scholarly journals MUSIC AND SONGS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4(68)) ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
L. Babaievska
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Main Element ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Music Methods ◽  
Foreign Language Proficiency ◽  
Main Ideas

Under consideration are main methods and approaches to teaching foreign languages, the main element of which is music and songs. The latest research and scientific publications on the use of musical material in teaching various aspects of foreign languages – grammar, vocabulary, speaking, listening, writing – have been analyzed. The main ideas and stages of introducing musical methods in the educational process have been described. The role of musical material in teaching foreign languages has been determined. The paper highlights basic skills of foreign language proficiency which can be improved by means of music methods and approaches. There have been indicated advantages of each of the presented methods. The effectiveness of the use of music and songs in teaching foreign languages has been proved.

scholarly journals The role of education informatization in improving the efficiency of the educational process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iryna Skril ◽  
Nataliia Vasylyshyna ◽  
Tetiana Skyrda ◽  
Olena Moroz ◽  
Tatiana Voropayeva
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Communication ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Foreign Language Proficiency ◽  
The Future ◽  
High Level

The integration of Ukraine into the world community has caused a significant increase in interest in learning foreign languages as a means of information exchange. The modern conditions of development, expansion and deepening of international contacts require a high level of foreign language proficiency from a future specialist, especially in a foreign language of professional direction. High demands to the quality of education provision for the informatization of society. The high level of proficiency in a foreign language of a professional direction allows the future specialist to compete adequately not only in the domestic labor market but also abroad. It is promoted by the informatization of the educational process. It determined the relevance of the research problem. The study aims to establish the effectiveness of informatization of the foreign languages learning process of professional communication; to bring the feasibility of using social networks, cloud messengers, educational platforms in preparing future specialists for professional communication in a foreign language environment. The research methodology uses several methods. The main method in the study is the method of pedagogical experiment, also used the method of questioning, observation, to consider the theoretical material uses descriptive method, as well as methods of synthesis and analysis. The main hypothesis of the study is that the application of the educational potential of social networks, platforms, messengers, quizzes is an effective method of training a specialist with a high level of foreign language proficiency in the professional sphere. The result of the study is to determine the effectiveness of the use of the informatization process at the level of involvement of social networks, messengers to form a high level of foreign language proficiency as per profession. In the future, it is envisaged to study the application of informatization of the educational space during the teaching of a foreign language of professional communication.

scholarly journals THE ISSUE OF EDUCATION AT A HIGHER ESTABLISHMENT AND SIMULTANEOUS LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

2021 ◽  
pp. 54-63
Author(s):  
Veronika Dmytruk ◽  
Halyna Shevchyk
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Information Management ◽  
English Language ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Language Training ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Factors Influencing

The article is devoted to the psychological and pedagogical substantiation of the expediency of learning foreign languages while studying in the institution of higher education. The authors analyse the current educational process in Ukrainian and identify the most important factors influencing the formation of qualified professionals and establish the role of foreign language in each of these factors. It was found that studying can be extremely intensified due to learning a foreign language. It is established that learning foreign languages increases a person’s ability to develop intellectually. Keywords: pedagogical psychology; institution of higher education; foreign language; English language; training intensification; motivation; information management; information gathering; information processing.

scholarly journals Motivation and Second Foreign Language Proficiency: The Mediating Role of Foreign Language Enjoyment

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang ◽  
Dai ◽  
Wang
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Shaanxi Province ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Third Language ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Proficiency ◽  
Senior English

Inadequate research attention has been paid to the learning of a third language. For this reason, this study explores senior English major students’ learning of additional foreign languages in seven universities in Shaanxi Province, China. The study examines the relationship between the participants’ motivation and language proficiency through a questionnaire, and the collected data are analyzed using hierarchical linear regression analysis. The results identify that the participants’ instrumental and integrative motivations positively influence their second foreign language proficiency. Further analysis reveals that the connection between the participants’ motivation and language proficiency is mediated by foreign language enjoyment. These findings form the basis of our suggestions for the sustainable learning and teaching of foreign languages in universities.

scholarly journals Foresight-studies in institutions of higher education

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Delphi Method ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Scenario Planning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
General Direction ◽  
The Future

