scholarly journals Assessing universal competencies of students of non-linguistic specialties

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 85-102
Author(s):  
Yulia B. Drobotenko ◽  
Natalia A. Nazarova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Basic Part ◽  
Normative Documents ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Problem Situations ◽  
Development Analysis ◽  
The University ◽  
University Training

The rapidly developing labor reality requires a modern specialist to be ready for rapid adaptation in the professional space, mobility within the labor market and constant self-improvement. The training of such specialists at the university aims at the formation of both highly professional and flexible (universal) competencies that provide the ability to think systematically, critically assess problem situations and search for a variety of resources for solving professional problems. Universal competencies are represented by eight groups which suppose that University training in its basic part should be identical at all university levels of education and for all areas and specialties. And it is grounded on the principles of universalism. The purpose of the paper is to present the concept of universal competencies in a meaningful and structural way and to determine the possibilities of the case-testing method in their evaluation. The research methodology is based on the principles of flexibility and variability applied to research process organization, practice-oriented principles of the results of research procedures. It is focused on a holistic, reflexive-analytical and methodological-instructive presentation of the results of diagnostics that reflect the development of universal competencies. The following research methods are used: theoretical analysis and content analysis of normative documents that describe the structure of universal competence and determine the contribution of the discipline Foreign Language to the development of this type of competence among students of non-linguistic specialties; generalization of Russian and foreign experience in assessing competencies to identify the best practices for diagnosing their development; analysis of current and interim control test-tasks designed to evaluate universal competencies that can be found in the OmSPU evaluation funds; interviewing teachers of the Department of Foreign Languages (interfaculty chair) of OmSPU that aims at showing the advantages and disadvantages of case-testing in assessing the universal competencies of students of non-linguistic specialties. As a result of the research, a model evaluation case is going to be designed and the recommendations for University teachers how to use it in their work will be given. The scientific novelty of the research includes the ideas developing a universal approach to the University training as well as the ideas enriching a competence-based approach how to organize and evaluate universal competencies. The practical significance is seen in the possibility of using the materials of the paper to improve the funds of evaluation tools for the discipline Foreign Language; developing an educational module for advanced training courses.

Specifičnosti onlajn nastave leksikologije i sintakse srpskog jezika na Filološkom fakultetu: izazovi i perspektive

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marija Raković ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Insufficient Time ◽  
The Subject ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Case Based

The paper deals with the observation of the specifics of online teaching of lexicology and syntax of the Serbian language at the Faculty of Philology of students studying a foreign language. The aim is to notice possibilities of realization of online teaching. The research was conducted on the basis of the implementation of the teaching process in the subject Serbian language 2 (lexicology and syntax) and a survey of students on the advantages and disadvantages of online teaching. The analysis showed that online teaching provides shortcomings in the form of insufficient time for the teacher to deal in more detail with student ambiguities, but also provides numerous opportunities for progress in education – mostly in terms of student time organization and uninterrupted questioning, which is not always the case. Based on the obtained results, we will try to give methodological implications for teaching practice, which concern the possibility of improving online teaching of the Serbian language at the university level.

scholarly journals Fundamentos teóricos del constructivismo y el enfoque reflexivo y su aporte en el perfeccionamiento del proceso de las prácticas pre profesionales

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
María D Chávez Loor ◽  
Yadira Chávez Loor ◽  
Miguel Macías Loor ◽  
Chancay Cedeño Carlos
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Professional Practices ◽  
Constructivist Theory ◽  
Normative Documents ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Reflective Approach ◽  
The University ◽  
University Training ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

