An Analysis of the Use of English with Political Correctness: A Case Study of Graduate Students in Thailand

This study aims to examine the use of English with political correctness of master’s degree students in a university in Bangkok, Thailand and to identify their attitudes and opinions towards the use of English with political correctness. The subjects of this study were 100 students from different backgrounds who had been exposed to the English language for a significant period of time. They were asked to complete a questionnaire consisting of a test on the use of politically correct English vocabularies and terms, and a survey of their opinions and attitudes towards the use of English with political correctness. Five of the respondents were interviewed about their attitudes. The findings reveal that students are able to identify certain politically correct words and terms regardless of the categories. Respondents also have positive attitudes and they consider this type of language as a formal and respectful language. They also suggest that this type of language is important and it should be implemented in workplaces and certain fields. However, there are few limitations of English with political correctness as it is considered unclear and sometimes it is overused. Moreover, there is no institution or academic initiative to standardize the use of English with political correctness. The findings could be useful to develop the use of English with political correctness in society, to objectify politically correct language, and to promote the importance of politically correct language, which is viewed as formal and respectful language that can reduce conflicts in international communications.

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

Tambov University Review Series Humanities ◽

10.20310/1810-0201-2020-25-188-53-70 ◽

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 ◽

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.

TEACHING THE ANALYSIS AND TRANSLATION OF POLYSEMANTIC VOCABULARY TO MASTER’S DEGREE STUDENTS-LAWYERS IN CLASSES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Philological Sciences Issues of Theory and Practice ◽

10.30853/filnauki.2018-3-2.46 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 402-405

Author(s):

Elena Pavlovna Belkina ◽

Keyword(s):

English Language ◽

Master's Degree ◽

Forming master's degree students’ ICT competencies as future researchers and educators: a Kazakhstan case study

Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin ◽

10.15293/2226-3365.1701.03 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 34-48

Author(s):

Dariya B. Abykenova ◽

Almagul Zh. Assainova

Keyword(s):

Master's Degree ◽

Master’S Degree ◽

Ict Competencies

Case study as the method for foreign language communicative competence formation of master’s degree students of “ecology” speciality

Humanities science current issues ◽

10.24919/2308-4863/36-1-37 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (36) ◽

pp. 234-238

Author(s):

Nataliia BURMAKINA

Keyword(s):

Foreign Language ◽

Master's Degree ◽

Communicative Competence ◽

Teaching Punctuation in the English-Language Scientific and Technical Text to Master’s Degree Students

Philological Sciences Issues of Theory and Practice ◽

10.30853/filnauki.2020.2.55 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 276-280

Author(s):

Natal'ya Konstantinovna Vlasko ◽

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Polina Vladimirovna Vilkova ◽

Nataliya Vyacheslavovna Kirichko ◽

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Keyword(s):

English Language ◽

Master's Degree ◽

INTRODUCING EUROPEAN UNION NEW SKILLS INITIATIVES IN TEACHING MASTER’S DEGREE STUDENTS

PRIMO ASPECTU ◽

10.35211/2500-2635-2020-4-44-54-61 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 54-61

Author(s):

Julia N. ZIYATDINOVA

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Foreign Language ◽

Intercultural Communication ◽

English Language ◽

Master's Degree ◽

Language Classes ◽

The Future ◽

Master’S Degree ◽

The Eu

Internationalization of education imposes new requirements on higher education, more attention is given to new skills for the future, with a special attention to developing new skills for the future and exploring new communication strategies in the English language in academic and professional contexts. These requirements are of special importance for the Russian engineering education which trains professionals for the industry of the future. Unfortunately, little attention is paid to soft skills including intercultural competencies which are considered as most necessary for professional activities in any field. The paper proposes a solution to this problem at the level of master’s degree studies through changing the contents of the course in the foreign language. The paper analyses the experience of encouraging intercultural communication of MSc students through studying the EU new skills initiatives during the English language classes with the use of interactive and digital technologies. The results show that under conditions of internationalization of higher education and collaboration between the Russian and European Union universities, it is efficient to train master’s degree students for intercultural communication using the new skills initiatives of EU in the English language classes. These educational materials contribute to developing intercultural and communicative competences of master’s degree students and their personal interest in studying the course of the foreign language. The author concludes that it is necessary and efficient to study the experience of the EU as one of the key economic partners of Russia. The results of this study can be further used in teaching other courses of humanities in engineering master’s degree programs.