Can-Do descriptors – Realigning English Language Curriculum at Higher Education Institution to CEFR

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Erda Wati Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Language Curriculum ◽  
English Curriculum ◽  
The Common ◽  
The University

The Common European Framework of Reference for Language (CEFR) has become the standard used to describe and evaluate students’ command of a second or foreign language. It is an internationally acknowledged standard language proficiency framework which many countries have adopted such as China, Thailand, Japan and Taiwan. Malaysia Ministry of Education is aware and realise the need for the current English language curriculum to be validated as to reach the international standard as prescribed by the CEFR. The implementation of CEFR has begun at primary and secondary level since 2017 and now higher education institutions are urged to align their English Language Curriculum to CEFR as part of preparation in receiving students who have been taught using CEFR-aligned curriculum at schools by year 2022. This critical reflection article elucidates the meticulous processes that we have embarked on in re-aligning our English Language Curriculum to the standard and requirements of CEFR. The paper concludes with a remark that the alignment of the English curriculum at the university needs full support from the management in ensuring that all the stakeholders are fully prepared, informed and familiar with the framework.

Designing an English Curriculum for Everyone

2018 ◽  
pp. 87-108
Author(s):  
Angela Bailey ◽  
Nayibe Rosado ◽  
Lourdes Rey
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Policies ◽  
Language Curriculum ◽  
English Curriculum ◽  
Foreign Language Curriculum

In this chapter, the authors demonstrate a practical view of a foreign language curriculum development in Colombia. Within the chapter, they give a brief description of language policies that guided the curriculum; a discussion of the research framework, methods, and data collection; and a reflection of the choices made with regard to education, language, and language learning. By triangulating existing policies, contextual and conceptual needs analyses, and existing classroom practices, the authors demonstrate a collaborative and flexible means of meeting foreign language teaching across a broad spectrum of inconsistencies. Conclusions review and discuss the importance of maintaining an open and adaptable perspective throughout foreign language curriculum design while establishing and creating a working, flexible English language curriculum.

scholarly journals Omani Students’ Perceptive of Communicative Language Teaching Approach in Higher Education in Oman: Its Practice

Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (21) ◽  
pp. 1333
Author(s):  
Mouza Said Al Kalbani ◽  
Josu Solabarrieta ◽  
Ahmad Bin Touq
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
Teaching Approach ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
The Impact

This study aimed to analyze and understand learners’ attitudes towards Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach in a foreign language context in higher education in Oman. In the literature review, learners’ attitudes play a strong role in determining the success of innovations in instructional practices (Savignon and Wang 2003). In addition to that, this study is considered as an evaluative study to explore teachers’ implication of CLT and the impact of this implication on students “communicative competence”, which is considered as an ultimate goal of communicative language teaching in a foreign langue context (FL). The importance of this study is due to its significance to come up with a clear understanding of Omani learners’ beliefs considering teaching and learning process. It also aims to specify the impact of CLT as an effective teaching approach in English as a foreign language (EFL) among higher education students and to specify any difficulties or challenges that might hinder CLT implementation in the Omani context. To achieve this, a quantitative study had been used to collect data from both teachers and learners. The participants of this study were 631 students (189 male and 391 female) who were enrolled in Intensive English language programs (IELP) in Foundation Institute (FI) in two Universities (210 students from public university and 421 students from private university) and those participants were from three different English proficiency levels (247 level 1, 155 level 2 and 229 level 3). The analysis revealed that students perceived classroom’s practice to be more oriented towards using strategic and grammatical competence and less towards sociolinguistic and intercultural competences. Additionally, Omani learners reported statistically significant correlation between CLT practice. The students’ gender, language proficiency and education context affected how students perceived classroom practice.

