Europe versus Asia: foreign language education other than English in Japan’s higher education

2013 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoko Kobayashi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education

scholarly journals Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL): present and future (as a Finnish innovation)

2021 ◽  
Vol IX(256) (100) ◽  
pp. 34-38
Author(s):  
K. Ye. Stupak
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Integrated Learning ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Specialized Schools

The paper considers Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) as one of the approaches to achieve the purpose of learning foreign languages, represented in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages adopted by the Council of Europe in 2001. To acquire a language means not merely to obtain communication skills in one, two or even three languages, studied separately, but “to develop a linguistic repertoire in which all language skills are present,” as mentioned in the European Recommendations on Language Education. People who possess even little knowledge can achieve a certain level of communication proficiency using all their linguistic “tools”, experimenting with alternative forms of expression in different languages and dialects, using paralinguistic means (mimics, gestures, facial expressions, etc.) and radically simplifying their use of language [1; P. 19]. Researchers in Finland, whose success in the education system is recognized worldwide, are searching for methods and approaches to achieve this purpose of foreign language education. One of their attempts is Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). The paper reveals: the history and the origins of CLIL. According to C. Nieminen it includes the method of immersion, created and widely used in Canada. This research also outlines the advantages and factors limiting the usage of CLIL, as well as the prospects for further implementation of this approach to the study of foreign languages in different countries. In Ukraine this training method has not yet become widely applied, only some cases of CLIL implementation take place in specialized schools and in higher education institutions at foreign language departments. Therefore, according to national scholars Ukraine focuses on improving the level of foreign language proficiency, profound research and implementation of the CLIL methodology in schools and higher education institutions all over the country.

PERSONAL-ORIENTED DEVELOPING FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION

2020 ◽  
pp. 83-92
Author(s):  
И.И. Бурлакова
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Modern Concept ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Intellectual Activity ◽  
Language Teacher

Постановка задачи. Научно-методологической основой современной концепции высшего образования выступает синергетическое единство классических и современных психолого-педагогических подходов. Современное высшее образование ориентировано на приобщение молодого человека к фундаментальным знаниям, на формирование практических умений в будущей профессиональной деятельности и подготовку его к обучению на протяжении всей жизни. Однако современное образование мало ориентировано на жизненное и профессиональное самоопределение студента. Выводы. Комплексное использование в учебном процессе личностно-ориентированных технологий позволяет стимулировать развитие личностного потенциала, умственную деятельность, «запускает» развитие познавательных процессов, способствует формированию компетенций, необходимых будущему учителю иностранного языка. Личностно-ориентированное иноязычное обучение в вузе будет способствовать снятию страха будущего учителя перед школой, перед современными детьми и будет способствовать безболезненному вхождению молодого учителя иностранного языка в профессиональную деятельность и профессиональное сообщество. The scientific and methodological basis of the modern concept of higher education is the synergetic unity of classical and modern psychological and pedagogical approaches. Modern higher education is focused on introducing a young person to fundamental knowledge, on forming practical skills in future professional activities and preparing them for lifelong learning. However, modern education is not focused on the life and professional self-determination of the student. The integrated use of personal-oriented technologies in the educational process in the process of teaching a foreign language stimulates personal and intellectual activity, develops cognitive processes, and contributes to the formation of competencies that a future foreign language teacher should possess. Personal-oriented foreign language education at the University will help to remove the fear of the future teacher before school, before modern children and will contribute to the painless entry of a young foreign language teacher into the professional activity and professional community.

scholarly journals The development of future teachers’ foreign language education in the context of the European Council strategic documents

2021 ◽  
pp. 88-95
Author(s):  
Iryna Onishchuk ◽  
Anastasiia Petrova ◽  
Nataliia Tonkonoh ◽  
Neonila Partyko ◽  
Diana Kochmar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Education Science

Among the main tasks of higher education defined by the National Doctrine for the Development of Education of Ukraine in the 21st century are the following: to form the necessary intellectual and moral basis necessary for future professional activities in the fields of education, science, culture and to form the qualities necessary for further professional development. Such qualities include global thinking; professional values and morals; cultural competence; functional literacy and professional universality; culture of communication; ability to apply knowledge in professional situations; responsibility, the culture of group interaction, social and professional mobility, ability to study for a lifetime, foreign language and sociocultural competence in a foreign language among students of humanities. Now foreign-language education in Ukraine is being reformed taking into account the achievements of European countries by such documents of the Council of Europe as: “Bilingual education: the main strategic tasks”, “All-European competencies in foreign language proficiency: study, teaching, evaluation”, “European language portfolio”, “Aligning language exams with All-European recommendations on language education”, “Strategic development program for Multilingual Europe 2020”, “Recommendations on pluralistic approaches to languages and cultures”, requirements for Euro-exams, etc. The ideas of the language policy of the Council of Europe are increasingly being implemented in our country: the number of languages is increasing; there is an increasing number of people who speak at least one foreign language; several foreign languages were started in secondary schools; the number of academic hours for learning a foreign language is increasing in universities; in some institutions of higher education, foreign languages are considered the second working language.

scholarly journals Contemporary practices of foreign language preparation of future international relations specialists at universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Nataliia Vasylyshyna ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Language Training ◽  
Methods Of Learning

