scholarly journals Academic tutoring as a form of personalized language education: a project and practice at the University of Gdańsk (Poland)

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 24-30
Author(s):  
J. Hinc ◽  
J. Mampe ◽  
A. Jarosz
Keyword(s):  
Language Education ◽  
Current Paper ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Scholarly Work ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Culture Studies ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Personalized Education ◽  
Academic Teachers ◽  
The University

The current paper elaborates on the effects of introducing elements of personalized education in the academic tutoring programme realized at the University of Gdańsk (in short UG, Poland). It begins with an outline of the key objectives of the project called Ideal Quality in Good Quantity, which was introduced at the University of Gdansk in the years 2014–2016. The programme originally aimed at equipping academic teachers with tools suitable for implementing elements of individualized didactics. Moreover, the project assumed a practical application of the aforementioned tools in scholarly work of the tutors who realized their own tutoring sessions with students representing various fields of study (philological, pedagogical and culture studies, to mention some of them). The project’s initial conception, i.e. Ideal quality in good quantity, is continued forward in the so-called Centrum Tutorów UG as well as in the form of faculties’ internal initiatives. In the paper the reader will find a description of fragments of individualized didactic work implemented in teaching French and German as foreign languages and psychology.

scholarly journals BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAMS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND REGIONAL STUDIES: A COMPETENCE-BASED APPROACH TO PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF STUDENTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES

2013 ◽  
pp. 106-110
Author(s):  
L. G. Kuzmina
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Regional Studies ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
State Educational ◽  
The University

The paper is devoted to the problem of devising a new ESP curriculum for university students within the framework of Federal State Educational Standards of Higher Education. The necessity to introduce innovations into foreign language teaching at universities is fore grounded. It is claimed that in spite of some ambiguity in specifying the students’ competence in foreign languages put forward in the Standards, it is possible to design an effective educational curriculum for this university subject. It is proved that this can be realized if a competence-oriented approach is implemented. The process of designing a new competence-based curriculum for foreign languages is being described. A model modular course in foreign languages for the university students majoring in Regional Studies is presented. Some strategies to further develop teaching foreign languages at universities are mentioned. It is also argued that the course under discussion has proved to be attractive for the university applicants, provides for the quality of language education and meets the needs of the regional business community in the specialists of this kind.

scholarly journals Welke didactische aanpak voor vt-vertaalcolleges in het universitaire vreemdetalenonderwijs?

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 91-102
Author(s):  
Muriel Waterlot
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Catholic University ◽  
The University

How to approach didactically the translation classes in the university-based teaching of foreign languages? During the last decade translation in foreign language teaching has experienced renewed interest. At present, research in this area focuses not so much on the advantages and disadvantages of translation, but on the question of how it can be optimally integrated and taught in higher education. We decided to look for an answer to that question in the didactics of translation and foreign language education. The result of our study is the teaching model that we present in this article. We also demonstrate how we applied this model during the practical FL-translation classes taught to third-year undergraduate students of the programme offered by the Dutch Chair of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin where translation is taught as part of the Dutch language learning programme.

TBL METHOD IN INTENSIVE FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION SYSTEM AT THE UNIVERSITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 159-165
Author(s):  
JULIA M. FOKINA ◽  
◽  
NADEZHDA V. PORSHNEVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Education System ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
University System ◽  
Training Methodology ◽  
Language Environment ◽  
The University

This article discusses the features of the personal-oriented training methodology TBL (Task-Based Learning), which is based on communicative tasks with the aim of immersion in the language environment. The authors of the article emphasize the advantages of the TBL method compared to traditional methods of teaching English in the university system. In the article the features of group work at the lessons of English are revealed and the factors which influence on its efficiency are formulated. The TBL method is actively used by the authors in their work with students of economic specialties, the experience of implementing the method is also reflected in the analysis of one of the communicative situations.

Perceptions, Attitudes and Use of Pharmacy Customers to Medicine Labels

2021 ◽  
pp. 58-70
Author(s):  
Eman Elmahjoubi ◽  
Mufida Yamane
Keyword(s):  
Structured Interview ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Local Study ◽  
The Public ◽  
Interview Technique ◽  
Written Information ◽  
Awareness Programs ◽  
The University

Background. The safe use of medicines largely relies on consumers reading the labeling and packaging carefully and accurately, and being able to comprehend and act on the information presented. We aimed to conduct local study on consumers’ perceptions, attitudes and use of written drug information. Methods. A survey included 200 adults of the public in 13 community pharmacies and one main hospital (the University Hospital) in Tripoli city of Libya, using a structured interview technique. Results. The results showed that 73% of participants read drug labels with variation from always (39.72 %) to rarely (10.95%). About 42.46% of pharmacy customers read the Patients Package Inserts (PPIs) routinely, however; 53.42% of them faced difficulties in understanding the labelling. Foreign languages and small font sizes of written information were the most barriers to participants` comprehensibility (44.69 %, 34%) respectively. The findings indicated that 59 % of the respondents were used to obtain information from pharmacists. Despite the relatively high rate of reading to drug labels among pharmacy customers; more than half of them were unable to interpret information correctly. Conclusion. The study demonstrated the need for the implementation of educational and awareness programs for patients by pharmacists to improve the health literacy of medication labels. Steps must be taken to ensure that medicines in Libyan market are supplied with bilingual and non-technical language labels.

scholarly journals The Development of the Linguistic Persona in the Context of Professionally Oriented University-Level Foreign Language Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 123-136
Author(s):  
Liudmila Konyakhina ◽  
◽  
Lora Yakovleva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Professional Communication ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Language Programs ◽  
University Level ◽  
Foreign Language Programs ◽  
Foreign Language Instructors

