--- RESUME --- The research in this journal has an interesting background because it was held since the Covid-19 pandemic. As we all know that during the pandemic, both universities and other educational institutions changed the learning system which was initially carried out face-to-face, then transferred to online. Surely, there are various challenges along the way. In particular, the logistical challenges and technological challenges are very big, at least that happened at West Kazakhstan State University (WKSU). Researchers think that in the future, leading universities will seek new business models and will implement disruptive innovations into these learning processes. Moreover, in recent years, the development of higher education in Kazakhstan has been accompanied by intensive economic growth which has increased the demand for highly qualified employers. These are the things that underlie the compilation of this journal. After knowing how the research background, then th...
The international webinar on teaching English to young learners was held on Saturday, November 14th 2020 via Zoom with more than five hundred people attended this webinar. The topic of the webinar was “Effective English Teaching for Young Learners during the pandemic: Critical Issues”. The very first speaker as keynote speaker of International Webinar was Prof. Bachrudin Mustafa, M.A., Ph.D from Indonesia University of Education. He explained the topic about "Essentials in Teaching English Young Learners for Indonesian Elementary Schools: An Update 2020". Here are some summary notes that I got from his explanation: •• Excellent teachers of English know who children are and how these children learn. Teaching English for Young Learners, the principle is “Start from where children are”. 1. The teacher must know exactly what children are like. And, those children learn by direct experience. For example, when we teach the vocabulary "touch", then we are actually "t...
A synonym (from Greek syn "with" + onoma "name") is a word that has the same meaning as another word. "Couch" and "sofa" are synonyms . A homonym is a word that is pronounced like another word. "Pare", "pair", and "pear" are homonyms . What is a Synonym? A synonym (sin–uh-nim) is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word. When words or phrases have the same meaning, we say that they are synonymous of each other. Synonyms are regular and essential parts of everyday language that we use almost without thinking. They come in all parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and so on. Examples of Synonyms Here are some synonyms of words we use every day: 1. Bad: awful, terrible, horrible 2. Good: fine, excellent, great 3. Hot: burning, fiery, boiling 4. Cold: chilly, freezing, frosty 5. Easy: Simple, effortless, straightforward 6. Hard: difficul...
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