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Factors Affecting the Motivation Level of Undergraduate ESL Learners at University of Sargodha, Pakistan
The present research identifies the factors that influence the motivation level of undergraduate learners towards learning ESL in University of Sargodha context. This research adopted a survey method to collect quantitative data. The data were collected from randomly selected sample of 300 undergraduate male and female students. Gardner’s (1985) Attitude/Motivation Test Battery was employed to get a modified questionnaire of 41 items, to collect information about learner’s motivation. Means and standard deviations of data were computed by analyzing the data by The SPSS program. Furthermore, T-test was calculated to determine the motivational factors and gender differences in ESL learning. The findings presented the overall high degree of interest in learning English as a Second Language. A positive attitude and good level of instrumental and integrative motivation was found in students of both genders and relatively higher instrumental motivation in male students towards learning English. Finally, some pedagogical implications were presented to improve students’ proficiency in ESL learning.
http://mjltm.org/article-1-506-en.pdf
Undergraduate students
gender
ESL learning
instrumental and integrative motivation
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Interpreting and its Cognitive Root
Undoubtedly cognitive process is an important element in almost all modes of translation. Translation has long been identified as a socially situated activity and is referred to as the interaction between the process and context. Translation as subfield of language, therefore, is a cognitive and context bound phenomenon and is regarded as an act and event. Regardless of its various modes, it roots in psycho-social interaction. Accordingly, translation is considered as a social and mental event that manifests in context and is referred to as a biological entity to which cognition is a source of energy. The cognitive power can be realized in space (environment) through translation (interpreting) activity. Translation as an artful communicative task, requires the dimension of mental power and context (space) for realization. The absence and malfunctioning of any of these elements result in the disruption of the flow of communication and increased amount of waiting time and lack of satisfaction. In this work, we intend to trace the relevancy that cognition has with translation and that to pave the way to stimulate for new findings and to make the reader aware of cognitive limitation as an impairing element in translation/interpreting activity. Moreover, we conclude with a discussion of cognitive gaps and suggestions for further research.
http://mjltm.org/article-1-507-en.pdf
Cognitive Deficiency
Mental Load
Waiting Time
Working memory
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A Model of the English Language Course “Around The World in 180 Days”: Module Technology in Teaching
Today the goal of teaching foreign languages in universities must be based on international requirements for specialists who will be able to integrate into the world market and scientific community. The article is devoted to the problem of development and implementation of effective and advanced pedagogical methods. Nowadays module technology teaching is of great theoretical and practical value as it has become an essential part of curriculum in the system of higher education. The article makes an attempt to cover the question of how to combine effectively face-to-face traditional learning with the advantages of distance learning systems. At first, a brief review of results of research on such basic notions as “cultural-linguistic personality” and “modular learning” is given. Then, the authors share their own project of teaching English for Bachelor students of non-linguistic departments. The project was designed as a case study which is aimed at increasing language competence of the university students. The project was successfully discussed and approved within the workshop of championship in the National University of Science and Technology MISIS, Moscow.
http://mjltm.org/article-1-508-en.pdf
module technology
foreign language teaching
case study
blended learning
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National and Cultural Specifics of the Glutton Discourse (on the basis of the Russian, English and Chinese Languages)
The purpose of this research is studying the problems connected with the identification of the national features in the glutton (gastronomic) discourse and the representation of the national world pictures in the Russian, English and Chinese languages. This paper proves the linguistic status of the gastronomic discourse and offers its definition, analyses its genres, defines the notions and the concept of the gastronomic world picture.
The special attention is given to the identification and the complex analysis of the types of the pragmatonyms in the Russian, English and Chinese languages. The authors draw the conclusion that gastronomy is one of the most important tools for assimilation of another culture.
Having accurately analyzed the names of dishes from various national cuisines, the authors specify the concept of gastronomic discourse, reveal similarities and differences in the names of various dishes from the perspective of cultural linguistics.
Thus, the glutton discourse expressed by verbal means, has its own semantic form determined by its values and characterized with ethnic and cultural specifics.
http://mjltm.org/article-1-509-en.pdf
gastronomic discourse
language and culture
cultural linguistics
national linguistic picture of the world
connotation
anthropocentrism
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The Advantages of Using Blended Learning in Studying English as a Foreign Language at the University of Tabuk
The goal of this research was to investigate the advantages of using blended learning in teaching English as a foreign language at the English Language Center (Females Section) / the Medical Faculty – the University of Tabuk for the academic year 2018/ 2019. The sample of the study consisted of 60 Medical Faculty female students (1st PYP –Second Semester) at the University of Tabuk in Saudi Arabia. The researcher used questionnaire survey was divided into four parts. This qualitative research used SPSS program to analyze the elicited data. The findings of the study showed that using blended learning in teaching EFL at the University of Tabuk is very advantageous. 84% of the respondents stated that their language proficiency skills improved a lot compared to the use of the conventional teaching methods. This study recommends that future research should be conducted to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of the use of blended learning in teaching EFL in different universities and academic institutions in Saudi Arabia.
http://mjltm.org/article-1-510-en.pdf
Blended Learning
EFL
Advantages and Curriculum