The Importance of Materials Development for Language Learning

Tomlinson, Brian

doi:10.1007/978-94-6300-432-9_1

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“…Such multifaceted quandary indicated the importance of pedagogical supports postulated by some scholars such as the need to have good quality teacher, interesting media or teaching materials to support the students' learning process [32], [33], [12], [34], [35].…”

Section: Findings and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Local Language, Bahasa Indonesia, or Foreign Language?

Alamsyah¹

2018

Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Intellectuals' Global Responsibility (ICIGR 2017)

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Abstract-The number of local languages in Indonesia has significantly decreased due to the declining number of its speakers. In fact, local languages have long been considered as one of the identities of those living across archipelago. The present study aimed at analyzing the education stakeholders' attitudes toward local language, bahasa Indonesia, and English in order to investigate the role of each language, and the possible survivability in Indonesian society. This study was a case study which involved very limited participants (two headmasters, two parents, and two students) within a specific time frame. The instrument employed was a semi-structured interview. The language used in the interview was the respondents' language (bahasa Indonesia) in order that they could freely express what they had in mind about the three languages above. Despite the respondents' positive attitudes toward their local languages, bahasa, and English, the demand of the parents to make their children more mobile and more skillful has made the school management provide more foreign languages instead of local languages. The lack of qualified teachers, and obsolete teaching materials were also identified as the most gargantuan problems that should be overcome. Some suggestions were offered to tackle the problems.

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Section: Findings and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Local Language, Bahasa Indonesia, or Foreign Language?

Alamsyah¹

2018

Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Intellectuals' Global Responsibility (ICIGR 2017)

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“…The promotion of learner reflection remains one of the main benefits of alternative assessment (Coombi and Barlow 2004). The ability to reflect, as well as learning strategies and learners' attitudes are important aspects of learner autonomy that can lay the foundations for lifelong learning (Tomlinson 1996).…”

Section: Learning Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Translation as a Cognitive Strategy for Lifelong Learning

Kavaliauskienė¹,

Kaminskienė²

2017

VertStud

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Learning strategies are immensely ambiguous phenomena and nothing is clear-cut about them.zoltan DőrnyeiThe object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives. Robert M. HutchinsThe paper examines how the language learning strategies that learners prefer in learning professional language at tertiary level can be used for lifelong education. It is well known that in language learning students apply various learning strategies, yet not all learners are equally successful in their studies. This research is based on the analysis of data obtained from two different surveys of learners' preferred language learning strategies. Respondents spread over two levels of English proficiency and their learning strategies are compared. Selfevaluation and reflections on learning outcomes reveal how important or unimportant various learning strategies are and which might be relevant to lifelong learning. The study found that students' preferred strategies can be an effective means to foster their motivation for self-development and, in the long run, lifelong learning.

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“…These include a coursebook, a CD rom, a story, a song, a video, or even a picture to encourage learners' motivation to the learning. According to Tomlinson and Masuhara (2018), the nature of these teaching materials can be informative, instructional, experiential, or exploratory. The consideration lies on the teacher's discretion, where he/she has the authority to choose which will best help achieving learning outcomes.…”

Section: Teaching Materials Development For Early Child Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%