scholarly journals Muuttuvat näkökulmat monikielisyyteen

2021 ◽  
pp. 21-43
Author(s):  
Irina Piippo
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Actual Nature ◽  
Newcomer Students

Within sociolinguistics, perspectives to multilingualism have changed considerably during the last decades. At the same time, along the ‘multilingual turn’ in sociolinguistics and in language education studies, the number of available concepts to discuss multilingual repertoires and practices has increased very quickly. Notions such as translanguaging and plurilingualism have entered the linguistic parlance yet the actual nature of the change or its pedagogical relevance might be difficult to discern amid the diverse scholarly discourses where theoretical and practical concerns are tangled together. This article discusses the multilingual turn and its theoretical and pedagogical consequences by focusing on some broader, metatheoretical changes that have taken place along the so-called turn in language education studies. These changes in perceiving the essence of language, language skills, language learning and multilingualism are tightly connected with ideological changes within the field. I illustrate these ideologies and discuss their relevance especially for classroom pedagogy with newcomer students.

scholarly journals Simulating language knowledge across the EU: language regimes, language learning and consequences for linguistic disenfranchisement

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Civico
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Linguistic Distance ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

AbstractThe objective of this paper is to develop an simulation model able to test different language education orientations and their consequences for the EU population in terms of linguistic disenfranchisement, that is, the inability of citizens to understand EU documents and parliamentary discussions should their native language(s) no longer be official. I will focus on the impact of linguistic distance and language learning. Ideally, this model would be a tool to help EU policy makers make informed decisions about language practices and education policies, taking into account their consequences in terms of diversity and linguistic disenfranchisement. The model can be used to force agents to make certain choices in terms of language skills acquisition. The user can then go on to compare different scenarios in which language skills are acquired according to different rationales. The idea is that, by forcing agents to adopt certain language learning strategies, the model user can simulate policies promoting the acquisition of language skills and get an idea of their impact. In this way, the model allows not only to sketch various scenarios of the evolution of language skills among EU citizens, but also to estimate the level of disenfranchisement in each of these scenarios.

Developing Intercultural Competence and Language Skills Through International Online Collaborative Learning

2018 ◽  
pp. 304-327
Author(s):  
Rieko Saito ◽  
Masako Hayakawa Thor ◽  
Hiroko Inose
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Intermediate Level ◽  
Intercultural Education ◽  
Online Collaborative Learning ◽  
Online Exchange ◽  
Collaborative Language ◽  
Global World

Raising the intercultural competence of learners has been one of the most important issues in language education in this global world, but how can we integrate intercultural education into our teaching? This chapter introduces two online exchange projects, one for the beginner level and one for the intermediate level, which were designed for Swedish learners of Japanese as a means to develop their intercultural competence through collaborative language learning. The projects were designed through collaboration between five universities in Europe and Asia. In this chapter, the authors explore how the intercultural competence of learners developed based on learners' reflections after each session and their answers in the questionnaire after the project. The study finds that the different language levels require teachers to take different approaches in designing the intercultural contents of the projects. The chapter ends with further discussions on how to design intercultural education in an online environment.

Learning Strategies Facilitating the Processes of Language Learning in Adult Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-32
Author(s):  
Denisa Gunišová
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Concept Maps ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Comprehensive Knowledge ◽  
Search For Information ◽  
Career Direction

AbstractThe issue of learning must be based on the latest knowledge of various sciences and also respond to the needs of society. The meaning of life of adults lies in satisfying their needs as well as their self-realization in personal and career direction. In this paper, we focus on the issue of adult language education. Success in acquiring foreign language skills of adults depends on several factors, the level of cognitive functions is different from children, and therefore it is necessary to respect this fact when teaching adults. The way to succeed in this is to teach how to search for information, to sort and use them logically in practice. A precondition is to teach how to learn, how to use metacognitive strategies and learn how to plan the learning. The aim of this paper is to point to learning strategies, such as concept maps through which it comes to the development of metacognition and building a comprehensive knowledge structure in adult education.

scholarly journals Telecollaborative Language Learning

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Šárka Sladovníková
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Intercultural Experience ◽  
Physical Mobility ◽  
Educational Processes ◽  
Globalized World

