Foreign Teaching Research Articles

The Usage of Modern Platforms and Online-Services for Organizing of the Distance Educational Process in the Context of Modern Neuroscience

The paper is focused on the question of remote learning a foreign language in the context of neuroscience. The notions of “distance training”, “neuropsychology”, and “pedagogic technologies of remote teaching ” have been cleared up. It has been emphasized that an educational institution is free to choose its own model of the organizing of remote training. It has been pointed out that neuropsychology is based on experimental and clinical neuropsychology and that the first neuropsychological research had been carried out by L. S. Vygotskyi (1956) and A. Luriya (1965). The articles of domestic and overseas scholars, which contain critical analysis of remote teaching a foreign language, have been reviewed. The survey of different countries scientists' publications, concerning foreign language distance teaching's directions of the study, has been clarified. The advantages of the distance teaching have been defined. It has been pointed out that autonomic activities of a student cannot be passively organized. The advantages and disadvantages of home-schooling have been clarified. The accent has been made on the usage of modern platforms and online-services, particularly Moodle and Google Classroom. The influence of neuropsychology on higher mental processes has been explored. It has been noted that the lack of “live” social relationship is finally dangerous, especially for children, and emphasized that while organizing remote training process cognitive exercises should be used to boost children’s brain functioning. The accent has been made on the necessity of cognitive activities for enhancing children's concern for studying. The unique example of the usage of A. Luriya’s (1964) and M. Rosenzweig's (2009) methodologies has been given. The well-known master on school psychology B. Arrowsmith-Young’s study (2012) on remedial work with children, who have problems in learning, has been analyzed.

CREATION OF INFORMATION AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESOURCE "OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS OF UKRAINE AND THE WORLD" AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL HUMANITIES

The article reveals the specifics of creation, content, functions and value of the electronic information and bibliographic resource "Outstanding Educators of Ukraine and the World" of V. O. Sukhomlynskyi State Scientific and Pedagogical Library of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine in a comparative dimension with similar Ukrainian and foreign electronic biographical resources. The goals of the development of the electronic biographical resource have been formulated; the specifics of formation of its content and structure have been characterized; the importance of electronic biographical resources in the domestic and foreign educational and scientific space as a component of digital humanities has been substantiated. The influence of the use of electronic biographical resources on public opinion and on a person in the educational dimension has been investigated. It has been proven that in the context of the digital transformation of the scientific sphere and the integration of the Ukrainian education into the European educational and scientific space, the development of electronic information and specialized bibliographic resources, dedicated to well-known personalities in the sphere of education, history and culture, got significant repercussions. We have substantiated why the electronic resource "Outstanding Educators of Ukraine and the World", containing information about Ukrainian and foreign educators and public figures, is a unique specialist resource without analogues. It is a significant contribution to the development of digital pedagogical biographics and it makes it possible, through the prism of scientific biographies, to trace systematically the development of the Ukrainian and foreign education, pedagogical thought in both macrohistorical and microhistorical dimensions and to contribute to the restoration of the national pedagogical memory. The representation via the electronic resource of the generalized knowledge about the humanistic ideas of the Ukrainian and foreign educators and public figures of the past is of great importance for education in general, in particular for pedagogical education in Ukraine, namely in the system of professional training; it is a source of formation of a pedagogical worldview in students who will be teachers in the future, increasing their spiritual culture in the face of global civilizational challenges. We have revealed that the information and bibliographic resource requires further updating, taking into account the new achievements of the Ukrainian and foreign historical, educational and biographical studies and the latest information technologies. The priority tasks for improving the electronic resource have been identified, in particular: the prospects for the content and the ways of updating information and making qualitative changes in the functionality of the electronic educational resource.

Interdisciplinary Education of Foreign Language Majors in Chinese Local Universities under the Background of New Liberal Arts

New liberal arts refer to the reorganization of traditional liberal arts to realize the intersection and integration within liberal arts and between liberal arts and natural sciences. The characteristics of new liberal arts are mainly problem-orientation, cross-integration, new technology application and innovative development. Under the background of new liberal arts, the implementation of interdisciplinary education in foreign language majors is an effective way for local colleges and universities to promote the construction of "new foreign languages" and the training of interdisciplinary and applied foreign language talents. Based on the connotations of new liberal arts and interdisciplinary education, and in view of the institutional and cultural barriers to the planning and implementation of interdisciplinary education, this paper proposes an optimized path for the design and implementation of interdisciplinary education for foreign language majors in local colleges and universities: deepen the integration between foreign language majors and other disciplines, build a staged, multi-level talent training system, set up cross-discipline curricular groups, apply new technology to transform traditional teaching and learning methods, strengthen the construction of interdisciplinary education platforms and faculties, and establish a foreign language interdisciplinary education system guarantee mechanism.

