TOWARDS A SYSTEMATISED ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR BORDER GUARDS

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Marina Žukova
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
The State ◽  
Border Control ◽  
Language Training ◽  
Optimal Solutions ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Language Knowledge ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Ability to communicate in English is one of the prior competences border guards are required to have in order to ensure qualitative border control and border checks on the state border. Being aware of the importance of knowledge of English for border guards in fulfilment service duties on regular basis the State Border Guard of Latvia tried and tries to find optimal solutions for organising English language training for its staff. The present paper is a summary of the results of research carried out with the aim to work out suggestions on the measures to be taken in order to provide the SBG officials with the possibility to acquire and maintain English language knowledge and skills required for qualitative fulfilment of service duties. In the course of the research the assessment of border guards’ level of knowledge of English and analysis of English language courses provided by the SBG to border guards was carried out.

scholarly journals BORDER GUARDS’ COMPETENCE IN ENGLISH PROFESSIONAL TERMINOLOGY: CHALLENGES AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 15-26
Author(s):  
Marina Žukova
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
English Language ◽  
The State ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Language Training ◽  
National State ◽  
Professional Performance ◽  
Immigration Control ◽  
Joint Operations ◽  
The Eu

Knowledge of English professional terminology is one of the predominant factors for border guards’ successful professional performance during both border and immigration control carried out at their national state border and inside the country and also joint operations organised and implemented by the European Border and Coast Guard at the EU external borders.  The present article suggests an overview of the results of the measures taken by the State Border Guard of Latvia in 2017-2020 to facilitate the improvement of Latvian border guards’ competence in English professional terminology. Based on the results of the survey the author puts forward suggestions for possible improvements in English language training and testing for border guards.

scholarly journals Peculiarities of the English Language Training of Military Administration Masters

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olha V Lemeshko ◽  
Andrii V Yankovets ◽  
Iryna O Bets ◽  
Ilona F Isaieva
Keyword(s):  
Educational Program ◽  
English Language ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
The State ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Language Training ◽  
Mutual Help ◽  
Executive Staff ◽  
Military Administration

The article deals with the methods of teaching English for specific purposes to border guard officers. Ability to communicate English is one of the core competences of border guards in order to provide the State border protection. The aim of the article is to characterise peculiarities and aim of the English language training of “Military Administration” masters. Particular attention is paid to the structure of educational program of the second (master’s) level of higher education on specialty “Military Administration (by branches of Armed Forces)” and development of working curriculum “English for specific purposes”. Our hypothesis is that it is efficacious to use modern methods of learning during the lessons of the English language that was verified by the experiment which was conducted from July 2017 to July 2018 in the form of a survey of the first year officers (47 people) in the Faculty of Executive Staff Training who were studying according to the new educational program on the basis of the Bohdan Khmelnytskyi National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. Analysis of the results of graduation examinations of border guard officers has shown that due to the use of the modern communicative methods of teaching in the educational process of the Academy, the quality of officers’ knowledge increased significantly. The result of the experiment confirmed that the officers generally acquired a good level of texts reading and translation skills, knowledge of professional lexical material, military terminology, and ability to make decision according the current legislation in the professional situation. It has proved the effectiveness of the implementation of working curriculum of English for specific purposes especially due to use of modern learning methods, forms of compatible collective activity, friendly atmosphere, attentive attitude toward partners on a communication and mutual help.

scholarly journals The Definition of Specific-Purpose English Language Competences Needed in Border Control and their Development Potentials

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Judit Borszéki
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Border Control ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Language Pedagogy ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
The Common ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Eu

The aim of this series of papers is to present modern methods of linguistics and language pedagogy concerning specific-purpose language competences and, applying them to English for Border Guards (EBG), to describe the English competences to be developed at language courses for border guards in EU member states and to explore the prospects for their improvement. Having discussed the dilemmas and methodology related to the definition of specific-purpose language competences and to needs analyses, indispensable for language course design in the first part of the series, the further parts wish to prove that the ongoing FRONTEX project entitled English Communication for Border and Coast Guards very well illustrates how the new approach to needs analysis methods is used to define the English language skills needed for border control in the EU. The author also presents that, based on the authentic material provided by border guards, the ESP competences needed for their work can be defined according to the categories used in applied linguistics and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.Due to the length limits of this paper, this part will only discuss elementary and intermediate (A2/B1) EBG competences.

scholarly journals The use of MOOCs in learning English: Rwaq as an example: مدى استفادة المتعلمين من منصات التعلم الإلكترونية في تعلم اللغة الإنجليزية – رواق نموذجاً

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sultan Saleem Althubaiti ,  Ahmad Zaid Almasaad
Keyword(s):  
English Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Language Tests ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Open Courses ◽  
Learning English

  This study aimed to examine how effective using MOOCS in learning English, and how a number of factors, such as age, gender, education level, occupation and number of courses taken, can influence this effect, if any. In particular, this study sought to answer the following question: To what extent the use of MOOCS can enhance English learning? A number of English learners (n = 336) were recruited from an online English course initiative (English Mastery) at Rawq (An Arabic online platform offering open courses). Two sets of questionnaire were distributed among the learners. The first set was designed to obtain some demographic information from the participants (age, gender, education level, occupation, and number of Rwaq English Mastery courses taken). The second set contained 33 items designed to examine whether the learners benefited from the offered online English courses in terms of both: knowledge and skills. The results indicate that the use of the online English courses provided by the English Mastery Initiative at Rawq was effective in increasing the learner’s knowledge and skills of the English language. The factors age, gender, education level, and occupation were found not to have any effect on the results. Only the number of online courses taken was found to be effective in enhancing the learners’ knowledge and skills of the English language (from 3 to five courses). The study recommends the following: 1) online English language courses at Rwaq should be increased in number, 2) Rwaq should survey English leaners’ needs before offering their courses, 3) Rwaq should offer courses specialized in training English learners for taking standardized English language tests (e.g., IELTS, TOEFL, STEP), and 4) Saudi Universities should have their own MOOCs.

