Revisiting the Communicative Approach: Addressing Common Misconceptions | Chapter 10 | An Overview of Literature, Language and Education Research Vol. 2

Though Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is acknowledged by the National Curriculum & Textbook Board (NCTB) and many English teachers as one of the most effective approaches to English language teaching in Bangladesh, there are still a number of misconceptions about it. Addressing these misconceptions is crucial because they can lead to ineffective teaching practices and hinder learners' progress in developing true communicative competence. By comparing the perspectives of Johnstone, Sato, Kleinsasser, Thompson, and Spada, this article focuses on four main misconceptions commonly held by language teachers and researchers. Highlighting and correcting these misunderstandings can enhance the implementation of CLT, ultimately benefiting both educators and learners by fostering more accurate and effective language teaching strategies.

 

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Mohammed Nurul Islam
English Language Skills Department (ELSD), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

 

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Key HIV Misconceptions among Inhabitants of a Rural Community in Enugu State, Nigeria | Chapter 13 | Current Progress in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 3

 This branch assess HIV impressions among rural tenants in Enugu state, southeast Nigeria. By November 2021, 36.3 million folk had died of HIV infection everywhere, with 37.7 heap people still infected accompanying the virus as at 2020. About 25.4 heap of those infected are about WHO African Region. Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS exist mostly in underdeveloped countries.The study was of descriptive, cross localized design, using pre-tested questioner administered inquiry. The questionnaire was completed all the while a medical be superior to activity in January 2015, systematized by indigenes of Udi Local Government Area who were health laborers in the State University Teaching Hospital, Enugu.Correct reactions to the misconceptions investigated were; HIV contamination found only with sinners (29.7%), HIV transmitted by eating from the unchanging plate with an contaminated person (24.7%),  HIV communicated through handshake (29.7%), HIV can be communicated by touching the excretion or faeces of an infected person (24.0%), HIV maybe transmitted by embracing or touching an infected man (28.0%), HIV can be healed (19.9%), Praying daily can hinder HIV infection (20.3%), and Worshipping our ancestors can avert HIV infection (27.0%). It is very troublesome that only 19.9% of respondents in this study had this information. Many pregnant daughters (58.6%) in Gwagwalada Area Council of Abuja, Nigeria had the correct knowledge in the past that now, there is no cure for HIV/AIDS.People the one live in country areas are more prone to have dishonest beliefs about HIV. It is considered that pertinent governments in developing countries with its own government create pushs targeted at dispelling HIV/AIDS parables, particularly in country areas.

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Edmund O. Ndibuagu,

Department of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care, Enugu State University College of Medicine, Parklane, Enugu, Nigeria, Department of Community Medicine, Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu, Nigeria and Esucom Health Care Delivery Research Initiative, Enugu State University College of Medicine, Enugu, Nigeria.

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Determining the Effectiveness of Imagination Stretch Teaching Strategy in Correcting Misconceptions of Students about Particulate Nature of Matter | Chapter 4 | Modern Perspectives in Language, Literature and Education Vol. 3

 The purpose of this study was to see how effective an imagination stretch teaching method is at correcting students' misconceptions regarding the particulate nature of matter in Rivers State Senior Secondary Schools. Knowing and interpreting the concept of particulate nature of matter offers a firm foundation for understanding and interpreting the concept of atoms and molecules, which are the invisible microscopic components of all natural events. Ninety-two (92) Secondary School 3 Chemistry Students from entire class were used as the sample in a quasi-experimental design pretest-posttest control group. The researcher designed a four-tier misperception diagnostic test called the "Particulate Nature of Matter Misconception Diagnostic Test" that was used to diagnose students' misconceptions about the particulate nature of matter. The alpha Cronbach method was used to determine the instrument's reliability coefficient of 0.76. The statistical techniques employed for data analysis and hypotheses testing at the 0.05 level of significance were mean, percentages, standard deviation, and ANOVA. Misconceptions were defined as replies that were incorrect by 20% or more of the time. The findings revealed that using an imagination stretch teaching technique reduced students' misconceptions regarding the particle nature of matter significantly. The experimental and control groups had a substantial difference in mean scores for students' misconceptions about the particulate nature of matter, supporting the effectiveness of the imagination stretch teaching technique in addressing students' preconceptions. According to the findings, teachers should use a conceptual change instructional method while teaching abstract chemistry ideas in order to improve students' knowledge and encourage them to pursue chemistry as a subject.

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Alamina, Jane I.
Department of Science Education, Faculty of Technical and Science Education, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Etokeren, Inibehe Sunday
Department of Science Education, Faculty of Technical and Science Education, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

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