ON THE PROBLEM OF INCORPORATIING CASE TECHNOLOGIES INTO THE PROCESS OF TEACHING SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE SCHOOLS

<p class="apa">This research explored perceptions of learners studying English in private language schools regarding the use of mobile technology to support language learning. Learners were first exposed to both a mobile assisted and a mobile unassisted language learning experience, and then asked to express their thoughts on the incorporation of mobile devices into the language classroom. The mobile assisted tasks involved learners posting a review online based on a real past experience, as well as using web-search engines to gather enough information to plan a hypothetical trip. Findings revealed overall positive attitudes amongst the students surveyed. Arguments in favour of the incorporation of mobile technology in the language classroom included: the possibility of having access to a range of materials superior in both quality and quantity when using mobile devices to access the Internet, among others. However, a significant amount of scepticism towards Mobile Assisted Language Learning emerged. Arguments against suggested that the format of presentation, rather than the type of task, seemed to constitute a motivational factor that played a psychologically significant role to some of the learners.</p>

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CASE TECHNOLOGIES IN BILINGUAL TRAINING OF SOCIAL SPHERE SPECIALISTS

Social work and social education ◽

10.31499/2618-0715.2(7).2021.244844 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 240-251

Author(s):

Nataliia Seiko ◽

Svitlana Sytniakivska ◽

Nadiia Pavlyk

Keyword(s):

Social Workers ◽

Professional Training ◽

Social Sphere ◽

Pedagogical Design ◽

Different Types ◽

History Of ◽

Case Technologies ◽

Bilingual Learning ◽

Information Personalization

The purpose of the study is to characterize the content and possibility of using bilingual case technologies in future social workers training. To achieve this goal, methods of theoretical analysis of the scientific literature on the content, objectives, structure of case technologies; pedagogical design of a bilingual case; classification of case-types depending on the educational purpose are used. The article describes various aspects of the problem of design and implementation of case technologies social workers’ professional training. The history of the origin of cases as a learning tool is clarified. The interconnection of case studies with other methods of teaching and professional training is substantiated. The leading tasks of the case method (motivational, cognitive, communicative, and reflexive) are determined. A conclusion about the specifics of the characteristics of the language case, the problematic nature of the situation, the implicitness of the case problem, the appropriate amount of information, personalization, and professional orientation are formulated. The field structure of the case (informational, essential and technological areas) is analyzed. Features of bilingual cases and cases for future social workers’ bilingual training are outlined. Examples of different types of cases are given: cases - episodes without ending, case-essays, cases-chronicles and diaries, as well as cases for bilingual learning - motivational, cognitive, communicative and reflective ones. The author's development of a case for social workers’ bilingual training is presented and proposals for the implementation of several other cases of different types are given.

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Brendiranje škola stranog jezika kao organizatora neformalnog obrazovanja odraslih

Obrazovanje odraslih/Adult Education ◽

10.53617/issn2744-2047.2021.21.1.61 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1 2021) ◽

pp. 61-78

Author(s):

Jovan Miljković ◽

Marija Todorović

Keyword(s):

Foreign Language ◽

Formal Education ◽

Multiple Case Study ◽

Educational Service ◽

Research Model ◽

The Status ◽

Multiple Case ◽

Language Schools ◽

Descriptive Method

A brand could be named as the marketing goal of any organization, including the educational one. The issue of brand in education is becoming more and more actual, but the current focus of the scientifc community has remained mainly on branding higher education, while non-formal adult education organizations on this issue have been largely ignored. Therefore, we conducted research to determine whether users of non-formal education organizations perceive the educational service provider as a brand, as well as to identify which activities are carried out by non-formal education organizations to reach this level of connection with their users. The research used a combination of quantitative-qualitative research paradigm, with a multiple case study as a research model and a descriptive method as the dominant one. The research sample consists of managers and students of the analyzed foreign language schools. The results of the research indicate that non-formal education organizations in Serbia follow world trends and make eﬀorts to achieve the status of an educational brand, that branding is not a uniform process, and that each organization and their strategies have certain specifcs.

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Сase-technologies in practice-oriented training of future teachers of preschool and primary general education

SHS Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/shsconf/202111300036 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 113 ◽

pp. 00036

Author(s):

N.A. Gushchina ◽

V.N. Zinovieva ◽

I.V. Mikityuk

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

General Education ◽

Primary Schools ◽

Cognitive Activity ◽

Preschool Age ◽

School Age ◽

Pedagogical Practice ◽

Future Teachers ◽

Case Technologies ◽

Primary School Age

The article deals with the problem of convergence of fundamental pedagogical education in higher education and real pedagogical practice in preschool organizations and primary schools for the formation of children’s cognitive activity. The article presents the experience of testing pedagogical conditions for the use of case technologies in preparing future teachers for the process of forming prerequisites for cognitive activity in preschool age and cognitive universal educational actions in primary school age.

