The Key Role of Foreign Language Teachers in Content and Language Integrated Learning at a University Level

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candela Contero Urgal
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Integrated Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
University Level

“Das bin ich...”: Corporeality and early German language education in (Slovak) kindergarten

Human Affairs ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ondrej Kaščák ◽  
Branislav Pupala ◽  
Iveta Kovalčíková
Keyword(s):  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Cultural Anthropology ◽  
Language Education ◽  
The Body ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
German Language ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Foreign Language Acquisition

AbstractThis paper, based on ethnographically obtained data, discusses German language acquisition at an early age: the discovery of the interconnection between language and corporeality is the key component of the analysis based on videostudies. The body—conceived as an intermediary and content element of education, becomes an essential base for foreign language acquisition. This will be documented by tangible data and subsequent theoretical analysis with respect to relevant terminology of cultural anthropology (Körper and Leib). The principle of corporeality is further used as a means of perceiving German language education in the sense of the so called language propaedeutic concept and as a means of the legitimisation of particular qualification and the role of foreign language teachers in preschool institutions.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF MEDIA EDUCATION IN THE TRAINING OF FUTURE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Barkasi ◽  
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Tetiana Filippyeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Media Education ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Rational Use ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
The Future

The aim of the article is to study the advantages of media education technologies in the training of future foreign language teachers due to the fact that the current stage of society highlights the education of the individual who must effectively select and concentrate information, process it and create new, separate useful from unnecessary ways and programs for their solution. Therefore, today it is not enough to use video, audio, press and information and communication technologies when teaching future foreign language teachers only for the development of oral and written speech. It is necessary to pay attention to the development of visual and critical media literacy of students, based on the main objectives of media education. The article considers the problems of formation of professional competence of the future teacher of a foreign language by means of media education. The author analyzes the principles and functions of media education as the main components of professional media education of the future foreign language teacher. The peculiarities of the introduction and rational use of the latest media educational technologies in the professional training of future foreign language teachers are revealed. Their influence on the educational process and the need to update the role of the teacher in modern conditions of pedagogical activity are analyzed. The relevance of the article is determined by the dynamic trends in the introduction of media in the educational process. The integrated use of media education technologies motivates future foreign language teachers to master their profession, gives them the opportunity to acquire and develop new skills and abilities. The inclusion of the study of media education technologies in the initial program of the Faculty of Foreign Languages will promote the rational use of media education in future professional activities, critical evaluation of information, the ability to analyze and recognize media texts, and learn about new trends in teaching their subject. Improving knowledge in the field of media educational technologies, acquiring knowledge of pedagogical development of personality and awareness of the role and place of teachers in the educational process provides an opportunity to intensify and motivate student learning activities and gain initial pedagogical experience.

Students’ Strategic Reactions to the Role of Native Language as a Medium of Instruction in English Classrooms

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soheila Kabiri Samani ◽  
Mehry Haddad Narafshan
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Code Switching ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
English Classrooms ◽  
Speaking Skill

Code-switching is the use of two languages simultaneously or interchangeably and is commonly seen with hesitation in foreign language learning classes. Hence, second or foreign language teachers and researchers have been concerned in decreasing the level of code-switching in the EFL classes. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating students’ attitude towards teachers’ code-switching. In order to conduct the study, the quantitative research method was used. The data was collected from a sample of 219 students (male and female, with different age level) who were selected randomly for the purpose of the study. Through a questionnaire, the students’ attitude was investigated. The results revealed that students held a positive attitude towards teacher’s code-switching. More than half of the students believed teachers had better code-switching to enhance students' understanding. In addition, they believed that code-switching was more useful to teach grammar and writing skills as compared with teaching speaking skill.

scholarly journals Digital portfolio in building teaching efficacy of pre-service teachers

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana Cimermanová
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching Efficacy ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The Social ◽  
Digital Portfolio ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

