and British cultures
English is known as the international language in the world that make a strong communication between the people of the world, which many developing countries attempt to use this language while their native tongue is not English. Speaking English may have some positive and negative effects on those countries which English is not their original language. Although in many countries English is thought as a foreign language in schools and universities, some other countries used English as the Medium of
In a world where approximately a billion people speak English and where the non native speakers outnumber native speakers by a ratio of 3-1, is it really possible to have a common accent for speakers of English? Since accents are not absolute but relative depending on the perception of the listener, each of us speaks with an accent. However, many learners of English as a second language have unintelligible speech patterns with respect to their listeners that may interfere with furthering their education
Teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) requires instructors to apply different kinds of methodologies or approaches in order to let students learn the target language. Unfortunately, the majority of EFL teachers do not take into account their pupils’ needs in order to communicate appropriately in class by using English as a foreign language. To illustrate, some educators base their classes on memorization that does not provide any meaningful learning for their students since the only objective
In the digital age of today, modern approaches of teaching English as foreign language adopts new technologies in language learning and teaching to adequately reflect the current needs, attitudes and tendencies of the digital society. This paper addresses the effect of establishing the trend of Blended Learning instruction in English Foreign Language (EFL) classes in five colleges at Taif universities, KSA where technologies are required for teaching. It focuses on experiencing this type of learning
non-NESTs’ beliefs about lesson plan in team teaching (3) to explore discrepancies between teachers’ beliefs and practice, (4) factors are responsible for shaping those beliefs and its implementation. The informants of the research were two pairs of English team teachers of grade eight at two Junior High Schools in Ponorogo implementing team teaching between NESTs and non-NESTs. The data
Teaching English have evolved taking into consideration relevant aspects such as proficiency, needs and interests of students. Some studies have reported that children´s literature is an effective and significant way not only to teach English, but also to help learners to grasp the language. It is pertinent to know how children’s literature have been implemented into classroom and its pedagogical benefits. This paper expose some studies that show how teachers in development have used stories
how teaching grammar in the foreign classroom that divided into four main characteristic elements which are, writing, reading, speaking and listening. In order to get the best result of learning grammar in the class environment we should consider all of the elements and assimilate the information according to the priority that we give to each process. Then, we will analyze in linguistic point of view and try to find the best way to explain the concept of grammar in English. In fact , there will be another
philosophies of teachers in second language learning. Technology is paramount in today’s society and is especially prevalent amongst the younger generation, who are quick to embrace the technology. This paper examines how teachers and students can adopt and use technology as a tool to assist with learning and to improve the overall experience. Furthermore, this research explores which technologies teachers and students who are teaching English as a second language can utilize in twenty-first-century
conducted in which the researchers argue that many ESL students face difficulties in learning English language at various levels and with different skills (e.g. McCardle and Hoff, [15] Hoffman, [10]). Other examples are Abdul Haq (1982), Harrison, Prator and Tucker (1975), Abbad (1988) and Wahba (1998). But, we hardly come across with the researches that cite the problems that Arab students face in learning English literature. Al Shumaimeri (2003) opined that “Teachers have pointed out that students leave