scholarly journals Discussion forum (course) – a practical approach to communicative competence development

Economica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 142-147
Author(s):  
Tatiana Hrivíková
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Competence Development ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Practical Approach ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
The University

The paper describes and discusses the observations and findings of three years of teaching a unique English language course – “Discussion Forum” within the study programme Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication at the Faculty of Applied Languages, at the University of Economics in Bratislava. It presents the original format as it was introduced in 2010 when the study programme was accredited and its development and alterations based on the collected experience and evidence of both students and teacher. Three debate formats, speech duel, round table and team debate, are described and their shortcomings and merits are evaluated. Finally, the findings and conclusions arrived at since the first implementation, are discussed.

Problems in English Communicating Skills for Learners of English

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (07) ◽  
pp. 20484-20491
Author(s):  
Dr. Ishag Adam Hassan Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Small Component ◽  
Curriculum Review ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University ◽  
Reading Comprehension Skills

This paper is devoted to presenting the methods in English communicating skills for Learners of English in general and the problems specific to University of Bahri. English language major’s graduates then; it discusses the notion of communicative competence, and defines strategic competence. It also briefly deals with the various definitions of communication strategies and taxonomies of conversation strategies. Also, I give brief definition of the word conversation, that is the act of talking together or exchange ideas, opinions, skills, and information. As accustomed, speaking is natural and automatic but communication is an art which must be learned and practiced. Also the aim of this paper is to present you with suitable suggestions about how you can solve problems while reading English? In order to comply with this objective: we considered two variables. The first one is that within our daily practice at the university we have students with different abilities while reading English. Therefore, we need to help them increase the ability in reading comprehension. However, we don’t have enough teachers and needed resources to supply them with the help they need. The second variable is related to the fact that at University there are different centers where the students’ skills can improve and their reading comprehension skills deficiencies could be overcome by getting help from the teachers. This study is small component of a larger curriculum review exercise. The findings of study in general suggest that both students and English language lecturers were in agreement that Sudanese students had a problem in writing and speaking English and due to that the conversational problems are raised.      Finally, the paper concludes by representing the pedagogical implications of conversation strategies.

Effective Usage Of Game Activities, Dialogues And Role-Plays In Communicative Language Teaching

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 72-79
Author(s):  
Fotima Abduvosiyevna Rafikova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Educational System ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Foreign Language Skills

At present, the English language is being taught by adapting world standards of Common European Framework Reference (CEFR) for teaching foreign languages to our national educational system. According to the Uzbek national standard the knowledge of the foreign language competence from the first to fourth grade is defined as A 1- for the beginner level. This article will disclose the formation and development of primary school learners’ foreign language skills through communicative competence.

The Role of Intercultural Approach in Teaching Foreign Languages at the University

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 65-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Л. Иванова ◽  
L. Ivanova ◽  
Е. Лукомская ◽  
E. Lukomskaya
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Modern Language ◽  
Cultural Approach ◽  
The University ◽  
Different Cultures

The article deals with a new trend in foreign language teaching based on the cross-cultural approach. The challenge for teachers today is to develop students common, communicative and language competences which are essential conditions for the realization of such a task of modern language policy as the establishment of mutual understanding between different cultures. The components of communicative competence are established. The development of communicative competence is considered to be an obligatory condition for mutual understanding between nations in modern world.

scholarly journals Formation of communicative competence in a professionally-oriented foreign language course in higher education: issues and recommendations

2020 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
pp. 167-172
Author(s):  
G Urazbayeva ◽  
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A Kabdiyeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Course Completion ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
University Level ◽  
Authentic Environment ◽  
The University

The aim of a professionally-oriented English language course is to develop students’ communicative compe-tence, English language linguistic competence, in particular, that supports students’ professional expertise. In this paper, the main issues of the formation of communicative competence in a professionally — oriented English language course at the university level are discussed. The data is drawn from the survey conducted among undergraduate and postgraduate students in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan (N=48, mean age 26.5) who have taken the course. The survey results revealed that although students hold a positive attitude towards the course, they did not show some sufficient improvement of linguistic skills after the course completion, and more than 33 % of respondents rarely or almost never used the acquired English language skills for their fur-ther professional development. In this paper, I argue that to reach the intended learning objectives of the course, there is a need for university teachers to create a more «authentic» environment in order to involve students in creative and engaging classroom activities.

scholarly journals CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS IN FORMATION OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE AMONG ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
Author(s):  
O.I. Bozhok ◽  
L.I. Bilins’ka ◽  
M.M. Gomola
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Individual Group ◽  
Common Problems

The aim of this research is to highlight some problems in teaching and learning English as a foreign language. As there exist different ways in mastering foreign languages there also exist many methods of their teaching. In the course of training many students face with spelling, inflection, pronunciation, grammar and other common problems which are constantly investigated and solved. According to the level of any individual group of students the approach of organization and conduction of the lesson should also be individual as learners make different mistakes. So teachers of any foreign language must not just get formal education but also be aware of modern techniques and approaches.

