scholarly journals Language Instruction in Tourism Education: Beyond the Vocational Field

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-22
Author(s):  
ELENA PĂCURAR ◽  
ROXANA MIHELE
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Language Ability ◽  
Professional Integration ◽  
Language For Specific Purposes ◽  
Tourism Education

The paper reports on the quantitative data resulting from the questionnaires designed by the authors (language for specific purposes instructors) addressing both graduate students’ range of abilities, skills and competences and tourism employers’ expectations. Language proficiency and communicative competence (understood as specific purpose language ability) are discussed as indicative of graduate students’ rate of employment in their field of studies. The authors choose tourism graduate students as the focus group in their investigation of the possible factors impacting market employability and influencing the degree of socio-professional integration in Cluj county.

Ya Era Tiempo (It’s About Time): Latinas/os Training to be Counselors Share the Meaning of Obtaining Recognition for their Spanish Proficiency

2021 ◽  
pp. 153819272110050
Author(s):  
Fernando Estrada ◽  
Brianna Angèle ◽  
Fannie Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Counseling Students ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Baccalaureate Education ◽  
Post Baccalaureate ◽  
Bilingual Proficiency

In the current study, an initiative that focuses on bilingual proficiency among masters-level counseling students provided the opportunity to qualitatively answer the question: For Latina/o bilingual graduate students who are training to be licensed counselors, what is the meaning behind pursuing and obtaining recognition of their Spanish language proficiency? The thematic findings from ten interviews illuminate topics related to bilingualism in post-baccalaureate education with respect to programing and scholarship.

Recruitment and retention of bilingual graduate students in school psychology: Efforts and challenges in increasing professional diversity

2021 ◽  
pp. 014303432110426
Author(s):  
Yi Ding ◽  
Tamique Ridgard ◽  
Su-Je Cho ◽  
Jiayi Wang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
School Psychology ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
School Psychologists ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Urban University ◽  
Bilingual School

The main goal of this paper is to illustrate recruitment efforts, strategies, and challenges in the process of training bilingual school psychologists to serve diverse schools. First, we address the acute and chronic shortage of bilingual school psychologists in the United States, particularly in urban schools where student populations are increasingly diverse. Then we provide a review of strategies and efforts to recruit and retain bilingual graduate-level learners in one school psychology program in an urban university. Quantitative data regarding recruitment and retention efforts are discussed. We identify challenges and future directions to increase diversity in the field of school psychology.

scholarly journals Learning strategies used by undergraduate and postgraduate students in hybrid courses in the area of health

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 551-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Maia Peixoto ◽  
Mariana Maia Peixoto ◽  
Elioenai Dornelles Alves
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Study Habits ◽  
Hybrid Courses ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Course Content

This study aimed to investigate the learning habits and strategies of undergraduate and post-graduate students matriculated in hybrid courses in the area of healthcare at a Brazilian university. 220 graduate students were invited to participate in the research, of whom 67.27% accepted. An exploratory methodology was utilized, which analyzed quantitative data collected by a structured instrument. A similarity may be observed between undergraduate and postgraduate students concerning the majority of education habits and learning strategies, such as the large proportion of those who read more than half of the course content and of those who preferred to study alone, as well as in the high use of the majority of strategies evaluated. It is concluded that both the groups present appropriate study habits and satisfactorily used the learning strategies investigated.

Do bilingual and monolingual preschoolers acquire false belief understanding similarly? The role of executive functioning and language

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 382-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Diaz ◽  
M. Jeffrey Farrar
Keyword(s):  
Executive Functioning ◽  
Inhibitory Control ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Language Ability ◽  
False Belief ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Short Term ◽  
False Belief Understanding

Bilingual children often show advanced executive functioning (EF) and false belief (FB) understanding compared to monolinguals. The latter has been attributed to their enhanced inhibitory control EF, although this has only been examined in a single study which did not confirm this hypothesis. The current study examined the relation of EF and language proficiency on FB reasoning in bilingual and monolingual preschoolers to answer two questions: (1) Are there differences in bilinguals’ and monolinguals’ FB, language proficiency, and EF? If so, (2) is there a differential role for language proficiency and EF in predicting FB reasoning in these two groups? Thirty-two Spanish–English bilinguals and 33 English monolinguals (three to five years old) were compared. While monolinguals outperformed bilinguals on language proficiency, after controlling for this, bilinguals outperformed monolinguals on FB reasoning, and marginally on EF. General language ability was related to FB performance in both groups, while short-term memory and inhibitory control predicted FB only for monolinguals.

scholarly journals Intercultural perceptions among undergraduate students in English for Business and Economics courses.

