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An investigation of the reading culture: the role of libraries to promote reading culture in Pakistan Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Muhammad Asif,Liu Yang
Abstract The library’s goal is to promote the culture of reading. Not only does the library promote the culture of reading, but also it facilitates access to books for those who love reading. Thus, through the library, its visitors can enjoy not only their lives, but also it allows them to spend their time intellectually. This program has been designed to help people discover the joy of the written
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Europe as an extended Greece: Travelogues by Karl Kerényi and Gábor Devecseri Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Anikó Polgár
Abstract This study is dealing with the travel notes and diaries in Hungarian and German from the 1950s and 1960s. The two examined authors are Karl (Károly) Kerényi (1897–1973) and Gábor Devecseri (1917–1971). Kerényi’s travel notes and diaries reveal the thoughts of a very wide-ranging scholar. Devecseri’s volume Crickets of Epidaurus, Sing (Epidauroszi tücskök, szóljatok) is actually a collection
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Blessing and curse of crowdsourcing among educational experts - a study of teachers’ willingness to contribute as a crowd Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Rina Zviel Girshin,Elżbieta Gajek
Abstract Crowdsourcing is a new technique of gathering data or performing large scale tasks by outsourcing it to a wider public. Its role and potential in language education is investigated in first in its volume research - enetCollect (European Network for the Combination of Language Learning and Crowdsourcing Techniques) COST project. This paper presents the most pertinent data about highly successful
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Teaching literature at Slovak secondary schools (Text and context in literary education) Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Eva Vitézová
Abstract The teaching of literature (and at the same time the teaching of the history of national literature) together with education in the field of the mother tongue has always been one of the key areas of education in the Slovak school system, therefore they have always received due and even special attention. Literary education (teaching literature) is a specific school process of literary communication
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Time in literary translation: Anticipation of retrospection, temporality of reading and living Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Alebachew Fentaw,Tesfaye Dagnew,Ayenew Guadu
Abstract Aiming at explicating structural prolepsis, and how temporality of reading and living are related, the study was conducted on Tell Me Your Dreams (1998) and its respective Amharic translation (Hilimishn Achawichgn-ህልምሽን አጫውችኝ, 2009).The English novel is anticipation of retrospection. The structural prolepsis propels the story without excursion. But the Amharic translation is not; there is
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Between the urge to know and the need to deny: trauma and embodied memories in Margaret Atwood’s Cat’s Eye (1988) Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Ikram Lecheheb
Abstract The study intends to explore and analyze the role of corporeality in expressing earlier repressed traumatic events as manifested in Margaret Atwood’s Cat’s Eye (1988). It shows that the protagonist, Elaine Risley, is imprisoned within the prison of her traumatic past memories that still live involuntarily in her present, shaping her language and behavior. It equally reveals that the connection
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Metamorphoses of the conceptualization of SPORT in audio-visual translation Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Saule Petroniene,Saulute Juzeleniene,Artur Listov
Abstract Due to the interrelation with culture, politics, economy and other major spheres of social life, SPORT discourse occupies quite a significant part of a modern society, therefore, the analysis of SPORT metaphors is important and necessary. The research of conceptual metaphor within the framework of translation studies is a relatively new and unexplored field in Lithuanian linguistics. Since
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Colour idioms in linguocultural comprehension of implicit meaning in the English and Azerbaijani languages Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Pustakhanim Yusifova
Abstract The article deals with the comprehension of colour idioms in English and Azerbaijani in the linguacultural world. Above all, the paper covers the definition of idioms and various approaches by prominent English and Azerbaijani linguists; presents classification of idioms namely, semantically and structurally. Furthermore, syntactical study of constituents comprising colour idioms is being
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Basic pillars of the concept and strategy of teaching Slovak language and Slovak literature in primary schools with Hungarian as the language of instruction Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-09-01 István Szőköl,Andrea Puskás
Abstract Slovak language and Slovak literature is a specific subject in schools with Hungarian as the language of instruction and occupies a leading place in the hierarchy of subjects. Its specific role is determined by the fact that Slovak language has the status of a state language in the Slovak Republic, it is the language of the majority, a means of communication, i.e. a tool for communication
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Resilience of beginning and advanced teachers in managing various changes in their profession Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Beata Deutscherova
Abstract The paper is devoted to obtaining information on the resilience of kindergarten and primary school teachers. In the research, special attention was paid to beginning teachers, who we thought were more likely to be less resilient than teachers with longer experience. The research sample consisted of teachers of selected kindergartens and primary schools throughout the Czech Republic. The aim
