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- Creator:
- Garcia, Luis
- Description:
- Previous studies (Weiping & Juan, 2005; Li, 2011) focusing on the difficulties Chinese students face when learning English show that the test-based teaching in China leads to students' low motivation and lack of ability in oral skills. This paper focuses on helping those students who are seeking a higher education in the U.S. from China or students who have similar difficulties in English learning. Based on the needs analysis findings and the difficulties of the students in English learning, this paper suggests a pre-program workshop that will prepare the students with general communication needs in a language classroom setting. The needs analysis shows that the students did not have a lot of opportunities to use listening and speaking skills in English, and they lack basic communication skills because they learned the oral English through the use of the audio-lingual method; hence, they cannot express themselves well in different types of situations with flexibility. Another finding of the needs analysis is that the students are not motivated to listen nor speak in English because these two skills are not part of the test, and students would rather spend time on reading, writing and grammar in order to improve their scores, rather than practice English as a language skill. This proposed workshop would help the students with the basic communication skills and motivate them to practice the communication skills to better prepare them for language classes.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Linguistics/TESL
- Creator:
- Dominguez, Maria Cristina
- Description:
- This research examines two courses, “NGOs and Social Service Outreach” and “International NGO Fieldwork in Vancouver,” offered at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and their impact on higher education students being change agents. An in-depth summary and overview of “NGOs and Social Service Outreach” is provided as this course was the foundation for students’ technical training about NGO’s. Participant observation was used to provide a summary of lectures and excursions in Vancouver and Victoria for the course, “International NGO Fieldwork in Vancouver.” This project analyzes qualitative data from secondary research to identify the impact each class has on student involvement and to determine students’ motivation to get involved in NGO work. The project concisely integrates theoretical literature on change agents, leadership, motivation, and study abroad. Results indicate that students felt empowered, developed personal and professional skills, increased awareness, and wanted to make a difference after taking the “NGOs and Social Service Outreach” course at Cal Poly Pomona. Students who participated in the “International NGO Fieldwork in Vancouver” program expressed increased awareness, inspiration, empowerment and motivation after this study abroad experience. Students were motivated to get involved in NGO work because they want to help others, increase equality, make a difference in their communities, solve problems and because they feel like NGO work is rewarding. The results from this research can guide faculty members and students about how acquiring technical skills and exposure to NGOs during study abroad courses can impact students on being change agents. Future programs should integrate and intensify experiential learning by including a service-learning component in the fieldwork course.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Department:
- Public Administration
- Creator:
- Wang, Xiang
- Description:
- It is a feasibility analysis about cooperation between Wanxiang and CSUSM
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Business Administration