On the 7th of November, Dr. Mazeegha Al-Tale’ delivered a presentation titled “PECAL Model: Bringing the Best Together for Dynamic Gains” at a Language Research Center seminar.
Dr. Al-Tale’ started her presentation by identifying the objective of her research – having the university produce competent, skillful, and productive members of society. She then reviewed the working model designed to effectuate these noble objectives. As she explained, the model focuses on effective EFL teaching of university students to the workplace.
Dr. Al-Tale’ explained that PECAL stands for “Psychological Electronic Cooperative Active Learning”. She further explained that she applied this model to her Applied Linguistics 2 course at the Faculty of Languages and Translation. This course focuses on identifying and evaluating various teaching methods. Her research involved 10 university employees, 83 female undergraduate students, and 20 diploma program students. Dr. Al-Tale’ compared the academic performance of the experimental group with the control group. She prepared a differential analysis citing several factors in relation to learner attitudes.
Dr. Al-Tale’ observed that the research participants responded favorably to lectures using the PECAL Model. She also noted that as the students were more successful, the teachers responded positively as well. This made for a generally more effective educational environment benefitting the students, teachers, and staff. Dr. Al-Tale’ noted that the model could be replicated and implemented in academic environments. This can create synergies that ensure long-term workplace effectiveness and continuously improving efficiencies.
A lively Q&A session ensued among the participants concerning how the presenter’s theoretical model was developed. In her response, Dr. Al-Tale’ clarified and embedded her take away ideas to make them more relevant to the audience. Overall, the seminar was a good opportunity for attendees to deepen their understanding of the PECAL Model.
Date: 11/8/2018
Source: Mohammad Adil Siddique