LANGUAGE LEARNING DURING A PANDEMIC: STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY-BASED ACTIVITIES

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anabela Simões
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Competence Development

scholarly journals COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT AMONG STUDENTS OF NON-LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITIES WITH THE HELP OF TBLT APPROACH IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LESSONS

2021 ◽  
pp. 409-414
Author(s):  
Svitlana Nykyporets ◽  
Nataliia Hadaichuk
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Competence Development ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Foreign Language Proficiency

The article contains a comparative analysis of PPP and TBLT approaches to the foreign language learning including the detailed description of the main stages of teaching and lessons planning in the framework of each approach; the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches are also considered in the article. It is also emphasized that using TBLT approach in groups of students from non-linguistic universities with a low level of foreign language proficiency (A2) is rather difficult. In such situations authors recommend considering the traditional PPP method, which allows practicing and fixing the necessary speech patterns.

Supporting English competence development in university teachers: Principles and practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 256-268
Author(s):  
Irina V. Kulamikhina ◽  
Zhanbota B. Esmurzaeva ◽  
Dinara G. Vasbieva ◽  
Aleksei Yu Alipichev
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Competence Development ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Visual Thinking ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Content Design

In today’s world, the English language communicative competence is a major soft skill of university teachers which is needed for personal and professional fulfilment and career development. This study aimed at the design and practical realisation of the 72-hour English course stimulating the teaching staff’s engagement in language learning and English communicative competence development at the Omsk State Agrarian University. The authors have discussed the principles and approaches to the course content design and efficacy of four classroom management strategies: the use of real life communication situations, making presentations, visual thinking strategy and short-film-based discussions for developing EFL communicative competence in university teachers. The situational approach to the content design introduced ‘real-life’ communicative situations serving as a teaching method and an assessment tool. The participants of the course took an online test: ‘Evaluation of Readiness for The Certificate Exam in English’, developed by the Tomsk Polytechnic University, at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the course. Keywords: Communicative competence, adult language learning, university teaching staff, visual thinking, situational approach, communicative environment.

scholarly journals THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ISSUES ON COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (10(78)) ◽  
pp. 188-190
Author(s):  
Olga Gubareva
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Competence Development ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Modern Computer

The paper deals with the diachronic aspects of communicative competence development and theoretical issues influencing on the most important methods of teaching foreign languages. Foreign language learning and teaching have undergone a significant paradigm shift as a result of the research and experiences which have expended the theoretical fundamental knowledge about the practical ways of teaching students a foreign language. The sociocultural theory is regarded as a key one in the intercultural competence development. Foreign language acquisition has been revealed to be a complex, multidimensional process influenced by both learners and environment variables, so significantly new teacher’s responsibilities have been focused on and the emphasis has been put on the learner-centered teaching methods as the most effective to motivate learners to develop their communicative abilities. In such learning environment the teacher’s role is changed from an authority figure to a facilitator. Special attention has been paid to the modern computer technologies of teaching a foreign language. The use of social media such as FB, Twitter and so on, incorporated in classroom problem-solving tasks introduces a new dimension to the teaching and learning process. Methodologically classroom-oriented research has been considered to improve teaching practices leading to greater language proficiency and success among foreign language learners.

Didattica delle lingue in prospettiva interculturale: innovazione e potenzialità

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 189-198
Author(s):  
Manuela Derosas
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Intercultural Communicative Competence ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Vast Literature ◽  
The Creation

Since the early ’80s the adjective "intercultural" in language learning and teaching has seemed to acquire a remarkable importance, although its meaning is strongly debated. As a matter of fact, despite the existence of a vast literature on this topic, difficulties arise when applying it in the classroom. The aim of this work is to analyze the elements we consider to be the central pillars in this methodology, i.e. a renewed language-and culture relation, the Intercultural Communicative Competence, the intercultural speaker. These factors allow us to consider this as a new paradigm in language education; furthermore, they foster the creation of new potentialities and configure the classroom as a significant learning environment towards the discovery of Otherness.

scholarly journals Scientific Conferences as Way to Develop Students’ Foreign Language Communicative Competence

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 01155
Author(s):  
Yuliya Savinova ◽  
Tatiana Akhmetzyanova ◽  
Svetlana Pozdnyakova ◽  
Ekaterina Dvorak ◽  
Zhanna Zarutskaya
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Research Skills ◽  
High Level ◽  
Development Of Students

The issues of the student engagement in science-related activities and the development of students’ language communicative competence are especially relevant in a technical university, where due to the prevailing of the Sciences, the professional communicative competence has become increasingly vital. The goal of this article is to examine how interdisciplinary scientific conferences for students held in foreign languages can foster the foreign language communicative competence of students. In the article, we present the definition and the three basic models of communicative competence. A method of pedagogical observation is used that represents comprehension and analysis of goal-oriented preparation of students for practical scientific conferences. We reveal the fact that interdisciplinary scientific conferences for students held in foreign languages allow educators to foster the foreign language communicative competence of students and deepen their knowledge in professional area, as well as to equip them with research skills since students’ participation in the conferences increases their attention and focus, motivates them to practice critical thinking skills of high level.

Linguistic Consciousness and Foreign Language Learning in Multilingual Education

2021 ◽  
Vol X (2) ◽  
pp. 71-83
Author(s):  
Nataliia Safonova ◽  
◽  
Alla Anisimova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Multilingual Education ◽  
Important Means

The article deals with the issues where linguistic consciousness as a sociolinguistic phenomenon is successfully revealed in FLT, namely, in problematic questions of language learning. It covers the description of linguistic consciousness and some aspects of its influence on the process of development of students’ communicative competence. It is emphasized that the philosophy of lifelong learning has become a widespread phenomenon in modern society. Learning a foreign language can be considered an important means of forming linguistic consciousness and the ability to conduct intercultural dialogues. The correlation of two languages and cultures (Ukrainian and foreign ones) helps to outline their national specific features, which contribute to a deeper understanding of both the foreign and the native language and culture. Any education system is open and fairly stable. As for the methods and learning tools, they can vary depending on the applicable learning concept. The article gives a detailed description of the development of linguistic consciousness of Ukrainian students from different social groups while learning English. So linguistic consciousness is a reflection of the actual language sphere contributes to the development of both communicative and multilingual competences. The main aim of the use of modern educational technologies is to increase the level of the communicative competence and linguistic consciousness in students, their educational achievements, and to improve the quality of language education.

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