scholarly journals Challenges in English Teaching and Learning in Colombia

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Zaily Patricia Del Toro ◽  
Ana Carolina Mercado ◽  
Milton Pájaro Manjarres ◽  
Luis Fernando Noriega ◽  
Willington Watts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
The Other ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
National Context ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
English Reading ◽  
English Reading Comprehension ◽  
Conducting Research

This article presents a reflection on the educational scenario that permeates the teaching of English as a foreign language (EFL) in its political, methodological, didactic, curricular and investigative dimensions. A description of the current English reading comprehension level in the national context is presented. On the other hand, from a transformative conception in which educational practices must be developed, different elements aiming to the development of formative practices are explored. This is achieved, with the active participation of all the subjects that participate in the educational process by conducting research, which plays a fundamental role that contributes to achieve the emancipation of human beings and the transformation of the environment where they live. Furthermore, this article invites readers to think about and transform the pedagogical practices that are around the teaching of English as a foreign language in Colombia, Latin America and the whole world. This is possible to be achieved, from a resignification of the curriculum and emerging didactics, focused on research and the multidimensionality of human beings.

Language-in-Education Planning

1989 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 53-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Ingram
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Bilingual Education ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
The Other ◽  
Education Planning ◽  
Government Education ◽  
The One

This paper attempts to survey language-in-education planning in the 1980s drawing on both formal publications and the more “ephemeral” but often more directky influential documents of government education departments and other authorities. Two problems are immediately evident: first, the influential ephemeral documents are hard to obtain. The second problem in surveying language-in-education planning is symptomatic of language policy-making in general; it is necessary to differentiate between, on the one hand, policy which is little more than uncoordinated good or bad ideas, limited in the range of needs that it seeks to answer, or incidental to policy serving other purposee (e.g., immigration policy) and, on the other hand, systematic, formalized language-in-education planning (cf., Rist 1982). This paper also focuses on only that part of language-in-education policy concerned with second or foreign language teaching and learning; other papers in this volume deal with the areas of literacy and bilingual education.

scholarly journals FEATURES OF MODERN ENGLISH READING OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BY MEANS OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES

2021 ◽  
pp. 69-77
Author(s):  
I. Vlasiuk
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
School Students ◽  
Innovative Technologies ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Linguistic Activity

The article highlights the importance of English reading as a type of linguistic activity that has great cognitive value and actually implements communicative, educational, and developmental function for high school students, and at the same time, considers the specifics of usage of innovative technologies as modern tools for English reading and learning a foreign language in general, as well as the suitability of using innovative technologies in the process of learning foreign languages at schools for high school students. There are many new methods of teaching English, and a necessary condition for choosing a particular method of teaching that is suitable for both teacher and student - knowledge of innovative learning technologies. Innovative technologies have become an integral part of a holistic educational process and can increase its effectiveness, as they affect the student's consciousness, feelings and will, form a creative personality that is able to effectively apply the acquired knowledge, skills and abilities in practice in any sphere of public life. English reading is a type of linguistic activity that allows not to imitate, but to reproduce one of the forms of real communication in English. With the help of reading in a foreign language, students get acquainted with the world of their foreign peers, with songs, poetry and fairy tales, available samples of children's fiction of the country whose language is studied. Looking at the process of reading from a psychological point of view, we can say that the process of perception and understanding of the text is directly related to thinking and memory. When a student perceives a text, he identifies the most important links in it and synthesizes them into a single whole. At the same time, memory helps logical and technical thinking. The main principles of integration of innovative technologies in the process of learning English are: movement from whole to separate, student-centred classes, purposefulness and relevance of classes, their focus on achieving social interaction facilitated by teacher’s faith in their students' success, language integration and language acquisition using knowledge from other fields of science. As a result of the use of innovative technologies, an information-rich educational process is created.

scholarly journals Differentiated Learning in the Foreign Language Classes

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 463-468
Author(s):  
Georgeta Obilişteanu ◽  
Brânduşa-Oana Niculescu
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Differentiated Instruction ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Social Marginalization ◽  
Intellectual Performance ◽  
Complex Issue ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
Differentiated Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning

Abstract One of the tendencies manifested in the modernization of education is related to the flexibility of instruction aiming to ensure the development of the capacities and aptitudes of each student in accordance with his/her own possibilities and interests. The means of acquiring knowledge and of constantly and creatively applying it into practice should be made available to the students through the teaching-learning-evaluating process. Differentiated instruction can be identified neither with the strategies used, nor with a certain pattern of teaching. It goes beyond that, being a view of teaching and learning that starts from taking into consideration the students’ interests, needs and styles of learning. Teachers have to adapt the whole educational process to the diversity of individuals, avoiding social marginalization or exclusion. The pedagogy and psychology of education is confronted with the complex issue of differentiating and individualizing instruction, which is the indispensable assumption in ensuring each student’s success in achieving the highest possible intellectual performance. The teacher’s important role is that of designing tasks that correspond to the level of proficiency of the group of students he/she is working with.