  El interés particular  de los autores se centra en el perfeccionamiento del proceso de las Prácticas Pre Profesionales y su aporte a la formación universitaria de los futuros docentes, de esta forma es ineludible el análisis de cómo se realiza su formación. Por tal motivo el objetivo principal de este trabajo se ajusta en cómo los fundamentos teóricos del constructivismo y el enfoque reflexivo aportan a tan importante proceso de formación académica. Se realizó un análisis teórico exhaustivo para extraer dentro de estas teorías aportes significativos que puedan orientar de una manera más adecuada el proceso de las Prácticas Pre Profesionales, previamente se realizó un estudio a los documentos normativos que rigen el proceso de práctica en la Facultad de Filosofía Letras y Ciencias de la Educación, de Filosofía, Letras y Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad Técnica de Manabí específicamente en la carrera de Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros (Idiomas). Como resultado del análisis teórico se recogió valiosa información que corrobora la importancia que tienen estas dos teorías dentro del proceso de PPP, esencialmente en el carácter activo del estudiante como ente y principal actor de su formación así también la reflexión como principal vía de interiorización de conocimientos hacia el aprendizaje significativo, elementos importantes dentro del proceso de prácticas los cuales hay que fortalecer y mantener.   Palabras clave  —  Teoría  constructivista,  enfoque reflexivo, Proceso de Prácticas Pre Profesionales.   Abstract ─ The authors' particular interest is focused on the improvement of the Pre-Professional Practices process and their contribution to the university training of future teachers, thus the analysis of how their training is carried out is inescapable. For this reason, the main objective of this work is adjusted in how the theoretical foundations of constructivism and the reflective approach contribute to such an important process of academic formation. An exhaustive theoretical analysis was carried out to extract within these theories significant contributions that can guide the process of Pre-Professional Practices in a more adequate way, previously a study was made of the normative documents that govern the practice process in the Faculty of Philosophy. Letters and Sciences of Education, Philosophy, Letters and Sciences of Education of the Technical University of Manabí specifically in the career of Pedagogy of National and Foreign Languages (Languages). As a result of the theoretical analysis, valuable information was collected that corroborates the importance of these two theories in the PPP process, essentially in the active character of the student as the entity and main actor in their training, as well as reflection as the main way of internalizing knowledge. towards meaningful learning, important elements within the internship process which must be strengthened and maintained.   Keywords— Constructivist theory, reflective approach, Pre- Professional Practices Process.

scholarly journals Augmented and virtual reality technologies: innovations in teaching foreign languages at the university

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 53-67
Author(s):  
Zoya I. Konnova ◽  
◽  
Galina V. Semenova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The University

Modern society requires specialists who are ready to act in a high-tech professional environment. The use of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies is a key direction for the development of the professional sphere in the near future. The relevance of this study is due to the need to introduce these technologies in the field of foreign language education in universities to optimize the process of forming students' professional foreign language competence. The purpose of this article is to study and analyze the existing experience of using educational technologies of augmented and virtual reality in teaching a foreign language in Russia and abroad. Methodology and methods: the lack of a sufficient research base devoted directly to the experience of implementing AR and VR technologies in the process of teaching a foreign language to university students led to the choice of a comprehensive research methodology: theoretical analysis of scientific, pedagogical and methodological literature on the research topic, description and analysis of research results. As a result, the article analyzes the use of augmented and virtual reality technologies in teaching a foreign language, their purpose and functions. The possibility of using these technologies in the educational environment in order to visualize the educational material, supplement it with visual information technologies by reading the QR code with smartphones, tablets and other gadgets, increase motivation and interest in learning is shown. The advantages and disadvantages of augmented and virtual reality technologies are highlighted. It is concluded that educational AR and VR technologies have a huge potential for teaching a foreign language in universities, and many of their shortcomings will be eliminated in the coming years.

scholarly journals OPTIMIZATION OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE LEARNING PROCESS AMONG CHINESE STUDENTS AT THE STAGE OF PRE-UNIVERSITY TRAINING USING COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES

2021 ◽  
pp. 45-53
Author(s):  
Абудусаламу Ницзяти
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Electronic Materials ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Training System ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Continuous Sampling ◽  
Computer Technologies ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
University Training

