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After a Year of Online Learning amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey of Indonesian Undergraduate Students&apos; Opinions and Behaviors
Author: Prabawangi, R. Prita
Date: 2021-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Online Courses,School Closing,COVID-19,Pandemics,Educational Technology,Undergraduate Students,Student Attitudes,Barriers,Student Behavior,Synchronous Communication,Asynchronous Communication,Program Effectiveness

Universities around Indonesia are currently adopting online lectures to keep the learning process running in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak. Online courses, thanks to the rapid advancement of ICT, allow students and lecturers to interact despite the stay-at-home policy. Because of its flexibility and modern lifestyle, this method is likely to continue to be used in the future. Therefore, this study examines the benefits and disadvantages of online learning and understands students' expectations. With a total sample of 226 undergraduate students from four cities and seven universities in Indonesia, this research uses a descriptive survey design. The data collection technique was an online survey using Google Forms during May and June 2021. The results showed that most students viewed online learning during the pandemic as going well, although some students felt that their academic needs were not being met. Students find benefits of online learning, such as flexibility, cost savings, and increased confidence in engaging in discussions. However, the respondents identified a number of obstacles to achieve the ideal learning process, including low signal quality, limited laboratory practices, and high internet network expenses. Students reported certain disadvantages of online learning, such as limited interaction, irregular class schedules, and a high number of assignments. This study also found that most students lose their concentration easily. They also multitask during synchronous learning, where the side activities are mostly academically unrelated (e.g., doing daily activities, scrolling through social media, driving, and watching movies). From the data gathered, it is important for lecturers and universities to consider the reduction in assignments, meeting frequency, and duration of online learning to maintain students' motivation and concentration.
Big Five Personality Traits and Motivation in Learning Mandarin as Foreign Language
Author: Jung Ku, Chen
Date: 2021-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Personality Measures,Personality Traits,Student Motivation,Mandarin Chinese,Second Language Learning,Undergraduate Students

The present study aims to develop a model illuminating the relationship between student personality traits and motivation towards learning Mandarin as a foreign language. A model framework consisting of five exogenous variables and one endogenous variable of motivation are examined in the present study. Sample of 260 undergraduates taking Mandarin language at public university in East Malaysia was used as respondents for the present work. The path analysis revealed that the big five personality traits significantly influence and explained 52% of the variance in students' motivation. The analysis further indicates that extraversion and conscientiousness produce the strongest correlation with students' motivation. The results inferred that students who enjoy social visibility and self-discipline are also who will be motivated to learn the Mandarin language. Findings also demonstrated that agreeableness positively influence motivation, and neuroticism, as expected, produce negative direct relations with motivation towards learning Mandarin as a foreign language. On the contrary, the present study did not find any correlation between openness and motivation. The implications of this study are also discussed and interpreted within the context of what educators could do to encourage students' motivation.
Embracing Internationalization in Gearing Malaysian Higher Education towards Global Education
Author: Mustapha, Siti Maziha
Date: 2021-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Global Approach,Foreign Countries,Global Education,Higher Education,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Foreign Students,Barriers

Embracing internationalization is the reality in Malaysian tertiary education in this century. Various endeavors and research collaborations have been and are still carried out to achieve the government's vision to position Malaysia as a tertiary education hub in the region. Using phenomenological approach, this study attempts to highlight challenges and strategies towards achieving internationalization of Malaysian higher education. Twelve lecturers from public and private universities were purposively sampled to discuss issues on internationalization of Malaysian tertiary education. Focus Group Discussions using semi structured interview protocol were undertaken. Data analysis and interpretation were carried out through thematic development. The findings revealed all participants are aware of the pedagogical approaches to be in practice to embrace the dynamics of global cultures convening in Malaysian lecture rooms. They highlighted the advantages of having international students from academic and social perspectives. Also included are ways how local students benefit with the presence of international students. These benefits emerged as participants discussed the consequences of Malaysian campus bereft of international students. In-class challenges and strategies to overcome them were deliberated. The findings also informed lecturers, administrators, and policy makers of relevant aspects to consider when dealing with international students at the tertiary level in Malaysia.
Towards a Model of Attitude and Character Learning through Training Needed by Teachers
Author: Badeni, Badeni
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Values Education,Teacher Attitudes,Quality Assurance,Faculty Development,Elementary School Teachers,Foreign Countries,Measures (Individuals),Teaching Methods,Educational Needs,Cognitive Ability,Teaching Skills

