Students’ perception on leadership skills via group work in an ESL classroom in higher learning institution
Leadership skills could be developed and enhanced through group work in an ESL classroom. Working in groups enables students to develop and apply their leadership skills in managing their group members. It is important for English Language Instructors to provide the opportunity for students in the E...
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my.ums.eprints.331442022-07-19T03:57:38Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33144/ Students’ perception on leadership skills via group work in an ESL classroom in higher learning institution Anna Lynn Abu Bakar Romzi Ationg Mohd Kamal Mohd Shah Nurul Ain Zulhaimi Irma Wani Othman Mohd Sohaimi Esa Saifulazry Mokhtar HD66-66.2 Work groups. Team work in industry. Quality circles LB2326.4-2330 Institutions of higher education Leadership skills could be developed and enhanced through group work in an ESL classroom. Working in groups enables students to develop and apply their leadership skills in managing their group members. It is important for English Language Instructors to provide the opportunity for students in the ESL classroom to not only be able to communicate interactively in English among their group members but also able to learn the skills in managing the group. Thu, this study aims to investigate the students’ perception on leadership while working in groups. A qualitative approach that utilises a semi structed interview was conducted on 45 participants from 6 different classes. The findings of this study revealed three main areas that the participants perceived influences their leadership skills when working in groups. The two main areas are 1) the challenges that they face when managing a group and 2) the solutions that they took to overcome the challenges. The findings of this study are useful not only to English language instructors but also to students in order to have a better understanding on the issues that were faced by the students in managing a group in an ESL classroom in Higher Learning Institution. Academic Inspired Network 2021-06-30 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33144/2/Students%E2%80%99%20perception%20on%20leadership%20skills%20via%20group%20work%20in%20an%20ESL%20classroom%20in%20higher%20learning%20institution.ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33144/5/Students%27%20Perception%20on%20Leadership%20Skills%20Via%20Group%20Work%20in%20an.pdf Anna Lynn Abu Bakar and Romzi Ationg and Mohd Kamal Mohd Shah and Nurul Ain Zulhaimi and Irma Wani Othman and Mohd Sohaimi Esa and Saifulazry Mokhtar (2021) Students’ perception on leadership skills via group work in an ESL classroom in higher learning institution. Journal of Islamic, Social, Economics and Development (JISED), 6. pp. 158-166. ISSN 0128-1755 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353900275_Students%27_Perception_on_Leadership_Skills_Via_Group_Work_in_an |
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Leadership skills could be developed and enhanced through group work in an ESL classroom. Working in groups enables students to develop and apply their leadership skills in managing their group members. It is important for English Language Instructors to provide the opportunity for students in the ESL classroom to not only be able to communicate interactively in English among their group members but also able to learn the skills in managing the group. Thu, this study aims to investigate the students’ perception on leadership while working in groups. A qualitative approach that utilises a semi structed interview was conducted on 45 participants from 6 different classes. The findings of this study revealed three main areas that the participants perceived influences their leadership skills when working in groups. The two main areas are 1) the challenges that they face when managing a group and 2) the solutions that they took to overcome the challenges. The findings of this study are useful not only to English language instructors but also to students in order to have a better understanding on the issues that were faced by the students in managing a group in an ESL classroom in Higher Learning Institution. |
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