scholarly journals Causes of business english speaking anxiety in the Balkans

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Slavica Cepon
Keyword(s):  
Vocabulary Acquisition ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Business English ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Affective Factor ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Depth Interviews

Learner anxiety is a critical affective factor in foreign languages education. This study investigated the main causes of speaking anxiety in the context of business English (BE) instruction. In-depth interviews were conducted among BE instructors and learners at higher educational institutions in six countries in the Balkans. The study identified several causes of speaking anxiety, the most crucial being the lack of knowledge in economics and the BE lexis as the carrier content in BE learning. And especially so, when the latter combined with other causes, such as the necessity to speak unprepared in class in front of one’s peers, or problems with BE vocabulary acquisition or recollection. A quarter of the interviewees who considered themselves low-anxiety when speaking general English were prone to elevated levels of speaking anxiety when performing complex speaking tasks in BE class which require a degree of fluency in general English.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BLENDED LEARNING IN THE PROCESS OF TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGE FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES AT NON-PHILOLOGICAL SPECIALTIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (9(77)) ◽  
pp. 118-120
Author(s):  
Svitlana Romanyuk ◽  
Veronika Trofimchuk
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
Control Evaluation

The article deals with the peculiarities of blended learning implementation in teaching foreign languages for professional purposes at the institutions of higher education. The author examines the essence of blended learning model, which combines traditional form of study (face-to-face session) with online collaborative learning and all characteristics of information educational technologies, analyzes its main principles and priorities, as well as the difficulties of its introduction in the educational process of the university. In particular, the possibility of using blended learning as a means of improving the effectiveness of the educational process is considered. The article substantiates the methodical expediency of blended learning application in the process of teaching foreign languages for professional purposes at higher educational institutions at non-philological specialties. Recently, the higher educational institutions intensify the process of learning foreign languages through the introduction of the variety of teaching technologies. Blended learning is a combination of the traditional classroom and modern digital education. Blended learning can be an important direction in the modernization of higher education and a prerequisite for improving quality and efficiency of the learning process. The main advantages of blended learning are productivity, teamwork, individualization, asynchrony, speed, interactivity, didactic support, the presence of control systems, self-control, evaluation.

scholarly journals Modern Methods of Teaching English in Higher Educational Institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 612-613
Author(s):  
Abduraximova Farida Komiljon Qizi
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Direct Method ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Dominant Position ◽  
Modern Methods ◽  
Higher Educational

Annotation: The article discusses various methods of teaching foreign languages in universities. Special attention was paid to the following methods: direct method, grammar-translation, audiovisual, audio-lingual and communicative. It is concluded that the communicative method begins to occupy a more dominant position. Keywords: foreign language, English, methods

scholarly journals EFFICIENCY OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES APPLICATION IN THE PROCESS OF TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES AT NON-LANGUAGE SPECIALTIES IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

2021 ◽  
pp. 54-59
Author(s):  
Vita Bezliudna
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Educational Innovations ◽  
Innovative Technologies ◽  
Higher Educational

Innovative processes in the field of education and innovation as a scientific discipline are designed to reveal the essence of scientific design and masterful implementation of innovative technologies, to identify regular links between traditions and innovations, to substantiate management models of systemic innovations in educational institutions.The article analyzes the effectiveness of innovative technologies in the process of teaching foreign languages at non-language specialties in higher educational institutions. The concepts of “innovation”, “educational innovations”, “innovative learning” in the context of foreign language training of students of non-language specialties of higher education institutions are characterized. It was found out that innovative technologies in the process of teaching foreign languages in higher education institutions are considered by scientists on the basis of the principles of competence, activity and communicative approaches, in developing effective teaching models based on systematic research, application of modern teaching methods, involvement of students in project activities, problem methods using, application of information and telecommunication technologies. The author emphasized that the most effective among educational innovations that promote the study of foreign languages in non-language higher education institutions are interactive and information and communication technologies that give the educational process a dialogical nature, which can significantly improve and facilitate foreign language learning. The study confirms the effectiveness and efficiency of innovative technologies in the teaching of foreign languages in non-language HEIs, which provide unlimited opportunities for independent work of students, are the means by which teachers can develop individual characteristics of students, their intellectual, communicative and creative abilities, increase motivation to learn a foreign language, create a comfortable learning environment. Keywords: innovations, innovative technologies, foreign languages, students, institutions of higher education, competence approach.

