Use of Multimedia technologies in English language learning: A Study (Published)
Use of Multimedia technologies in teaching English language is one of the best recent and technological approaches in language learning, especially to inculcate and strengthen the opportunities to achieve objectives of language pedagogy. In the present times, many academicians and professionals get to know the significance of using various technological devices in the procedure of language teaching and learning equally. The new approaches have made language learning more productive, effective, and communicative. So therefore, in the study, definitions of some important terms that related to innovation such as Multimedia, ICT are given. Further, some exploration of the possibilities to use Multimedia applications for effective learning of English is to be attempted. Moreover this study will interpret the learners’ attitudes towards the use of Multimedia technologies for learning English. Finally the conclusion is drawn as per the survey results indicated.
Keywords: Learner’s attitude, Learning English, Multimedia Technologies, language skills
Texts, Contexts And Motivational Strategies In Teaching Literature To Saudi Students (Published)
This paper has focused on the three crucial issues of teaching literature among the undergraduate students of Saudi Arabia. First it has explored the selection criteria of the literary texts: which texts are the best at tapping the motivations of the students. This selection is important to create “a highly motivating, amusing and lively lesson” (Hismanoglu, 2005, p. 65). Secondly along with eliciting contexts from the students, the study has reviewed the appropriateness of the major academically established contexts (for example, historical, formal, reader response, postcolonial etc.). It has emphasized that choosing the appropriate context for analysis is vital to avoid Saudi students’ alienation with the “methods and styles which are unorthodox and incomprehensible, when compared to their upbringing” (Springsteen, 2014, p. 11). Since the class room activities are often found “different, sometimes challenging, and often marginalizing” (Shaw, 2009, p. 225), the article has identified some relevant and effective motivational strategies that work in consonance with the students
Keywords: Literary Contexts, Literature, Motivational Strategies, Teaching Literature, language skills
Tailoring For the Needs of Graduate Students in Kuwait (Published)
Drawing on their long experience of teaching English as a foreign language in Kuwait, the researchers propose a course designed to meets the needs of Kuwaiti students seeking to pursue their higher studies in a university in one of the English speaking countries, particularly the UK or the USA. The need for this course stems from the fact that students who go abroad to pursue their higher studies struggle a lot, not only with the authentic language that they encounter for the first time, but also with the culture. So the content of the course is based on teaching the language within its cultural context. This paper gives details of this course in terms of goals, objectives, content, the stages of the learning experience and ways of implementation.
Keywords: English as a foreign language, language skills, syllabus design, training course