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Black Resistance in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men and Toni Morrison ’s God Help the Child Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Soumaya Bouacida,Taki Eddine Lahmar
Abstract This paper aims to demonstrate how black resistance is alive in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men and Morrison’s God Help the Child respectively. It equally emphasizes that Booker and Crooks, the characters through which the two Authors have typified the enormous misery of black-skinned people, attempt to resist racism through knowledge and self-pride. Foremost, racism is one of the most nefarious
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A model of subtitling training in university education Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Jana Ukušová,Andrej Zahorák
Abstract The aim of the paper is to propose a model of subtitling training in the university education of future subtitlers in the study programmes French Language and Culture and German Language and Culture. The authors briefly define the tradition of training in audiovisual translation (AVT) in Slovakia (Perez, 2017; Paulínyová & Perez, 2018) compared to the international development of training
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Meaning equivalence issue of English and Lithuanian terms of finance Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Virginija Stankevičienė,Viorika Šestakova,Daiva Zavistanavičienė
Abstract The intensification of language contacts has led to increasing problems of compliance between terms in different languages in the translation of subject-specific texts. Dictionaries are the main tool in clarifying term meanings and trying to find the most appropriate version which could be perceived by the representatives of different languages equally. More accurate dissemination and usage
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Didactic and pedagogical dimensions of Igbo oral children’s songs Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Onyebuchi Nwosu,Obinna Ibezim,Ngozi G. Ugochukwu
Abstract There is a sharp decline in the performance of Igbo oral songs by children in recent times. Unlike in the days gone, children of nowadays rarely gather in groups in the evenings or during moonlight nights to play and perform some dramatic and musical renditions which are informal forms of education. Parents now encourage their children to watch home-movies and some channel programmes in the
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The need for integration of reading, critical thinking and academic reading skills: a quantitative analysis of Slovak undergraduates’ reading performance Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Jana Javorčíková,Mária Badinská,Lenka Ližbetinová,David Brett
Abstract Based on recent research (Alderson, 2005; Khalifa and Weir, 2009), this study focuses on three areas of reading comprehension necessary for a successful academic career: general L2 EFL reading skills, more specific academic reading skills and critical thinking and reading. The study presents an analysis of quantitative research conducted in 2020, based on a sample of Slovak undergraduate students
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Distant learning as a way to meet challenges: teaching English for medical students Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Olga Pechinkina,Tatiana Vepreva
Abstract In 2020 the world encountered a new virus. Nobody could predict it but it happened. The boundaries between countries were closed, people were obliged to stay at home, schools and universities were shut and the education was transferred online. We have to admit that not all educational institutions were ready to switch to the online format of teaching in such a short period. However, in conditions
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The positive benefits of the practical application of the simulation software Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Renáta Machová,Lilla Fehér,Enikő Korcsmáros,Zsuzsanna Gódány,Silvia Tóbiás Kosár,Erika Seres Huszárik
Abstract The research, related to innovation has been in a focus of academics for a long time. In the current study, the authors present the positive benefits of applying an innovative teaching method, based on primary research, applying a questionnaire-based survey. They targeted to examine how a business simulation software modifies the labour market efficiency of university students. The respondents
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Corpus-based analysis of semi-automatically extracted artificial intelligence-related terminology Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Jurgita Mikelionienė,Jurgita Motiejūnienė
Abstract Artificial Intelligence (AI), as a multidisciplinary field, combines computer science, robotics and cognitive science, with increasingly growing applications in many diverse areas, such as engineering, business, medicine, weather forecasting, industry, translation, natural language, linguistics, etc. In Europe, interest in AI has been rising in the last decade. One of the greatest hurdles
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Teaching degree students´ experience of teaching practice Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Adriana Wiegerová,Hana Lukášová
Abstract The study is focussed on perception of teaching practices by pre-service teachers in preschool and primary education university programmes. Further, the study analysed the reality shock that occurred in these students during teaching practice. The sample consisted of 41 students in preschool education programmes, while 54 students followed the primary-level education programme. The data collection
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The Shift to a Queer Pedagogy in the Italian-Language Classroom Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Giuseppe Formato
