Browsing by Subject "Teaching English as a Foreign Language Program (MA TEFL)"

Audiobooks for Foreign Language Proficiency

Stepanyan, Nairuhi (2015-06-09)

The ongoing development of technologies makes the language teachers implement technology in the teaching and learning process. One of them is the use of audio books for foreign language proficiency introduced in this ...

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 ...

Dancing – Teaching English through Body Movement

Gasparyan, Ninel (2015-06-09)

The aim of this paper is to illustrate how it is possible to implement dance in an EFL classroom with the purpose of developing students’ language skills, while taping on their creativity and imagination. In the contend ...

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 ...

The Effect of First Language Transfer and Age on Second Language Acquisition

Minasyan, Gohar (2015-06-16)

This study investigates the effect of first language transfer on second language acquisition. Specifically, it examines the influence of Armenian (L1) on learners of English as a foreign language. Armenian learners from ...

The Effect of Subtitled TED Talks on Students’ Listening Comprehension

Hakobyan, Astghik (2015-06-09)

This study aims to investigate the effect of subtitled TED Talks on intermediate level of EFL learners’ listening comprehension. A total of nineteen EFL learners in two groups took part in this study. During six weeks of ...

The Effect of Test Anxiety on the Performance of Armenian University Students Majoring in English

Karapetyan, Mariam (2015-06-09)

Foreign language learners are believed to experience anxiety about taking tests. This study was designed to find the sources of test anxiety among Armenian university students majoring in English. It was also designed to ...

Oral feedback and learner uptake in EFL classes in Armenia

Bisharyan, Hasmik (2015-06-09)

The current paper is a mixed-method research study which aims at investigating different types of oral corrective feedback and the resulting learner uptake of that feedback in EFL classrooms in Armenia. The purpose of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Study on Teacher Dispersion and its Effects on Rural Education in The Republic of Armenia

McGohon, Ryan (2015-06-09)

The purpose of the data collected during the development of this MA paper was to find out were MA TEFL teachers are from and where they plan on teaching after they finish their studies as well as where past graduates are ...

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. ...

Teaching English through Tourism

Sahakyan, Serine (2015-06-09)

This paper helps EFL learners to improve both their language and content skills. It gives general knowledge about tourism studies and aims to go in depth. In this course of ten weeks students are engaged in different types ...

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 ...

Technology Teacher Training in a Remote Region of Armenia

Budaghyan, Sona (2015-06-09)

The efficiency of integrating technologies into the existing educational systems, in particular into foreign language teaching, may be high enough. However, the actual process of using them in teaching and learning may be ...

The Use of Podcasting in EFL Classroom: Armenian EFL Students’ Perceptions and Practices

Kyureghyan, Hasmik (2015-06-09)

The aim of this study was to investigate how Armenian EFL students’ podcast listening practices change and by proficiency level. Also it aimed to find out students’ attitude towards using podcasts in their language learning ...

The Use of Twitter by EFL School-Aged Learners in Armenia

Manucharyan, Arpine (2015-06-09)

The use of technology has become prevalent in today’s society and also more important for educational purposes. It was found that Twitter as a technological tool engages learners in interaction, discussion, and collaborative ...

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