Functional Analisis of Desing of Pedagogical Decision as Profesional Skill

A part of a professional teacher’s competency is making the pedagogical design in the territory of the defined situation and includes numerous skills that function as a whole and are visible in final result related to evaluation and choice of educational resources or develop ideas for parts or for the whole process of education in a defined pedagogical context. Some of these skills that regulate professional decisions are related to retrospection of experience (learning, teaching, cognitive and affective), with an evaluation of elements of experience and after that with a choice what and how to take a part in the final professional decision. Adequacy with professional purpose and internal consistency and coherency in the decision are criteria for analysis of pedagogical construct. In the present report are discussed relations between fundamental pedagogical and methodological professional skills and their evaluating-reflective shell in context of design of professional pedagogical decision from perspective of ideal pre-defined situation.

Teaching Arabic for Professional Purpose: Develop a Pilot Course for Humanitarian Volunteers in Malaysia (Mengajar Bahasa Arab untuk Tujuan Profesional: Mengembangkan kursus perintis untuk sukarelawan kemanusiaan di Malaysia)

Presently there are very few Malaysian Volunteers. The former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato 'Sri Najib Abdul Razzaq, had encouraged volunteerism as a multi-ethnic Malaysian social lifestyle, to make Malaysia a center and volunteer model. Showing statistics released by UNHCR in Malaysia in October 2018, there are about 8645 registered refugees in Malaysia coming from Arab countries including Yemen, Syria, Iraq and Palestine. The refugees are increasing every day, and this situation paves the way for Malaysians to participate in voluntary work. This study aims to achieve the following objectives; Statement of language requirements in the field of humanitarian work, to demonstrate skills to focus on humanitarian volunteers and to design the standard statement of Arabic language for professional purposes in the field of humanitarian work. Keywords: Arabic for special purposes, Arabic for Professional Purposes, humanitarian volunteers, Curriculum. Abstrak Pada masa ini terdapat sangat sedikit Sukarelawan Malaysia. Mantan Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Dato 'Sri Najib Abdul Razzaq, telah mendorong kesukarelaan sebagai gaya hidup sosial pelbagai etnik Malaysia, untuk menjadikan Malaysia sebagai pusat dan model sukarelawan. Menunjukkan statistik yang dikeluarkan oleh UNHCR di Malaysia pada Oktober 2018, terdapat sekitar 8645 pelarian berdaftar di Malaysia yang berasal dari negara-negara Arab termasuk Yaman, Syria, Iraq dan Palestin. Pelarian semakin meningkat setiap hari, dan keadaan ini membuka jalan bagi rakyat Malaysia untuk mengambil bahagian dalam pekerjaan sukarela. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mencapai objektif berikut; Pernyataan keperluan bahasa dalam bidang pekerjaan kemanusiaan, untuk menunjukkan kemahiran untuk menumpukan perhatian kepada sukarelawan kemanusiaan dan merancang pernyataan standard bahasa Arab untuk tujuan profesional dalam bidang pekerjaan kemanusiaan. Kata Kunci: Bahasa Arab untuk tujuan khas, Bahasa Arab untuk Tujuan Profesional, sukarelawan kemanusiaan, Kurikulum.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN PREPARATION SOCIAL TEACHERS

The article reveals the essence, content and features of professional education in the process of training social teachers on the basis of personal, systemic, environmental and personal-activity approaches. Various approaches to understanding the essence of professional education of students are presented. The author's understanding of professional education of students is revealed as a process of ensuring the purposeful formation of a student's culture for a professional purpose. The article characterizes the understanding of the professional culture of a social teacher as a result of his professional training, as well as ensuring its purposeful development at the university. The internal and external components of the professional culture of a social teacher are revealed. The basic aspects of the professional training of social teachers at the university, in the formation of which professional education is necessary, are highlighted: pedagogical worldview; deontological foundations of personality; awareness of the socio-role position as a social teacher; culture of professional and pedagogical behavior; individual style of professional activity and civic position. Дана характеристика каждого выделенного аспекта и раскрыты особенности реализации потенциала профессионального воспитания студентов в процессе их формирования в поликультурной среде вуза.