Abstract Instructors of Italian are tasked with teaching not only the language, but also the culture. However, critical matters such as sexual identity are frequently not addressed in the Italian-language classroom. Current Italian-language pedagogy solely focuses on language-acquisition proficiency via heteronormative discourses, ignoring the more-diverse reality of Italian culture. This article aims
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Linguistic complexity of lecturers’ class register and its relationship to their personality traits Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Pinar Sinan Malec
Abstract Many research studies indicated a correlation between classroom behaviour and the language of the instructors and learners. The inter-language that the teachers prefer to use in the class differs from the natural, daily life conversations in linguistic terms. It is characterized by more simplistic, repetitive, carefully selected language, or “classroom register”. The paper discusses a „foreign
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Towards Investigation of Instructional “Hiccups” of ELT Fraternity in EFL classroom Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Muhammad Arif Soomro,Ayyaz Ahmed,Insaf Ali Siming,Mukhtiar Ali Rajper,Sameena Malik
Abstract This paper aims to investigate and understand the causes of instructional “hiccups” of English language teachers at private schools in Pakistan. The questionnaire is the main tool for data collection among English language teachers who were teaching at the secondary level. Due to specific selection criteria, purposive sampling was employed among participants of the study. The findings reveal
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Portfolios within the preschool environment Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Petra Trávníčková
Abstract The academic community has been discussing the options for using portfolios within the education process for a number of years. Studies looking at this phenomenon often focus on a constructivist concept of portfolios where the child is the main agent in creating the document (Sitz & Bartholomew, 2008; Smith et al., 2003). The alternative to this is the positivist concept of the portfolio.
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Traditional Segregation: Encoded Language as Powerful Tool. Insights from Okǝti Ụmụakpo-Lejja Ọmaba chant Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Uchechukwu E. Madu
Abstract Language becomes a tool for power and segregation when it functions as a social divider among individuals. Language creates a division between the educated and uneducated, an indigene and non-indigene of a place; an initiate and uninitiated member of a sect. Focusing on the opposition between expressions and their meanings, this study examines Ụmụakpo-Lejja Okǝti Ọmaba chant, which is a heroic
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The effects of guessing confidence on anticipatory behaviour in context understanding Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Peter Kleman
Abstract The study investigates the anticipatory behaviour in a word guessing experiment with Slovak L2 speakers of English of varying proficiency levels. The L2 speakers are trying to correctly identify the word that the interlocutor is hinting at with two consecutive cues as soon as they are confident enough to provide the answer. This created a connection between anticipation and guessing confidence
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Online interaction descriptors: A tool for the development of tasks for language competences and language use Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Jana Bérešová,Alice Micallef
Abstract The study focuses on a new scale of the framework introduced by the CEFR Companion Volume. Slovak and Maltese teachers were invited to participate in the training sessions in which they were exposed to lists of descriptors related to online interaction. The goal of familiarisation activities related to indicating reference levels was to prepare teachers for constructing tasks designed for
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The temporary return to the homeland in Michael Ondaatje’s Running in the Family Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Ahmed Joudar
Abstract This study concentrates on memory in Michael Ondaatje’s Running in the Family because it is the foundation for the whole novel. Ondaatje’s attempt creates a relationship with the past by performing all acts of the journey in physical and imaginary performances of listening and reproducing. His attempt depends on his own memory; however, his memory does not coincide with stories he has heard
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Culinaronyms in formatting linguocultural competence in teaching Russian as a foreign language Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Ngoc Son Phan
Abstract Linguocultural approach is the new teaching direction in teaching Russian as a foreign language (RFL). Based on this approach, students are aimed to form a linguocultural competence. Studying scientific research show that there is a lot of linguistic units that are suitable to help students in forming their linguocultural competence. The purpose of the research is to apply the topic “Russian
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The perceptions of intermediate EFL learners to the lexical instructional intervention Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Addisu Sewbihon Getie,Dawit Amogne,Zewdu Emiru
Abstract This study investigated the perceptions of high school EFL learners to the lexical instructional approach intervention in the contexts of learning vocabulary and grammar. Besides, an attempt was made to explore what difficulties the participants encountered during the experimentation. The data collected through the questionnaire were analyzed using a one-sample t-test, and the results showed
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The method of educational programs localization under internationalization of academic environment Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Tamara Kuprina,Anastasia Maltseva,Anna Petrikova
