scholarly journals THE USE OF MULTIMEDIA LINGUISTIC LABORATORIES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING (THE CASE STUDY OF «TRANSLATION» SPECIALTY)

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 201-211
Author(s):  
Володимир Миколайович Манько ◽  
Людмила Іванівна Хіценко

The research is devoted to the experimental verification of the effectiveness of multimedia language laboratories in foreign language learning (on the example of the specialty «Translation»). The study represents the capabilities of multimedia language laboratories in the foreign language learning and the advantages and disadvantages of their use. The article discusses the concepts of “multimedia technologies” as digital delivery of content using more than one medium which influences several perception channels of information, and “multimedia linguistic laboratories” as computer classrooms equipped with E-Presenter, multimedia projector, interactive whiteboard and peripheral equipment. Multimedia presentations, electronic studies manuals and Internet access are used to provide the future interpreters with necessary knowledge for doing translation. Modern multifunctional computer software gives the future interpreters the opportunity to form the competence in listening. The use of Skype and Viber helps to develop communicative skills providing communication and cultural interaction with native speakers. MLL’s software and hardware complex provides teachers with a powerful toolkit that helps to create, edit and save tests, conduct tests and collect results, quickly assess and comment on the answers. The statistical calculations confirmed that the implementation of multimedia technology in the educational process, the correct and systematic use of MLL in the foreign language learning, can not only diversify learning process, but also help the future interpreters to achieve a high level of the foreign language competence. The use of MLL revealed a number of methodological advantages over traditional ways of teaching. The authors see the prospects for further research in the creation of appropriate pedagogical conditions for implementing information and communication technologies in the process of training future interpreters.

Author(s):  
Е.А. Николаева ◽  
Ю.Ю. Котляренко

В настоящее время исследование процесса геймификации обучения концентрируется на трех аспектах: систематизация и развитие принципов моделирования процесса игрового пространства, позволяющих достичь высокого уровня вовлеченности обучаемых в процесс получения знаний; оценка уровня эффективности вариантов технического обеспечения процесса геймификации обучения; разработка методики и методологии оценки эффективности процесса геймификации. Понимание важности проблем управления мотивацией студентов, обучающихся иностранному языку, а также задач по обеспечению высокого уровня вовлеченности в процесс обучения, делает вопросы, связанные с геймификацией курсов иностранного языка в неязыковых вузах, актуальными и перспективными для изучения. Однако, большая часть исследований в этой области ограничивает свою предметную область вопросами, связанными с возможностью интеграции дидактических задач с игровыми технологиями. В связи с этим перспективы геймификации курса иностранного языка детерминированы рамками структурной геймификации, то есть частичным внедрением игровых практик в процесс обучения иностранному языку. В такой ситуации положительные эффекты геймификации процесса обучения иностранному языку могут носить временный и локальный характер, а оценка его эффективности продемонстрирует низкий потенциал в решении задач по формированию коммуникативных компетенций. В статье обосновывается необходимость исследования феномена содержательной геймификации, относительно которой, как правило, и описываются все положительные эффекты организации процесса обучения (самостоятельность, автономность, оптимальный уровень имитации профессиональной деятельности и т.д.). Авторы полагают, что содержательная геймификация процесса обучения должна быть детерминирована не только принципами и алгоритмами педагогического дизайна (корреляцией дидактических задач обучения с техниками/технологиями обучения в зависимости от их дидактических функций и в соответствии с формируемыми компетенциями обучающихся). Оценивая важность вопросов, связанных с проблемами формирования полилингвальной личности, особенностями ее существования в поликультурной профессиональной среде, а также спецификой профессиональных коммуникаций в сети Интернет, авторы обосновывают необходимость разработки принципов содержательной геймификации процесса обучения иностранному языку, основанных на закономерностях построения электронного профессионального дискурса. Currently, the study of the process of learning gamification focuses on three aspects: systematization and development of the principles of modeling the process of playing space, allowing to achieve a high level of involvement of trainees in the process of obtaining knowledge; assessment of the level of efficiency of technical support options of the training gamification process; development of a methodology and methodology for assessing the effectiveness of the gamification process. Understanding the importance of managing the motivation of students who study a foreign language, as well as the tasks of ensuring a high level of involvement in the learning process, makes the issues related to the gamification of foreign language courses in non-language universities relevant and promising for study. However, most research in this area limits subject area to issues related to the possibility of integrating didactic tasks with gaming technologies. As a result, the prospects for gamification of a foreign language course are determined by the framework of structural gamification, that is, the partial introduction of game practices in the process of teaching a foreign language. In such a situation, the positive effects of gamification of the process of teaching a foreign language may be temporary and local, and an assessment of its effectiveness will demonstrate low potential in solving the problems of forming communicative competencies. The article justifies the need to study the phenomenon of meaningful gamification, which, as a rule, describes all the positive effects of organizing the training process (independence, autonomy, the optimal level of imitation of professional activity, etc.). The authors believe that the meaningful gamification of the learning process should be determined not only by the principles and algorithms of pedagogical design (correlation of didactic learning tasks with teaching techniques/technologies depending on their didactic functions and in accordance with the students’ formed competencies). Assessing the importance of issues related to the problems of the formation of a polylingual personality, the peculiarities of its existence in a multicultural professional environment, as well as the specifics of professional communications on the Internet, the authors substantiate the need to develop principles of meaningful gamification of the process of teaching a foreign language, based on the laws of setting up an electronic professional discourse.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-287
Author(s):  
Irina Bardus ◽  
Yuliia Herasymenko ◽  
Oleksii Nalyvaiko ◽  
Tetiana Rozumna ◽  
Yuliia Vaseiko ◽  
...  