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In-Company Foreign Language Training: a Teacher’s Perspective

IJELTAL (Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics) ◽

10.21093/ijeltal.v3i1.128 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 91

Author(s):

Dorota Lipińska

Keyword(s):

Foreign Language ◽

Training Programme ◽

Language Teachers ◽

Anonymous Questionnaire ◽

Language Courses ◽

Language Schools ◽

New Situation ◽

A Company ◽

Teacher's Perspective ◽

Free Language

Teaching languages in a company environment is a relatively new phenomenon which has appeared as a result of competition on a job market. Nowadays companies offer various fringe benefits to their best employees, free language courses among them. This is a completely new situation for language teachers who are faced with a challenge of working in a new environment, not resembling schools, universities or language schools. They need to adapt to new requirements and deal with new problems and difficulties they were not prepared or trained for (Scrivener, 2011; Chong, 2013). The aim of this paper is to check what kind of difficulties and problems arise while teaching an L2 in a company. A group of L2/foreign language (English, German and French) teachers filled in an anonymous questionnaire concerning their work environment. The subjects came from various areas of Poland. The obtained information was divided into thematic sections and showed that the scope of perceived difficulties is really vast. It suggests that the topic should be analysed and studied further and corporate teaching ought to be formally taught as a part of a teacher training programme.

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THE USE OF CASE TECHNOLOGIES IN TEACHING STUDENTS

The Education and science journal ◽

10.17853/1994-5639-2015-3-120-129 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 120

Author(s):

Yuliya M. Tsarapkina

Keyword(s):

Case Technologies

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Acculturation of Syrian Refugees in Germany

SURG Journal ◽

10.21083/surg.v11i0.5219 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

Author(s):

Paul Copoc

Keyword(s):

The United States ◽

Second World War ◽

Government Policies ◽

Syrian Refugees ◽

World War ◽

Current Version ◽

Humanitarian Crises ◽

Integration Strategies ◽

Language Schools ◽

Second World

Since 2011, there has been an ongoing civil war in Syria between various militant groups, ISIS, and the Syrian government, in response to the oppressive regime of the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad. As a result, the largest migration that the world has seen since the Second World War has transpired. Approximately 13 million Syrians have been forcefully displaced from their homes, making this one of the largest humanitarian crises of our time. Many Syrians have sought refuge in neighbouring countries, as well as in Europe, the United States, and Canada. There is notably little research on refugee adaptation in Europe, which is the focus of this study. Using aspects of the Multidimensional Individual Differences Acculturation (MIDA) model, this study looked to examine the sociocultural and psychophysical adaptation of Syrian refugees in Germany. Measures that were excluded from the current version of the MIDA model were Ingroup Contact and Outgroup Contact. Researchers at Ludwig Maximilians University Munich administered paper and pencil surveys to 265 participants in Nuremberg, Germany who were attending vocational and language schools. Results displayed a significant relationship between Psychosocial Resources and Integration, and Psychophysical Distress; Co-National Connectedness and Integration; and Hassles and Psychophysical Distress. This study looks to inform host country government policies about positive integration strategies for refugee adaptation.

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The Greek Orthodox Church in America

10.7591/cornell/9781501749438.001.0001 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Alexander Kitroeff

Keyword(s):

Focal Point ◽

The United States ◽

Orthodox Church ◽

Greek Language ◽

Greek Orthodox ◽

American Institution ◽

Greek Orthodox Church ◽

Language Schools ◽

Greek Immigrants ◽

The Church

This sweeping history shows how the Greek Orthodox Church in America has functioned as much more than a religious institution, becoming the focal point in the lives of the country's million-plus Greek immigrants and their descendants. Assuming the responsibility of running Greek-language schools and encouraging local parishes to engage in cultural and social activities, the church became the most important Greek American institution and shaped the identity of Greeks in the United States. The book digs into these traditional activities, highlighting the American church's dependency on the “mother church,” the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople, and the use of Greek language in the Sunday liturgy. Today, as this rich biography of the church shows us, Greek Orthodoxy remains in between the Old World and the New, both Greek and American.

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