scholarly journals Motivating Bilingual Students to Study Foreign Languages: A Case Study of Learning Russian as a Foreign Language

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Bilingual Students

scholarly journals Teacher's digital fluency: a new competence for foreigh language teaching

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 711-739
Author(s):  
Isis da Costa Pinho ◽  
Marilia dos Santos Lima
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Digital Tool ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Trainee Teachers ◽  
Digital Fluency

This paper reports on a case study research focusing on digital fluency as a new competence for teaching foreign languages through technology. The data were generated on a training course having as its main purpose the investigation of pre-service and in-service teachers' perceptions about the relevance of digital fluency and the pedagogical use of digital technologies for foreign language (FL) teaching and learning. The trainee teachers were asked to work in groups with the purpose of exploring Windows Movie Maker software in order to create a movie addressing the importance of digital fluency and the potential of this digital tool in FL teaching and learning. The results suggest that digital fluency was considered a necessary competence for the creation of more attractive and dynamic lessons that motivate meaningful FL production.

scholarly journals Transdisciplinarity across two-tiers

AILA Review ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 29-52
Author(s):  
Chantelle Warner
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Modern Language Association ◽  
Affective Labor ◽  
Modern Language ◽  
Language Pedagogy ◽  
Language And Literature ◽  
Status Differences

Abstract In the ten years since the Modern Language Association published their report, “Foreign Languages and Higher Education: New Structures for a Changed World” (2007) dissatisfaction with the “two-tiered configuration” of US foreign language departments has become increasingly vocal. While the target of the criticism is often the curriculum, it has often been noted that programmatic bifurcations mirror institutional hierarchies, e.g. status differences between specialists in literary and cultural studies and experts in applied linguistics and language pedagogy (e.g. Maxim et al., 2013; Allen & Maxim, 2012). This chapter looks at the two-tiered structure of collegiate modern language departments from the perspectives of the transdisciplinary shape-shifters who maneuver within them – scholars working between applied linguistics and literary studies. These individuals must negotiate the methodologies and the institutional positions available to them – in many instances, the latter is what has prompted them to work between fields in the first place. The particular context of US foreign language and literature departments serves as a case study of the lived experiences of doing transdisciplinary work in contexts that are characterized by disciplinary hierarchies and the chapter ends with a call for applied linguistics to consider not only the epistemic, but also the institutional and affective labor needed to sustain transdisciplinary work.

scholarly journals INTÉGRATION DES TIC DANS LA DIDACTIQUE DU FLE À L’UNIVERSITÉ KENYATTA

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dismas Nkezabera
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
University System ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Learning Scenarios ◽  
The University ◽  
Actual Teaching

ICT offers new teaching and/or learning methods, especially in the field of foreign languages. These new technologies develop not only new teaching and learning environments, but also raise the issue of their pedagogical integration in teaching French as Foreign language. This article aims at addressing issues related to the contribution of ICT in an action-oriented perspective “task” and “learning scenario” (Mangenot, 2003). The objective is to identify the pitfalls faced by teachers in their attempt to integrate new technologies in teaching FFL. Our assumption is that ICTs provides the learner a new way of acquiring knowledge and skills. This case study raises a number of concerns with regard to integration of ICT in the teaching of FFL. How for instance do teachers of French integrate ICT in their actual teaching in order to motivate and empower their learners? And then, what are the obstacles to the integration of new  technologies in the university system of teaching? By way of a systematic approach, this study discusses an experiment with undergraduate and postgraduate students who are using learning scenarios in written production activities by following well-defined instructions.

Application features of case study method in teaching a foreign language at high school

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-73
Author(s):  
Наталия Логинова ◽  
Nataliya Loginova ◽  
Галина Чудайкина ◽  
Galina Chudaykina ◽  
Валентина Костоварова ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Interactive Methods ◽  
Difficulty Level ◽  
Group Method ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Case Study Method

The article is devoted to the application of one of the most modern and actively used interactive methods of teaching foreign languages at non-linguistic University – a case study. Method of case study is focused on students teaching methodology and develops critical thinking and communication skills of interpersonal communication. This method can be used to motivate students to use foreign language more in class. The authors believe that the method of case study is interdisciplinary by its nature and provides an opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge in practice. The article emphasizes that working with cases requires students’ active development of research skills and skills in using multiple data sources. The authors believe that the types of case study can be different, it depends on the difficulty level and language skills of the students, so it’s necessary to choose the right kind of problem of the lesson appropriate to the level of knowledge of this group. Method of case study contributes to the development of skills in written and oral communication, as well as improves skills of cooperation and teamwork. The authors pay attention to the fact that classes using techniques of case study put students in a real situation, teaching them organizational skills such as the ability to hold a business meeting, to negotiate, to prepare and deliver presentations. The article describes the stages of the work, showing the advantages and difficulties of applying case study in the foreign language. When using this method of teaching it is necessary to equip classrooms with modern teaching technical facilities. The aim of this article is to determine the value of case study method as one of interactive methods of teaching foreign languages at the University, to familiarize the reader with the experience of using this method in teaching foreign languages at the Russian state University of tourism and service.