THE USAGE OF DIDACTIC POTENTIAL OF TRIZ IN TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Shumkova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
The University ◽  
The Given ◽  
Junior Students

The author of the given article points out the necessity of applying the methods of problem-oriented teaching and introducing problem tasks into the modern education program at the university. As a tool for realization of the given approach, the author proposes to use the theory of solving inventive problems (TRIZ), which contributes to the development of non-trivial creative thinking of students and the prevention of psychological inertia.The article gives examples of assignments developed on the base of methods of TRIZ-pedagogics and aimed at the formation of communicative competence of junior students of language universities.

scholarly journals Theoretical Design of the Formation of Professional Communicative Competence of Future Non-Language Experts in the Process of Learning a Foreign Language

2021 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 02002
Author(s):  
Oleh Lazariev ◽  
Yuliia Fernos ◽  
Nataliia Komisarenko ◽  
Liudmyla Movchan ◽  
Olena Oliinyk
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Education System ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Theoretical Design ◽  
Everyday Communication

Competence-based technologies used for teaching a foreign language in non-linguistic higher education institutions, put at the center of all education system student competence, providing comfortable, conflict-free conditions of its development, realization of natural and acquired potentials. The construction of a competence-based educational process presupposes the orientation of the training space on the competence sphere of students. The studied experience makes it possible to identify competencebased “platforms”, as well as the main “landmarks” for teaching a foreign language to future experts of non-linguistic specialties. Not only the general English language course, which is quite universal for all specialties, but also the professionally-oriented course, which depends on the chosen specialty in the higher education institution, acquires great importance in the training of future non-language experts. The competence orientation of teaching foreign languages to students of non-linguistic specialties is to ensure proficiency in a foreign language within the framework of both everyday communication and in the specialty at a creative and professional level. Theoretical design of the formation of professional communicative competence of future non-language professionals in the process of learning a foreign language confirms the feasibility of the proposed method, allows us to theoretically justify its effectiveness.

scholarly journals Intercultural projects in learning Russian as a native and foreign language: experience of social partnership of a school and a higher education institution

2019 ◽  
pp. 207-210
Author(s):  
Yelena V. Alikina ◽  
Tat'yana V. Kudymova ◽  
Mariya V. Malkova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Intercultural Education ◽  
Language Experience ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
The Impact

The article demonstrates the need for continuous intercultural education in teaching Russian both as a native and a foreign language. The authors focus on the fact that intercultural education not only contributes to increase the level of language proficiency, but also has a positive impact on learners' personal, intellectual, emotional, and creative potential formation, regardless of their age group. The paper describes the essence and functions of project-based learning, which is considered an effective educational technology for intercultural education. Its potential is shown through the example of the intercultural project carried by a general school in cooperation with a polytechnic higher education institution. The authors aim to demonstrate how the problems and interests of younger schoolchildren, who tend to be more open to intercultural communication, match with those of their parents and teachers on the one hand, as well as with the problems and interests of foreign pupils and teachers of Russian as a foreign language, on the other. In conclusion, the research summarises the impact of intercultural projects on learning a foreign language. The authors also mark the importance of school and post-school socialpartnership in conditions of modern intercultural education.

scholarly journals Scientific Library of Siberian Federal University: Results, objective and landmarks

2018 ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
Elena Kasyanchuk ◽  
Vera Kazantseva ◽  
Ruslan Baryshev
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
State Institute ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University ◽  
Higher Institutions ◽  
Technological University

The authors discuss the experience of the Science Library of the Siberian Federal University established through the merge of the four Krasnoyarsk higher institutions: the University, Technological University, the University of the Non-ferrous Metals and Gold, the Academy of Architecture and Construction. The history of the SFU Science Library, its main stages, the key current and prospective vectors are discussed. The authors characterize the SFU SL’s collections comprising the collections of the above mentioned institutions plus that of Krasnoyarsk State Institute of Commerce and Economics, merged later; they also characterize the Library’s users and user services. The Library’s innovative projects are presented, among them “The Siberian Federal University E-library as the information and education infrastructure of the innovative higher education institution”, the winner of the first All-Russia Library Innovations Contest, which made SFU SL one of the best Russian university libraries. The authors also discuss the Library’s projects Smart Library and Publication Activity Support Service . The SFU SL heads the Russian Library Association’s Section of higher education institutions. It is a member of the National Library Association “Libraries of the Future” and other associations; it takes part in professional contests sponsored by the RF Ministry of Education and Science and the Russian Foundation of Basic Research which enables to update and continuously optimize its activities.

scholarly journals РОЗВИТОК ІНШОМОВНОЇ КОМУНІКАТИВНОЇ КОМПЕТЕНТНОСТІ В ПРОЦЕСІ ПІДГОТОВКИ МАЙБУТНІХ СУДНОВОДІЇВ

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-312
Author(s):  
O. A. TISHCHENKO ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Efficient Operation ◽  
International Convention ◽  
Maritime English