A number of training models for attitude and character building have been applied to train Indonesian teachers; however, a majority of these teachers still feel confused about how to instill values in their students and shape children's attitudes and characters. Research and development (Kimbrough &amp; Hutcheson, 1998) model was applied in this study. The sample population of this study consisted of (a) 5% of the elementary school teachers in Bengkulu Province selected proportionally and randomly, and (b) all the teacher trainers of Bengkulu Province Education Quality Assurance Agency. Data was collected through a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and inventory instruments. After analyzing data, the researchers concluded: first, training models for attitudes and character building applied so far are only able to improve the cognitive level of teachers and little at the level of understanding, application and analysis; though they have not been able to improve the skills needed by the teacher in shaping the attitudes and character of students. Hence, while providing training to teachers on attitude and character building, it is recommended to use training models that can develop teachers' diligence suiting their needs as well as improve their cognitive abilities.
Teachers&apos; Beliefs about Javanese Learning Materials on Local Wisdom Curriculum in Indonesia
Author: Rahadini, Astiana Ajeng
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Attitudes,Indonesian Languages,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Instructional Materials,Educational Objectives,Difficulty Level,Textbooks,Curriculum Evaluation,Foreign Countries,Language Teachers,Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers

Teachers' beliefs are very influential in the success of learning in the classroom. The teacher is the person who knows best how to successfully use learning materials to achieve learning objectives. This study aims to explore how teachers' beliefs in Javanese language learning materials in the local content curriculum, especially for the Central Java region. The method used in this research is qualitative method. Data obtained by questionnaires and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Data analysis is carried out by grouping the teachers' beliefs points towards the Javanese language teaching material. The results show that more than 70% of teachers believe that the Javanese language teaching materials contained in the local content curriculum are too difficult for students both in terms of language and content. Meanwhile, based on the FGD analysis of curriculum documents and Javanese textbooks, it is also found that some teaching materials are not in order and are not in accordance with the development of students, thus making students find it difficult to understand the material. This causes the learning objectives of the Javanese language tend to have not achieved maximum results. The results of this study can be a recommendation for stakeholders to evaluate the curriculum.
Teaching Figures of Speech as a Productive Skill and Its Influence on EFL Learners&apos; Creative Writing
Author: Jaashan, Hasan Mohammed Saleh
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Creative Writing,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),Intervention,Speech Communication,Teaching Methods,Undergraduate Students,Foreign Countries,Language Styles,Figurative Language,Literary Genres

Richards (2015) states that receptive competence is far more developed in all language users than productive competence and that in L2 learning, new lexis first shows as passive knowledge and later as active or productive competence. Moreover, productive competence is not a natural corollary to receptive competence; rather, the former requires &quot;noticing&quot; and &quot;focused output.&quot; The current study concerns itself with the &quot;focused output&quot; or the ability of the learners to produce comprehensible language post-intervention, which is essential for learners to acquire a new language. The study is conducted with 42 EFL learners at King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, twenty of whom are taught Figures of Speech as a receptive skill while the remaining twenty-two are taught the Figures of Speech through three stages, designed to lead them into giving focused output or use the Figures of Speech productively in creative writing. The post-test results show that learners who are taught Figures of Speech as receptive skill could not write creatively, whereas the learners who are taught these as productive skill successfully apply the Figures of Speech to compose fine and new pieces of literature which exhibit moderate to a good grasp of creative writing. The study concludes that learners show a positive attitude and preference towards enhancing creativity by adopting such new and effective teaching methods. Accordingly, the study highly recommends adopting teaching Figures of Speech as a productive skill, in place of the commonly practiced method as a receptive skill to EFL learners.
Tracing Machine and Human Translation Errors in Some Literary Texts with Some Implications for EFL Translators
Author: Abdulaal, Mohammad Awad Al-Dawoody
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Translation,Literature,Syntax,Computational Linguistics,Language Processing,Literary Genres,Internet,Computer Software,COVID-19,Pandemics,Error Analysis (Language),Ambiguity (Semantics),Language Usage,Editing,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Web Sites,Semitic Languages,Contrastive Linguistics

