scholarly journals Is Foreign Language Teaching Possible Without School? Distance Learning Experiences of Foreign Language Students at Ataturk University During the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebubekir Bozavlı
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Language Students ◽  
Foreign Language Students

Covid-19 pandemic forced Turkey, like other countries, to give up face to face teaching in all educational institutions and to move toward distance education. This research aims to determine the learning experiences of foreign language students participating in distance education during the pandemic and their beliefs about whether it is possible to learn a foreign language without school. There were two problems that attempted to be answered; first, is it possible to learn a foreign language during and after the pandemic without being physically at school and second, what kinds of experiences do students gain in distance learning of foreign languages. The sample of the study consists of the students of department of foreign languages at Atatürk University, in Turkey. The study was carried out with a sample population composed of two hundred forty-two male and female students from German, French, and English Language Education Departments. A questionnaire consisting of thirteen close-ended questions created with a 5-Likert type developed by the researcher was applied. Participants answered the questionnaire online via Atatürk University Course Information System. The data were analyzed through the SPSS program to determine their frequency and descriptive analysis, and interpreted with content analysis and descriptive analysis. The results demonstrated that students believe that they can’t learn a foreign language without going to school. Additionally, the findings indicated that their digital literacy skills are insufficient in distance teaching, and students show low motivation in learning

scholarly journals Is Foreign Language Teaching Possible Without School? Distance Learning Experiences of Foreign Language Students at Ataturk University During the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-18
Author(s):  
Ebubekir Bozavlı
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Language Students ◽  
Foreign Language Students

Covid-19 pandemic forced Turkey, like other countries, to give up face to face teaching in all educational institutions and to move toward distance education. This research aims to determine the learning experiences of foreign language students participating in distance education during the pandemic and their beliefs about whether it is possible to learn a foreign language without school. There were two problems that attempted to be answered; first, is it possible to learn a foreign language during and after the pandemic without being physically at school and second, what kinds of experiences do students gain in distance learning of foreign languages. The sample of the study consists of the students of department of foreign languages at Atatürk University, in Turkey. The study was carried out with a sample population composed of two hundred forty-two male and female students from German, French, and English Language Education Departments. A questionnaire consisting of thirteen close-ended questions created with a 5-Likert type developed by the researcher was applied. Participants answered the questionnaire online via Atatürk University Course Information System. The data were analyzed through the SPSS program to determine their frequency and descriptive analysis, and interpreted with content analysis and descriptive analysis. The results demonstrated that students believe that they can’t learn a foreign language without going to school. Additionally, the findings indicated that their digital literacy skills are insufficient in distance teaching, and students show low motivation in learning.

scholarly journals Mastering a second language as a theoretical and linguodidactic problem in the aspect of neuro-linguistics

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Kenjayeva Adolat Asrorovna
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Native Language ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Training Professionals ◽  
Methodological Problems ◽  
Language Students ◽  
Language Description ◽  
Foreign Language Students

This article arose from the need to comprehend, firstly, methodological and linguodidactic problems (by linguodidactics we understand the principles of language description for learning purposes) to mastering any non-native language, not only widespread foreign languages, and, secondly, from the need to comprehend not only the teaching of a second foreign language itself but also the content of training professionals of a second foreign language (students of universities and faculties of foreign languages). Theoretical and methodological problems associated with mastering any non-native language are especially acute when we are dealing not with the first, but with the second, third, etc. non-native language. This may be a second foreign language (for example, at school), a second foreign language as the language of a pedagogical specialty (for example, at a pedagogical university), the language of ethnic (self) identification (among members of national diasporas), etc. Therefore, in this paper, along with discussing general issues of mastering a non-native language, we focus on various situations of teaching a language as a second non-native.

scholarly journals ONLINE FOREIGN LANGUAGES LEARNING AT THE UNIVERSITY AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

InterConf ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 148-160
Author(s):  
Alina Slobodaniuc
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Republic Of Moldova ◽  
Online Language Learning ◽  
Language Students ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The University ◽  
Foreign Language Students

The main purpose of this article is to assess the phenomenon of online language learning during the pandemic and to analyze the survey on the opinion of foreign language students who have expressed their views about the difficulties encountered and the solutions they consider appropriate in order to improve this process in the Republic of Moldova.

scholarly journals Distance Learning of a Foreign Language – Necessity or Future

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (04) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
Nataliya Kolyada ◽  
Larisa Shapovalova ◽  
Yuliya Guz ◽  
Ashkhen Melkonyan
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Pedagogical Training ◽  
Graphical Visualization ◽  
Communicative Teaching

