Analyzing the Current English Language Teaching Materials in Line with the Academic and Professional Needs and Interests of Diploma Theology Students

Autor/inn/en	Deressa, Wakgari; Tefera, Yohannes; Alemu, Adege
Titel	Analyzing the Current English Language Teaching Materials in Line with the Academic and Professional Needs and Interests of Diploma Theology Students
Quelle	In: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 7 (2022), Artikel 10 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2363-5169
DOI	10.1186/s40862-022-00137-6
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Language Teachers; Instructional Materials; Check Lists; Teaching Methods; Theological Education; Student Attitudes; Clergy; Units of Study; Student Needs; Educational Needs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Checkliste; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schülerverhalten; Klerus; Lerneinheit; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf
Abstract	The study analyzed the current English language teaching/learning materials in line with the academic and professional needs and interests of diploma theology students. The study was a descriptive survey that made use of a mixed-method approach. Thus, the researcher employed convergent parallel mixed method design. The data were collected using a questionnaire, interview, and content analysis. The participants of the study were second and third-year diploma theology students, former theology students, and English as a Foriegn Language instructors. All the students (112) were chosen using comprehensive sampling technique, and five former theology students who were working as priests and evangelists were chosen using the snowball technique to fill out the questionnaire. EFL teachers were also chosen for the interview. Additionally, the skills of three units of the current English language teaching materials were evaluated using the checklist. The reliability of the questionnaire were checked using Cronbach Alpha, and the quantitative data were analyised using SPSS version 22. The study revealed that both students and EFL teachers perceived the teaching materials as they less assist the students in their academic and professional contexts. Finally, the researcher recommended that preparing teaching materials that fit the needs and interests of the students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01