English language is an integral part of a navigator’s life. And Maritime English language is one of the most important means of professional communication of seafarers because the vast majority of ships have multilingual international crews. In their work, the mariners have to communicate on various topics: professional, domestic or just to keep the conversation going in a multinational crew. Marine professionals need Maritime English at the user’s level and this fact is undisputable and undeniable. The level of English language proficiency depends on the success of the navigator, his career growth, ensuring the safety of navigation. Proficiency in Maritime English is stipulated in a separate line in convention documents (including the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers) governing the training of seafarers. The article is devoted to one of the topical problems of the foreign language cadets’ (students’) education of the maritime institutions of higher education, in particular navigators. The concepts of «competence» is briefly characterized. The author provides the definitions of «foreign language communicative competence» given by foreign and Ukrainian scientists. Also the author’s own definition is formulated. There have been presented the main conditions for mastering international communication competence, which is important for the safe and efficient operation of maritime transport, in the process of professional training of future navigators. The main types of speech activities (listening, monologue speech, dialogic speech, writing, reading), which are used for the formation of foreign language communicative competence of future navigators, are analysed. The examples of tasks used at the practical classes by the professional English language teachers of the f Navigation and Ship Handling Chair of Azov Maritime Institute of the National University «Odessa Maritime Academy» are provided in this article. Key words: competence, foreign language communicative competence, speech activity, cadets (students) of maritime institutions of higher education.

Institutional perspective on writing for international publication

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-112
Author(s):  
Adam Wojtaszek
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
English Language ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Strategic Choices ◽  
Institutional Perspective ◽  
The University ◽  
Polish Higher Education

Abstract The paper focuses on the institutional background of the publishing practices of Polish scholars, with special emphasis on publications in English. The University of Silesia in Katowice represents a Polish Higher Education Institution which places significant emphasis on international publications. On the basis of two data collection instruments, a report on point-winning publications (2017–2020) and a survey conducted among 197 faculty members, the author portrays the publication-related situation of the university and its most important determinants. Besides the facts pertaining to the distribution of point-winning publications among disciplines and languages, the article address such important issues as the authors’ strategies employed in the preparation of English language manuscripts, language-related issues articulated by the reviewers, and reasons for not publishing in English. A connection is made between the institutional context in which scholarly texts are composed and the strategic choices made by the authors in the process of manuscript drafting.

scholarly journals FEATURES OF WRITING TRAINING IN ENGLISH LESSONS IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 601-608
Author(s):  
G. Omarbayeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Graphic Design ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Functional Aspects ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Language Writing

The relevance of this article is justified by the consideration of some features of writing at the initial stage of teaching a foreign / English language. The goal of this work is the functional aspects of the content of speech activities, where written and the level of formation of the communicative competence of students, which provide more efficient use of writing as a means and opportunity for improving the graphic design of the text, as well as creating a base for spelling learning, is an important and key factor written training that determines the level of language proficiency. The result of studying the question of this article is the formulation of the problem, which is associated with the process of organizing training in writing, and is based on methodological recommendations for creating a base of reproductive and productive skills in foreign language writing.

scholarly journals Lexical card as the students’ vocabulary level extending tool

2021 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 00048
Author(s):  
N.A. Karelina ◽  
V.V. Levchenko ◽  
E.Yu. Maltceva
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Modern Problem ◽  
Control Stage ◽  
Foreign Language Proficiency ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
The Common ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control

The article analyses the ways of solving the modern problem of non-linguistic faculty students’ foreign language proficiency. This problem is relevant nowadays because when students enter the university the majority of them show low level of foreign language proficiency accordingly to the Common European Framework of References. The purpose of the article is to describe the positive impact of the developed new tool for extending the students vocabulary level. The research was done in three stages: ascertaining, forming and control. Ascertaining stage showed the differences between the required student s’ foreign language proficiency and their real level of it. The forming stage of the research devoted to show the procedure of students’ vocabulary extending process, and the control stage was about to test the level of students’ vocabulary level after using the new tool as a student lexical card. The research was conducted at Samara University, where 324 non-linguistic faculties’ students took part. As the result of the research it is necessary to be mentioned the lexical card that was developed as the tool for extending students vocabulary level had positive impact for students in the process of studying, and for teachers in the process of teaching.

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