scholarly journals The Properties Defining Teaching Materials for English Language Courses for IT Students in Serbia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tijana Dabić ◽  
Saša Adamović
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Essential Tool ◽  
Language Knowledge ◽  
Language Courses

The results presented in this paper are a part of amuch more complex mix-method research on the needs of ITstudents in ELT. The paper reports on the properties definingthe teaching materials suitable for IT students in ELT in tertiaryeducation. Since English language is an essential tool for ITstudents to gain professional knowledge and to grow intocompetent individuals in their field, a rather different approachshould be utilised in order to fully assess and question their needsin ELT. The paper discusses on the properties of teachingmaterials for IT students within the framework of Englishlanguage courses for IT students that has been defined by theresearch. The authors want to define teaching materials suitablefor IT students for mainly two reasons: to help the ones withinsufficient language knowledge to reach the satisfying one and toequip the IT students for the target situations in Englishlanguage that they may find themselves in during studies andupon finding a job. The results presented in this paper can bevaluable for all ESP teachers, especially the ones teaching to thestudents at technical faculties.

System of records management in the ystem of records management in the professional activity of heads of nursing rofessional activity of heads of nursing services ervices

2020 ◽  
pp. 35-38
Author(s):  
S. Arkhipova
Keyword(s):  
Professional Activity ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Nursing Services ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

The purpose of the study was to determine the level of knowledge and skills in the processing of documents accompanying the professional activities of heads of nursing services.

Lecturers’ Role in Design and Implementation of E-Learning Processes

2020 ◽  
pp. 287-298
Author(s):  
Mārtiņš Spridzāns
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The State ◽  
Ict In Education ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning

The potential of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is playing increasing role in various pedagogical contexts. The necessity to integrate technologies in learning enhances educators’ digital competences is constantly highlighted in education policy documents European Union and national strategic documents and recommendations. Following the advance of digital technologies, the State Border Guard College of Latvia is constantly looking after innovations in ICT and education contexts. Since 2011 Specialized English language e-learning course for border guards is being implemented, other professional e-learning courses are being systematically introduced, currently 8 specialised qualification courses are available, on average 300 border guards graduate e-learning courses annually. Having in mind the continuous advancement of ICT in education contexts as well as the strategic approach of the State Border Guard College to continue the development of e-learning systems author of this article intends to describe the system of e-learning used in border guards’ training, explore and summarize the theory and best practices on using ICT in pedagogical context, educators’ roles in development and implementation of e-learning courses.

“The Past, Present, and Future of Accounting History”: A Comment on the State of Accounting History

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garry D. Carnegie
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Research Field ◽  
The State ◽  
International Accounting ◽  
Scholarly Research ◽  
Recent Contribution ◽  
Global Society ◽  
Accounting History ◽  
The Past

ABSTRACT This response to the recent contribution by Matthews (2019) entitled “The Past, Present, and Future of Accounting History” specifically deals with the issues associated with concentrating on counting publication numbers in examining the state of a scholarly research field at the start of the 2020s. It outlines several pitfalls with the narrowly focused publications count analysis, in selected English language journals only, as provided by Matthews. The commentary is based on three key arguments: (1) accounting history research and publication is far more than a “numbers game”; (2) trends in the quality of the research undertaken and published are paramount; and (3) international publication and accumulated knowledge in accounting history are indeed more than a collection of English language publications. The author seeks to contribute to discussion and debate between accounting historians and other researchers for the benefit and development of the international accounting history community and global society.

scholarly journals Sociodemographic associations of geographic variation in paediatric tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aimy H. L. Tran ◽  
Danny Liew ◽  
Rosemary S. C. Horne ◽  
Joanne Rimmer ◽  
Gillian M. Nixon
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Variation ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
English Language ◽  
Population Analysis ◽  
English Language Proficiency ◽  
The State ◽  
The Public ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Administrative Datasets

AbstractGeographic variation of paediatric tonsillectomy, with or without adenoidectomy, (A/T) has been described since the 1930s until today but no studies have investigated the factors associated with this variation. This study described the geographical distribution of paediatric A/T across the state of Victoria, Australia, and investigated area-level factors associated with this variation. We used linked administrative datasets capturing all paediatric A/T performed between 2010 and 2015 in Victoria. Surgery data were collapsed by patient residence to the level of Local Government Area. Regression models were used to investigate the association between likelihood of surgery and area-level factors. We found a 10.2-fold difference in A/T rates across the state, with areas of higher rates more in regional than metropolitan areas. Area-level factors associated with geographic variation of A/T were percentage of children aged 5–9 years (IRR 1.07, 95%CI 1.01–1.14, P = 0.03) and low English language proficiency (IRR 0.95, 95% CI 0.90–0.99, P = 0.03). In a sub-population analysis of surgeries in the public sector, these factors were low maternal educational attainment (IRR 1.09, 95% CI 1.02–1.16, P < 0.001) and surgical waiting time (IRR 0.99635 95% CI 0.99273–0.99997, P = 0.048). Identifying areas of focus for improvement and factors associated with geographic variation will assist in improving equitable provision of paediatric A/T and decrease variability within regions.

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