EDITORIAL pp.1-2

First of all, we, the editors, need to apologize for the delay in this year’s publication. The editorial team this year has been fighting against a number of issue and we want to express our sorrow to those all over the world who have lost those most beloved ones in this COVID-19 Pandemia. Let’s hope that this year will be better. In relation to this volume, we had a large amount of rejections since our interest is to improve the quality of the journal in just about two years including a much earlier publication date. Thus, this year we will be accepting papers until June 30. We understand this may limit the number of incoming papers, but we definitely will jump further into a higher quality journal that puts Encuentro Journal in the international place that it really deserves. Six articles published in this issue cover three main areas of interest: first, language learning and methodology are in focus; next, new approaches to improve English writing and oral skills. Finally, the last section concentrates on the attitudes and perception of teachers about the English lessons in foreign education systems and on translation studies.

Female Emirati Teachers’ Perceptions of Postgraduate Degree Attainment in the UAE

While the Emirati government continues to make great strides in encouraging female Emirati citizens to become public school teachers and educational leaders, the change process has been slow. According to the most recent data, there is a severe shortage of female Emirati postgraduates, especially in the education field, limiting qualified female Emirati leadership. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government calls for more female leaders in all fields, including education. Despite the UAE’s attempts to encourage women to obtain a secular graduate-level education and become educational leaders, the response has been minimal. Lack of female educational leadership both inside and outside of school walls may cause more stress on the country’s education system because students may not receive adequate knowledge regarding Emirati culture and values in school. Participants felt that foreign teachers and educational leaders are unable to model or provide sufficient cultural awareness education to the students. This qualitative study was comprised of interviews with 13 female Emirati teachers who desire to obtain a postgraduate degree in education but have yet to complete the task. The study examined the female Emirati teachers’ perceptions of the factors that inhibit them from obtaining a postgraduate degree in education in Abu Dhabi. The findings show that understandings of culture and religious obligations play a major role in the Emirati women’s decision to go to graduate school and ultimately become leaders in the country. This finding is of major importance to Emirati social and education policy contexts for continued encouragement of Emirati women to get postgraduate degrees and become leaders in the UAE.

A Study on Foreign Teachers’ English Teaching in Higher Vocational Colleges from the Perspective of World English

There is a growing demand for foreign language teaching resources by higher vocational colleges. However, there are only a number of studies on the development and changes of English internationalization and its impact on foreign teachers’ teaching in higher vocational colleges. This paper analyzes the current situation and concludes that for “good” international language education, EIL and WE should be integrated, and different cultures in curriculum design, teaching methods, class management, and evaluation system should be respected. Foreign teachers in higher vocational colleges have the obligation to deeply understand the explicit and implicit explicit forms and functions of language as well as implement them in the teaching process, so as to effectively identify the cultural identity of students, which is reflected in the second language learning process.

Theoretical Foundations for the Management of Multidisciplinary Institution of Out-of-School Education in the Conditions of Autonomy

A topical issue in the system of Ukrainian and foreign education is the rethinking of the methodology for the management of out-of-school educational institutions. The purpose of the study is to reveal the content of scientific approaches and scientific disciplines for the development of educational management in multidisciplinary out-of-school education institutions. The study uses systemic, procedural and synergistic methodological approaches using methods of analysis and synthesis, systematisation, comparison, analogy. The study presents the results of the analysis of the research papers on theoretical approaches to management, reveals the essence of the concepts related to educational management as a new area in science and practice. The range of sciences that would contribute to the development of a new management paradigm for multidisciplinary out-of-school education institutions (philosophy of education, social philosophy, social psychology, sociology, etc.) is outlined, emphasis is placed on the principle of institution autonomy. The study reveals the regularities of the theoretical model of management of a multidisciplinary institution of out-of-school education (mapping the individual trajectory of professional development of teachers, which contributes to a deeper understanding of their needs and, consequently, potentially improving the quality of educational services; and, accordingly, the adjustment of management actions; management of phased processes of development and implementation of author's educational programmes that should guarantee the quality of educational services, assess the feasibility of their implementation in accordance with the interests of applicants, analyse after their experimental implementation). The practical significance of the study is conditioned by the possibility of using materials in higher education institutions within the educational programmes “Educational, pedagogical sciences”. Materials can be useful for improving the skills of heads of multidisciplinary institutions of out-of-school education for adults (both formal and non-formal education), in postgraduate education institutions to improve the professional competence of administrative staff of multidisciplinary out-of-school education

