With the development of technology,the number of English learners who opt for online learning has been increasing.In the past,students had a tendency to download English materials and watch online videos for improving...With the development of technology,the number of English learners who opt for online learning has been increasing.In the past,students had a tendency to download English materials and watch online videos for improving their English skills.Recently,thanks to a shift to online learning,students have been making more use of online synchronous oneon-one English classes to improve their English at leisure.Although this type of learning mode is becoming more and more popular,the study of the difficulties and challenges of English learners in such a field has been under-explored.This study attempts to use a qualitative approach to interview two English learners of different backgrounds to better understand the difficulties and challenges they encountered when using such a learning method.The two interviewees conclude points ranging from the learning aspect,distant feeling,signal delay,instability of the learning software and hardware that lead to technical problems.Certain measures to avoid the problems are also suggested in this paper.展开更多
Background: Labour is a stressful physical and psychological experience in a woman’s life, requiring optimal coping mechanism. Companionship provides such needed support in this vulnerable moment of women. The presen...Background: Labour is a stressful physical and psychological experience in a woman’s life, requiring optimal coping mechanism. Companionship provides such needed support in this vulnerable moment of women. The presence of a companion of the woman’s choice had been noted to have a positive influence on her satisfaction with the birth process. Objectives: To ascertain the attitude of antenatal clinic attendees to companionship in labour and delivery and their preferred companions. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted between 10th June 2016 and 28th July 2016 on 297 antenatal clinic attendees at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki. The respondents completed an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire assessing the attitude of antenatal clinic attendees to companionship in labour and delivery and their preferred companions. The data was analyzed using EpiinfoTM version 7.1.5. Results: A total of 297 pregnant women participated in the study. They were mainly Igbos (93.27%), and Christians (96.97%). Their ages ranged from 18 - 50 years with most of them between 21 - 30 years (68.35%). Most of the women had tertiary education (48%), and were unemployed (36.36%). Ninety two percent of the respondents wished for companionship in labour, while 32.66% has had companion in previous delivery(ies). All of the women that had experienced companionship expressed satisfaction with it. Majority of them preferred their Partners/Husbands as companions (47%). Conclusion: Majority of our women were desirous of companionship and preferred their partners/husbands.展开更多
文摘With the development of technology,the number of English learners who opt for online learning has been increasing.In the past,students had a tendency to download English materials and watch online videos for improving their English skills.Recently,thanks to a shift to online learning,students have been making more use of online synchronous oneon-one English classes to improve their English at leisure.Although this type of learning mode is becoming more and more popular,the study of the difficulties and challenges of English learners in such a field has been under-explored.This study attempts to use a qualitative approach to interview two English learners of different backgrounds to better understand the difficulties and challenges they encountered when using such a learning method.The two interviewees conclude points ranging from the learning aspect,distant feeling,signal delay,instability of the learning software and hardware that lead to technical problems.Certain measures to avoid the problems are also suggested in this paper.
文摘Background: Labour is a stressful physical and psychological experience in a woman’s life, requiring optimal coping mechanism. Companionship provides such needed support in this vulnerable moment of women. The presence of a companion of the woman’s choice had been noted to have a positive influence on her satisfaction with the birth process. Objectives: To ascertain the attitude of antenatal clinic attendees to companionship in labour and delivery and their preferred companions. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted between 10th June 2016 and 28th July 2016 on 297 antenatal clinic attendees at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki. The respondents completed an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire assessing the attitude of antenatal clinic attendees to companionship in labour and delivery and their preferred companions. The data was analyzed using EpiinfoTM version 7.1.5. Results: A total of 297 pregnant women participated in the study. They were mainly Igbos (93.27%), and Christians (96.97%). Their ages ranged from 18 - 50 years with most of them between 21 - 30 years (68.35%). Most of the women had tertiary education (48%), and were unemployed (36.36%). Ninety two percent of the respondents wished for companionship in labour, while 32.66% has had companion in previous delivery(ies). All of the women that had experienced companionship expressed satisfaction with it. Majority of them preferred their Partners/Husbands as companions (47%). Conclusion: Majority of our women were desirous of companionship and preferred their partners/husbands.