The article defined the role of Foresight-studies in the current conditions of higher education system development. Different types of Foresight-studies in different countries and their application for educational purposes are analyzed. Methods of conducting foresight research are revealed on the basis of which the most common among them are: Delphi method, SWOT analysis, Information flow analysis, Focus Group Technique, Expert Panels, Scenario Planning, Highlight Key Technologies, Technology Mapping, Development of Roadmaps, Source Scanning, “Analysis of Global Trends”, “PEST Analysis”, “Reverse Scenarios” etc. It is stated that the foresight can be called a technology of constructive attitude towards the future. It involves the development of a system of private forecasts in the most important areas of scientific and technological progress and a comprehensive forecast of scientific and technological development. The article gives examples of university Foresight-studies and their role in forming a modern specialist with forecasting skills. The focus of the study is pay special attention on the Foresight-study conducted at the School of Foreign Languages of V. N. Kharkiv National University entitled “Strategy for the Development of Education at The School of Foreign Languages”. The study was carried out using the Delphi method and included an online survey (digital questionnaire) created in Google forms and included two stages. The first stage was aimed at revealing the general direction of the development of the educational process, and the second stage was aimed at specifying teaching strategies that could be used in the future by the School of Foreign Languages. The survey was attended by 105 people who work or study at the university. It is established that the priority directions of development of educational process at the School of Foreign Languages may be: introduction of the latest digital technologies into the educational process; increase of teaching efficiency and distribution of time between participants of educational process (transformation of the role of the lecturer); communicative aspect through improvement of teaching methods at the School of Foreign Languages, namely the involvement of foreign language speakers in teaching and practice, conducting more foreign language activities, changing the criteria for assessing students’ success by foreign models.

scholarly journals Electronic language Portfolio in bilingual education as the latest method of presenting a pupils' foreign language activities

2021 ◽  
pp. 113-119
Author(s):  
Mariya Vynarchyk
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Bilingual Education ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
European Language ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
Education Development

The scientific article explores the problem of using the electronic language Portfolio in bilingual education as the latest method of presenting a pupils' foreign language activities. Its importance at the present stage of education development is substantiated. The role of the electronic platform in the educational bilingual process is analyzed, as with the development of the latest digital technologies there have also been changes in its organization. It is established that the electronic Portfolio is used in bilingual education as the latest method of storage and presentation of the works carried out by the pupils. It presents feedback, recommendations of teachers regarding foreign language activities of the student. It is a kind of platform for discussions, as the Portfolio can serve in the educational environment to connect the pupil and the teacher, to present the achievements and successes of the pupil in foreign language activities. It is established that in the context of bilingual education, the European language Portfolio offers clear, systematic descriptors of pupils' knowledge and skills in mastering foreign languages, and is also used to assess student achievement. This motivates them to work better, allows them to identify gaps in their learning. In the context of bilingual education, the Portfolio can be used to compare and evaluate the level of foreign language skills of the pupils, which allows the teacher to adjust their intervention in the bilingual educational process. It is stated that in today's conditions the electronic language Portfolio is especially effectively used in bilingual education, as it provides interaction between peers, serves as a means of communication between the pupil and the teacher, the teacher and the parents. The use of electronic language Portfolio in bilingual education promotes the integration of positive experience of foreign language activities, encourages pupils to implement its practical aspects, establishes the foundation for professional development.

Pedagogical stylistics in multiple foreign language and second language contexts: A synthesis of empirical research

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary G Fogal
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Language Awareness ◽  
L2 Acquisition ◽  
Foreign Language Proficiency

This article examines the efficacy of pedagogical stylistics as a learning tool for developing second or foreign language proficiency. Pedagogical stylistics – an instrument for investigating the linguistic, sociocultural and dialogic features inherent in literary and non-literary texts – has often been criticized for relying too heavily on intuition rather than empirical support to substantiate its employment in language learning classrooms. To better understand this criticism a coding framework adapted from previous research was employed to synthesize 13 studies across four, second or foreign languages in nine countries. Three themes emerged from this synthesis: (1) stylistics as a tool for improving L2 performance; (2) stylistics’ contribution to building language awareness; (3) stylistics as a tool for building academic skills beyond L2 acquisition. This work explores these themes and discusses the research practices informing the claims made therein, highlighting a consistent underreporting or under collecting of data as a recurring problem in the literature. This shortcoming precludes a meta-analysis of the literature, and this article argues that this shortcoming contributes to a justifiably weak representation of stylistics in second or foreign language contexts. To rectify this issue suggestions are made for more thorough reporting of data and a more robust research agenda in second or foreign language-based, stylistic contexts.

scholarly journals SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN RISSIAN AND AMERICAN SOCIOPOLITICAL WORLD IMAGES ON THE BASIS OF FREE-ASSOCIATION TEST RESULTS

2020 ◽  
pp. 98-108
Author(s):  
Светлана Александровна Чугунова
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Free Association ◽  
Association Test ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Test Results ◽  
North Americans ◽  
Foreign Language Proficiency ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Political Vocabulary

С опорой на положения психолингвистических теорий, предложенных в разное время А.А. Залевской, анализируются результаты свободного ассоциативного эксперимента у испытуемых - русских студентов факультета иностранных языков с хорошим уровнем подготовки по английскому языку и молодых людей - носителей американского английского в возрасте 22-24 лет на материале стимулов - семантических коррелятов, объединяемых абстрактностью значения, высокой частотностью употребления и политической тематикой. Based on the psycholinguistic theories proposed and developed by A.A. Zalevskaya in different years, the article presents a free-association test results in two groups of Russian foreign languages faculty students with intermediate, upper-intermediate and advanced levels of foreign language proficiency and in a group of North Americans aged between 22 and 24 years. The stimuli included semantic correlates (or equivalents) in Russian and English, representing political vocabulary characterized by frequency of occurrence and abstract meaning.