Organization of Round Tables in English in the Framework of Additional Professional Education (on the Example of the Student Legal Forum)

As a structural subdivision of the Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL), the Department of Legal Translation implements a number of unique language education programs, providing its graduates with the opportunity to become a part of the elite international community of lawyers. Language education is based on the individual needs of potential students and allows you to choose the most comfortable language program in legal English, French, German, Spanish and Chinese. Maintaining the quality and timely updating of programs to meet the growing needs of modern society are among the priority tasks of the Institute, as a subdivision of the country’s leading law university. The introduction of new educational technologies and teaching models, diversification and reorientation of programs towards practical application and communication meets modern trends in the development of education. The training of highly qualified specialists in the field of a professional foreign language of jurisprudence increases the competitiveness and demand for graduates both in their professional environment — lawyers, and in related professions — such as a translator or teacherThe article deals with the problem of organizing unsupervised, extracurricular work of students of foreign language additional education programs. Precisely, the organization of the practical orientation of the use of a professional foreign language.The article raises the question of the basic components of the professional training of specialists in various fields and the language component of such training. A number of issues discussed in the article are aimed at analyzing the rationality of using modern methods of teaching foreign languages. Particular attention is paid to the issues of maintaining a balance between old proven methods, which have more than once proven their effectiveness, and new teaching methods, which include the method of organizing and conducting a round table.The importance of organizing extracurricular work with students of additional educational programs in the implementation of the competence-based approach is noted. The article, in particular, analyzes the experience of the Institute of Legal Translation in organizing this type of extracurricular work as holding a round table in English within the framework of the Student Legal Forum.

Post-Migration Education Among Refugees in the Netherlands.

Refugees face significant barriers in the labor markets of western countries due to limited transferability of educational credentials. Post-migration education can increase refugees’ chances in the labor market, but little is known about the prevalence and underlying patterns of such post-secondary educational investments. I contribute to the literature by analyzing survey data from the Netherlands on post-migration education among more than 3,000 adult refugees who come from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, former Yugoslavia, and Somalia. I find that refugees’ investments in schooling depend on both pre- and post-migration characteristics. Results show that post-migration schooling is more common among adult refugees who are higher educated, who arrived at a younger age, who have applied for recognition of their foreign education, and who have (successfully) participated in integration and/or language courses. When refugees are kept in an asylum center for a longer time, they are less likely to invest in post-migration education.

Education's economic return in multicultural Australia: Demographic analysis

This article focuses on the impact of education as the most important human capital endowment in the context of migration, religion, gender and ethnic identity from a demographic perspective. It presents research-based evidence to address such key research questions as whether and how significantly women's education provides equal benefit in the labour market for individuals, based on their migration status, religion, and ethnic identity. The field of this study is the multi-ethnic and multicultural context of Australia with a wide range of ethnic and religious groups of migrants from throughout the world. Preliminary results show that labour market achievement is positively and significantly associated with the educational attainment of individuals, irrespective of their migration status, religious affiliation and ethnicity. However, more comprehensive analysis from comparative perspectives reveals that the positive economic return of education is higher for natives (compared with migrants), for ethnic migrants from developed regions of origin (compared with those from less developed regions of origin) and for non-Muslims (compared with Muslims). The article provides two plausible explanations for these patterns. The first refers to the lack of recognition of overseas qualifications and to the devaluation of foreign education that particularly applies to ethnic migrants from less developed regions. The second relates to disadvantage through structural discrimination against migrants, particularly when their cultural and religious identity, such as Islamic names and dress codes, are distinctively displayed. In sum, this analysis presents further research-based evidence to go beyond the human capital theory in order to explain more appropriately the economic return of women's education in the context of religion and migration from a demographic perspective.