The article discusses the theoretical aspects of the organization of blended foreign language learning caused COVID-19 under the conditions of the quarantine. We analyzed different points of view on the process of using mobile applications in the study of foreign languages. We considered the possibilities of four mobile applications Duolingo, Simpler, Hello Talk, EWA with their main advantages and disadvantages. In the context of the research topic, conducted a survey of first and fifth-year students, in which 100 students took part from Karazin and Berdyansk universities. The survey was conducted among students of philological specialties in order to determine the most acceptable conditions for using mobile applications in the process of learning foreign languages. The survey results showed that students, in general, positively perceive the use of mobile applications in the educational process, taking into account the possibility of teachers’ support. The study showed the need to use mobile applications in the process of learning foreign languages in the context of the introduction of quarantine and blended learning as a forceful way to organize effective work with students.


Author(s):  
А.И. Дубских

Стремительное развитие информационно-коммуникационных технологий, расширение международных связей в области экономики, науки, культуры и образования сделало владение иностранным языком одним из ключевых компонентов профессиональной компетентности специалиста. Иностранный язык в вузе превращается из просто дисциплины в инструмент получения профессиональной информации. Предметно-языковое интегрированное обучение (Content and Language Integrated Learning - CLIL) представляет один из целесообразных способов, позволяющих успешно устанавливать связи между профилирующими дисциплинами, а также осуществлять эффективную подготовку будущего специалиста к ведению профессионального общения с коллегами на иностранном языке, что и определяет актуальность нашей работы. В статье описываются принципы предметно-языкового интегрированного обучения, его преимущества и проблемы использования в учебном процессе. Цель статьи - определить влияние CLIL на улучшение изучения учащимися лексики и выяснить, есть ли разница между прогрессом студентов, применявших CLIL на занятиях, и теми, кто опирался на традиционные методы. Для проведения исследования были отобраны студенты, которые прошли обучение в экспериментальной и контрольной группах. Студенты экспериментальной группы активно использовали методы CLIL. Результаты показали, что студенты экспериментальной группы демонстрируют более высокий уровень квалификации и более высокую коммуникативную компетентность, чем их сверстники. Однако в процессе использования методики CLIL и преподаватели, и учащиеся столкнулись с рядом трудностей. Тем не менее автор приходит к выводу, что у CLIL есть потенциал для лучшего понимания профессионального контента при изучении иностранного языка. Полученными выводами могут воспользоваться преподаватели, методисты, исследователи, разработчики образовательных программ. The rapid development of information and communication technologies, the expansion of international ties in the field of economy, science, culture and education have made foreign language knowledge one of the key components in a specialist’s professional competence. Foreign language in the university is transformed from simply discipline into a tool for obtaining professional information. Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is one of the most expedient ways to successfully establish links between majoring disciplines, as well as effectively prepare a future specialist to conduct professional communication with colleagues in a foreign language, which determines the relevance of our work. The article describes the principles of students’ Content and Language Integrated Learning, their advantages and problems of implementation. The purpose of the article is to determine the impact of CLIL on improving students’ study of vocabulary and to find out if there is a difference between the progress in students’ using CLIL in classes and those who have relied on traditional methods. The study selected students who were trained in experimental and control groups. Students in the experimental group actively used CLIL methods. The results showed that students in this experimental group demonstrate higher skill levels and higher communicative competence than their peers. However, in the process of using the CLIL methodology, both teachers and students faced a number of difficulties. The author concludes that CLIL has the potential to better understand professional content through foreign language learning. These results can be used by teachers, methodologists, researchers, and developers of educational programs.


