University Physical Education and English as the Liberal Arts: : Attempt to Expand Study Area

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The purpose of this research is to examine the learning outcomes of physical education as part of the liberal arts after attending an English lecture in which the theme was certain sports included in the following physical education lecture.Various discussions have been held about physical education and English regarding their positioning in the general education and whether to place them in the liberal arts or place them as independent subjects. Also the concepts of lectures for both subjects have been under scrutiny. In this research, English in the general education was incorporated in the physical education lecture. This research attempted to incorporate different subjects in one course of the liberal arts, which were traditionally taught separately such as the natural sciences, the humanities, the social sciences, English and physical education.The learning outcomes of this research are as follows;- More students showed interest in English, compared to the traditional English lectures which taught English as a skill or a tool.- Many students showed interest in the contents of the lecture as they were related to the sport of their interest.The above outcomes demonstrate that the possibility of engaging students' interest becomes higher if English in the liberal arts is taught in different styles rather than in the traditional manners which solely concentrate on grammar and usage.