Brief Talk about the Cross-Cultural Education for Middle School Foreign Teachers

With the development of economic globalization, domestic middle schools pay more and more attention to the international construction and the training of international talents. A large number of foreign teachers begin to enter the domestic education industry for middle school students in recent year. However, due to the differences between Chinese and Western cultures, foreign teachers are prone to "acclimatization" in the actual teaching process, affecting the teaching quality. In order to solve the practical problems of foreign teachers in teaching, targeted training is necessary for them. Therefore, this paper first explains the necessity of middle school foreign teacher oriented Teacher Education and analyzes its feasibility. Then, based on the current situation of middle school’s Teacher Education in recent years, this paper puts forward the implementation scheme of teacher education for foreign teachers.

Face-to-Face and Online English Lounges: A Comparative Analysis

The research was conducted to examine how an English lounge program at a university affected students’ speaking ability and their attitude toward their foreign teachers and to determine if there were significant differences in the effects between the program delivered face-to-face and online as perceived by the two groups of respondents – students and teachers. This study is a descriptive-comparative survey research. Frequency analysis, mean comparison analysis, t-test, correlation analysis, and regression analysis were the statistical tools used. The computed mean values show that as perceived by the participants, the program, implemented face-to-face and online; improved the students’ speaking ability and their attitude toward their foreign teachers to a great extent. Results have shown that as perceived by the participants, both versions of the program improve the students’ speaking ability and their attitude toward their foreign teachers and that students’ attitude toward foreign teachers is strongly correlated to (and significantly influences) the development of their speaking ability. The findings convey the importance of establishing rapport between students and teachers in the development of the speaking ability of students. It also reveals that online English lounges are as effective as when they’re implemented face-to-face.

On Chinese Culture and Foreign Teachers' English Teaching

On Chinese Culture and Foreign Teachers' English Teaching

Роль Русской православной церкви в развитии системы национального образования малых коренных народов Енисейской губернии (1860–1917 гг.)

The article is a survey research that examines the experience of the formation and development of the national education system for small indigenous peoples of the Yenisei province in the pre-revolutionary period and analyzes the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in this process. The study provides a characteristic of the regulatory and methodological framework, describes the structure of church institutions involved in the education of foreigners, and also analyzes the activities of educational institutions for the foreign population. A complex of research methods is used for the study: comparative historical, structural-functional, problemchronological, anthropological, statistical. The author comes to the conclusion that the Russian Orthodox Church played a fundamental role in the genesis of the system of national education for the indigenous small peoples of the Yenisei province in the second half of the 19th – 20th centuries.

Binary Training Sessions: Meaningful Content and Educational Effects

The advantages of binary classes in domestic and foreign pedagogy have been discussed for quite a long time. However, in most cases, various binary activities (lessons) at school are described. The study is based on the practical experience of using binary classes in an educational organization of higher education (on the example of such disciplines as "management" and "logic"). The article presents the development of a specific task, taking into account the relationship of such scientific fields as logic and management, and also an attempt is made to consider further possibilities for the active use of various interdisciplinary connections (interdisciplinary integration) for organizing and conducting various binary / integrated classes in order to stimulate and develop cognitive interest, increasing attention to the material studied by students, to the further study of various training courses, etc. The importance of binary classes for the intellectual development of students and the development of such practical skills as applying, transferring to new areas and supplement/expand existing knowledge is also substantiated.

Foreign theories on the development of schoolchildren’s cognitive interest

The article provides an overview of foreign studies in the field of motivation for learning, studying the problem of the formation of cognitive interest in students, its historical perspective, since most modern theories arose more than half a century ago, developed, modified.The theories under consideration are based on cognitive processes, their connection with learning and cognition. Particular attention is paid to the issues of the emotional state of students, the role of the comfort of schoolchildren in the learning process, which depend on their success and relationships with teachers, parents, classmates. Indicates their growing importance in the development of the student's personality. Based on the research carried out in different countries of the world (European countries, the USA, Canada), one can imagine the dynamics in the development of the problem of the cognitive interest of schoolchildren in foreign pedagogy and practice.The issues of the formation of cognitive interest in schoolchildren remain relevant for modern education, since the need to assimilate a large amount of information, which is of lasting importance, remains important, to form in schoolchildren the ability to acquire the knowledge they need and apply it in life, in activity; think creatively. Attention to these problems facing theoretical and practical pedagogy, domestic and foreign education systems, ways and means of their solution is in the focus of the authors of the article. The author of the article concludes that the problem of the formation of cognitive interest among schoolchildren is currently being developed in foreign studies within the framework of the socio-cognitive approach; the most important aspects are the growing roles of teachers, parents and students in this process, as well as the influence of interpersonal relations among students.