The article discusses a number of issues related to developing the linguistic persona and intercultural competency and focuses on educational ideas, strategies, technologies, and practices that embody intercultural approaches to foreign language education. To ensure the high quality of foreign language education, our priorities must include the development of competences in the area of professional communication in foreign languages. In that regard, the article identifies pedagogical conditions conducive to fostering the socio-cultural competence and the successful development of the learner’s linguistic persona. The authors present mechanisms of implementing the said pedagogical conditions in the following areas: a) developing communication skills and competencies of foreign language instructors; b) modeling situations with communication barriers in diverse ethnocultural environments; c) acquiring and selecting ethnocultural information; d) integrating in-class and out-of-class activities in a foreign language; and e) establishing a good rapport between an instructor and her students. The authors go on to describe the methodological basis for designing the content of foreign language programs, identify optimal approaches to teaching and learning foreign languages, and reflect on the context of the intercultural paradigm in university-level foreign language education.

scholarly journals TO THE ISSUE OF CONTENT UPDATING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING OF MASTER’S DEGREE STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
pp. 10-18
Author(s):  
I.A. Bobykina ◽  
◽  
E.N. Abramova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Language Training ◽  
Master's Program ◽  
Master's Students ◽  
Legal Documents ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Professional Field ◽  
The University

One of the most important pedagogical tasks is the timely updating of the content of both the educational program, in general, and the work programs of disciplines (modules), according to the development trends of modern higher education and ongoing innovations in the professional field, for which a university graduate is preparing. The article is devoted to the consideration of the issue of selection of the content of foreign language training of master’s students of the educational direction. Based on the analysis of the requirements of the current legal documents, the main points of the language policy content in the field of domestic foreign language education (the introduction of competence-based, subject-activity and other approaches, the expansion of research activities, etc.) have been identified, which make it possible to justify the main selection criteria of the content of foreign language education at the university. As a result of the analysis of scientific literature, the concept of «content of education» and its components composition have been clarified. The list of professional tasks and typical communicative situations, ensuring the achievement of the results of mastering the content of the pedagogical master’s program (competencies, personal qualities), necessary for a modern teacher in the field of foreign language education, is given. In the conclusion, a number of recommendations are proposed on the technology of content design of foreign language education for masters are suggested.

scholarly journals NATIONALLY ORIENTED FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LINGUO-DIDACTIC PARADIGM OF THE 21ST CENTURY

2020 ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
N. Zaichenko
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Subject Matter Content

The article deals with modern views on the concept of “nationally oriented foreign language teaching”, presented in the linguo-didactic discourse of domestic and foreign scholars of the last decades. The author reveals and characterizes its evolution as one of the basic concepts of Russian and Ukrainian language education as foreign languages. It is found that they relate to the subject matter, content, and operational components of this phenomenon. There are significant changes in the views of scholars on taking into account students’ native language in teaching these languages by speakers of languages with different systems. There is a growing interest in didactic and linguistic data processing of the analysis of Chinese and Russian (Ukrainian) languages and their practical implementation. In terms of content, priority is given to culturally oriented and ethno-psychological aspects of mastering foreign language in a monocultural and multicultural educational environment. The innovative approach to this issue is also manifested in the increasing attention of researchers to the peculiarities of cognitive, mental and educational activities of Chinese-speaking students, formed by the national linguistic and methodological tradition, which is radically different from the national communicative and active lingvodidactic paradigm and needs appropriate methodological correction. Prospects for further study of the issues raised in our investigation are related to the research of a number of “new” terms in the terminological field of the basic concept of “nationally oriented foreign language learning”, as well as from the normative and codification side.

scholarly journals The importance of formal grammar skills: Reflections on Polish students learning Norwegian

2018 ◽  
pp. 107-132
Author(s):  
Jens Haugan
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Formal Grammar ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Educational Role ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences ◽  
Scandinavian Language ◽  
The University ◽  
Language Network

Norwegian and Scandinavian languages in general have grown quite popular among Polish students in recent years and more and more Polish universities are trying to offer Bachelor’s and even Master’s programmes in a Scandinavian language. Based on experience as a teacher of a Norwegian grammar course at the University of Szczecin and as a teacher of grammar at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences which in 2016/2017 hosted around twenty Erasmus+ students from Szczecin, some of the challenges for Polish students of academic Norwegian will be reflected upon, as well as some of the challenges for a teacher of Norwegian who has very little knowledge of Polish. The main purpose of this paper will be to argue for the importance of grammar skills in language education and especially in language teacher education. This study is a contribution to the Educational Role of Language network.

scholarly journals The Application of E-learning in English Teaching at Dong Nai Technology University

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 544
Author(s):  
Lien Cam
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Learning Platforms ◽  
The University

Many colleges and universities in Vietnam have employed e-learning platforms in teaching English with the hope to better students’ English proficiency. Recently, e-learning programs such as DNTU-LMS and Canvas have been implemented at Dong Nai Technology University. With their features of flexibility and efficiency, they have been being used as crucial tools for teaching and learning in various faculties in the university especially during the widespread of Covid-19 pandemic. The present study aimed at identifying the views of the EFL learners from Faculty of Foreign Languages on the application of e-learning platform. A group of 100 EFL students was chosen randomly to participate in this study. Data was collected using questionnaire. After analyzing student’s responses, the results proved that the introduction of e-learning was effective. E-learning also stimulates students to learn English and brings them comfort and joy.

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.

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