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 98 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELEFTHERIA NTELIOU ◽  
OLGA KEHAGIA
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Intercultural Awareness ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Language For Specific Purposes ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Economics Courses

<p><em>The practice of intercultural communication should be a primary goal of Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) courses in tertiary education, because, through language instruction, future professionals can become aware of intercultural differences and develop strategies to deal with them, thus equipping themselves with necessary skills for effective cross-cultural communication in a globalized work environment. In this study, the intercultural awareness of first and second year undergraduate students attending an English for Business and Economics course was examined in relation to their interest in the economy and culture of other countries as well as to their preferred sources of information about current economic issues. Their preferences and perceptions regarding the intercultural elements incorporated in the methods and material used in the English course were also explored. The analysis of the Likert-type questionnaire revealed that intercultural awareness needs to be further practiced in class and led to important implications for the teaching methods and tasks used in the LSP courses.</em></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p>

scholarly journals Improving English Language Proficiency of Graduate Students by Online Learning Apps available on Smartphone

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (III) ◽  
pp. 535-543
Author(s):  
Shahida Naz ◽  
Mamuna Ghani ◽  
Shahid Nawaz
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
English Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language Skills

The field of digital literacy is developing rapidly; consequently, the interest of researchers has also shifted now. The current research study was to explore the role of online learning Apps available on smartphones in improving graduate students' English language proficiency. Quantitative and qualitative research methods were used in this study. Data were collected through a questionnaire that had close-ended and open-ended questions. Questionnaires were distributed among 480 graduate-level students studying in 6 universities of Punjab, Pakistan. Data were analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 22.0) to find out results in the form of Percentage, Mean Score, Standard Deviation by applying the Independent Sample T-Test. The results of the study demonstrated the potential of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) as an anticipatory approach to improving English language skills. Results showed that students were pleased to use smartphones to improve their English language proficiency. They responded positively about the role of smartphones in improving English language skills. On the basis of findings, the researcher concluded that smartphone plays an important role in improving students' English language proficiency.

scholarly journals Levels of tests of Russian as a foreign language in terms of school age characteristics

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-234
Author(s):  
Nadezhda A. Dubinina ◽  
Dmitrii V. Ptiushkin
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
School Students ◽  
Second Language Proficiency ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Guidelines And Recommendations

The current paper discusses possibilities for school students to successfully pass TORFL-I/B1, TORFL-II/B2 and TORFL-III/C1. The relevance of this article is determined by the fact that despite Russian as a foreign (second) language has been taught within the framework of the TORFL system for more than two decades, there is a shortage of methodological material aimed at preparing school students for TORFL. In addition, the issue of choosing the level of testing in accordance with the level of Russian language proficiency and taking into account age specifics is not sufficiently covered in Russian academic literature. The aim of this paper is to define age reference marks for school students who plan to pass TORFL. The materials to review and analyse were the works of Russian and foreign researchers in the field of foreign (second) language proficiency, language development of children and adolescents, assessment of school students communicative competence, language assessment, and correlation of these data with the requirements for completing tasks of the TORFL-I/B1, TORFL-II/B2, TORFL-III/C1 Writing subtests selected as an example. The paper has resulted in providing recommendations on the choice of examination level for senior and junior school students, within the framework of TORFL-I/B1, TORFL-II/B2, TORFL-III/C1, which can also be used in the development of training courses in Russian as a foreign language for schools. The authors concluded that there is need to develop a new methodological area in testing of Russian as a foreign language system capable to provide guidelines and recommendations for preparing school students for examinations, and designing TORFL training courses and teaching materials according to the school students age.

scholarly journals Why We Need TI-Oriented Language Learning and Teaching (TILLT)

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-89
Author(s):  
Astrid Schmidhofer ◽  
Enrique Cerezo Herrero ◽  
Melita Koletnik
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Language For Specific Purposes ◽  
Curricular Content

The teaching of foreign languages to students in Translation and Interpreting (TI) programmes should be framed within the field of Language for Specific Purposes (LSP). This would make it possible to pinpoint specific curricular content and methodological traits that contribute to the enhancement of the communicative competence and initial development of TI competences. This paper analyses the students’ perspectives on L2 teaching in a TI programme and how it should be undertaken to best comply with the linguistic demands imposed by translation and interpreting. A thematic analysis of 117 open questionnaires returned by students from Austria, Slovenia and Spain identified five areas to which the students attribute particular importance, and which should be considered when developing TI-oriented curricula.

scholarly journals Needs Analysis of the Important Communicative Features at De La Salle University

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Fenty L. Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Linguistic Competence ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Strategic Competence ◽  
La Salle University

Article analyzed the needs of communicative competence and gather information on the features of communicative competence that are believed to be important by selected foreign graduate students studying at DLSU. The features consist of linguistic, sociolinguistic, discourse, strategic, and intercultural competences. Data were obtained by giving questionnaire to 33 foreign students, consisting of 11 male and 22 females and were analyzed qualitatively. The findings suggest that all features of communicative competence are crucial. In addition, the linguistic competence and strategic competence are considered to be the most essential features of the communicative competence. It can be concluded that the foreign graduate students learn English to achieve their communicative competence and it is used to communicate among students.

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