Chapter 1. Individual characteristics and foreign language education: An introduction to the book

Author(s):  
Wai Meng Chan ◽  
Kwee Nyet Chin ◽  
Sunil Kumar Bhatt ◽  
Izumi Walker
Author(s):  
Tatyana Klets ◽  
Oksana Malysheva ◽  
Nadezhda Presnyakova

One of the most important conditions for improving the quality of foreign language education in Russian non-linguistic universities in terms of heterogeneity of academic groups is the implementation of the differentiated approach to learning and the use of modern methodological tools in the form of interactive educational technologies. According to the authors, differentiated learning is a system of language training which allows to meet students’ cognitive needs, as well as to take into account their individual characteristics. The authors argue that the problem of having different levels of language training in a heterogeneous group can be solved through a combination of individual, pair, group and collective forms of training realized in interactive teaching. The article is aimed at the theoretical substantiation of the effectiveness of interactive pedagogical technologies and the generalization of the results of their implementation in teaching students of economic and engineering specialties. Such technologies as gamе simulation and debates based on problem-solving are aimed at involving all the students in cooperation and creating the most favourable conditions for each student’s learning. The pedagogical experience of introducing interactive learning accumulated by the authors suggests that the technology of phased, logical implementation of interactive forms from simple to more complex increases students' motivation, gains the experience of partnership, intensifies the learning process, directly linking foreign language skills with the ability to apply them in professional activities. 


Author(s):  
Wai Meng Chan ◽  
Sunil Kumar Bhatt ◽  
Masanori Nagami ◽  
Izumi Walker

Neofilolog ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 9-25
Author(s):  
Mariola Jaworska

For the last decade or so we have observed a visible increase in the interest of educational and scientific circles in Poland in actions to include children and teenagers with special educational needs in education in mainstream schools. Such children and teenagers require special support in the learning and teaching of foreign languages, well-considered selection of teaching methods and forms, and organisation of lessons, which takes account of the individual characteristics of the learners. Appropriate evaluation of their achievements is very important in working with such persons. The article presents assumptions relating to and possibilities of individualised evaluation of students with special educational needs from the perspective of inclusive foreign language education.


2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 2141-2153
Author(s):  
Eva Stranovská ◽  
Silvia Hvozdíková ◽  
Dáša Munková ◽  
Gadušová Zdenka

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