Введение. Рассматривается проблема оптимизации обучения русскому языку как иностранному (РКИ) с помощью компьютерных технологий на этапе довузовской подготовки китайских студентов. Обучающиеся из Китая испытывают ряд трудностей, связанных с культурными, национальными особенностями, а также с большими различиями в принципах родного и русского языков. Цель – анализ практик использования компьютерных технологий на начальном этапе изучения РКИ китайскими студентами; постулирование необходимости использования уже существующих электронных учебных комплексов, а также создания новых. Материал и методы. Методология включила поиск информации, анализ на основе сплошной выборки, систематизацию. Результаты и обсуждение. Систематизирован опыт использования электронных ресурсов. В России за последние годы создано несколько электронно-методических комплексов, которые упрощают процесс освоения РКИ. С помощью этих комплексов студент может многократно воспроизвести обучающий материал. Описан эффективный опыт применения электронных курсов на этапе довузовской подготовки в Москве, Краснодаре, Воронеже и других городах. Большая часть компьютерных комплексов касается фонетики – сложного раздела для иностранных студентов. Часть комплексов создана по темам, которые изучаются значительно позже, например «Химия», «Экономика», «Литература». Отмечен недостаток узкотематических образовательных электронных материалов для студентов начального этапа. Для эффективного обучения и комфорта в чужой языковой среде обучающемуся можно предоставить интерактивные словари. Важно, что роль преподавателя не нивелируется в ходе использования электронных сред обучения. Заключение. Интерактивные курсы служат необходимым дополнительным элементом в системе обучения РКИ, но не могут заменить тьюторского сопровождения. Отмечена описательность научных работ о функционировании электронных курсов, значит, существует необходимость количественного измерения их эффективности с помощью социологических, педагогических и статистических методов, освещения результатов в общем педагогическом дискурсе. Introduction. The article deals with the problem of optimizing the teaching of Russian as a foreign language using computer technologies at the stage of pre-University training of Chinese students. Students from China experience a number of difficulties related to cultural, national characteristics, as well as large differences in the principles of their native and Russian languages. The aim of the work is to analyze the practices of using computer technologies at the initial stage of studying RCT by Chinese students; to postulate the need to use existing electronic educational complexes, as well as to create new ones. Material and methods. The methodology included information retrieval, continuous sampling analysis, and systematization. Results and discussion. The theoretical and practical significance of the study lies in the systematization of the described experience of using electronic resources and conclusions. In Russia, several electronic and methodological complexes have been created in recent years, which simplify the process of mastering Russian as a foreign language. Using them, the student can repeatedly reproduce the training material, return to it after some time. The effective experience of using e-courses at the stage of pre-University training is described. They are used in Moscow, Krasnodar, Voronezh and other cities. Most of the computer systems concern phonetics as a section of the Russian language. This is due to the complexity of this section for international students. The part is created on topics that are studied much later than the initial stage, for example, «Chemistry», «Economics», «Literature». We have noted the lack of narrowly thematic educational electronic materials for students of the initial stage. Also, for effective learning and comfort in a foreign language environment, students can be provided with interactive dictionaries. It is important that the role of the teacher is not leveled in the course of using electronic learning environments. Conclusion. Interactive courses serve as necessary additional elements in the training system of RCTS, but they cannot replace the tutor’s control by a live person. We noted the descriptive nature of scientific works on the functioning of e-courses, which means that there is a need to quantify their effectiveness using sociological, pedagogical and statistical methods, and to highlight the results in the General pedagogical discourse.

scholarly journals Russian language teaching in Ruzomberok, Slovakia: culturological approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-486
Author(s):  
Tomas Hmira
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Catholic University ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Young Teacher ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Russian Language

Teaching Russian at the universities in Slovakia has its own history. For decades, the Russian language has occupied a worthy place in the country’s universities, including Ruzomberok. A new educational reform (since September, 2019) implies freedom of choice when learning foreign languages. Consequently, interest in studying the Russian language in Slovakia is forecasted, which indicates the relevance of our chosen topic. The purpose of the article is to analyze the system of teaching the Russian language at Catholic University in Slovakia from the perspective of a young teacher with little pedagogical experience. The theoretical significance of the article lies in the pointing out the problem of forming and developing interest to the Russian language in Ruzomberok through the culturological approach outlined by the famous Slovak specialist in Russian philology Eva Kollarova. The practical significance of the work consists in using educational disciplines being worked out, their analysis and further adjustment aimed at developing the students’ personality, their individuality through the Russian language. As a result of the study, it was proved that the curriculum based on the culturological approach to teaching a foreign language helps to build trust between the teacher and students. Also, university students are motivated, and in the university environment, they do not only receive facts through language, but are also brought up. We see the prospects of the study in a more detailed study of the impact of teaching the Russian language according to the principle of “language through culture, culture through language.” Due to the growing interest to the Russian language in Slovakia and a free choice in learning a foreign language, the willingness of teachers and students for the dialogue of cultures is becoming very important.

scholarly journals Application of electronic cases in teaching a foreign language to students majoring in Law and Economics: methodological and pedagogical aspects

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-285
Author(s):  
Oksana Viktorovna Marunevich ◽  
Oksana Borisovna Simonova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Law And Economics ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Digital Learning Environment ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Key Skills ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University ◽  
The 19Th Century

