International Journal of English Language Education ISSN 2325-0887 2013‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 1 Factors Causes Students Low English Language Learning: A Case Study in the National University of Laos Thongma Souriyavongsa (Corresponding author) School of Educational Studies‚ Universiti Sains Malaysia‚ Malaysia Tel: 601-6690-9027 E-mail: thongam_2008@yahoo.com Sam Rany School of Educational Studies‚ Universiti Sains Malaysia‚ Malaysia Tel: 601-7506-3234 E-mail: sr11_edu045@student.usm.com Mohamad Jafre
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LOW ENGLISH PROFICIENCY; CAUSES AND EFFECTS TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS The low levels of English proficiency among university students nowadays becoming a hot issue among academic thinkers. This is because the students’ English language skills are not being developed during their higher education experience. Thus‚ reflects negatively on the quality of higher education and its graduates. The factors low English proficiency among most learners are due to two factors; internal factors such as no confident
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Gadgets: As a Cause of Low Grades of Secondary Students Pearl Angelique A. Causing RESEARCH Ms. Michelle Pardillo January 12‚ 2014 INTRODUCTION I. Background of the Study: Students nowadays use gadgets to help increase their grades. But what if these gadgets even help them lower their grades? I conducted a study to find out if students who use gadgets more often have lower grades than those students who use gadgets less frequently. Gadgets have two effects to students: the positive
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Causes of Student Weakness in English A foreign language can be quiet difficult to master especially for learners who are living in their mother country. However‚ students are expected to have a certain knowledge in English language so as to be able to continue their studies and communicate easily in their personal and professional life. Unfortunately‚ most of today’s students don’t seem to reach the level required due to some reasons that I intend to discuss in this paper. One of the most
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RUNNINGHEAD: FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS Falling Through the Cracks: Low Student Achievement in Urban High Schools By Ashelley Wilder‚ BS Coppin State University/University of Baltimore Dr. Bridal Pearson‚ Ph.D December 8‚ 2010 Abstract Retention and the decision to dropout are two of the many pervasive attitudes that undermine the success of students in urban high schools. The achievement gap between urban and suburban students has been an issue of growing concern among researchers‚ policymakers
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Students that originate from low-income or working class families face many challenges within the pursuit of an advanced education. Most research demonstrates that the rising cost of education negatively impacts low-income students and creates an added barrier to their success‚ graduation rates and social economic status after graduation. The is the rising cost of Higher education’s impact on students from students from lower income and working class families. Students receiving their high school
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Kay Lynn Ruth Hurst English Comp 1 08 October 2012 The Cause and Effect of Low Income Jobs on Family Life While researching the cause and effect of the economy on low wage workers‚ the discovery of how the families struggle on a daily basis to juggle work‚ child care‚ transportation and family well-being was astounding. While some families are two parent homes‚ only one is able to work due to the cost of child care. Other families consist of one parent‚ who works two jobs to take care of
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Alhakim ESL 185‚ MW November 21‚ 2011 Cause and Effect Essay: Final Draft Causes of Getting Low Grades Getting low grades is common for students at school but the causes are very important to determine why they are failing or getting these low grades. There are three causes why students get low grades: they work after school‚ they have to take care of their siblings‚ and they don’t know how to spend time wisely. First of all‚ some students have work after school. Some of them need
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Some of the stakeholders impacted by issues of cost and access include students‚ faculty and staff‚ local communities‚ and institutional administrators. Low-income students have a more difficult time in college (Berg‚ 2010). Berg writes‚ “the intense personal development that all colleges students go through in their lives is made especially hard for students from low-income backgrounds because they have been judged by society as coming from a community of underachievement and even immorality” (pg
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This background Knowledge and experience of low-income students begins a literacy “achievement gap” That compares their literacy knowledge to that of children who do not live in poverty. Understanding social class diversity enhances the learning of all students. And Class differences in child-rearing practices may sound alarming or oversimplified. Lower-class children are more likely to have unstable family situations. Their parents typically have low-wage jobs and are more frequently laid off‚
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