Abstract In the context of the internationalization of education the need for localization and translation of educational programs into foreign languages with the aim of attracting foreign students is increasing. Consequently, new methods and resources are required to optimize educational process. However, currently there are not enough localized programs translated into English and localized for the
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Life satisfaction, dimensions of internalized cultural values and self-efficacy related to emigration intentions for a long-term stay abroad of university students in five European countries Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-11-01 Beata Gajdošová,Oľga Orosová,Jozef Benka,Guido Van Hal,Vihra Naydenova,Andrea Lukács,Janina Petkevičienė
Abstract Life satisfaction, dimensions of internalized cultural values and self-efficacy related to emigration intentions for a long-term stay abroad of university students in five European countries. Aim: To explore the associations between emigration intentions of university students form five European countries in relation to several intrapersonal and emigration self-efficacy. The second aim is
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Teacher beliefs and their manifestation in teaching from the perspective of pre-service teacher trainees Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-11-01 Zuzana Součková
Abstract Teacher beliefs play an important role in addressing the issue of teacher training. Teaching philosophy has long been a question of great interest in a wide range of fields in teacher education. There is a growing body of literature that recognises the importance of what teacher trainees or teachers in general think, believe and do in teaching. Studies over the past two decades have provided
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Investigating cultural contents in English language teaching materials through textbook evaluation Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-11-01 Amna Arshad,Syed Kazim Shah,Muhammad Ahmad
Abstract The shift in the status of English as a lingua franca has challenged native-speaker culture in English language teaching and learning. That is why it is not enough to expose language learners through monoculture language teaching. Rather being communicatively competent, learners may require inter-cultural understanding. Therefore, the aim of this research is to investigate the representation
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The French Language Olympiad: Promoting language and culture learning Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-11-01 Merilyn Meristo
Abstract The aim of this paper is to shed light on promoting teaching and learning the French language and culture through the Olympiad, initiated by a group of practitioners in a community of practice. What makes this Olympiad rather unique is its main focus on cultural knowledge combining it with linguistic aspects. The Olympiad takes place in four different categories taking into account students’
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Establishing a zone of prioritized curricularivity: exploring a critical approach to negotiating multimodal discourses in EFL textbooks Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-11-01 Christopher A. Smith
Abstract University English as a foreign language (EFL) programs in expanding circle communities often pressure instructors and students to use globally published EFL textbooks for reasons more socio-political than pedagogical. While some critical studies underscore multimodal discourse to be an under-appreciated source of dominant social narratives in EFL textbooks, few have investigated their live
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Implementation of plurilingual approach into the foreign language teaching Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-11-01 Zuzana Straková
Abstract Teaching foreign languages has adopted various approaches over the history. The last decades of dominance of the Communicative language teaching brought the tendency to insist on the target language use in the classroom in order to allow the immersion into the language. The European Union, however, started to support linguistic diversity more than two decades ago and it has left an imprint
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Teachers’ use of Bloom’s higher order questions in class to augment EFL learners’ listening comprehension and critical thinking ability Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-11-01 Akram Faravani,Ensie Taleb
Abstract The current emphasis on questioning techniques has inspired many EFL teachers to explore the impact of applying different pedagogical teaching strategies on the enhancement of thinking skills. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the influence of using higher order questioning technique on the listening comprehension achievement and critical thinking ability of Iranian intermediate
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The perspectives of parents in relation to the concepts of the quality of pre-school education. Analysis of research discourse Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-11-01 Jana Majerčíková,Beata Horníčková
Abstract This theoretical study analyses interpretation of quality in pre-school education with regard to the position of the children’s parents. This text is supported by research papers, mostly from the last two decades, and is based on three main sub-topics. The importance and benefits of systematic pre-school education for the child and the economic development of society is initially discussed
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Meta-analysis of studies on the acquisition of receptive skills and vocabulary in CLIL Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Ivana Cimermanová
Abstract Content and language integrated learning (CLIL) is a major area of interest within the field of formal education. There are numerous studies presenting data and results of CLIL implementation. The positive impacts have been reported in building positive attitudes to language learning, to content subject learning, increasing efficacy of language learning. Questions have been raised about the