The processes of globalization that have swept the whole world, including Russia, make the modern labor market extremely mobile. It poses a number of tasks for Russian higher school to train highly competent professionals who are fluent in foreign languages. Among many newest pedagogical technologies, the case-study method is viewed as promising and perspective. It appeared at the end of the 19th century in the USA, but became widespread in our country only at the turn of the 20-21 centuries. The analysis of the existing definitions of this concept allowed the authors to formulate their own definition of the term electronic case, which is interpreted as a real situation prepared and loaded by the teacher into the digital learning environment of the university for subsequent comprehensive analysis and finding alternatives to its solution based on group discussions. Along with this, the authors managed to develop methodological requirements for educational electronic cases implemented at foreign language lessons at a university, to determine the range of key skills and abilities formed by the case method, to identify the advantages and disadvantages of public and non-public presentation of the case solution.

scholarly journals Relation of the ICT with neuroeducation, inclusion, pluriculturality and environmental education through a Confirmatory Factorial Analysis study

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-277
Author(s):  
Antonio Hernández Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Factorial Analysis ◽  
Educational Inclusion ◽  
The University ◽  
University Training ◽  
Relationship Of

The present work aims to analyze the relationship of ICT with neuroeducation, educational inclusion, environmental education and pluriculturality through Confirmatory Factor Analysis (Structural Equation Model – SEM) of a created ad hoc and a validated and confirmed scale. For the search for answers, a non-experimental, descriptive, explanatory and correlational research process was carried out. The instrument used to collect the data was a Likert scale, which has been validated in content and with a good Cronbach's alpha (.825). The construct validity was carried out with an exploratory factorial analysis (KMO (.764), Bartlett (Sign.000), Determinant (2.891E-30)). The sample was of 292 students of Master’s Degree in Teacher Training from the University of Jaen (Spain). The Confirmatory Factorial Analysis (SEM) allowed us to conclude that this relationship is possible, with greater strength between education technologies and educational inclusion, and between the former and pluriculturality, and with less strength between environmental education and neuroeducation, what should be taken into account to implement in university training programs.  

scholarly journals Welke didactische aanpak voor vt-vertaalcolleges in het universitaire vreemdetalenonderwijs?

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 91-102
Author(s):  
Muriel Waterlot
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Catholic University ◽  
The University

How to approach didactically the translation classes in the university-based teaching of foreign languages? During the last decade translation in foreign language teaching has experienced renewed interest. At present, research in this area focuses not so much on the advantages and disadvantages of translation, but on the question of how it can be optimally integrated and taught in higher education. We decided to look for an answer to that question in the didactics of translation and foreign language education. The result of our study is the teaching model that we present in this article. We also demonstrate how we applied this model during the practical FL-translation classes taught to third-year undergraduate students of the programme offered by the Dutch Chair of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin where translation is taught as part of the Dutch language learning programme.

scholarly journals DISTANCE LEARNING OF FUTURE DOCTORS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE: CHALLENGES OF TIME

2020 ◽  
pp. 32-39
Author(s):  
N. O. Fedchyshyn ◽  
N. I. Yelahina ◽  
O. H. Permyakova
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
German Language ◽  
Motivational Factor ◽  
Normative Documents ◽  
External Resources ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages

The article deals with the problem of the use of foreign (English, German) language distance learning for the training of future doctors. It has been analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of modern distance learning for students, teachers and higher educational institutions (oriented learning, personalization and differentiation of pedagogical activity). The main normative documents that regulate the development of distance learning in Ukraine are proposed. Great attention is paid to the problems and methods of distance learning, peculiarities of learning a foreign language by means of distance learning, some issues in the practice of teaching a foreign (English, German) language in the distance educational system for students of non-linguistic specialties on the basis of educational platform Moodle (types of activities offered by the platform, external resources useful for the use of distance learning in foreign languages). The concept of an adaptive approach to distance learning as a motivational factor in learning foreign languages ​​is characterized.

scholarly journals Experiences of the e-learning environment of students at the University of Danang - University of Foreign Language Studies

2021 ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Tran Thi Thuy Oanh Tran
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Language Studies ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

E-learning is being widely deployed and gradually becoming a popular form of teaching in universities today. To achieve the quality of e-learning teaching requires the impact of many factors, in which the e-learning environment of students is important. This paper explored experiences on e-learning environment of students of The University of Danang - University of Foreign Language Studies (UD-UFLS) to improve e-learning environment of the university's students. The study refered to most students’ awareness of the importance of e-learning at university. The advantages and disadvantages of e-learning at the university (UD-UFLS) have also been identified. Through the results of the student survey, the content of the teacher's skills, the content of policies and management of e-learning activities, facilities and funding for e-learning implementation, class size, and student e-learning culture in e-learning are rated. The results of a questionnaire survey of 407 students of the UD-UFLS show a picture of students' e-learning environment and are the basis for proposing some measures to improve e-learning environment of the university's students.

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