scholarly journals COMPETENCE-BASED APPROACH TO TEACHING PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO MASTER’S DEGREE SEEKERS (A CASE STUDY OF ENGLISH-FOR-JOURNALISM COURSE)

2019 ◽  
pp. 403-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleg Gennadievich Polyakov ◽  
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Ol'ga Karlovna Il'ina ◽  
Anzhelika Aleksandrovna Petrova ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Approach To Teaching ◽  
Master’S Degree ◽  
Teaching Professional

Modernization of the elective course content of the Master’s Degree programme for linguists “Teaching Methods in the Format of International Exams”

2020 ◽  
pp. 53-70
Author(s):  
Anna V. Gavrilova ◽  
Nina V. Popova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
English Language ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Master's Degree Students ◽  
Elective Course ◽  
Master’S Degree ◽  
Integrated Tasks

We discuss the existing programme of the elective discipline “Teaching Methods in the Format of International Exams” for Master’s Degree linguist student of pedagogical profile, which presents familiarization of students to the formats of ten international exams. In the process of modernizing the program, it was decided to focus only on the formats of tasks for the TOEFL, IELTS and CAE exams, which complement the content of the main course for Master’s Degree students of pedagogical profile “Theory and Methods of Foreign Languages Teaching” in the lin-guodidactic aspect. The selected tasks are appropriate for introducing to the students of non-linguistic, in particular, technical, universities in the foreign language training program. Integrated tasks in the TOEFL format that implement the principle of interconnected teaching of reading, lis-tening, and speaking/writing are developed similarly by the Master’s Degree linguist students for English language textbooks for students of non-linguistic universities. A detailed analysis of the methods for working with integrated tasks created by the Master’s Degree students is presented. Visual and informational materials from the “writing” section of the academic version of the IELTS exam are the implementation of the methodic principle of professional orientation of teaching. The introduction of graph, bar chart, diagram or table descriptions in foreign language teaching has a high degree of relevance for students of non-linguistic university, especially those of a technical specialization. We show the distribution of lexical and grammatical aspects and developed skills of foreign language learners in accordance with the types of visual and informational materials. The development of universal learning activities (ULA) of students in the process of teaching the description of visual and informational materials is justified. Listening comprehension in the format of the CAE international exam can be used as an element of students preparation for conference activities. Modernization of the elective course programme provides better quality of training for Master’s Degree linguist students aimed at foreign language teaching in a non-linguistic university.

Appreciative Inquiry: An Experiential Exercise and Course Feedback Tool

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terri A. Scandura
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Appreciative Inquiry ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Teaching Tool ◽  
Master’S Degree

The action research method of appreciative inquiry (AI) was employed to develop a teaching tool. This exercise involves students’ reflections on a course, noting when they learned the most. The AI process of appreciating, envisioning, dialoging, and innovating is used to help students reflect on how they learn. Instructors of all types of courses at both the undergraduate and master’s degree levels gain understanding of student learning and ideas on how to improve courses. The exercise and sample responses from students are provided to demonstrate how the exercise works. Three variations are presented: mapping the exercise onto Kolb’s learning styles, running the exercise at the midpoint of a course, and a case study of an AI implementation in an organization.

scholarly journals What Complicates or Enables Teachers’ Enactment of Leadership

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Bradley-Levine
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Leadership ◽  
Teacher Leaders ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Master’S Degree ◽  
Past Experiences

This article presents findings from a case study that describes the ways that four teachers pursuing their master’s degree in teacher leadership engaged in leadership activities in their schools. In order to explore this purpose, this study examines two research questions: (1) How do teachers enact leadership in their schools and (2) What complicates or enables teachers’ leadership activity? Findings indicate that the norms of the teaching profession including equality and privacy affect teachers’ enactment of leadership in their schools. Teacher leaders limit their work based on their knowledge of these norms, their past experiences engaging in leadership, and the culture present in their schools.

scholarly journals Ways and Means of Overcoming Lexical and Grammatical Difficulties in Passing the Test on RFL (Level B2)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 182-189
Author(s):  
Kholisakhon E. Ismailova ◽  
Olga V. Bondareva
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Master’S Degree ◽  
Communicative Abilities

The article deals with the preparation of foreign students for RFL level B2 in order to form their communicative abilities in all spheres of communication. Attention to this issue is justified by the need to increase the productivity of studying Russian as a foreign language for bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and even for admission to graduate school in the Humanities, engineering and natural sciences.

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