FORMATION OF QUALITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE VOCABULARY IN THE CONDITIONS OF CHECHEN-RUSSIAN BILINGUALISM

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.T. ABDUKADYROVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
German Language ◽  
Bilingual Students ◽  
Lexical Competence ◽  
Qualitative Characteristics

This article examines the problem of teaching foreign language vocabulary in bilingual conditions. The importance of this article is due to the fact that the emphasis is placed on the study of qualitative characteristics of foreign language vocabulary in the conditions of chechen-russian bilingualism, which can affect communication in the study of native, russian and foreign languages. In the process of teaching foreign language vocabulary in the conditions of chechen-russian bilingualism, it is accompanied by additional difficulties, which are manifested due to the interaction of different lexical systems of the contacting languages. It should be noted that the difficulties of mastering the spelling features of lexical units are due to the peculiarities of german spelling, which is characterized by numerous rules for combining letters when writing and exceptions. The result of the research is the conclusion that the proposed classification of the development of lexical units of the german language, as practice shows, is an effective means for bilingual students to overcome difficulties in the process of forming a foreign language lexical competence.

scholarly journals BUDAYABERBAHASAASINGDISDLABORATORIUM UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MALANG KOTA BLITAR

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Nur Kholis
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Institutional Management ◽  
Vice Principals ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Three Stages

This study was intended, firstly, to know the foreign language culture at Elementary School of Laboratorium Universitas Negeri Malang in Blitar, and secondly, to analyze the factors that influence the foreign language culture there. This research was qualitative in nature with case study approach. The setting of the study was at Elementary School of Laboratorium Universitas Negeri Malang in Blitar. The objects of the study were the foreign language culture and its determinant factors, while the subjects were the principals, the vice principals, the teachers, and the students. The data were collected by administering in-depth interview, documentation and observation techniques. The validity of data was ensured by credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability checking techniques. The data were then analyzed in interrelated stages of data display, data reduction, conclusion drawing, and data verification. This study concludes that the foreign language culture at SD Laboratorium UM was developed through three stages of planning, implementation, and evaluation. The factors that influence the culture of foreign languages are the institutional management system/software, the English teacher quota, the learning model, and the learning infrastructure.

scholarly journals ЗНАЧАЈ РАЗВИЈАЊА ЛЕКСИЧКЕ КОМПЕТЕНЦИЈЕ НА СТРАНОМ ЈЕЗИКУ И УТИЦАЈ МАТЕРЊЕГ ЈЕЗИКА КОД МЛАЂИХ УЧЕНИКА

TEME ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 1197
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Branislav Šuvaković
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Divergent Thinking ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Early Exposure ◽  
Cognitive Characteristics ◽  
Lexical Competence

The purpose of this paper is to point out the importance of learning several foreign languages at an early age, creating a solid basis for lexical competence which would in the next phase develop into linguistic, and finally into communicative competence. We will point out the theoretical basis of learning a lexicon of a foreign language, but also in what manner the mother tongue may influence this process and how. The results presented in the paper are a product of a two-year empirical research – a case study. The set goal has conditioned two hypotheses that we have confirmed, and which relate to achievements in lexical competence in a foreign language and a transfer that the mother tongue can cause. Analyzing the results, we concluded that an early exposure to foreign languages simultaneously enriches the lexical fund of both the mother tongue and all other languages known to the learner, in our case, the Italian language. In addition, learning foreign languages early, by developing lexical competence in the first place, leads to an improvement of cognitive characteristics of younger learners, the development of divergent thinking, acculturation and openness to new knowledge.

scholarly journals PROBLEM OF USING GROUP DISCUSSION METHOD IN EDUCATIONAL PROCESS UNDER COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-55
Author(s):  
Olga Sergeevna Afanaseva ◽  
Yanina Samvelovna Morozova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Online Technologies ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Global Pandemic

The paper considers the problem of using the method of group discussion in the educational process as one of the most important educational problems during the global pandemic Covid-19 in the context of the global lockdown. The group discussion proved a most effective tool in teaching foreign languages. There have been discussed the ways to solve the problem. The effectiveness of the introduction of online technologies into the educational process is stated. The practice of working with students in a distance mode using the Zoom program (March – December 2020) has been submitted. The advantages and disadvantages of the new teaching method are analyzed. The significant advantages of Zoom over other online platforms are the ability to use brainstorming methods, group discussion, case study, and dividing a group within a conference into microgroups. The disadvantages of using Zoom in teaching a foreign language are insignificant and solvable, they are mostly technical problems.

scholarly journals CASE STUDY: APPLICATION OF THE DIDACTIC MODEL OF SOCIO-COGNITIVE THEORY OF LEARNING IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE. TEACHING IDIOMS «USED TO – WOULD»

InterConf ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 83-95
Author(s):  
Georgios Pappas
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Cognitive Learning ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Educational Strategies

The linguistic and cultural diversity within the European Union has created new demands for multilingual European citizens. To meet the new requirements, it is necessary, educational strategies to be designed by those who actively involved in foreign language education in various countries in a new context, which will ensure the "productivity" of learning foreign languages in the implementation of foreign language education. This effort also includes this paper, which introduces the model of socio-cognitive learning theory in the context of the communicative approach to the teaching and learning of foreign languages. Especially in this case study, the teaching and learning of the idioms Used to and Would Idioms will be presented by using the Sosio-cognitive theory.

scholarly journals Language classroom practices applied by native speaker teachers in a plurilingual elementary classroom

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-143
Author(s):  
Andres Mateo Montejo Rodriguez ◽  
Karen Daniela Fino Ortiz ◽  
Astrid Ramírez Valencia
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
Native Speaker ◽  
First Graders ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Globalized World ◽  
Chinese Teaching

The need for learning a foreign language in this globalized world has become an essential skill, to the point English is not sufficient, but other foreign languages are required. Colombia has been reshaping its educational curriculum to achieve these foreign language skills. Though there are suggested curriculums for English, the lack of concrete methodologies for Chinese teaching leads to unsuccessful teaching practices. This exploratory case study will observe the first grade Mandarin class in a Colombian private institution whose teachers are native and non-native. There are obstacles in the native teacher's performance since she lacks knowledge of Colombian culture and strategies to implement; she teaches Mandarin through English and lacks a communicative bridge because she does not speak Spanish. This research focuses on those practices to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the class development performed by Mandarin native speaker teachers and the implications and effect those practices have in first graders' learning processes.

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