Bøger af Yirgalem Girma

Seminar paper from the year 2023 in the subject Pedagogy - General, grade: 3.81, , language: English, abstract: This study was aimed at assessing students' perceptions of large EFL class in terms of the instructional, psychological and social aspects and perceived challenges. The study adopted the descriptive research approach. Two preparatory schools were selected owing to their convenience and the serious situational constraints in teaching large EFL large classes Ethiopia. The data were collected using likert-scale questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Eight randomly selected EFL teachers filed open-ended and close-ended questionnaire. Out of 1545, 155 students were selected using simple random sampling technique. Ten students were voluntarily selected and interviewed. The quantitative data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, but qualitative data gathered via interview were analyzed descriptively. The findings showed that most participants had clear picture of the situational challenges and benefits of EFL large class. The majority of the respondents' perceived the instructional and psychological aspects negatively, but the social aspects favorably. The EFL teachers and most students perceived that learning in EFL large class affects English learning outcomes and large EFL class matters beyond quality of instructions. The perceived difficulties of large EFL class were: lack of continuous assessment, getting immediate feedback to students, avoidance of writing and speaking, focusing on usage, low active involvement, less students learning, lack of rapport, no use of teaching aids, teachers¿ failure active learning and motivational strategies, lack of motivation, concentration, confidence and student-teacher interaction. The constraints can be alleviated using effective instructional strategies, class size reduction, and training competent and potential EFL teachers, and working flexibly and cooperatively with students.

Master's Thesis from the year 2023 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 3.81, Addis Ababa University, language: English, abstract: The major objective of the study was to assess students¿ perceptions towards EFL large classes in terms of its instructional, psychological and social aspects and their perceived challenges. To this end, two preparatory schools were selected owing to their convenience for the study, the researchers¿ familiarity with the situation and the serious situational constraints related to EFL large class size with special reference to grade eleven. To achieve the purpose of the study, a descriptive research method was employed because the main objective was just to gather information about students¿ perceptions and their perceived difficulties. Likert-scale type questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were employed to gather adequate data from the student respondents, but only open-ended and close-ended questionnaires were distributed to eight randomly selected EFL teachers to confirm data obtained from their students. The instruments were piloted before the main study on 20 students and some modifications were made on their grammar and wordings, but six items were rejected. Out of 1545 students, 155 were selected as samples through simple random sampling technique and ten of them were voluntarily selected and interviewed. The data collected through likert type questionnaires were analyzed through descriptive statistics like frequency, percentages and means. Data gathered through interview were analyzed through descriptive statements. The data gathered through questionnaires were substantiated by the data obtained through interview.