scholarly journals REALIZATION OF SUBJECT-SUBJECT INTERACTION IN CONDITIONS OF DISTANCE LEARNING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES BY MEANS OF ICT

2021 ◽  
pp. 36-41
Author(s):  
H. Vaskivska ◽  
H. Skyba
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Learning Time

The article examines innovative aspects of distance learning of a foreign language using ICT in current epidemiological realities. The authors have analysed advantages of the introduction of ICT in distance learning of foreign languages as an effective technical visual and auditory tool and a mean of educational and cognitive activity of students, which helps to increase the motivation and desire of students to learn a foreign language. Means of increasing interactive and communicative activity in the process of learning foreign languages have been researched. The use of ICT in the educational process (foreign language teaching) makes it possible to bring something new to the usual forms of work of a teacher of higher education institution and a teacher of general secondary education, which contributes to discovering more interesting, more comprehensive and more complete innovative potential of distance learning. In this context, the use of ICT contributes to a clearer presentation of even complex learning material and thus allows to reduce learning time for successful mastering of topics. With the implementation of ICT (Zoom, Skype, Teams, etc.) in the process of distance learning of a foreign language, you can not only create an artificial foreign language environment, but also bring it closer to the natural, through the organization of communication with native speakers. Thanks to ICT in the process of distance learning it is possible to solve problems of learning foreign languages in cooperation, as well as individualization and differentiation of learning considering various factors: level of foreign language proficiency, speed of learning, time limits, learning style, personal educational needs and learning pathways etc.

scholarly journals Academic Mobility Of Foreign Language Students In The Credit System Of Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 02 (10) ◽  
pp. 291-296
Author(s):  
Fazilat Tillaxodjayeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Credit System ◽  
Academic Mobility ◽  
Approach To Teaching ◽  
Multi Level

The article deals with the role of academic mobility in the credit system of higher education,with the use of level differentiation and a multi-level approach to teaching foreign languages. The article describes the international relations of the Mukimi KSPI and the peculiarities of its division into subgroups according to the level of language proficiency, which is the reason for the development of academic mobility.

scholarly journals Foreign Language Learning at a Technical University in the Modern Period

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Margarita Ivkina ◽  
Lyudmila Merkulova ◽  
Olga Martynova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Foreign Language Proficiency ◽  
Technical University

Abstract Introduction. The article is devoted to the problems of the foreign language learning at a technical university. The theoretical importance of the research is in the analysis of the existing language learning system at a technical university in light of a modern engineer’s professional activity model’s change. Grounding of certain corrections in the language learning system also provides the theoretical importance of the research. The practical importance of our research is in the modification of the existing language learning system based on the environmental and activity approaches. Materials and Methods. While carrying out the research we used a complex of methods; that is: literature analysis, empiric and praxymetric methods, and a modeling method. Results. 4 main types of an engineer’s professional activity are defined in the engineer’s activity model. These types correspond to the main activity types by M.S. Kagan’s concept – value-motivating, cognitive, reorganizing and communicative activities. An engineer’s activity results analysis led to discovering new features in the engineer’s personality structure lying in the communicative competence role increase. It was also found out that successfulness becomes a link between value-motivating and communicative activities. Consequently, we have made a conclusion on the increasing demands to the students’, masters’, post-graduates’ and academic researches’ language proficiency. Foreign language proficiency should provide for the ability to participate in the international conferences, to attend foreign professors’ lectures, and to take part in the students’ exchange programs. All of the above presupposes rather high foreign language proficiency and requires a foreign language learning system creation. The authors analyzed language learning courses at a technical university and carried out a post-graduates’ survey. As a result, lack of syllabuses being able to fill in the gaps in language proficiency and to support speech skills was found out. Basing on the conclusions mentioned above an extra multi-purpose and multi-level structure syllabus was worked out. This syllabus allowed to solve the existing programs, to increase foreign language learning and general learning motivation, to create conditions for self-development and self-realization in the professional activity. The article also describes in detail a foreign language learning system developed by the Department of Foreign Languages and Russian as a Second Language in the general learning environment of a technical university, which acquires for the modernization and reaching the education level corresponding to the leading universities’ level. Conclusion. The learning environment created by the Department of Foreign Languages and Russian as a Second Language of Samara National Research University named after academician S.P. Korolyov and including a compulsory language learning system and a system of extra language learning courses provides for the students’ individual needs in foreign language proficiency satisfaction at various levels. It also provides for their intellectual and moral self-development.

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