ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
EFL Students&apos; Awareness of Culture-Specific Words and Concepts: The Challenges and Opportunities for Students in a Saudi Undergraduate English Program
Author: Bin Towairesh, Abdullah Abdulrahman
Date: 2021-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Cultural Awareness,Undergraduate Students,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Cultural Differences,Course Content,Barriers,Student Attitudes,Language Usage

Cultural knowledge is an integral part of the language teaching process in EFL situations. The difficulties facing students in this area have negatively affected their ability to communicate successfully and translate accurately. Nonetheless, the debate over the significance of involving cultural aspects in the language classroom has continued in the local Saudi context. The language weaknesses resulting from the lack of sufficient cultural perspective can also be observed and confirmed in this region. Students' understanding of culture-specific words and concepts is the area that is affected the most when a disconnection occurs between language teaching and cultural knowledge. Thus, in this paper, the researcher examines the impact of this disconnection by outlining the extent to which cultural knowledge is incorporated into EFL language courses. This study also focuses on documenting the language use examples that illustrate the difficulties faced by students in this regard, which is an aspect that is missing from several previous studies in the local context. The data examined in this study were collected through open-ended questionnaires and organizing focus group discussions. The analysis of the results reveals that the cultural component of language teaching is not satisfactory for the English major students surveyed in this study. The research participants also described the kind of cultural knowledge missing from their curriculum and the specific areas affected by that. The study concludes with several suggested solutions that focus on the resources available to Saudi students (and other students in the same circumstances) and on utilizing the most recent developments in online education in the past two years.
Factors Affecting Stress of Online Learning Due to the COVID-19 Situation at Faculty of Education, Thailand National Sports University Chonburi Campus
Author: Sukdee, Thitipong
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Stress Variables,Electronic Learning,COVID-19,Pandemics,Preservice Teachers,Undergraduate Students,Value Judgment,Stress Management,School Policy,Social Support Groups,Physical Education,Athletics,Predictor Variables,At Risk Students,Well Being,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this research was to study factors affecting stress of online learning due to the COVID-19 situation at the Faculty of Education, Thailand National Sport University Chonburi Campus, and to create equations to predict the stress of students. The samples consisted of 280 students in the Faculty of Education, Thailand National Sport University Chonburi Campus. The research instruments were the Suanprung Stress Test and a questionnaire gauging emotional and mental status, perceived severity of stress, opportunity for risk of stress, perceived usefulness of stress management, university policies that promote stress management, environment, and social support. The data were analyzed in terms of frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis. The results indicated that: (1) Study stress levels during the COVID-19 situation were at a moderate level: subjects had a mild level of stress 8.93 percent, moderate level of stress 56.78 percent, high level of stress 33.93 percent and severe level of stress 0.36 percent; (2) The subjects' emotional and mental well-being, perceived severity of stress, perceived usefulness of stress management, University policies that promote stress management, environment, social support were at a high level, and Opportunity for risk of stress moderate level; and (3) The factors that related to the stress of online learning due to the COVID-19 situation comprised were 4 variables: achievement perceived usefulness of stress management, opportunity for risk of stress, university policies that promote stress management, and social support. There was a statistically significantly difference at the 0.1 level. These 4 factors could predict the Stress about percentage of 70.50. The significantly predicted equations were as follows: In term of raw scores: Y[superscript /] = 75.425 + (-5.180) (X[subscript 4]) + 3.816 (X[subscript 3]) + (-3.465) (X[subscript 5]) + (-2.689) (X[subscript 7]). In term of standard scores: Z[superscript /][subscript Y] = (-0.324) (Z X[subscript 4]) + 0.280 (Z X[subscript 3]) + (-0.225) (Z X[subscript 3]) + (-0.165) Z X[subscript 7]).
Investigation of Burnout Levels of Physical Education and Sports Teachers during COVID-19 Period
Author: Karakoç, Berna
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Burnout,Physical Education Teachers,COVID-19,Pandemics,Team Sports,Online Courses,Educational Change,Distance Education,Teacher Attitudes,Burnout,Measures (Individuals),Teacher Student Relationship,Stress Variables,Symptoms (Individual Disorders),Foreign Countries,Likert Scales