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Self-revision and other-revision as part of translation competence in translator training Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Ramune Kasperavičienė,Jolita Horbačauskienė
Abstract There are no doubts that the interconnections between translation competence and revision competence are constantly increasing and contribute to better coherence of the translated product. Other-revision may be developed and made use of as a competence on its own. Self-revision is always part of translation competence. The study is based on students’ attitudes towards self-revision and other-revision
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Historical Bratislava in literary fiction and film adaptation Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Dominika Hlavinová Tekeliová
Abstract The aim of the paper is to characterize the city of Bratislava after the First World War as a literary space in the short story The Worst Crime in Wilson City (Najhorší zločin vo Wilsonove) and its film adaptation Wilson City (Wilsonov). For millions of Czechs and Slovaks, the US President W. Wilson was a legendary figure. The multi-ethnic city wanted to gratify him and suggested to name itself
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Perception of factuality in selected online news media Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Eva Eddy
Abstract The paper focuses on one’s perception of factuality in selected online news media. A group of university students of English were approached and presented with ten statements about Sweden and asked to evaluate their truthfulness. Half of the group (informed respondents) were then advised on the ways media use to infer a narrative onto the reader, potentially influencing the way they view events
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Czech mothers read books to their young children: association with mothers’ education Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Peter Gavora
Abstract The study concentrated on mothers’ reading to their preschool children. Three broad questions were posed about how the mother’s educational level is associated with: (1) the mother’s reasons to read to the child, (2) frequency and duration of this reading, (3) mother-child literacy interaction with the child. The sample of low education mothers (n=55) and high education mothers (n=213) was
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On a shoestring: child speakers of other languages in Slovak education Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Zuzana Bánovčanová,Zuzana Danišková,Markéta Filagová
Abstract This article focuses on children who cannot speak the language of the majority when they enter the school system. It recommends that the term child speakers of other languages should be adopted in Slovakia. Various approaches and types of support used in other European countries (Germany, Denmark, Czechia) are presented. These could be adopted nationally to integrate these children in school
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Teachers’ persona reflects in students’ personality: A case study of primary school level in the Sahiwal District, Pakistan Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Zeenat Abdul-Haq Daha,Muhammad Imran
Abstract This study highlights the imperative fact that students are the personification of a teacher’s persona. The professional persona of the teachers is the reflection of personal and emotional traits that helps their students in the development of a nation. This is a quantitative study of 40 teachers and 153 students from Sahiwal district, Pakistan based on Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development
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CLIL and intercultural competence in teaching Japanese language and literature Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Yasutaka Maruki
Abstract In the U.S. colleges and universities, language courses and cultural studies courses are usually under separate departments and programs. This separation represents the heart of liberal arts education, where students can explore a variety of disciplines. However, a comparative nature of cross-cultural analyses may cause generalized and stereotypical views toward the target country. This present
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Plurilingualism and monolingualism in foreign language classrooms: The perspective of EFL teachers in Saudi Arabia Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Ali Alsaawi
Abstract The idea of teaching a target language via a monolingual medium of instruction in the classroom has long predominated in the pedagogical context. In Saudi Arabia, excluding the students’ mother tongue (Arabic) in the foreign language classroom has been seen as a tool that accelerates the acquisition of the target language (English). This is widely viewed as the most practical and effective
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Facets of translation in foreign language education: a tentative classification of forms and uses Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Xenia Liashuk
Abstract The paper provides an overview of the forms in which translation is used in foreign language education. A tentative classification is suggested which differentiates between facilitative translation as a supporting process that helps to overcome learning constraints, deliberate translation as an independent task with a predetermined objective that targets learners’ foreign language competence
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The importance of intra-linguistic diversity in teaching Slovenian as the first language Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Jerca Vogel
Abstract In recent decades, Slovenian sociolinguistic situation and within the functions of different language varieties have dramatically changed. In spite of this process, the standard language remains a language variety that enables an individual to participate equally in educational and public life. As the Slovenian schools are not successful enough in developing of the discursive flexibility and