This research study aims at drawing a comparison between some internet emerging applications used for machine translation (MT) and a human translation (HT) to two of Alphonse Daudet's short stories: &quot;The Siege of Berlin&quot; and &quot;The Bad Zouave.&quot; The automatic translation has been carried out by four MT online applications (i.e. Translate Dict, Yandex, Mem-Source, and Reverso) that have come to light in the wake of COVID-19 breakout; whereas the HT was carried out by Hassouna in 2018. The results revealed that MT and HT made some errors related to (a) polysemy, (b) homonymy, (c) syntactic ambiguities, (d) fuzzy hedges, (e) synonyms, (f) metaphors and symbols. The results also showed that Yandex has dealt with polysemy much better than HT in &quot;The Siege of Berlin,&quot; but the opposite has been noticed in &quot;The Bad Zouave.&quot; Another crucial result is that HT has excelled all MT systems in homonymy and syntactic ambiguities in the two literary texts. A final result is that both MT and HT have dealt with fuzzy hedges at similar rates with little supremacy on the part of Reverso; whereas MemSource and Translate Dict have dealt with synonyms in the two literary texts much better than HT. The study concluded that EFL learners should be aware of the fact that in spite of the advantageousness of MT systems, their inadequacies should not be overlooked and handled with post-editing.
The Saudi 2030 Vision and Translanguaging in Language Learning in Saudi Arabia: Looking for Concord in the Future
Author: Alqahtani, Muneer Hezam
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Semitic Languages,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),Foreign Countries,Language Proficiency,Code Switching (Language),Immigrants,Multilingualism,Labor Force Development,Language Usage,Native Language,Learning Processes,Teaching Methods,Universities,Departments,Student Attitudes,College Students,Language Variation,Strategic Planning

This study reviews the methods and findings of earlier translanguaging research with special emphasis on their implications in view of the national development plans stated in Saudi vision 2030. Notably, Saudi Arabia is striving to adjust to the multilingual immigrant workforce on its soil, while the Kingdom envisages a larger role for its people on other soils. In this changed paradigm, strengthening the Saudis' English communicative proficiency is an emergent need. To make pertinent pedagogical recommendations on the use of translanguaging in language learning, the study gathered data using a questionnaire administered to 72 participants from separate EFL departments at King Faisal University, and a focus group interview with three participants from one Department. Findings revealed that the Saudi EFL students strongly support the use of translanguaging in the EFL classrooms, but they are worried that it may not bring their proficiency to the desirable standard. They, thus, showed greater faith in the conventional language learning approach, viz., using only English in the EFL classes. The study concluded that learners' exposure to translanguaging is apparently not adequate in KSA for them to fully fathom its benefits, and teachers who, so far strictly keep to the English-only approach, too need to be oriented and trained in its use.
Exploring Digital Literacy: How Do Undergraduate Students Evaluate Digital Video for Inclusion in Assignment Work?
Author: Tiernan, Peter
Date: 2021-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Technological Literacy,Video Technology,Learning Experience,Student Attitudes,21st Century Skills,Evaluation Methods,College Students,Foreign Countries,Online Searching,Assignments

In an effort to explore digital literacy in practice, this paper investigates how students evaluate digital video for use in assignment work. Students sourced content for a written assignment from a selection of videos housed on an online repository and reflected on their choices. The study examines the key areas influencing the use and evaluation of digital video for assignments such as digital literacy, the learning value of video, and strategies for integrating video. This paper examines students' experiences using video for assignment work and pays particular attention to their evaluation of video content and their reasons for selecting videos. Findings show that students select video based on its relevance to their existing knowledge, ability to develop their arguments, and on the source and quality of content. Students display key elements of digital literacy when provided with an authentic task, and the appropriate strategies and content to accomplish this. The work also presents a series of recommendations and considerations for future work in the area.
Development of Digital University Model in Modern Conditions: Institutional Approach
Author: Akhmetshin, Elvir Munirovich
Date: 2021-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Virtual Universities,Educational Development,Organizational Change,Technology Uses in Education,Automation,Environmental Influences,Barriers,Educational Indicators,Stakeholders,Access to Information,Information Security,College Administration,Educational Resources