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided to conduct educational activities online and the burnout status of teachers who suddenly switched to distance education became a matter of curiosity. This study was carried out to examine the burnout levels of physical education and sports teachers during the COVID-19 period and to examine possible changes that may occur after this process by getting information about how they will approach their profession. profession and students. In this context, the research group consists of 210 physical education and sports teachers, 142 men and 68 women. These teachers took a break from face-to-face education due to the pandemic and continued their lessons with online education. The Maslach Burnout Inventory and 3 semi-structured questions were used to find out the emotional states of physical education and sports teachers and how they approached students during and after the pandemic. IBM SPSS 22 statistical program was used in the analysis of the data obtained from the scale. Analysis of normality showed that the data were normally distributed. Parametric test independent samples t-test was used to compare paired groups, one-way ANOVA was used to compare more than two groups and the level of significance was accepted as (p)&lt;0.05. In addition, the content analysis method was used in the analysis of the data obtained from the semi-structured interview form. The results showed that physical education and sports teachers participating in the study experienced moderate burnout. It was determined that the most negatively affected aspect of teachers was emotional exhaustion during the COVID-19 pandemic. There was no significant difference between the burnout levels of physical education and sports teachers according to the variables of gender, age, professional seniority, the type of sports they do. Physical education and sports teachers stated that they missed their students and they wanted face-to-face education to start at school, while more than half of the teachers stated that their attitudes to students will change after the pandemic.
Stylistic Portrait of English Fantasy Texts (Based on Jordan&apos;s &quot;The Eye of the World,&quot; Martin&apos;s &quot;A Game of Thrones,&quot; Rowling&apos;s &quot;Harry Potter and the Philosopher&apos;s Stone,&quot; and &quot;Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets&quot;)
Author: Glinka, Nataliia
Date: 2021-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Fantasy,Novels,English,Language Usage,Literary Styles,Semantics,Literary Devices,Authors

The paper is focused on stylistic features of English fantasy texts. The research materials include four fantasy novels written by British and American authors of the late 20th century: Jordan's &quot;The Eye of the World,&quot; Martin's &quot;A Game of Thrones,&quot; Rowling's &quot;Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,&quot; and &quot;Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.&quot; The research question of the study lies in need to systematize expressive means and stylistic devices used in the texts and distinguish the common stylistic features of English fantasy texts. To do this, the researchers implement the notion of a stylistic portrait of English fantasy text, and the main aim of the paper is to provide its definition and description. The study employed the complex of linguistic research methods, including analysis and generalization of theoretical sources, contextual analysis and the elements of quantitative analysis of linguistic units used in the texts. Based on three essential aspects of a stylistic portrait, the paper shows that the English fantasy texts are characterized by the dominance of expressive means and stylistic devices at the syntactic level of language. In addition, the researchers identified the most productive stylistically marked linguistic units at each level of language correlated with the semantic field within which they functioned, and studied connotative dominants in these texts.
Palestinian EFL University Students&apos; Problems with the Reading Sections of the TOEFL Internet-Based Test and the Revised TOEFL Paper-Delivered Test
Author: Hammad, Enas Abdullah
Date: 2021-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Seniors,Computer Assisted Testing,Paper (Material),Test Format,Reading Tests,Student Problems,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Language Tests,Test Preparation,Language Proficiency,Reading Rate,Knowledge Level,Foreign Countries,Test Anxiety

Despite Palestinian university students' problems with the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based Test, no researchers approached this research area in the Palestinian English as a Foreign Language context. The present study attempted to answer a question focusing on Palestinian university students' problems with the reading sections of the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based Test and the revised Test of English as a Foreign Language paper-delivered test. The participants were 65 fourth-year students studying English at Al-Aqsa University. The researcher employed four instruments: a test, a group semi-structured interview, and two individual semi-structured interviews. Results showed the students' problems with the reading sections of the two types of tests, such as the irrelevance of the topics of the tests to the students' content background knowledge, students' lack of exposure to lengthy passages, students' slow reading speed, and the students' lack of linguistic proficiency. Additionally, the study offered many recommendations for Educational Testing Service experts and Al-Aqsa university students and instructors.
Investigation of Empathy Skills and Moral Decision-Making Attitudes in Athlete Students in Terms of Some Variables
Author: Turan, Serhat
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Athletes,Decision Making,Moral Values,Aggression,Antisocial Behavior,Team Sports,Student Attitudes,Empathy,Prediction,Measures (Individuals),Scores,Gender Differences,Comparative Analysis,High School Students,Foreign Countries

