scholarly journals A Corpus-based Study of Gender Representation in ELE Textbooks — Language, Illustrations and Topic Areas

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Johanna Lea Korell
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Gender Representation ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
General Introduction ◽  
Teaching Pedagogy ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Gender Awareness ◽  
State Of Research

In the following article, gender-related aspects in ELE textbooks will be examined from a broader thematic point of view, as well as detailed linguistic perspective. As a starting point, the state of research on gender-related studies in foreign language teaching pedagogy and research in Germany will be outlined, followed by a discussion on the importance of gender awareness promoting textbooks. After a general introduction and a rationale for the relevance of the study, central findings of studies examining gender representation in ELE textbooks will be discussed. This is followed by an analysis, in which specifics of textbook analysis and sampling criteria are explained. Furthermore, an analysis model is developed, based on the latest findings of gender-related textbook research. After an excursus on language-specific possibilities of gender sensitivity in Spanish, the results of the analysis are presented and discussed. Finally, implications of the findings for teachers will be deduced and recommendations regarding what can be done to promote and deepen gender awareness of learners will be given.

scholarly journals Linguodidactic potential of concepts in teaching foreign languages to students-interpreters

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 258-262
Author(s):  
Svetlana S. Vasilenko
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Semantic Content ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Authentic Materials ◽  
The World ◽  
Interdisciplinary Nature

The paper discusses possibilities and ways of studying concepts in teaching foreign languages to students-interpreters. The author notes that modern didactic research has interdisciplinary nature, analyzes the theory of the concept from the point of view of linguistics, cultural studies and psycholinguistics. The author also notes the fact of creation of linguo-conceptodidactics as a new scientific direction. The paper presents a linguodidactic understanding of the concept, analyzes its structure and semantic content. The author describes in detail the process of foreign language concepts acquisition and presents it as a sequence of several stages. The acquisition of foreign language concepts is associated with the development of concept competence. The paper notes that the acquisition of foreign language concepts should go in parallel with the acquisition of foreign language lexis. In addition, it is necessary to use authentic materials in teaching foreign languages that allows forming a conceptual picture of the world of native speakers. Acquisition of foreign language concepts is especially important for students-interpreters who study several foreign languages and are faced with the problem of translating foreign concepts and phenomena of foreign language reality. The paper presents how conceptuality can be realized in teaching foreign languages. The author gives a practical example of studying the English concept Travel, offers examples of exercises and tasks for mastering it, as well as mnemonic techniques for memorizing lexemes that represent the concept. In the paper is stressed, that the concepts should be included in the content of foreign language teaching to students-interpreters. This contributes to the development of correct ideas about foreign language reality, understanding the facts of the native and foreign language culture, i.e. cultural reflection development.

scholarly journals KONSTRUKCE TESTŮ A EMPIRICKÉ VÝSLEDKY TESTOVÁNÍ

ACC Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 60-73
Author(s):  
Hana Romová
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Real Number ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Item Bank ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Education Assessment ◽  
Functional Point

In comparison to other domains of education, assessment in that of foreign language teaching has some specific features. Testing language skills is unique because language is not only the content but also the tool of measurement. The research team created a bank of items used for testing. This item bank comprises files of items which make it possible to create a great number of subtests. These include terms and professional vocabulary corresponding to real requirements put on employees in practice. Using the item bank, achievement and check tests were created. Thus, from the functional point of view, the diagnostic function prevails. Achievement tests are not only aimed at measuring the success of individual students but also at the success of the teacher. From the point of view of the interpretation of the results, achievement test are predominantly dealt with. These enable cooperation with a real number of items and tested students.

INTEGRATING POETRY INTO THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Savchenko
Keyword(s):  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Foreign Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Poetic Text ◽  
Poetic Texts

The article deals with the theoretical foundations of foreign language acquisition which are related to the integration of poetic texts into foreign language teaching. The article defines poetic text and its role in foreign language teaching and focuses on the selected foreign language acquisition theories and their interconnectedness with using poetic texts in the teaching of foreign languages.

