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contact_email: deposit_eprints@ishik.edu.iq
creators_name: Ulker, Venera
creators_id: venera.ulker@ishik.edu.iq
title: The Alignment of Teaching Methodology and Learning Outcomes: The Effect of Students’ Presentations on the Development of English Language Proficiency of Adult Learners
ispublished: pub
subjects: PE
subjects: PR
divisions: ISSUE015
full_text_status: public
keywords: Learning Outcomes, Adult Learners, Student’s Presentations, Project Work
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using students’ presentations on improving English language skills of adult learners and assess its potency to reach the expected learning outcomes. The research was conducted in the Continuing Education Center, Ishik University, Erbil, KRG, Iraq. The target population consisted of 23 English language learners (university graduates, and currently working in the sphere of Education). This study consisted of three major phases: first, explanation, preparation, presentation of the students’ works on the topic of interest and observation of students’ performance, second, teacher-student and student-student discussion of the video-recorded presentations. The last step was the application of the survey, which was designed to measure the participants’ attitude toward the mini-projects they presented in the class. The data were analyzed by means of frequency and percentage, as well as a summarization of the discussions. The main findings show that students’ attitude toward oral presentations, prepared on the topic of their own interest, have a positive attitude on students’ motivation toward learning English and help the adult learners to improve their language in general, and the productive skills in particular.
date: 2017-12-01
date_type: published
publication: International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies
volume: 4
number: 3
publisher: Ishik University
pagerange: 132-139
id_number: doi:10.23918/ijsses.v4i3p132
refereed: TRUE
issn: 24091294
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.23918/ijsses.v4i3p132
related_url_url: https://www.ishik.edu.iq/
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citation:   Ulker, Venera  (2017) The Alignment of Teaching Methodology and Learning Outcomes: The Effect of Students’ Presentations on the Development of English Language Proficiency of Adult Learners.  International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies, 4 (3).  pp. 132-139.  ISSN 24091294     
document_url: http://eprints.ishik.edu.iq/101/1/ijsses.v4i3p132.pdf