scholarly journals Reverse mentoring and peer coaching as professional development strategies

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-169
Author(s):  
Nohora Inés Porras ◽  
Lenys Smith Díaz ◽  
Marlen María Nieves
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Peer Coaching ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Pedagogical Tools ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

Presently, learning a foreign language is an essential academic requirement in several contexts, hence the importance and the need for effective teaching in this field at all educational levels starting with the first years of school. As a consequence, teaching and learning in elementary school is a key issue to success in the learner’s future language learning. However, at some public elementary schools in Colombia there are many factors that hinder this process. One of them is the fact that most of the teachers who are in charge of teaching English in elementary schools are not sufficiently trained to do this job (McNulty & Quinchía, 2007). For this reason, the aim of this study is to strengthen the pedagogical practices of the participating teachers. Guided by the theoretical foundations of peer coaching and reverse mentoring, this mixed-methods study examined strategies for professional development via results of an English test, class observations, questionnaires, focus groups, interviews, and journals. Findings show the effectiveness of the proposal in terms of the professional growth of the participants who exchanged teaching experiences and pedagogical tools within a mutual and trusting atmosphere. This helped them to enhance their knowledge about teaching a foreign language and test new teaching techniques and strategies to favor their students’ language learning. 

Hakikat dan Konsep-Konsep Dasar Psikologi Pendidikan, Belajar dan Pembelajaran Serta Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhinya

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-164
Author(s):  
Rusdi Rusdi
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Educational Psychology ◽  
Business Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Psychological Knowledge ◽  
Actual Teaching

Is a must for every educator who is responsible, that he was in carrying out his duties,act in a manner consistent with the \"state\" of the students. In this context, the role of psychology as a scienceknowledge which seeks to understand human beings, with the goal to be able to treat it with moreright. Therefore, the psychological knowledge of students in the educational process is necessary andimportant for every educator; so that every educator should be a requirement to have knowledgeon educational psychology. The central issue in educational psychology is a matter of learning andlearning. This is not surprising, because the actual teaching and learning is a follow implementationin business education. In seeking to educate, children students learn and the teachers do the teachingto the students. The quality of students' learning outcomes are determined by the learning process that caninfluenced by many factors, both internal and external.

Teaching Mathematics with Tablet PCs

2015 ◽  
pp. 322-344
Author(s):  
Maria Meletiou-Mavrotheris ◽  
Katerina Mavrou ◽  
George Stylianou ◽  
Stephanos Mavromoustakos ◽  
George Christou
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
School Setting ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Tablet Pcs ◽  
Professional Development Workshop

Declining interest in mathematics and the need to raise the educational standards of youth in this discipline set a critical agenda for the revision of pedagogical practices. Tablet PCs and other mobile devices hold a lot of promise as tools for improving education at all levels. The research discussed in this chapter comes from an ongoing, multifaceted program designed to explore the potential of tablet technologies for enhancing mathematics teaching and learning at the primary school level. The program is taking place within a private primary school in Cyprus and aims at the effective integration of one-to-one tablet technologies (iPads) into the mathematics school curriculum. It has adopted a systemic approach to the introduction of iPads in the school setting that focuses on the broad preparation and on-going engagement of all key stakeholders involved in the educational process. In the chapter, the authors report on the main experiences gained from Phase 1 of the program, which involved the design and organization of a professional development workshop targeting the school teachers. The authors describe the content and structure of the workshop and discuss its impact on teachers' knowledge, skills, and confidence in incorporating tablet technologies within the mathematics curriculum.

Teaching Mathematics with Tablet PCs

2015 ◽  
pp. 175-197
Author(s):  
Maria Meletiou-Mavrotheris ◽  
Katerina Mavrou ◽  
George Stylianou ◽  
Stephanos Mavromoustakos ◽  
George Christou
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
School Setting ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Tablet Pcs ◽  
Professional Development Workshop

Declining interest in mathematics and the need to raise the educational standards of youth in this discipline set a critical agenda for the revision of pedagogical practices. Tablet PCs and other mobile devices hold a lot of promise as tools for improving education at all levels. The research discussed in this chapter comes from an ongoing, multifaceted program designed to explore the potential of tablet technologies for enhancing mathematics teaching and learning at the primary school level. The program is taking place within a private primary school in Cyprus and aims at the effective integration of one-to-one tablet technologies (iPads) into the mathematics school curriculum. It has adopted a systemic approach to the introduction of iPads in the school setting that focuses on the broad preparation and on-going engagement of all key stakeholders involved in the educational process. In the chapter, the authors report on the main experiences gained from Phase 1 of the program, which involved the design and organization of a professional development workshop targeting the school teachers. The authors describe the content and structure of the workshop and discuss its impact on teachers' knowledge, skills, and confidence in incorporating tablet technologies within the mathematics curriculum.