The article analyzes the changes taking place in Ukrainian education during the last five years, are compared with the processes taking place in Europe, and an attempt is made to identify the main trends in the development of domestic foreign language education in the near future, allowing us to: predict probable challenges and prepare for overcoming them; focus on the main areas; to formulate new tasks, review the content, and possibly approaches to methodological training foreign language teachers taking into account these trends. Special attention is paid to the training of specialists in the field international relations is due to the fact that the process intercultural communication is significantly complicated problems due to certain differences and differences in perception of the world around us native speakers of different languages and cultures, which often leads to misunderstanding of each other, and in some cases becomes the cause of undesirable situations. The purpose of the article is to analyze the peculiarities of the development of foreign language education in Ukraine, to investigate the tendencies of the influence of the European educational system on the development of foreign language education in our country. The article highlights the results of the study of trends in the development of foreign language education in Ukraine, them influence on the formation of methods of learning foreign languages in higher education, their effective used during foreign language training of future specialists in non-language specialties in modern times stage. Some aspects of the formation and development of foreign language education at different stages of it are analyzed formation in the context of the subject of research and their relevance in modern conditions of preparation for the future specialists in the humanities in higher educational institutions of Ukraine. The main directions are clarified development of trends in foreign language education through analysis of works and research of leading experts in the field. In the frame of the study, it was revealed that the concepts of "bilingualism", "plurilingualism", and "multilingualism" in the system of higher education in Ukraine have become the significant components of foreign language training of future specialists in a particular field. The research concluded that, at the present stage of Ukraine's entry into the European educational space foreign language education is an element of cultural interaction, that promotes the formation of interests in another mentality, increases motivation, and expands the scope of international cooperation. We see the conclusions and prospects for further research in this area in a more in-depth approach to creative development and finding new ways to improve efficiency of the educational process of students of the faculties of international relations in the light of the latest requirements of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for teaching foreign languages at a qualitatively new level.

scholarly journals FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING OF STUDENT YOUTH IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: ANALYSIS OF SOME RESEARCHES

2021 ◽  
pp. 105-111
Author(s):  
Roman Bezliudnyi ◽  
Vita Bezliudna
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
European Union ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Language Training ◽  
The European Union

The article presents a theoretical generalization of the researches on the problem of foreign language training of student youth in the European Union. Today in the institutions of higher education of Ukraine there is a tendency to intensify the foreign language training of each applicant for higher education. Among the many aspects in the content of education, foreign language training of higher education in Ukraine focuses on itself special attention. At the same time, it was found out that currently in Ukraine there is a complex multi-level contradiction of the following nature: The European Union prepares graduates of schools that speak a foreign language at the B2 level, and Ukrainian pedagogical higher education institutions graduate students who do not speak a foreign language at the B2 level; Ukrainian schools require from students B2 level which their teachers do not have, and therefore, in a sense, Ukrainian students may be more competent than their teachers, which is unacceptable. The analysis of foreign language training of student youth in the European Union allowed the authors to identify the achievements and features of foreign language training of student youth in some European countries in order to outline the required by the domestic education system trends in foreign language training at higher education institutions. The authors of the article analyzed the professional training of future foreign language teachers in such European countries: Germany, Poland, Slovakia, France, Italy. It was found out that such training is thoroughly researched by Ukrainian comparative scientists and is gradually introduced into the domestic system of higher education.But taking into account such tasks, problems and challenges facing Europe and Ukraine in the field of foreign language education, as well as permanent forms of cooperation within the Bologna Process, the prospects for further research the authors see in a deeper study of the process of reforming foreign language education, which brings obvious benefits to Ukrainian higher education. Keywords: foreign language education; foreign language training; student youth; European Union countries; higher education; foreign language; institutions of higher education; Ukraine.

scholarly journals ICC Nurturing Strategies in the Context of Sino-foreign Institutes

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1072-1079
Author(s):  
Xiaomei Zhu ◽  
Anwei Feng
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Intercultural Communicative Competence ◽  
Higher Education In China ◽  
Education In China ◽  
Development Of Students

This paper discusses intercultural communicative competence (ICC) education in the context of Sino-Foreign Institutes (SFIs). Through an overview of the development of internationalization of higher education in China, the paper puts forward four strategies that are widely adopted to facilitate the development of students ICC. The four strategies are provision of ICC specific courses, integration of ICC in subject courses, integration of ICC with foreign language education, and intercultural activities and projects. Towards the end, the paper argues that more empirical research is needed to evaluate the effects of the strategies on students’ ICC and challenges the SFIs face in the post-pandemic era.

scholarly journals Modern Regularities and Principles of Foreign Language Education of Future Specialists in International Relations in the Process of Professional Training

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-40
Author(s):  
Nataliia Vasylyshyna ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Careful Study ◽  
Developmental Potential

The relevance of this study is that in Ukraine, foreign language education acquires a special status, which is argued by the fact that language creates an effective basis for international and intercultural understanding. However, the problem of implementing intercultural foreign language education in higher education institutions needs further comprehensive analysis and solution. This is evidenced by the analysis of the state of intercultural foreign language education in the works of national and foreign scholars, which demonstrated the numerous views and scientific achievements on the successful implementation of foreign language education in Ukraine. The study of foreign languages in higher education institutions of Ukraine is an indisputable positive feature of curricula, based on the recognition that the study of languages along with significant practical, educational, educational and developmental potential is a necessary condition for the education of modern specialists in international relations. On the other hand, today it is an urgent need in terms of the chosen socio-economic vector of development of our state, as the implementation of the concept of "learning languages during life" is impossible without careful study of languages by future experts in international relations. The study allows us to identify the leading patterns and principles of foreign language education in the European Higher Education Area. In the course of the research it was found out that foreign language education of specialists in international relations is based on regularities and general didactic principles that reflect the main approaches to the organization of education, namely: developmental and educational nature of education; scientificity; regularity and consistency; accessibility; connection of theory with practice; individualization. The research concluded that an open European educational space highlights significant prospects, while requiring efforts to remove barriers and upgrade foreign language teaching and learning systems in higher education. The formation of a single European cultural and economic space actualizes the creation of parameters of "europeanness" of modern Ukrainian science, culture and education.

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