Developing ELT materials of study skills in the time of revolution and change : students' perspective
Author
Ali, Ahazeej Abd al-Latif Abd al-Karim
Source
Arab Journal of Specific Education
Issue
Vol. 4, Issue 13 (31 May. 2020), pp.317-332, 16 p.
Publisher
The Arab Institution for Education Science and Art
Publication Date
2020-05-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
Abstract EN
This study aims to investigate the importance of using up-todate materials about current events to teach study skills, finding out how to use such kind of materials and the attitudes of EFL students towards using them.
The study adopts descriptive analytical approach.
The questionnaire is used as a mean of data collection.
The subjects of the study were 40 students of English language at university of Khartoum, Faculty of education.
They were given 15 sessions in which the teacher used different materials about current issues to teach study skills as well as different methods and techniques ; the eclectic approach is used to teach the course .The questionnaire shows that students have positive attitudes toward using materials about up to dated issues.
They think that these materials improve their study skills, motivate them, make the learning enjoyable and give them purpose for learning.
.This revealed the importance of developing and supplementing EFL materials with materials about current issues that related to students environment.
In addition to that the eclectic approach of language teaching is the ideal one to adopt .The above mentioned results have achieved the hypotheses of the study.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ali, Ahazeej Abd al-Latif Abd al-Karim. 2020. Developing ELT materials of study skills in the time of revolution and change : students' perspective. Arab Journal of Specific Education،Vol. 4, no. 13, pp.317-332.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-980349
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ali, Ahazeej Abd al-Latif Abd al-Karim. Developing ELT materials of study skills in the time of revolution and change : students' perspective. Arab Journal of Specific Education Vol. 4, no. 13 (May. 2020), pp.317-332.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-980349
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ali, Ahazeej Abd al-Latif Abd al-Karim. Developing ELT materials of study skills in the time of revolution and change : students' perspective. Arab Journal of Specific Education. 2020. Vol. 4, no. 13, pp.317-332.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-980349
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 332
Record ID
BIM-980349