In order to effectively organize the educational process when teaching foreign languages remotely in the context of a pandemic, special technical, psychological, and pedagogical training is required to switch to this form of education. Thus, it is necessary to study the current state of distance learning in foreign languages, both in Russia and abroad, and analyze the prospects for the development of this form of education, taking into account factors that have a positive impact on the process of learning a foreign language. The purpose of the article is to identify the theoretical and methodological foundations of distance learning in foreign languages, analyze the factors that have a positive and negative impact on the process of learning a foreign language, and determine the role of a teacher who organizes the process of teaching foreign languages remotely. To solve the problems of the research, a set of research methods was used: system, historical, theoretical analysis and generalization of literature, questionnaires. Statistical data processing was carried out using Google services when conducting surveys used for analyzing and summarizing data, their graphical visualization the results Of a survey of students in one of the leading universities in Russia in the form of distance education revealed positive aspects about the introduction and implementation of distance learning, however, the data obtained on the quality of distance learning agreed, that "live" interactivity in the classroom with classmates and other participants in the educational process leads to the highest results of communicative teaching of foreign languages. As a result of the research on the quality and interest of students and undergraduates in distance learning, 180 students aged 18 to 25 years were interviewed. A retrospective analysis of the development of distance education in Russia and abroad revealed such facts that not all countries were ready to switch to this form of education during the pandemic. Based on the experience of working in the form of distance learning of foreign languages, this article offers the main ways and methods of teaching a foreign language that can be applied in international practice of teaching foreign languages remotely.

scholarly journals Distance education didactic principles application in teaching

2021 ◽  
Vol 273 ◽  
pp. 12031
Author(s):  
Boris Soldatov ◽  
Natalya Soldatova
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Interactive Methods ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
State Technical ◽  
Technology Application ◽  
Technical University

The present article analyzes the distance teaching didactic possibilities for foreign language educational process organization. The authors consider the main foreign languages distance teaching components and describe the “Foreign language” academic discipline characteristic features. Moreover, the authors describe the distance learning specifics, taking language disciplines subject features into account, and provide a detailed analysis of the foreign languages distance teaching process components. The importance of various interaction means between a teacher and a student in the foreign language online learning process, including e-mail, Skype, Google Docs, Zoom, Teams and Moodle platforms, is stressed. The Moodle platform application is researched on the example of the language disciplines electronic test control organization at Russian Customs Academy Rostov branch and at Don State Technical University. The interactive methods application in foreign language online teaching is described on the example of classes held in the form of chats, web classes and webinars. The article describes an experiment conducted at Don State Technical University on the project technology application within the “Project Activity Fundamentals” discipline framework in the 1st-year “Linguistics” students’ groups. As a result of the project activities, projects-presentations were prepared in English on the topic “My career opportunities in the foreign languages field” and a course module for distance learning in the “Foreign language in the professional sphere” discipline for of non-language faculties students was presented. Basing on the distance teaching components analysis and the ways of their application, the authors arrived at the conclusion that carefully selected didactic tools ensure the organization, students ’ activities regulation and their language disciplines educational material content assimilation.

ORGANIZATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE AT HIGH SCHOOL

2021 ◽  
pp. 118-123
Author(s):  
Denysenko I.I. ◽  
Tarasiuk A.M.
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Technological Basis ◽  
Independent Work

The article is devoted to one of the advanced formats of foreign language teaching at high school, which effectively complements extramural and full-time forms of education – distance learning. The author emphasizes that the quality and effectiveness of foreign languages distance learning athigher educational establishments depends on effectively organized course; the pedagogical skills of teachers, participating in the educational process; the quality of applied methodical content.The main principles of foreign languages distance learning in higher education has been covered, the means of improving the quality and effectiveness of this educational format has been proposed, the key conceptual regulations of foreign languages distance learning has been determined. The article proposes a model for organizing foreign languages distance learning course for future specialists, describes a system to control and monitor the knowledge of all types of speech activities. It is also noted that independent work in the foreign languages distance course at high school should not be passive, but on the contrary, the student should be involved in active cognitive activities, not limited to acquiring foreign language skills, but necessarily includes their practical application; to solve certain communicative tasks in the future professional activity.The article concludes that in the process of organizing the foreign language distance learning course at high school, it is necessary to take into account not only the didactic characteristics and functions of multimedia and telecommunications as a technological basis, but also the conceptual trends of didactic distance learning as a component of modern education. In addition, it is necessary to take into account the specific nature of foreign language teaching in general.Key words: higher educational establishment, distance learning, multimedia means, independent work, information and communicative technologies, Internet, interactive engagement.

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