POLITICAL EDUCATION AS A NECESSARY PART OF AN EDUCATIONAL PROCESS IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Polcicova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
National Level ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Political Education ◽  
Democratic Values ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Noticeable Increase

"There is currently a noticeable increase in extremism, populism, hatred and intolerance in all EU countries, which are evoked by several political conflicts, social events (critical situation in Afghanistan, response to the COVID pandemic, conflict in Ukraine, migration from third countries etc.). Political education as an integral part of the educational process in schools, not only at the national level, we therefore naturally consider it one of the tools for promoting democratic tools in society. We also consider foreign language teaching to be one of the tools of political education. Within it, on the example of learning about important political events, which at the same time shaped the moral democratic values of the bearers of a given language, we can mediate a critical analysis of the way of life in a given developmental stage of society. The aim of our paper is to present the idea of the educational process as a driving force for the spread of democratic values on the example of foreign language teaching at our faculty. From the point of view of theoretical backgrounds, we define the very concept of political education on the example of several experts in the field of sociology, politics and education. In order to find out the current state of the concept of political education in the educational process at national and transnational level, we analyze the individual documents of the European Union. Throughout the post, we mainly use qualitative data, such as thematic analysis, to interpret patterns and meanings in the data and descriptive data."

Gender representation in Iranian English language coursebooks

English Today ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahdi Dahmardeh ◽  
Sung-Do Kim
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Gender Representation ◽  
Gender Group ◽  
Deep Impact ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Parts

The representation of gender in foreign language teaching has attracted the attention of many scholars and has been investigated in different parts of the world. Due to its potential for deep impact on pupils, it is a matter of great concern. Discrimination against a gender group in coursebooks can lead to harmful impacts on pupils' development as well as on their future academic and career (Lee, 2018). The lack of representation of females in language coursebooks may seriously harm their ability to understand the target language as well as its culture (Rifkin, 1998).

scholarly journals Disadvantages of traditional teaching foreign languages to modern students of Generation Z

2020 ◽  
pp. 102-110
Author(s):  
Світлана ПЕЧЕНІЗЬКА (Губарєва) ◽  
Олена ЗАВАЛЬНА
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Generation Z ◽  
Academic Results

The article provides an analysis of the typical characteristics of generation Z students. These characteristics should be taken into account by teachers while constructing classes in higher educational establishments of Ukraine in order to find out the possible ways for the effectiveness effectiveness of learning process. In addition, some disadvantages of traditional foreign language teaching from a modern point of view are systematized to choose the most appropriate learning styles for students of Generation Z to improve their academic results. The paper reflects the authors’ methodological recommendations as for the most effective (from their own experience with students) modern strategies of teaching foreign language (English) in Ukraine.

scholarly journals Vertalen in het vreemdetalenonderwijs: Wikipedia als didactisch hulpmiddel?

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (5 Zeszyt specjalny) ◽  
pp. 81-94
Author(s):  
Muriel Waterlot
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Extensive Study ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
The Other ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Catholic University ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Online Encyclopedia ◽  
The One

This article relates to the field of the didactics of foreign language teaching, and presents the results of a preliminary study carried out in order to determine the extent to which Wikipedia can be used as a didactic aid and learning tool in the translation lectures of foreign language teaching in the Master’s degree in Dutch at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (Poland). In view of the free access to this online encyclopedia, on the one hand, and the richness of texts (in Polish and Dutch) with a cultural content on the other, we investigated to what extent Wikipedia translation can be successfully used as a tool in L2 translation classes. The increasing importance of technological tools (such as electronic dictionaries, terminological databases, and machine translation software) for translation and its use in language teaching, on the one hand, and, on the other, the fact that Polish graduates in Dutch philology often work as translators, were the starting point for this research, which was conducted as a preliminary phase (case study) of a more extensive study into the practical application of Wikipedia translation activities in language acquisition classes.

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