scholarly journals Socio-Cultural Competence in Teaching Foreign Languages

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
Igor Olegovich Guryanov ◽  
Alina Eduardovna Rakhimova ◽  
Marisol C. Guzman
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Communication Skill ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Behavior Patterns ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Cultural Education ◽  
Cultural Components ◽  
And Training

This article addresses the problem of integrating socio-cultural components into teaching and upbringing through foreign languages. The aim of teaching a foreign language means not only acquiring communication skill but also forming cultural and linguistic personality. The main aim of any communication is to be understood by interlocutor. The effectiveness of this process is directly dependent on the reached level of mutual understanding between communicants. To achieve this aim partners should have the willingness and capacity to form dialogue of cultures which presupposes the existence of a socio-cultural competence. Sociocultural competence includes knowledge about values, beliefs, behavior patterns, customs, traditions, language and cultural achievements peculiar to society. This competence occurs in the framework of socio-cultural education and training, i.e. in the process of personalizing the culture and national traditions of the studied language country.

scholarly journals Scientific research and training of foreign languages in universities in Vietnam today

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Quang Thuan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
And Training

This research aims to describe the situation of scientific research and the teaching of foreign languages ​​in universities. A questionnaire survey and a series of face-to-face interviews were conducted with a sample of 488 foreign language teachers from 201 universities. The research results describe a comprehensive picture of the training and scientific research related to the teaching of foreign languages ​​in higher education institutions in Vietnam.

Leaving Lake Wobegon: firearm-related education and training for medical and mental health professionals is an essential competence

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianni Pirelli ◽  
Liza Gold
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Gun Violence ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Average Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Training

Purpose Firearm-involved violence and suicide in the USA, often collectively referred to as “gun violence,” has been labeled a public health problem and an epidemic, and even an endemic by some. Many lawmakers, community groups, mainstream media outlets and professional organizations regularly address gun-related issues and frequently associate firearm violence with mental health. As a result, these groups often set forth positions, engage in discussions and promote policies that are at least partially based on the widely held but incorrect assumption that medical and mental health professionals are either inherently equipped or professionally trained to intervene with their patients and reduce gun deaths. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach Furthermore, notable proportions of medical and mental health professionals self-report a level of comfort engaging in firearm-specific interventions that is often disproportionate to their actual education and training in the area. This type of overconfidence bias has been referred to as the Lake Wobegon Effect, illusory superiority, the above average effect, the better-than average effect or the false uniqueness bias. While medical and mental health professionals need to serve on the front line of firearm-involved violence and suicide prevention initiatives, the vast majority have not actually received systematic, formal training on firearm-specific issues. Findings Therefore, many lack the professional and cultural competence to meet current and potential future in regard to addressing gun violence. In this paper, the authors discuss empirical studies that illustrate this reality and a novel model (i.e. the Know, Ask, Do framework) that medical and mental health professionals can use when firearm-related issues arise. In addition, the authors set forth considerations for clinicians to develop and maintain their professional and cultural competence related to firearms and firearm-related subcultures. Originality/value This paper provides empirical and conceptual support for medical and mental health programs to develop formal education and training related to guns, gun safety and gun culture. A framework is provided that can also assist medical and mental health professionals to develop and maintain their own professional and cultural competence.

scholarly journals Sustained English lingua-cultural education: a solution for Ukraine

2020 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 10004
Author(s):  
Oleg Tarnopolsky ◽  
Nataliia Volkova ◽  
Svitlana Kozhushko
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
International Communication ◽  
International Community ◽  
Substantial Part ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Cultural Education ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
The People ◽  
Western European

Ukraine, as a state striving to join on the parity basis the international community of developed and democratic countries, lacks some important prerequisites for achieving this goal. Besides several economic and political factors making obstacles for the desired achievement, of no lesser importance are the humanitarian factors, such as the monolingualism and monoculturalism of a substantial part of Ukrainian population. They preclude unimpeded mutual understanding and mutual acceptance, as well as free unimpeded contacts, between many Ukrainian citizens and their European counterparts. In this aspect, the solution for Ukraine can be found in sustained foreign language lingua-cultural education of the broadest strata of Ukrainian population that could open for the people a way out in what concerns their ability to communicate freely and fluently all through the Western European space sharing with the people living there not only the language of international communication but also the cultural approaches and beliefs. The article discusses the ways of developing such sustained (life-long) English lingua-cultural education for the young generation of new Ukraine. It analyzes the section of that education to be implemented at Ukrainian nonlinguistic tertiary schools with the aim of designing its efficient model.

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.

The importance of quality language preparation as an inseparable part of education of the Police Force members in favour of not only troublefree carrying out their job

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-65
Author(s):  
Peter Losonczi ◽  
Vladimír Klimo ◽  
Monika Jánošová
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Communication Skill ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Eu

The necessity of having a good command of a foreign language is at the present time emphasized by the membership of Slovakia within the European Union. This fact is reflected both in advantages and in disadvantages following from the mentioned membership. Foreign languages represent not only an inseparable part of economic and legal processes, but in connection with law also the need for solving criminality following from various commitments within the EU. Learning of how to communicate in a foreign language should not consist in unreasonable duty of memorizing some phrases leading to the effect of their minimal or no using in practice. Communication skill, however, necessitates competent teachers having a good command of a particular foreign language, mother tongue (not only being possessor of a degree certificate) and translating techniques (not only being possessor of the so-called certified translator stamp). Each of the Slovak Police Force members has been obliged to get basic police education providing knowledge necessary for carrying out this kind of occupation. Focal point of the mentioned kind of education is a sufficient familiarization with the respective laws and, on the basis of the skill gained in such a way, the ability of implementing the gained knowledge in practice. Focusing on a particular law depends on the specialization of the future Police Force members, e.g. public order police, traffic police, border police or alien police. Eucating future police officers include also other, not less important subjects, that provide information necessary for carrying out this occupation. May schools in general tend to providing any quality education, no school is perfect just like people are not, in this case students and teachers. The effort of every school is to approach the attribute “perfect“ as much as possible. This is a process that in the “dialogue“ teacher vs. student depends on teachers themselves representing a particular school. Education success is crowned by gaining a particular certificate and is conditioned by cooperation of both participants of the “dialogue“, i.e. teachers and students. Keywords: Foreign language, Police, Memorizing

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