2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 04041
Author(s):  
Roman Islamov ◽  
Oksana Greenwald ◽  
Nina Tunyova

Being one of the leading coal mining regions in the world, Kuzbass (Russia) demands from its regional higher educational institutions to master a range of competences of the graduates, namely mining engineers. Foreign language competence is considered to be among the key ones. The article reveals the concept of the competence, its relevance for mining engineers. We also analyze existing mobile applications from the point of view of their educational potential and present the results of the experiment conducted to assess effectiveness of mobile applications in mastering foreign language competence of mining engineering undergraduates. Our methods included interviews with students, classroom observations and surveys of students. The results suggest that integrating mobile applications in educational process is likely to have a positive impact on foreign language competence and increase students’ motivation and satisfaction with foreign language learning.


2015 ◽  
Vol 725-726 ◽  
pp. 1646-1652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Kukushkina

The article is dedicated to the changes happening in the sphere of higher education and concerning the foreign language education of the future civil engineers. The research held studies the main motivational factors for English language learning among the students of the Institute of Civil Engineering. The conclusions made are meant to improve the system of technical students’ foreign language education .


ReCALL ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
OFELIA R. NIKOLOVA

This study compares the attitude toward instruction of two groups of participants: control subjects who used a multimedia instructional module for French created by the researcher, and experimental subjects who created their own module. Quantitative data did not yield statistically significant differences in their attitudes. In the light of additional qualitative data, possible reasons for this result are discussed: high level of satisfaction with the novelty of instruction for both groups; computer problems, lack of adequate orientation, lack of real outlet for the module and difficulty of the texts for the experimental group. Included are conclusions and recommendations for further research.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.F. Birr-Tsurkan ◽  
◽  
L.S. Karamanian ◽  

The aim of this article is to examine how multiple media tools could be used for teaching a foreign language. The first part of the article is about the concept of “Media”, its history, classification and development. The second part reveals the practical use of audiovisual media in the teaching process of the foreign language. The relevance of the article consists in the complex approach to the question of modern digital media (YouTube vlogs) in foreign language learning.


Author(s):  
Iryna Skril ◽  
Nataliia Vasylyshyna ◽  
Tetiana Skyrda ◽  
Olena Moroz ◽  
Tatiana Voropayeva

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.


Author(s):  
Ganna Ovsyanko ◽  
Svitlana Kyrychenko

The article considers the issue of taking into account the psychological characteristics of students in the study of a foreign language for professional purposes. It was analyzed the methodological aspects of taking into account psychological features in teaching a foreign language. Emphasis is placed on the need and importance of taking into account the psychological characteristics of students in the process of learning a foreign language for professional purposes. The main psychological factors of learning a foreign language are identified. Among the main psychological factors are: motivation and interest in language learning, temperament, memory, ability to learn languages, language barrier. Motivation is a major factor in language learning. Only the motivation to succeed can bring results in language learning. Psychological comfort in the classroom is a way to realize their importance in society, trying to get the most information for successful self-development. Under the condition of complete psychological comfort, the intensive development of mental processes and imagination, the improvement of memory, and the ability to communicate begin. Activating memorization processes also plays an important role in foreign language learning. The human brain is a complex mechanism and the main indicator of its efficiency is attention. If attention is reduced, a person can hardly concentrate. The article states that the success of learning a foreign language is determined by a combination of factors: motivational, emotional, cognitive, linguistic, psychophysiological and interactive. This means that the psychological aspects of learning a foreign language determine not only the goals and objectives of teaching, motivation, interest of students, but also the methods and approaches to learning. Emphasis is placed on the need to constantly search for new opportunities and ways to form and improve methods of learning a foreign language for professional purposes. The leading idea of the article is that taking into account the psychological, pedagogical and individual characteristics of students in the study of a foreign language for professional purposes allows to introduce new technologies into the educational process, increase learning efficiency, develop language skills and competencies, develop creative abilities, increase independent and extracurricular activities.


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