English for Professional Communication: A Project-Based Approach to Teaching University Students (a Case Study of Music Students)

Introduction. One of the ultimate requirements for the successful integration of any specialist to the international market is his/her language skills. However, the current educational system often lacks streamlined techniques meeting challenges of dynamically changing sociocultural and professional settings, especially, when it comes to communication, field-specific terminology and self-development opportunities. The article dwells on project-based learning at universities in view of English for Professional Purpose. The aim of this paper is to specify some aspects of the project-based approach related to project content and structure, as well as to discover some of its advantages in the English for Professional Purpose-context. Materials and Methods. The research was carried out at the Gnesins Russian Academy of Music, its participants having exceeded 500 students from eight faculties and amounted to 40 educators teaching different disciplines. The following methods were used to specify the ways to university enhance students’ English language skills through project-based learning: analysis and synthesis to study research and methodical literature at Stage 1; survey (interviews, questionnaires) to work with at Stage 2 – getting students and teachers prepared for project-based activities; comparative analysis and description to deal with at Stage 3, related to integrating project-based learning into educational and sociocultural environment, and supervision to deal with Stages 2, 3 and to fix the results. The learning material comprised items for developing students’ speaking, reading, listening and writing skills. Results. The research findings include project content-and-structure-related aspects involving such factors as time, duration, form, type, activities, context and related fields. The authors also brought into the spotlight some advantages for more efficient professional training, namely, an increase in student motivation and readiness for successful communication, proper understanding and use of field-specific terms, as well as extending the range of self-development opportunities. Discussion and Conclusion. The project-based approach in the English for Professional Purpose context creates new opportunities for students to learn to interact with others on an international scale in the realworld circumstances. The article is intended for English language educators and learners worldwide seeking to enrich mixed group experience by doing creative projects wit h real-world outcomes.

Choose Your Words Wisely: Descriptions of a Professional Early Childhood Practitioner

The purpose of this study was to understand the components that determine quality early childhood education and Care (ECEC) from the views of practitioners and parents participating in the ECCE Scheme (2010). A major component of quality ECCE as identified by practitioners in this study related to professionalism in ECEC. This paper presents a critical view on traditional perspectives on what it means to be a professional within the context of ECCE. It seems that within the ECCE model, a professional practitioner is one who finds purpose in their work. However, they are also experts in ECCE. That is, a professional practitioner is knowledgeable in ECCE has a deep sense of respect and love for childhood as a distinct period in human growth and develop. These characteristics are the embodiment of a professional practitioner. To describe this phenomenon, this research coins the term “professional purpose.”

AN E-COURSE BASED ON THE LMS MOODLE TO TEACH "MARITIME ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSE"

"Maritime English for professional purpose" e-course based on the LMS MOODLE was created in accordance with the requirements of modern society for the formation of communicative English competence of future maritime industry workers. Our research is devoted to the description and analysis of the work of the future maritime specialists in the e-course. One of the main elements of the course is the Forum (the exchange of questions, answers, messages etc., leaving the message, or creating questions). It is the forum that provides a two-way communication between a teacher and the cadets. The course also contains some elements of gamification (badges, games, Easter eggs, leaderboard, points etc.). Educational content is provided using a system of elements, which greatly enhance the motivation of students to study. QR code quest (a maritime subject chain of activities using two-dimensional code) helps students to find the necessary information, analyze it, organize it, solve tasks etc. Prezi's presentations have additional depth and context, increase students’ motivation to learn. The Quizzes of our course correspond to six levels of Bloom's taxonomy (knowledge, understanding, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation). The Gradebook has a clear structure: two types of tests, language competencies and additional points in a limited number. In our study, we have produced statistics on the leaders and outsiders of e-course, a comparative description of the groups studying in the course. As a result of our research it was proved that LMS MOODLE e-courses have a potential educational opportunity as an effective means for forming the foreign professional competence of future seafarers. Interactive exercises bring cadets closer to the real-life communication in the absence of a natural linguistic environment and can be used as part of the system of formation of foreign professional competence of future maritime specialists. It was also proved that the system of blended learning helps to master the English language faster and more easily.

Beyond employability skills: Developing professional purpose

Rapid transformation of the workplace and a highly competitive labour market has changed the nature of graduate employability. In addition to discipline related knowledge, students now need to be proactive and adaptable in identifying career opportunities. This paper presents a conceptual model that views employability as determined by an overarching professional purpose mindset. This mindset reflects a person’s commitment to developing a professional future aligned to personal values, professional aspirations and societal outlook. Four specific mindsets are encapsulated within professional purpose (curiosity, collaboration, action and growth) and relate to three domains of development (self and social awareness; navigating the world of work and networks). Two studies were conducted to explore the professional purpose model. Study one was a qualitative study in which 33 undergraduate students (19 female; 14 male) explored their career decision making. Focus group and interview data showed that each of the four positive mindsets operated in many students’ proactive career related behaviours. However, for other students, alternative mindsets negatively influenced their career related behaviour. In the second study, 42 academics (28 male; 14 female) identified unit learning outcomes in existing curricula related to the three domains of development. All domains were evident but outcomes for navigating the world of work received most emphasis. Implications of the findings for further development of the professional purpose model are discussed.