It is observed that the appearance of aggression and violent anti-social behavior in sports contradicts the Olimpia culture inherent in sports. Therefore, this research was conducted in order to reveal the causes and consequences of negative behaviors observed in sports, to examine the empathy skills and moral decision-making attitudes of athletes in terms of different variables. The research was arranged by the screening survey model. A total of 319 athletes, 180 men, and 139 women, engaged in individual and team sports in the city where the research was conducted, voluntarily participated in this research. Personal information form, &quot;Prediction in Sports and Empathy in Sports&quot; and &quot;Attitudes to Moral Decision-making in Youth Sport Questionnaire&quot; were applied to the participants. In the analysis of the data, the Manova test and the LSD test were used to determine the source of the difference. As a result of the research, while a significant difference was found in favor of men in terms of gender in empathy skills (p &lt; 0.05); there was not found a significant difference in terms of sports branch and sports year (p &gt; 0.05). In terms of the sports year variable, the moral decision-making attitude scores of individuals who have just started sports (0-2 years) compared to individuals who have been doing sports for a long time (9+ years) were found to be higher and this result was found to indicate a statistically significant difference (p &lt; 0.05). There was not found a significant difference in moral decision-making attitudes scores in terms of sports year and gender.
Perceptions of Teachers and Subject Advisers Regarding Curriculum Development Processes in Fort Beaufort District, Eastern Cape
Author: Obi, Uloma Nkpurunma
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teacher Attitudes,Curriculum Development,Teacher Effectiveness,Educational Quality,Stakeholders,Participation

This study was designed to investigate the perceptions of teachers and subject advisers regarding the curriculum development processes in Fort Beaufort District in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The sample consisted of twenty-two respondents: four principals, twelve teachers and six subject advisers. Data were collected through structured face-to-face interviews, focus group discussions and document analysis. The findings revealed that both teachers and subject advisers were concerned about the quality of teachers and learners as well as delivery of the curriculum. They also expressed concern about the quality of workshops; pointing to how much participation from teachers and subject advisers occurs in these workshops. Their responses create space for the researcher to engage with the question, does their involvement in these workshops help them to understand the curriculum and implement it better? Hence, this study recommends that the quality of teachers, learners and subject advisers should be considered while carrying out curriculum development processes.
The Billion Oyster Project and Curriculum and Community Enterprise for Restoration Science Curriculum Impact on Underrepresented Student Motivation to Pursue STEM Careers
Author: Birney, Lauren B.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Disproportionate Representation,Student Motivation,STEM Education,Occupational Aspiration,High School Teachers,Middle School Teachers,Active Learning,Student Projects,Learner Engagement,Partnerships in Education,Environmental Education

The Billion Oyster Project and Curriculum and Community Enterprise for the Restoration of New York Harbor with New York City Public Schools (BOP-CCERS) program is a National Science Foundation (NSF) supported initiative and collaboration of multiple institutions and organizations led by Pace University. The NSF project, Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST), had generated a large amount of data through engagement with teachers and students throughout New York City public schools. One purpose of this project is to engage with middle and high school science teachers to assist them in using project-based learning and real-world data collection in their classrooms with their students through harbor restoration initiatives. It was found that Underrepresented Minority (URM) students reported having higher levels of interest in STEM and science than did the non-URM students. While this is a success, it was found that the URM students had lower expectations for success in STEM courses and interest in STEM careers. It was concluded that URM students may need additional support in order to build their confidence and help them to become aware of opportunities in STEM education and careers.
Agency as Rhetorical Device in the Discourse of Kids Animated Learning Videos on COVID-19 Virus
Author: Younus, Lina Laith
Date: 2021-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: COVID-19,Pandemics,Video Technology,Animation,Teaching Methods,Rhetoric,Social Media,Drama,Safety,Health Behavior,Disease Control,Language Usage,Figurative Language,Child Health,Health Promotion

At COVID-19 pandemic, people worldwide were attacked by a dangerous and widely spread virus known as Coronavirus. Kids are not matured enough to understand why they have to stay home and follow health instructions. Animated learning videos are designed for kids for the purpose of making them aware of the virus. The objectives of the present study are: (1) examining one of Burke's pentad (1969) represented by ''agency,'' in COVID-19 kids videos; (2) investigating the rhetorical devices used in the selected data to inform, persuade and make kids aware of what is meant by COVID-19; and (3) revealing the dominant rhetorical device. The main question that arises here is; &quot;what are the rhetorical strategies used in the discourse of the learning videos on COVID-19''. The selected data is limited to the discourse of six kids' videos dealing with COVID-19 found on YouTube. The theories followed in the analysis are Tarigan's theory (2013) and Burke's pentad (1969). The results revealed that the discourse of each video reflects dramatic situations, including the pentad items; act, scene, agent, agency, and purpose. It is also found that agency as a rhetorical device is highly used in the selected data and the most dominant device was personification. It is concluded that the use of the dramatic situations and rhetorical devices in such videos has a valuable role in making kids aware of what is meant by COVID-19 pandemic and persuaded why they have to follow the safety instructions, leaving schools and stay home.
El-Sisi&apos;s Speech on the 47th Anniversary of the October Victory: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Author: Abdelwahab, Dalia Abdelwahab Massoud
Date: 2021-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Discourse Analysis,Speeches,Ideology,Ceremonies,Television,Presidents,Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Role,Political Attitudes,Language Usage,Mass Media,Models,Correlation