Abstract The paper discusses the role of e-portfolio in the development of reflective thinking in a group of pre-service English as a foreign language teachers. It stresses the benefits it can bring (e.g. autonomous learning, cooperative learning - the author highlights the social context of e-portfolio) as well as presents the threats and risks it might bring based on the own experience of the author. The results of this case study showed that the process of e-portfolio building can enhance professional development, self-confidence and the ability to self-reflect own work and progress. The author indicates also the possibilities of its use not only in the groups of pre-service teacher trainers but also in the groups of in-service teachers.

scholarly journals Teaching Methods of English for Specific Purposes

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 481-485
Author(s):  
D. Saidvalieva
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Linguistic Development ◽  
Foreign Language Learners

Foreign Language Teachers for Specific Purposes have a lot in common with teachers of general foreign language. For both it is necessary to consider linguistic development and teaching theories, to have insights in contemporary ideas regarding their own position and role as well as the position and role of foreign language learners in education and to face new technologies offered as an aid to improve their methodology. The most important difference lies in the learners and their purposes for learning English. ESP students are usually adults who already have some acquaintance with English and are learning the language in order to communicate a set of professional skills and to perform particular job-related functions. An ESP program is therefore built on an assessment of purposes and needs and the functions for which English is required.

scholarly journals Austausch am eigenen Leib erfahren – die Rolle der Reflexion für angehende Lehrende in interkulturellen Begegnungen

2018 ◽  
Vol 143 ◽  
pp. 457-470
Author(s):  
Daniel Bodył ◽  
Kamila Chmielewska-Molik ◽  
Gabriela Gorąca-Sawczyk
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
International Exchange ◽  
Opinion Poll ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Teaching Community

 In dem Beitrag wird dargestellt, welche Rolle die Reflexion in der Bildung von Fremdsprachenlehrenden spielt und wie sie in handlungsorientierten Vorgehensweisen entwickelt werden kann. Das Ziel des Artikels ist es, die Ergebnisse einer Befragung unter acht Masterstudierenden der Angewandten Linguistik, die zu Deutsch- und Englischlehrenden ausgebildet werden und an dem deutsch-polnischen Seminar zum Thema Schüleraustausch in Kreisau teilgenommen haben, zu präsentieren. Die Möglichkeit, sich mit den deutschen Kollegen jungen Lehrenden im Referendariat auszutauschen, hat bei den Studierenden das Gefühl der Zugehörigkeit zur Lehrerschaft ausgelöst und ihnen gezeigt, dass sie einen großen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung interkultureller Kompetenz bei ihren SchülerInnen haben. Experiencing an international exchange at first hand. The role of reflection for prospective foreign language teachers in intercultural exchangesThe paper describes the role of reflection in training foreign language teachers and shows how it can be fostered in the initiatives based on the concept of learning by doing. The purpose of this article is to present the results of an opinion poll on the reflections of 8 MA students of Applied Linguistics who are training to become German and English teachers and who took part in a Polish-German Seminar on school exchanges in Krzyżowa. Having had the opportunity to share their knowledge and experiences with young teachers from Berlin also gave them the feeling of being a part of the teaching community and showed them that they can have a great impact on the development of intercultural competence by their own pupils. It also contributed to developing their own intercultural competence.

scholarly journals The Role of English as a Foreign Language Teachers’ and Learners’ Emotions and Language Achievement and Success

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Huang
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Language Achievement ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers

It is preserved that one of the noteworthy influential subjects of success and achievement is emotions, and enhancing emotions is dominant in promoting the language learning of students in the classroom. Although emotions are an integral part of the practices of both educators and students, their function has been sidelined due to the emphasis on intellectual instead of emotional scopes of foreign language learning. Therefore, the present theoretical review tries to refocus on the role of emotions of teachers and learners and their effects on language success and achievement. Successively, the effectiveness of verdicts for educators, students, syllabus designers, and future researchers are deliberated.

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