scholarly journals Intervention in teaching reading in a foreign language:

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 297-313
Author(s):  
Zdenka Gadušová ◽  
Martina Pavlíková ◽  
Romana Havettová
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Foreign Language Reading ◽  
English Reading Comprehension ◽  
Comprehension Intervention

Aim. The paper presents partial results of research aimed at the development of foreign language reading comprehension using the specially developed intervention programme. Concept. The English Reading Comprehension Intervention Program has been developed within the research project Support for reading literacy in the mother tongue and foreign language. It consists of 10 intervention units and is based on 10 identified predictors, the conscious development of which contributes to students’ success in reading comprehension. Methodology. Assumptions presented in the paper are based on the cognitive theory of learning, identifying which cognitive processes precede the predictors with the greatest share of influence, and which higher cognitive processes follow them. Based on these scientific hypotheses and research results, we have determined the predictors positively influencing reading comprehension and worth intervening in the process of development of reading comprehension.Results and conclusions. In the paper, the English Reading Comprehension Intervention Program for B1 level of language proficiency is introduced, with both the content and methodology of its class application described. The predictors of divergent thinking and ambiguity tolerance are discussed in detail as the presented example of the intervention unit is focused on their development. Originality. While intervention programmes are not a new phenomenon, the recently developed reading comprehension intervention programmes for foreign languages are a valuable contribution to teaching foreign language reading comprehension in primary and secondary schools. They provide foreign language teachers with ready-made materials, which can be immediately used in their classes and will contribute to better learning results of their students.

scholarly journals Modern approaches to the organization of lawyers’ training in Ukraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yarosh Anna ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Practical Training

The article is devoted to the analysis of modern approaches to the organization of the educational process, which would contribute to the formation of a category of lawyers with the necessary knowledge and are capable of preparing and implementing reforms in the political and legal system of their state. It is determined that modern legal education poses its own requirements to the applicant, namely to be a comprehensively developed, independent, self-sufficient person, guided in life by his own knowledge and beliefs, in this regard, the issue of professional training of a modern lawyer, which could withstand modern challenges, becomes especially relevant. It is noted that the training of the future lawyer should be aimed at forming a versatile specialist (lawyer), ready to fulfill a complex set of modern practical tasks for the legal protection of the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of a person and citizen. On this basis, the training of future lawyers should take into account modern approaches to the educational process. The most important of them are analyzed on the example of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (hereinafter - NULES of Ukraine). First, the quality of specialists’ training substantially depends on quality of teaching subject matters which is defined by providing applicants with the corresponding training material (modern qualitative textbooks, manuals, study guides, didactic materials, etc.). And most importantly - the use of computer technology, electronic educational resources, with the help of which the interaction of the sphere of higher education with other spheres of life of society is ensured. Of course, modern ICTs increase the efficiency of the educational process, open the possibility of introducing completely new methods of teaching and learning. However, the implications of the growing importance of ICT in general, and the Internet in particular, should also be taken into account. The use of modern ICTs has become an integral part of the educational process of NULES of Ukraine during the Covid-19 pandemic. Secondly, taking into account modern trends in the field of education, the training of future lawyers should not ignore one of the most important indicators of the quality of higher legal education - the use of a foreign language in the educational process, in particular English. In particular, the NULES of Ukraine provides teaching in English of certain legal disciplines for applicants for higher education of the first (bachelor's) level. Thirdly, the training of a lawyer should be not only theoretical, but also practical. Practical training of a lawyer involves work during practical classes, internships in enterprises, institutions and organizations, self-training by independently performing certain tasks. However, it is worth highlighting another form of practical component of the training of future lawyers - these are legal clinics. To date, such a form of specialists’ practical training in the field of law has been effectively introduced into the educational process of higher educational institutions of Ukraine of the III-IV levels of accreditation. NULES of Ukraine is no exception. The Legal Clinic «Protection and Justice» operates on the basis of the Department of International Law and Comparative Law. It is proved that the quality of specialists’ training in the field of law depends on many factors (the use of modern ICT in the educational process, electronic educational resources, the possibilities of foreign languages in teaching legal disciplines, etc.). However, to a large extent, the quality of training depends on the practical component of the educational process, and therefore special attention should be paid to this component. Keywords: legal education, a lawyer, modern approaches, educational process, lawyers’ training, distance education, foreign language, legal clinic

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