Detail Language Policy Development: Boosting Academic Climate in English Education Department   Oleh:  Aziez, Furqonul Jenis: Article from Proceeding Dalam koleksi: Conference on Teaching English as a Foreign Language: The 1st COTEFL International Conference, Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto, 1-2 May 2009, page 11-22. Topik: reading; academic climate; language policy; curriculum; language proficiency; grammar mastery; and vocabulary size. Ketersediaan Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 406 CTE 1 Non-tandon: tidak ada Tandon: 1  Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel This study explored the development of language policy designed to boost academic climate in English Education Department of Education Faculty, Muhammadiyah University planning, implementing, and evaluating. The subjects of this study were all students of our department. The data on which the development was based were collected through interview, observation, questionnaire, and test. Interviews with students and lecturers revealed poor academic climate characterized mainly by low interest in reading and mark-oriented study. They also displayed students' weak areas of language competencce. Observation yielded data confirming the poor climate and the need for a policy. Questionnaire data from 150 students representing all batches showed constraints students encountered in accessing learning source, time spent in reading outside campus, the number of English books they had read through, language elements hampering reading, their opinion about the language policy, types and number of books they were willing to read in one semester, and evaluation and its uses. Tests disclosed students' language proficiency and vocabulary size. Utilizing these data a language policy was then designed. Data obtained from discussions with colleagues and a second queastionnaire on the evolved policy was employed to refine the design prior to implementation. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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