In recent years, we can witness a still growing interest in the method, sometimes called Telecollaboration, sometimes Virtual Exchange, not only in foreign language education but also in many other disciplines. Basically, this is a long online communication between groups of students or pupils from different geographical locations and different cultural contexts. The aim of this method is to help students gain intercultural experience and learn more about people from other countries, to improve and deepen their language skills and make them more active in physical mobility, both in formal and informal educational processes. As part of their schooling or academic training, learners also have the opportunity to acquire media competences (the so-called digital literacy), which means key competences for their future career in the globalized world of work. This paper is going to provide an example of concrete collaboration between groups of students from the Czech Republic and France within the framework of the Evolve project. Keywords: telecollaboration, virtual exchange, language skills, intercultural experience

scholarly journals Penggunaan buku komik “bahasa Indonesia bagi penutur asing (BIPA) 1” dan pengaruhnya terhadap hasil belajar peserta BIPA

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Randi Ramliyana
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Second Language Learning ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Visual Language ◽  
Communication Problem ◽  
Foreign Speakers ◽  
Interest And Motivation ◽  
Made In

Indonesian Language Learning for Foreign Speakers (BIPA) is interesting because Indonesian language becomes the second language learning for BIPA participants. Many obstacles are happened during learning BIPA, one of communication problem between teacher and participant. Communication problem in delivering material BIPA class can overcome with visual language. Visual language will be made in the form of comics as and teach BIPA. Comics as a medium of learning has long been applied to give a positive impact during the learning process Comic media in addition to fun, also always linked can increase interest in reading, and develop vocabulary in the language used comic As a first step to arouse interest in reading especially those who do not like reading In addition to comics also improve all other language skills, such as talking and listening. Comics is able to package all learners with a fun language skills. So, comics have a close related with language learning, because it is always associated with improving language skills therefore, research aims to design the book in the form of comic on learning BIPA language. Researchers hope this research will be useful for the world of language education, especially BIPA, in Indonesia and provide new solutions by using comics as a fun learning media and able to increase interest and motivation to learn BIPA participants.

Integrating Language Skills, Practices, and Content in Equitable TESOL Lesson Planning

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Esther S. Gross ◽  
Jenifer A. Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Lesson Planning ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Diverse Student Body ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Critical Approaches

Teachers and students in TESOL confront persistent racial, linguistic, economic, and social inequities in English language education. Many universities are striving to enact inclusive teaching that serves their diverse student body. This chapter offers a balanced approach that synthesizes language teaching research, theories, and practices to offer equitable strategies and tools for planning TESOL lessons and an exemplar university English as a Foreign Language lesson. These strategies, tools, and examples provide support for teachers to plan to explore inequities in the sociopolitical and raciolinguistic conditions of language and language learning with their students through lessons that integrate language skills, practices, and content. There is significant research on critical approaches to language education, but this chapter contributes to critical praxis in TESOL by providing detailed guidance for teachers on integrated lesson planning for adult EFL classes.

Developing Intercultural Competence and Language Skills Through International Online Collaborative Learning

2020 ◽  
pp. 712-730
Author(s):  
Rieko Saito ◽  
Masako Hayakawa Thor ◽  
Hiroko Inose
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Intermediate Level ◽  
Intercultural Education ◽  
Online Collaborative Learning ◽  
Online Exchange ◽  
Collaborative Language ◽  
Global World

Raising the intercultural competence of learners has been one of the most important issues in language education in this global world, but how can we integrate intercultural education into our teaching? This chapter introduces two online exchange projects, one for the beginner level and one for the intermediate level, which were designed for Swedish learners of Japanese as a means to develop their intercultural competence through collaborative language learning. The projects were designed through collaboration between five universities in Europe and Asia. In this chapter, the authors explore how the intercultural competence of learners developed based on learners' reflections after each session and their answers in the questionnaire after the project. The study finds that the different language levels require teachers to take different approaches in designing the intercultural contents of the projects. The chapter ends with further discussions on how to design intercultural education in an online environment.

scholarly journals Promoting Critical Literacy in the EFL Context: Implementing a Project to Young Learners

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaak Papadopoulos ◽  
Dr. Eleni Griva
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Critical Literacy ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Structured Interviews

