Assessment of foreign language proficiency in higher military schools

2021 ◽  
pp. 107-118
Author(s):  
Marina R. Vanyagina
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Proficiency Levels ◽  
Military Schools ◽  
Foreign Language Proficiency

To monitor the effectiveness of arrangement and implementation of foreign language courses in military educational establishments, it is necessary to have integrated criteria for assessing the level of foreign language proficiency of the cadets and students. Foreign language teaching in higher education is professionally oriented and has specific purposes, which should be taken into account when assessing language proficiency. We analyze modern approaches to assessing the level of foreign language proficiency and to present arguments for the technology of assessing the level of professional foreign language communicative competence in higher military schools. There are different assessment systems in foreign languages teaching methods. They are: 5-point (4-point in reality) assessment system generally accepted in the state Russian educational establishments, 100-point assessment system for the Unified State Exam (USE), the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) with a scale of levels from A1 to C2, the English proficiency levels of military specialists according to the international treaty of NATO countries (STANAG 6001) and others. The method of comparative system analysis is applied in the article. The scales of foreign language proficiency levels significant for higher military education are matched. We develop a system of assessing the professional foreign-language communicative competence in higher military school. The system has five levels: low, elementary, basic, high and advanced. According to the modern trends in the development of the foreign language teaching methodology and testology, the assessment system includes self-evaluation and technology of language portfolio.

scholarly journals PROBLEMATIC SITUATION AS A MEANS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING TO STUDENTS OF LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITY

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-131
Author(s):  
YELENA BELYAKOVA
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Problematic Situation ◽  
Proficiency Levels ◽  
Foreign Language Proficiency ◽  
Problematic Situations

The article reveals some problems of language teaching in higher educational institutions, particularly in linguistic universities. The author points out the relevance of foreign language proficiency levels (C1–C2). After graduating the students should be linguistically, socially and culturally competent. The suggestion of the author is as follows: creating and developing problematic situations during the lessons will help students to become socially and professionally competent.

scholarly journals Peculiarities of Communicative Approach in Foreign Language Teaching

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-301
Author(s):  
N. Wahedi
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Negotiation Of Meaning ◽  
Essential Function ◽  
Conventional Methods

This paper looks briefly at the preconditions that gradually formed communicative language teaching (CLT) as a response to the growing demand and needs of non-native learners of English in many different contexts of learning, then draws a parallel between existing conventional methods of language teaching and novel insights presented by CLT. The constituent parts of Communicative competence are introduced. The negotiation of meaning is considered as the most essential function of the target language that learners are capable to master which allows them to maintain flexibility in a deliberate speech despite the gaps in their language proficiency. Besides, the article discusses the current limitations of CLT bound to several factors such as the lack of language proficiency, rigid curricula, and teachers’ misconceptions of CLT.

scholarly journals Trained and Non-Trained Language Teachers on CLIL Methodology: Teachers’ Facts and Opinions about the CLIL Approach in the Primary Education Context in Spain

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gema Alcaraz-Mármol
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Bilingual Education ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Methodological Basis ◽  
Foreign Language Proficiency

Since the early 2000s, there seems to be a growing interest in bilingual education in Spain. The need for teachers with certain accreditation in foreign language proficiency has been growing in the last decade. Yet, the methodological basis to integrate content and language in the classroom does not seem to be a compulsory requirement. The participants of this study were surveyed about several aspects of their teaching practice. We compared the answers of those who have received specific methodological CLIL training and those who have not. Results show that methodological training beyond just foreign language teaching makes significant differences in terms of the teachers’ opinions on CLIL and practice of using bilingual practices in their classrooms, making use of a wider variety of activities and resources. Differences were found in the way they see their own teaching, their use of their L1, materials in the classroom, and the variety and type of activities they develop with their students.

