scholarly journals Students Opinions About Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication in Foreign Language Teaching

2020 ◽  
pp. 237-272
Author(s):  
Gizem KÖŞKER
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Basic Concepts

scholarly journals Encounters with National Stereotypes in Foreign Language Teaching: Adjectives Describing Americans

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-118
Author(s):  
Andrej Stopar
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
University Students ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Intercultural Sensitivity ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
English Classroom ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
National Stereotypes

Teaching (or learning) a foreign language is a complex, interdisciplinary undertaking. Teachers and students are required to tackle aspects of language that transcend its merely linguistic component. This article discusses the relationship between language, thought and culture, and explores some aspects of the integration of cultural content in the English classroom. To achieve these goals, a study is conducted that identifies the main stereotypes about Americans among Slovenian university students of English as a foreign language. The results of the research can be used as a means of questioning some frequent stereotypes about Americans, and thus contributing to the fulfilment of (sometimes seemingly abstract) curricular aims that emphasize the significance of intercultural communication, awareness of cultural variety, and intercultural sensitivity.

scholarly journals Country Studies in teaching foreign languages at higher school

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (4 (129)) ◽  
pp. 26-32
Author(s):  
Valery Bukach ◽  
Ganna Golubova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Personal Communication ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Regional Studies ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Historical Ethnography ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Interdisciplinary Character

The article substantiates the relevance of the use of Country Studies materials in the English teaching process. It is emphasized on the importance of training future specialists in intercultural communication, cultural, professional and personal communication. The effectiveness of the use of Country Studies materials as an integral part of the foreign language teaching process has been revealed. It is emphasized that Country Studies material contributes to the formation of a linguistically competent personality and the upbringing of patriotism and citizenship; the success of the use of Country Studies materials in the process of teaching a foreign language and culture is determined by their interdisciplinary character. The principles that substantiate the general-didactic requirements to the organization of training, on which the systematic model of the use of Country Studies materials is based, are considered. The knowledge important for teaching alongside with the educational purposes gained during the study of their native land (geographic studies, historical ethnography, literary ethnography). Keywords: foreign language teaching, Country Studies, intercultural communication, Country Studies material, teaching Regional Studies, dialogue of cultures.

scholarly journals Le développement de la compétence interculturelle dans l’enseignement du français professionnel à l’université

2018 ◽  
pp. 24-40
Author(s):  
Alina Ganea
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Marché Du Travail

Cette étude interpelle une problématique incontournable tenant à l’enseignement à l’université, à savoir l’adaptation continue aux exigences du marché du travail, ce qui se traduit au niveau des contenus par une mise en concordance des objectifs d’enseignement avec les compétences professionnelles requises. Au niveau de l’enseignement d’une langue étrangère à des fins professionnelles, cette mise en concordance implique, entre autres, l’intégration de la dimension interculturelle dans les contenus dispensés afin de munir l’étudiant des compétences nécessaires pour qu’il/elle puisse (inter)agir dans le contexte multiculturel actuel du marché du travail. Dans ce contexte, cette étude propose, dans un premier temps, un retour théorique sur les concepts culture et interculturel envisagés comme des balises significatives dans l’enseignement actuel des langues étrangères et qui précisent, par les compétences spécifiques à atteindre, les nouvelles exigences auxquelles l’enseignement d’une langue étrangère doit satisfaire. Notre recherche se poursuit par un retour sur les spécificités de l’enseignement d’une langue étrangère à des fins professionnelles et fournira une proposition concrète d’alignement des contenus enseignés dans le cours Langues modernes (français) pour la filière de médecine de notre université aux objectifs de la compétence interculturelle. Une proposition de programme contenant des activités visant l’interculturel articulées autour des contenus initialement proposés pour cette spécialisation sera avancée. Developing intercultural competence in teaching French for professional purposes at university Our study investigates an essential problem related to university teaching, namely continuous adaptation to the labour market standards and requirements, which at the curriculum level involves a correlation between learning objectives and competency profile requested and expected in the professional world. With respect to foreign language teaching for professional purposes, this correlation implies, among other things, the integration of intercultural dimension in the contents taught in order to provide the student with necessary skills and enabling him/her able to efficiently (inter)act in today’s multicultural labour market, and finally meet the needs of contemporary world. In this context, our research firstly offers a theoretical approach to the concepts of culture and interculturel, which are envisaged as landmarks in today’s foreign language teaching philosophy and which specify, through their specific objectives to be achieved, new standards that foreign language teaching must comply with. Our study also offers a theoretical framework to the particularities of foreign language teaching for professional purposes. This enables us to reformulate the initial objectives associated to foreign language for professional purposes by integrating the objectives related to the development of intercultural competence. Finally, this study also proposes a concrete course content of medical French based on the course already delivered to the students studying medicine in Dunarea de Jos University of Galati. The course has been remodelled so as to meet the objectives of intercultural competence. In doing so, we firstly analysed the topics included in the course content with respect to aspects related to culture or intercultural communication, and afterwards we provided a list of cultural- and intercultural communication-oriented topics that could be articulated around the already proposed content of a French course for medicine. This proposal is also accompanied by a series of methodological recommendations that should be taken into consideration prior to designing a course for medical French. Key words: French for professional purposes; culture; intercultural; competence; teaching and learning.

ORGANIZATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE AT HIGH SCHOOL

2021 ◽  
pp. 118-123
Author(s):  
Denysenko I.I. ◽  
Tarasiuk A.M.
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Technological Basis ◽  
Independent Work

The article is devoted to one of the advanced formats of foreign language teaching at high school, which effectively complements extramural and full-time forms of education – distance learning. The author emphasizes that the quality and effectiveness of foreign languages distance learning athigher educational establishments depends on effectively organized course; the pedagogical skills of teachers, participating in the educational process; the quality of applied methodical content.The main principles of foreign languages distance learning in higher education has been covered, the means of improving the quality and effectiveness of this educational format has been proposed, the key conceptual regulations of foreign languages distance learning has been determined. The article proposes a model for organizing foreign languages distance learning course for future specialists, describes a system to control and monitor the knowledge of all types of speech activities. It is also noted that independent work in the foreign languages distance course at high school should not be passive, but on the contrary, the student should be involved in active cognitive activities, not limited to acquiring foreign language skills, but necessarily includes their practical application; to solve certain communicative tasks in the future professional activity.The article concludes that in the process of organizing the foreign language distance learning course at high school, it is necessary to take into account not only the didactic characteristics and functions of multimedia and telecommunications as a technological basis, but also the conceptual trends of didactic distance learning as a component of modern education. In addition, it is necessary to take into account the specific nature of foreign language teaching in general.Key words: higher educational establishment, distance learning, multimedia means, independent work, information and communicative technologies, Internet, interactive engagement.

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