THE ROLE OF TEXT AND METHODS OF WORK WITH IT IN TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT THE PRESENT TIME

2021 ◽  
pp. 41-49
Author(s):  
Tat’yana V. Baranova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Amount Of Information ◽  
Self Study ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Selection Of

The present article is dedicated to the necessity and importance of continuing teaching students to work with great amount of information in the form of texts, as well as to acquire methods and strategies of this work. Gradual but unfaltering rejection of the use of texts in teaching a foreign lan- guage can lead to lowering the level of its mastering. To understand the deep reasons for the existing situation in this sphere, it is necessary to look at the experts’ opinions of the new generation of young people. In spite of the quick changes in the world, education preserves its strict standards that establish the landmarks upon which the pedagogical and educa- tional processes are built. In the course of several last years the teachers of the department of foreign languages have participated in the preparation of English-language materials for the Olympiads, organized by the RSUH. The author analyzes strategies and tactics of work with big texts, selection of topics, used in these Olympiads, as well as the tasks, developed for operating such texts. These types of work with big amount of information lead us to the neces- sity of forming and developing in students such aspect of the communicative competence, as its text-forming component. Here we can speak about all the skills, technologies, tactics and strategies, that are used to facilitate the stu- dent’ work in the analysis of existing texts, creation of new texts, stimulation of class and home self-study in the spheres of creative scientific and artisticwork, for example, writing an artistic essay or a scientific article. And the basis for such work will be constituted by the text.

Assessment of the Communicative Competence of the Students of Pedagogical University

2021 ◽  
pp. 90-98
Author(s):  
Inna Mihailovna Shepshinskaya ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Training ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
The University

The organization of professional training of students of a pedagogical university is realized on a competence-based approach, which requires a implementation of new methods, tools and procedures aimed at assessment educational results. The complexity of the formation and assessment of competencies is explained by their multicomponent structure and the ability to manifest themselves during students’ performance. Modern methods and tools of assessing competencies should be based on modeling situations that enable students to perform quasi-professional activity and the description of key elements of each competence domain. The purpose of the article is to develop a methodology for assessing the communicative competence of students of a pedagogical university studying at the Faculty of foreign languages. Methodology and methods of research. The methodological basis of the study was made up of: the competence-based approach and its views on new results of the educational process at the university, methods of assessing competencies (N. F. Efremova, Ibragimov G.I., Baartman L.K., Kanik M.); a contextual approach that explains the need to create educational situations that model the conditions of professional activities for the formation and assessment of modern educational results (A. A. Verbitskiy). Research methods: analysis of scientific literature, pedagogical modeling. Research results. A methodology for assessing the communicative competence of students of a pedagogical university studying at the Faculty of Foreign Languages has been developed and presented. The quality criteria for modern assessment methods and instruments are formulated (authenticity, transparency, the significance of the content of assessment materials for students, effectiveness). The author of the article develops and presents a model of an assessment method based on the analysis of video fragments of communicative situations. The procedure for modeling communicative situations that can be used to compile assessment materials is described in detail. The foreign experience of designing pragmatic tests of oral communication (Discourse Completion Task) is analyzed, ways of improving these tasks are proposed.

THE USAGE OF DIDACTIC POTENTIAL OF TRIZ IN TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Shumkova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
The University ◽  
The Given ◽  
Junior Students

The author of the given article points out the necessity of applying the methods of problem-oriented teaching and introducing problem tasks into the modern education program at the university. As a tool for realization of the given approach, the author proposes to use the theory of solving inventive problems (TRIZ), which contributes to the development of non-trivial creative thinking of students and the prevention of psychological inertia.The article gives examples of assignments developed on the base of methods of TRIZ-pedagogics and aimed at the formation of communicative competence of junior students of language universities.

scholarly journals CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH LANGUAGE DISCOURSE DURING THE PANDEMIC: METHODOLOGICAL POTENTIAL

2020 ◽  
pp. 170-181
Author(s):  
ELENA A. SHAMINA ◽  
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ELENA I. BESEDINA ◽  
IRINA V. KUZMICH ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
English Language ◽  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
Sudden Change ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
University Courses ◽  
Language Discourse ◽  
The World

The article draws attention to the sudden change in the content of the English language discourse during the COVID-2019 pandemic and states the necessity of modification in some aspects of Applied Linguistics domain, such as linguodidactics. It also discusses ways of keeping up and strengthening motivation of university students in studying foreign languages (English in particular), mostly in the distance learning format. The authors claim that in these circumstances students are in need of the teacher’s moral support and encouraging, as well as heightening their intrinsic motivation for studying English as the major means of international and intercultural communication, and that this kind of support should be included into the list of immediate linguodidactic goals. Considerable changes are offered in the range of linguodidactic materials and topics to embrace those related to the current epidemic situation in the world and its economic, social and cultural aspects. The materials presented are targeted at students learning English in a variety of university courses.

scholarly journals Oral Communicative Competence of Second Year Hotel and Restaurant Management Students in the University of the Immaculate Conception

10.17158/511 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danilo G. Baradillo
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Service Industries ◽  
Restaurant Management ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Immaculate Conception ◽  
The University

<p>Communication is a prime function of language. Oral communicative competence in the English language is an advantage particularly in service industries requiring people interactions, such as in hotel and restaurant trade. This study was conducted to determine the level of oral communicative competence in terms of voice production, pronunciation, mechanics and content of the University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC) Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) students, as a basis for intervention program. This study employed descriptive design with a validated researcher-made questionnaire to measure oral communicative competence of the 45 students purposively chosen. The results revealed that the respondents’ level of oral communicative competence is average for all specified parameters. ANOVA revealed no significant difference (p&gt;0.05) between all communicative competency parameters among the respondents when grouped according to their first language, economic status and average grades in English subjects. The study recommends the revision of English 4 (Speech and Oral Communication) syllabus as an intervention program.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Oral communicative competence, Hotel and Restaurant Management, syllabus, Descriptive-correlation, Davao City, Philippines</p>

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