TECHNOLOGIES OF FORMATION OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE IN EXTRACURRICULAR TIME AT THE MIDDLE STAGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Марьям Магомедбековна Курбанова ◽  
Габибула Муталлипович Рабаданов
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Intercultural Communicative Competence ◽  
School Students ◽  
Middle Stage

Статья посвящена рассмотрению понятия межкультурной коммуникативной компетенции и различных технологий по ее формирования у учеников средней школы. The article is devoted to the consideration of the concept of intercultural communicative competence and various technologies for its formation in secondary school students.

scholarly journals Neue Ansätze in der DaF-Methodik und ihre Konsequenzen für die Lehrwerkgestaltung

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 107-118
Author(s):  
Luiza Ciepielewska-Kaczmarek
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Target Groups

The following factors have contributed to arising new target groups in teaching foreign languages: the European Union’s claim concerning the multilingualism of its members, migrations, common mobility. As a consequence of this situation new handbooks for teaching and learning foreign languages have appeared on the market. Thus, the teacher is often confronted with the necessity of choosing the handbook, which is most adequate for the needs of a particular group of learners. The present article aims at defining the criteria of handbook selection in the light of the latest trends in foreign language teaching methodology.

scholarly journals Primary school inclusive foreign language teaching features

2021 ◽  
pp. 44-50
Author(s):  
Olha Datskiv ◽  
Sofia Datskiv
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Peer Evaluation

An integral part of the formation of the New Ukrainian School is an inclusive component, which forms a new philosophy of society based on the understanding of diversity and equality for all. Involvement in education and constant support of children with special educational needs should take place at all stages of receiving complete secondary education, especially in primary school. The paper discusses the features of inclusive foreign language teaching in primary school. Based on the research analysis, pedagogical observation of the educational process in English lessons in inclusive classes, the conclusion is made that it is important for primary school English teachers to use clear and comprehensive instructions before doing exercises and tasks, introduce and maintain the learning routine (greeting, a permanent place for writing homework, questions at the beginning and at the end of the lesson, etc.), change the types of tasks frequently, adapt previously used exercises to the new learning conditions, use scaffolding strategies. The article presents a set of exercises and tasks to use in English lessons when studying the topic “My home” in an inclusive 3rd grade of a general secondary education institution, as well as checklists for self-and peer evaluation of the inclusiveness of the learning environment for English teachers. The exercises and tasks of the set were tested in the 3rd-B grade of Ternopil schools No. 16 and No. 7. The final assessment of the educational achievements of students in English in the second semester of the 2020 / 2021 academic year confirmed the effectiveness and appropriateness of using these exercises and tasks in the English lessons. Checklists for self-and peer evaluation of the inclusiveness of the learning environment were tested and approved by English teachers and recommended for use in the educational process by foreign languages teaching methodology groups.

scholarly journals INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AT LEVELS B2 - C1 (FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF THE TEXTBOOK)

2013 ◽  
pp. 49-61
Author(s):  
E. B. Yastrebova ◽  
D. A. Kryachkov
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Basic Features

The article analyzes how professors and students of MGIMO-University’s School of International Relations perceive innovations in language teaching.As a synergy system, language teaching relies on selfdevelopment based to a great extent on innovations, which can be initiated either from the inside or from the outside. To identify the basic features of innovations in foreign language teaching, the authors conducted a survey of professors and students of the School of international Relations. The results suggest that for most respondents the main purpose of innovations in foreign language teaching and learning is to attain a significantly higher level of communicative competence, which is seen as feasible only if fundamentally new teaching materials and computer technologies are used. According to the survey, the success of innovations largely depends on their source (innovations ‘from the top’ and innovations ‘from the bottom’) and commitment on the part of professors and students to participate in them, the latter being often prompted by their discontent with the state of play. Innovations ‘from above’ tend to be more encompassing and affect the entire system of language education, whereas innovations ‘from the bottom concern the teaching process per se. Though the survey suggests that it is innovations ‘from the top’ that tend to be more successful, the authors conclude that language education as a synergy system adopts only non-shattering innovations that address its most vital needs, thus encouraging its sustainable development.

scholarly journals Integrating the Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) in a Foreign Language Program: Faculty Considerations upon Leaving the Haven of Native Speakership

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hector Manuel Serna Dimas
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Intercultural Communicative Competence ◽  
Teaching Sequence ◽  
Language Faculty ◽  
Language Program

<p>This action research study presents the perspectives of two language faculty who integrated the principles of the Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) model in their teaching. The professors shared their understanding of intercultural communicative competence through a learning log. These reflections were mainly about the challenged notion of native speakership, particularly in foreign language teaching contexts. The faculty also developed a teaching sequence that integrated the ICC criteria. The study offers some of the faculty considerations on their integration of the ICC model together with their students’ perspectives. The research results show that students could get involved in language learning beyond the customary linguistic aspects of language teaching, and they could embark themselves upon the understanding of the intercultural aspects that permeate any classroom negotiation where two languages happen to meet and interact through the lived experiences and the identity of their speakers.</p>

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