Critical discourse analysis (CDA) is a modern branch of linguistics. The current study applies CDA to a televised speech of El-Sisi, the Egyptian president, on the 47th anniversary of October Victory in its English version. The study aims to reveal ideologies behind the publishing of the speech and its role in shaping the mentality of Egyptians. The researcher applies Fairclough's (2014a) three-dimensional model. She also uses Halliday and Matthiessen's (2014) metafunctions of systemic functional grammar (SFG) as the tool for analysis. The analysis is mainly qualitative. The research answers some questions. The first one is: 'How the constructive ideologies are expressed through their linguistic structures and features in the English version of El-Sisi's speech on the 47th of October victory ceremony?' The second is 'what is the explanation for including such confidential ideologies in the published English version of El-Sisi's speech?' A significant finding is that the delivered messages of the speech reflect some ideological orientations. The ideological orientations are affected and determined by the dominant social ideologies and the general orientation of institutions in Egypt. The study aims to help readers use their skills in analyzing any discourse systematically. The study also highlights the fundamental ideologies needed to direct Egyptians for the benefit of their country. Future researches can focus on the role of words in reflecting ideologies or the role of explicitation and implicitation techniques in conveying beliefs and confidential ideologies.
Quality Evaluation of Theses in Teaching Science and Mathematics Program
Author: Nuangchalerm, Prasart
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Theses,Science Instruction,Mathematics Instruction,Foreign Countries,Graduate Students,Action Research,Teaching Methods,Instructional Effectiveness,Content Analysis,Teacher Education,Secondary Education

This study aimed to study quality of theses of master education program in teaching science and mathematics, Mahasarakham University, Thailand which conducted and published during 2016-2019. A 37 theses were studied through systematic approach. Data were collected by 24 questionnaires of theses analysis anecdotal. Mean, standard deviation, and percentage were employed. Results showed that most of thesis focus on action research due to the school contexts. Teaching strategies or innovation which employed are problem-based learning, inquiry-based learning, STEM education and other trending approaches. All of informants or samples are studying in high school level. Overall of quality of thesis can be considered in at good level. The finding is useful for program development and shaping research area for graduate students in the future.
International Student Migration in Finland: The Role of Graduation on Staying
Author: Mathies, Charles
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Foreign Students,Immigration,Graduation,Academic Degrees,Probability,Labor Market,Graduation Rate,Undergraduate Students,Graduate Students,College Graduates

There is increasing attention on the retention of international students, with many stakeholders desiring to keep international students for long-term economic growth. This study examined the factors affecting international students choosing to stay in Finland 5 years after initial enrollment, with particular focus on the role graduation plays in students staying or leaving. Tracking 11 years of entering cohorts for 5 years across national (Finland) data registries, we found evidence of an inverse relationship between graduation, degree type, and the probability of staying: The higher the degree level, the less likely an international student is to stay after graduation. We conclude that while graduation is a key metric and discussion point in national and institutional policy, our findings suggest focusing on improving international students' ability to integrate into a host country's labor market and promotion of an environment conducive for international students' families, more than graduation, would produce higher stay rates of international students.
Sense of Belonging and the Intercultural and Academic Experiences among International Students at a University in Northern Ireland
Author: Cena, Elida
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Experience,Foreign Students,Student Adjustment,Foreign Countries,Cultural Differences,Student Attitudes,Interpersonal Relationship,English (Second Language),Social Integration,Academic Achievement,Barriers,Second Language Learning,Student Needs,Intervention

Higher education institutions have a strong interest in attracting international students; however, there is little research on international students' experience while studying in the United Kingdom and how this relates to their adjustment and belonging. This research was conducted with 16 international students at an institution in Northern Ireland, using qualitative interviews to examine academic and sociocultural challenges they experience while studying and living in a country different from their own. Findings suggest that the academic challenges posed by a different educational system, issues affecting social relations within the campus, and living in a homogenous society have an impact on the international student experience. Adjustment challenges were primarily attributable to language and cultural barriers. These findings highlight that it is vital for institutions to better understand students' needs and tailor their services to enhance international students' learning experience. The study discusses possible areas for intervention that can be taken into consideration by higher education institutions.