scholarly journals The Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Educational Process of Higher Educational Institutions (On the Example of Foreign Languages Teaching)

2020 ◽  
pp. 84-89
Author(s):  
Elmira Sherifovna Shefieva ◽  
Tatiana Evgenevna Isaeva
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The World ◽  
Entire Society ◽  
Higher Educational

The analysis of foreign and Russian publications on the emergence and use of artificial intelligence (AI) has shown how modern technological advances are being introduced into the educational process of higher educational institutions, including the for-eign languages teaching. This paper defines artificial intelligence as an educational technology, studies this process in order to predict the future nature of the higher education system in the world, where AI is becoming a part of the structure and not only of education, but our entire society. Some of the ad-vantages and disadvantages that can be encoun-tered both by higher educational institutions and students in the study of foreign languages are iden-tified and analyzed. The specific areas of work with AI, which can increase the efficiency of foreign lan-guages teaching, are described.

scholarly journals Verbal and Non-verbal Means of Communication in Teaching Foreign Language

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gulden Tussupova ◽  
Assel T. Temirbekova ◽  
Kamila K. Kerimbayeva
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Verbal Communication ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Higher Educational

Teaching foreign languages takes one of the most important places in educational process in Kazakhstan. Nowadays learning foreign language in higher educational institutions is connected with educational aims and wide range of business and cultural communication with foreign countries. Communication in foreign language using appropriate style in definite fields or various situations may vary according to the time and may be considered as an object in scientific project. It is necessary to mention that results of such research are extremely important for development of relations, effectiveness of communication, and achievement of communication goals in professional activity by modern learners. The purpose of study is the selection of educational materials and using them in teaching foreign language, taking into account verbal and non-verbal communicative means which have effect on communication process. Methods used in this study are studying psychological basis of the processes which take place in foreign language communication; eliciting methodically relevant similarities and differences in verbal and non-verbal means of native and foreign languages. Our study has found out that it is very important to create new behavioral ways and eliminate discrepancy of existing behavioral norms by using elicited methodically relevant similarities and differences in verbal and non-verbal means in native and foreign languages. We have been selecting verbal and non-verbal communication means. Then we contrasted them in different situations using various types of means in dialogues and monologues performed by students of our university. We have divided students into two groups: treatment and control. In the result of practical study, the researchers could found out that students who are less aware of using and expressing communication means, make more common mistakes in speech or can even offend other speaker unwillingly. This study could be used in development of communicative competences by using non-verbal means. It will help people to avoid the situations like culture clash or misunderstanding between specific cultural behaviour. Scientific outcomes are good practical examples for teaching foreign language in linguistic institutions. Keywords: Development of communicative competence; ; Higher educational institutions; Teaching foreign language; Verbal and non-verbal communication mean

scholarly journals The Effect of Teachers’ Language Speaking Anxiety on their Performance in English

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-291
Author(s):  
Tayyabba Yasmin ◽  
Mubashar Nadeem ◽  
Ghazal Khalid Siddique ◽  
Muhammad Shahid Zulfiqar Ali
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Language Anxiety ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Speaking Proficiency ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
English Subject

Communication is supposed to be important to convey the message to the audience. The communication skills of teachers occupied a major role in effective students’ learning. If a teacher is anxious about speaking, his instructions may not be effective and also may affect the students’ learning. The researchers were intended to measure the language anxiety of the teachers who teach in 10th class while utilizing the survey method. The sample for the study included the teachers from Federal Government Educational Institutions (cants/ Garrisons) – FGEI’s (C/G). The data regarding the teachers’ language anxiety was collected by Teachers’ Language Anxiety Scale adapted by the researcher from (Horwitz, Horwitz, & Cope, 1986). The scale consists of 30 items with a Likert’s Rating scale ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. In order to measure the teachers’ performance, the cumulative GPA of their English subject that they have taught in recent anum was taken. This GPA was the outcome of their English teaching taken from Federal Board Intermediate & Secondary Education annual exam. The results showed that there exists a negative, moderate as well as significant correlation between teachers’ anxiety and their performance. It is recommended that the FDCI’s should organize workshops on a regular basis for the teachers that focus on the practice of English speaking proficiency. There should be seminars propagating about the strategies to cope with language anxiety.

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