scholarly journals Digital Lexicography: Research of Usage of Different Dictionary Types at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-100
Author(s):  
Daiva Nomicienė ◽  
Alisa Stunžaitė
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Study Material ◽  
Selection Of

The current research focuses on the investigation of the VGTU students’ and foreign language teachers’ attitude towards the types of dictionaries: printed, electronic versions of printed dictionaries and dictionaries available online. The aim of the research was to set the most used type of the dictionaries by the students and foreign language teachers at VGTU. 296 students from different study programmes and 12 foreign language teachers were selected to participate in the investigation. The research data was analysed from two perspectives: qualitatively and quantitatively. Qualitatively data was analysed with the help of literature review method, a questionnaire and a comparative analysis. Therefore, quantitatively data was analysed relying on the method of descriptive statistics. The collected data revealed the differences in the students’ and the foreign language teachers’ attitude. Majority of the students preferred online dictionaries to printed and electronic, whereas the selection of the dictionary type by the foreign language teachers was limited to a printed version. The same tendency could be observed relying on the question about the search of special terms. Majority of the students would rely on the dictionaries available on the Internet, hence teachers would select printed ones. Relying on the research, it could be concluded that while preparing study material and recommendations for the students, foreign language teachers should rely on students’ attitude.

scholarly journals Methods for identifying communicative and organisational skills in professional training of future foreign language teachers by tools of modern informational technologies

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 317-327
Author(s):  
Vita P. Bosa
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Modern Information Technology ◽  
Language Communication ◽  
Communication Activity ◽  
Psychological Difficulties ◽  
Psychological Features ◽  
Selection Of

The purpose of the article is devoted to the problem of researching the level of formation of communicative and organisational skills in the professional training of future foreign language teachers by tools of modern information technology (IT). Based on the analysis of the problem of professional training of foreign language teachers by means of modern IT, the state of development of methods for identifying communicative and organisational abilities of future foreign language teachers and features of the process of their training for foreign language communication activity by instruments of modern IT was clarified. According to the results of the analysis of the problem, it was noted that the majority of students who communicate in a foreign language have psychological difficulties and have communicative and organisational barriers due to their psychological characteristics. The selection of methodological tools for the study of professional training of future foreign language teachers by instruments of modern IT followed the described criteria and indicators of the formation of communicative and organisational skills. Keywords: Communication and organisational skills, means of modern IT, standardised methods, individual psychological features

An Investigation Into Career Development Contexts of University Russian Language Teachers in China (1949-2019) From the Perspective of Ecological Theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-186
Author(s):  
Yuan Tao ◽  
Zhanhao Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Ecological Theory ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Although much research has been conducted on the interactions between the career development of foreign language teachers and their contexts around the world, a literature review reveals that there exists scanty research on the relationship between university Russian language teachers’ career development and their contexts in China since 1949. Based on relevant studies on the career development of foreign language teachers and the ecological theory, this paper involves research on the impact that different ecological systems (micro-, meso-, macro- and exo-ones) have played in the career development of Russian language teachers in China. Participants are 10 Chinese Russian teachers of different ages from different universities in different parts of China. Via literature review, narration methods and semi-structured (in-depth) interviews with the help of NVivo, this research finds that Russian language teachers ’ career development results from multi-faceted interactions of the following contexts: ideology, Russian language educational policies and personal factors as well as college contexts. This paper concludes with some suggestions for improving Russian language teachers’ career development in China.

scholarly journals Comparing the Internet Usage of Pre-service Language Teachers With Teachers of Other Subjects: Distance Learning vs. On-Campus Learning

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Mehmet Firat ◽  
Harun Serpil
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Multiple Parameters ◽  
Usage Frequency ◽  
Learning Programs

Teachers play a crucial role in helping individuals gain adequate Internet competency, which requires teachers themselves to be Internet-literate. The purpose of this study is to investigate the Internet use of the distance and on-campus pre-service teachers of language and other disciplines by multiple parameters. A total of 789 teacher candidates participated in this survey. The findings show that the candidate teachers in on-campus and distance-learning programs have an average level of Internet usage adequacy and that the younger candidate teachers and those in higher classes use the Internet more frequently. Pre-service foreign language teachers have been found to have a moderate level of Internet usage frequency, adequacy and technology ownership in comparison with the other preservice teacher groups.

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FUTURE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS’ INDEPENDENT LEARNING ORGANIZATION IN UKRAINE AND GREAT BRITAIN

2021 ◽  
pp. 186-194
Author(s):  
O. Palekha
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Organization ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Distinctive Features

The article presents a comparative analysis of the experience of organizing future foreign language teachers’ independent learning in higher education institutions of Ukraine and Great Britain. It is highlighted that organization of independent learning has common and distinctive features.

scholarly journals Novice Language Teachers' Selection Criteria and Uses for Digital Voice Recording Software

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-79
Author(s):  
Pete Swanson
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Motivation To Learn ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Content Areas ◽  
Learning Research ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Voice Recording

In order to address a lack of motivation to learn a second language, second/foreign language teachers must overcome a multitude of impediments in which to bring students to higher levels of language learning. Research on the integration of digital voice recording software into the language learning curriculum has focused primarily on the perceptions of veteran instructors and their students. However, there is a dearth of research on novice language educators and what influences their decisions to select such software. Following the literature review, the author discusses results from a study investigating novice language teachers' criteria and selection of digital voice recording software. The research has implications for language teachers as well as teachers in other content areas.

scholarly journals Curating and nudging in virtual CLIL environments

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helle Lykke Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
University Students ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Virtual Learning Environments ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Learning Tool ◽  
Second Year

<span>Foreign language teachers can benefit substantially from the notions of curation and nudging when scaffolding CLIL activities on the internet. This article shows how these principles can be integrated into CLILstore, a free multimedia-rich learning tool with seamless access to online dictionaries, and presents feedback from first and second year university students of Arabic as a second language to inform foreign language teachers about students’ needs and preferences in virtual learning environments.</span>

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