Currently, special attention is paid to the development of digital technologies. In the context of the pandemic, the remote, distance, digital format of work has become top requested. Those events coincided with the general trend towards total digitalization of all spheres of life, including education. New concepts have emerged and taken hold - digital education and digital university. However, a mechanism for the development of a digital university has not yet been proposed. In the present study, an institutional approach was used to analyze the problems of the development of a digital university. The research scheme was used: institutions - motivation - control. The results of the empirical study (questionnaire and survey of university entries and its partners) made it possible to identify the existing contradictions between the participants in university activities and the external environment in terms of assessing aspects of the digital development of the university, to highlight the most effective institutions, conditions of positive motivation and control mechanisms for successful digital transformation of a university. The authors propose their own version of the concept for the development of a digital university, introducing as the core of it a new scientific concept - infrastructure logic. They lay a foundation for the principles of infrastructure logic, formation mechanisms and approaches to the use of indicators of digital development based on infrastructure logic, directions for improving the strategy of digital development of the university 4.0. The conclusions and recommendations formulated in this study can be used by other educational systems and universities.
Digital Competences for Smart Learning during COVID-19 in Higher Education Students from Spain and Latin America
Author: Pérez-Escoda, Ana
Date: 2021-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,COVID-19,Pandemics,Educational Technology,Electronic Learning,Higher Education,College Students,Technological Literacy,Computer Use,Critical Thinking,Information Management,Computer Mediated Communication,Safety,Problem Solving,Cultural Differences,Computer Security,Information Security,Learning Strategies

Networked society before pandemic situation had become the context of a technology-supported environment for learning and teaching. Since COVID-19 pandemic occurred learning happened essentially mediated through connected smart devices that demand digital skills and reinforced Smart learning. This study aims to present a descriptive and comparative analysis focusing on digital competences in three different areas: Use, Learning and Critical thinking, justified in a global situation of intensive use of technology. Each area was analyzed considering the five subareas of digital competence: information management, communication, content creation, safety and problem solving. The study was designed under a non-experimental quantitative methodology in which higher education students from Spain, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico participated (N=926). Results show significant differences among countries that could help to improve not only formal education in Higher Education, but the digital skills needed for lifelong learning among citizenship in next future conditioned by recent global situation of pandemic.
COVID-19 Lessons: Experience in Organization of Distance Preschool Education
Author: Merfeldaite, Odeta
Date: 2021-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preschool Education,COVID-19,Pandemics,Distance Education,Barriers,Access to Computers,Readiness,Foreign Countries,Organization,Parent Role,Technical Support,Legal Responsibility,School Closing

The article is for analysis of new experience in the national context - organisation of distance education in preschool education and the challenges in application of the innovation, when the implementation as such has not been planned and modelled for getting ready for it in advance. In Lithuania, before the COVID-19 pandemic distance education in the preschool education meant for reparation of a child ready for school was not applied, there were no specific guidelines, tested teaching platforms or pedagogic practices. The study deals with the results of a focus groups research performed in June of 2020, designated for discussing of experiences of the Lithuanian preschool education institutions in distance education gained during the quarantine (16/03/2020 to 29/05/2020). The performed analysis of experiences in organisation of distant education in preschool education disclosed the essential challenges faced when applying this form of education in the education of six-year-old children. It has been established that the key challenges organizing distance education in the preschool education are related to lack of the IT solutions for distant education; readiness of the participants of the education process for distant education and engagement into such process of education, as well as the lack of support from national and regional institutions in organisation of distant education. The results of the research open possibilities for further researches which are necessary for efficient and sustainable distant education integration into preschool education. In this background, explicit, deep research related to analysis of appropriateness of distance education platforms in the stages of early age, search for didactic solutions of digital content for them and deep researches of implementation cases and etc. is necessary.