ПРОБЛЕМА ШКОЛЬНОЙ ДИСЦИПЛИНЫ В ГОСУДАРСТВАХ ДРЕВНЕГО И СРЕДНЕВЕКОВОГО ВОСТОКА

The relevance of the problem under consideration is due to the fact that in modern pedagogy the focus is on the child and their preparation for active independent activity. An important place in the formation of a child’s personality is occupied by moral education, issues of discipline, praise and punishment. An analysis of the evolution of the mentioned problems in foreign pedagogy showed those features that developed under the influence of social and economic conditions. The article deals with the early historical period when, with the advent of schools and schooling, the problem of discipline, praise and punishment arises. In modern pedagogy, this problem remains insufficiently studied, especially the experience of historical and pedagogical heritage in foreign pedagogy

ПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЯ УСТОЙЧИВЫХ ВЫРАЖЕНИЙ РАЗГОВОРНОЙ РЕЧИ ИНОСТРАННЫМ СТУДЕНТАМ НА НАЧАЛЬНОМ ЭТАПЕ ОБУЧЕНИЯ

In the article, the authors propose a minimum of colloquial set expressions, which should be mastered by foreign students, as well as exercises recommended for the practice of teaching Russian as a foreign language at the initial stage. Set expressions of Russian colloquial speech are considered to be complex material for foreign students and teachers of the Russian language as a foreign language. Incorrect perception and use of set expressions by students can cause communicatively significant errors and communicative failures in a real situation. The exercises proposed in this work are aimed at acquiring and activating set expressions of colloquial speech, contribute to the formation of ideas about the Russian spoken language system among foreign students, and the development of their skills in using set expressions in various situations.

ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОЙ КОМПЕТЕНЦИИ СТУДЕНТОВ ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКОГО ВУЗА ПРИ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ АУДИТОРНОЙ И ВНЕАУДИТОРНОЙ РАБОТЫ НА ИНОСТРАННОМ ЯЗЫКЕ

The article researches into the possible ways and need for developing professional competence of would-be teachers of foreign languages both in class and while preparing for classes. It has been revealed that while organizing class and out-of-class language activities the emphasis is on developing students’ communicative competence. Professional competence of would-be-teachers of foreign languages is developed in the framework of the discipline Language Teaching Methods, which is studied from the third year at university. Would-be-teachers must be able to use professional terminology, to model professional communication situations in class, to motivate, to explain, and to assess in the foreign language they are studying and are going to teach. Language practice classes very seldom include materials containing professionally-oriented texts. The professionally-oriented component of students’ language competence is not part of the syllabus. It is not assessed at any level, nor it is reflected in the teaching materials. As a result, when having their first teaching practice students experience personal informational problems with classroom management and organizing classroom interaction, which are caused by students’ low level of professional competence. It is proposed to include didactic simulation into the educational process so that foreign language would-be teachers could develop their professional competence from the very first year at pedagogical university. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to create conditions and situations where students could be actively involved and could show their creativity, to shift the focus from the learner to the teacher.

THE OPPORTUNITIES OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRACTICE OF TEACHING THE UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

The article deals with the problem of forming a linguistic personality of foreign medical students. The article highlights the problem of forming the language personality of a foreign medical education seeker in the context of changes in the world and domestic educational systems. The authors analyze the relevance and appropriateness of using mobile technologies in Ukrainian language classes as a foreign language, taking into account the modern development of society, organizational and technological foundations of studying the subject «Ukrainian as a Foreign Language». Considering the trend of transition of users from the operation of desktop personal computers to more mobile portable devices (tablets, smartphones) and based on the problems of organizing the educational process, the assumption of the effectiveness and relevance of mobile technology in teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language. Based on the analysis of the existing definitions of the term "mobile learning" the interpretation was offered, in which mobile devices are the means to achieve didactic objectives. The potential of the use of mobile technologies in education is analysed, as well as the factors that complicate their applications by teachers are given. The domestic experience of using mobile devices for educational purposes is considered. The authors argue that there are many opportunities to transfer information materials to the learner. Options for using mobile learning in Ukrainian as a foreign language classes are shown. The article proposes the use of smartphones when performing practical tasks; target platforms in the study of topics; independent language acquisition; when repeating the material in extracurricular time. The advantages of using mobile devices as convenient tools for accessing cloud services to organize joint activities of students are considered.