In response to the continually growing demands of this era, the society needs active members who are able to cooperate with each other and show a critical stance in what they read, see, touch, smell or come across. Thus, modern language education should aim at developing critical readers and writers. As a result, the critical literacy programs in which students are turned into active participants of their learning process and accept something after they have already remarked it, are more than necessary in the education of the 21st century. This paper outlines the rational for and the purpose of designing and implementing a thematic pilot project aiming at developing students’ critical literacy in an EFL (English as a foreign language) classroom. This pilot project was implemented to 20 Greek-speaking students of the 5th primary school class (aged 11 years old) who had been learning English for 4 four years. It was initiated with the purpose to provide insights into developing students’ critical literacy skills as well as their four language skills in the foreign language. The project was carried out in 25 two hour sessions focused on the thematic area of the “Sports”. This topic was selected because of the nature of the sports and their popularity among the teenagers. Moreover, sports are a ‘controversial’ subject/concept that students can express different opinions and examine it from different perspectives. Special emphasis was placed on the creation of an environment promoting critical thinking and critical stance. Moreover, an attempt was made for a pleasant and creative foreign language learning environment to be developed, where students actually could enhance personal and interpersonal skills. In order to estimate the feasibility of this project, we used three basic tools a) a pre- and a post- test about the language assessment, b) journals kept by the teacher/researcher throughout the intervention and c) structured interviews conducted by the researcher with students individually to record the students’ different perspectives based on a text. The findings showed a significant improvement of the students’ language skills in EFL, as well as their critical thinking and ability to examine a text from different perspectives.

British Council’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Students’ Manual: A Critical Analysis of the Coursebook Taught at Pakistani Universities for Academic Purposes (EAP) Students’ Manual: A Critical Analysis of the Coursebook Taught at Pakistani Universities

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Teaching Principles

English for Academic Purposes course focusing on the academic language needs of students is a subfield of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). It is a type of specialized course to integrate specific subject matter, language content, and material based on learners’ needs. The study aims to evaluate the British Council’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP) coursebook in terms of content, sequencing, learners’ autonomy, motivation, feedback and focus on language skills. Furthermore, the study tries to provide a general perception of the usefulness and effectiveness of the coursebook for undergraduate students. The EAP Students’ Manual coursebook is used as a primary source for the data collection. The researcher has chosen Nation & Macalister (2010) model of language teaching principles to analyze and discuss the data. The study found the coursebook a useful, effective and an appropriate source of English language learning in terms of the investigated aspects of the book. The findings report that the coursebook provides practice and practical usage in all domains of the academically required English language skills. It helps the students to build language competency and to be more independent learners. In addition, it provides an opportunity to the learners to think in the target language, use the language more practically and learn it in a natural type of environment. The study concludes and suggests that the content needs to be supplemented with English language audios and videos presenting the students relevant documentaries and helping material in order to make the coursebook and the learning process more useful, effective, interesting and motivating. Furthermore, the study recommends that while choosing /designing a coursebook for a certain course, it needs to be evaluated following the various criteria and language-teaching-principles suggested by different language researchers.

British Council’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Students’ Manual: A Critical Analysis of the Coursebook Taught at Pakistani Universities

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Teaching Principles ◽  
Language Needs

English for Academic Purposes course focusing on the academic language needs of students is a subfield of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). It is a type of specialized course to integrate specific subject matter, language content, and material based on learners’ needs. The study aims to evaluate the British Council’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP) coursebook in terms of content, sequencing, learners’ autonomy, motivation, feedback and focus on language skills. Furthermore, the study tries to provide a general perception of the usefulness and effectiveness of the coursebook for undergraduate students. The EAP Students’ Manual coursebook is used as a primary source for the data collection. The researcher has chosen Nation & Macalister (2010) model of language teaching principles to analyze and discuss the data. The study found the coursebook a useful, effective and an appropriate source of English language learning in terms of the investigated aspects of the book. The findings report that the coursebook provides practice and practical usage in all domains of the academically required English language skills. It helps the students to build language competency and to be more independent learners. In addition, it provides an opportunity to the learners to think in the target language, use the language more practically and learn it in a natural type of environment. The study concludes and suggests that the content needs to be supplemented with English language audios and videos presenting the students relevant documentaries and helping material in order to make the coursebook and the learning process more useful, effective, interesting and motivating. Furthermore, the study recommends that while choosing /designing a coursebook for a certain course, it needs to be evaluated following the various criteria and language-teaching-principles suggested by different language researchers.

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