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Teachers' and students' perceptions of scoring rubrics for speaking skills

Avtandilyan, Narine (American University of Armenia, 2005)

In the recent shift in educational theory from transmission of knowledge towards transformation of knowledge, and to integration of knowledge with existing personal constructs and meanings, assessment has taken on new ...
An Investigation of the Relationship between Linguistic Features of Spoken English and English Learning Experiences of Armenian Learners of English

Tadevosyan, Gayane (2012-09-07)

The present study investigates the relationship between the learning experiences of Armenian nonnative speakers of English and the target linguistic features of their spoken English. The number of the participants of the ...
Teaching the Study of Raptors: Content-Based Learning Environmental Education School Curriculum

Nasilyan, Meri (2014-04-03)

The present curriculum is designed for Batumi Raptor Count Education 2012. Batumi Raptor Count (hereinafter referred to as BRC) is an international conservation and research project running since 2008 near Batumi. BRC ...
The Impact of Formative Assessment on EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Enhancement

Torosyan, Syuzanna (2014-06-06)

The purpose of the current paper is to investigate whether and to what extent formative assessment influenced the EFL learners’ vocabulary enhancement. It also aimed at determining the students’ attitudes towards using ...
A Look at the AUA Pre-school English Program through the Lens of Montessori Pedagogy

Khachatryan, Mariam (2014-07-17)

This paper aims at investigating the pedagogy of the AUA Pre-school English program from the perspective of Montessori Method. To reach the aim of the study the convergences and divergences between the Montessori and foreign ...
Motivation as one of the personality factors contributing to success in the FL classroom

Arakelyan, Marine (2014-09-17)

The aim of my thesis is to investigate how teachers and students perceive the concept of “motivation” in Armenia as well as how to motivate and what motivates students to achieve success in foreign language learning. It ...
Developing presentation skills with secondary school students in Armenia

Melkonyan, Anahit (2014-09-17)

Teaching how to develop oral presentation skills based on integrating other English language skills into communicative classes and interactions in the final grade of secondary school in Armenia is the main purpose of this ...
Task-based learning and students’ motivation in the Armenian classroom setting

Badalyan, Marine (2014-09-17)

This study attempted to explore and answer the following question: To what extent does task-based teaching/learning (TBT) motivate students and lead them to successful learning? It also intends to investigate whether the ...
An evaluation of the implementation of the English language teacher’s professional portfolio in Armenian EFL settings

Grigoryan, Liana (2014-09-17)

The main purpose of this research is to evaluate the implementation of a language teacher’s professional portfolio in the curriculum of the Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (CTEFL) program at American ...
The effect of first language transfer and age on second language acquisition

Minasyan, Gohar (2014-09-17)

“Individuals tend to transfer the forms and meanings, and the distribution of forms and meanings of their native language and culture to the foreign language and culture – both productively…and receptively” (Gass & Selinker, ...
The roles of teachers and learners in the English teaching classrooms of Armenia

Hovakimyan, Gohar (2014-09-17)

This study sets out to investigate if the roles of teachers and learners in the English teaching classrooms of Armenia are affected by the tendency to shift from traditional teaching methods and teacher-centered classrooms ...
The Roles of Teachers and Learners in the English Teaching Classrooms of Armenia

Hovakimyan, Gohar (2015-05-05)

This study sets out to investigate if the roles of teachers and learners in the English teaching classrooms of Armenia are affected by the tendency to shift from traditional teaching methods and teacher-centered classrooms ...
A Study of Language, Culture, and Interaction in an Extra-Curricular Debate Club

Brown, Melissa (2015-05-05)

This study of Armenian university students in an extracurricular debate club explores how opportunities are created for learners of English to engage in the target language and culture. It views language learning as ...
Co-Teaching in the EFL Classroom: Teacher and Learner Perspectives

Manvelyan, Lilit (2015-06-09)

Over the past few decades cooperative teaching has been integrated in education programs to improve the quality of education, however, its impact on teachers’ in teacher preparation programs have not been extensively ...
Teaching Conversational English with Feature Films

Rshtuni, Kristina (2015-06-09)

The purpose of the present MA paper was to develop materials based on feature films to teach informal language to the students in the third year of their undergraduate program at one of the large universities in Armenia. ...
The Relationship between Pragmatic Competence and Speaking Performance

Iskenderian, Deena (2015-06-09)

The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the relationship between students’ pragmatic competence and their speaking performance. To achieve this goal, students’ pragmatic competence was measured by means of a pragmatic ...
Teaching Large Classes in an English-Medium University

Kabassakalian, Tamar (2015-06-09)

In the fall of 2013, the American University of Armenia (AUA) will expand by launching the new undergraduate program. The aim of this paper focuses on providing teaching techniques and strategies to AUA’s instructors to ...
Public School Students’ Tensions and Transformations after Experiencing Collaborative Learning in EEC

Vardazaryan, Sirush (2015-06-09)

The purpose of the study was to investigate public school students’ tensions and transformations after experiencing collaborative learning in Experimental English Classes. As students are exposed to traditional grammar-translation ...
Designing Grading Rubrics for the BA Freshman English 1 course

Goroyan, Gohar (2015-06-09)

The present MA paper aims to design grading rubrics for three writing assignments for the Freshman English 1 course that AUA undergraduate students will take during their first semester of study at AUA. The three writing ...
EEC Students' preferences for Communicative activities

Harutyunyan, Tatev (2015-06-09)

The aim of this study was to find out and compare learners’ preferences and their teachers’ preferences for 16 communicative activities. Furthermore, it studied the students’ attitude towards the communicative activities ...

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