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Lowland Slovak youth literature and its interpretational and educational aspects (within and outside the school) Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Patrik Šenkár
Abstract An integral part of the Slovak cultural context is also Lowland Slovak literature, which includes certain areas of Hungary, Romania and Serbia. The paper outlines the partial development of Slovak youth literature in these regions. It gradually characterizes the most important aspects of diachrony of this segment of writing (in a certain chronotope that is bound to selected prototexts). Based
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An investigation into the effects of prompt selection on writing complexity, accuracy, and fluency: The case of Iranian learners at different proficiency levels Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Hussein Meihami, Mahboobeh Saadat
Abstract Self-selecting of the material has been the arena of discussion by the researchers of L2 pedagogy. While some believe that it can be effective, others believe that it is detrimental to L2 learning. Hence, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of self-selected and teacher assigned writing prompts on the writing complexity, accuracy, and fluency of Iranian EFL learners at beginning
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Teacher-student interaction and management practices in Pakistani English language classrooms Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Muhammad Ahmad, Aleem Shakir, Ali Raza Siddique
Abstract This study aimed to investigate the amount and type of teacher-talk, frequently asked questions and feedback provided by the teacher on learners’ performance in a language classroom. For this purpose, a lecture was recorded from a secondary level English language classroom of a public sector school and interpreted in the light of teacher-student interaction and classroom management model by
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Contents, communicational needs and learner expectations: a study of SSL in Haitian immigrants Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Daniela Nova Manríquez
Abstract This research aims to prove the effectiveness of Spanish as a Second Language lessons for Haitians designed by volunteers in Santiago de Chile. The methodology used through the study was based on the application of two questionnaires to Haitian students in order to compare results, and finally obtain an average that reflects the achievement of the communicative functions expected. Results
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CLIL: Conceptual differences in teaching “realia” to philological and non-philological students Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Jana Javorčíková, Anna Zelenková
Abstract In Slovakia, modern Cultural Studies of English-speaking countries have been integrated into university curricula since the 1990s. However, there is a fundamental difference in the role CLIL plays in teaching “realia” (alternatively: cultural studies, country studies and area studies) for philological students and for business students of non-philological faculties. While philological students
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Preparing teachers for the application of AI-powered technologies in foreign language education Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Silvia Pokrivcakova
Abstract As any other area of human lives, current state of foreign language education has been greatly influenced by the latest developments in the modern information communication technologies. The paper focuses specifically on the incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI), which includes a wide range of technologies and methods, such as machine learning, adaptive learning, natural language processing
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Impact of Teachers’ Beliefs on Teaching Phonetic Aspects: the Case of Czech as L1 Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2019-09-01 Stanislav Štěpáník, Jana Vlčková-Mejvaldová
Abstract Cultivated speech with correct pronunciation and adequate prosody is important from a social, communicative and also didactic point of view. It can be regarded a “universal quality” of one’s self-presentation. Even though the Czech curriculum sets the development of phonetic aspects as one of the important elements of L1 teaching, various sources show that the educational reality in school
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Novice Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in the Czech Republic and their Drop-Out Intentions Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2019-09-01 Světlana Hanušová, Michaela Píšová, Tomáš Kohoutek
Abstract Problems with staffing play a crucial role among factors influencing the quality of English language teaching at Czech primary and lower secondary schools. Since 1990 the shortage of teachers of English as a foreign language has been repeatedly reported by the Czech School Inspectorate. The shortage is largely caused by the reluctance of English language teacher education study programme graduates
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Current Issues in Pronunciation Teaching to Non-Native Learners of English Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2019-09-01 Hana Vančová
Abstract Pronunciation plays an indisputable role in communication; even more so in communication between native and non-native speakers of English. The goals for pronunciation teaching have shifted from accent-free or native-like pronunciation to comprehensibility and teaching practices aimed at non-native English learners vary and are often based on teachers’ opinions rather than research findings
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Test Banking in English for Medical Purposes (Dentistry) Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2019-09-01 Ilina Doykova
Abstract Activities and questions to assess knowledge in English for medical purposes were designed to incorporate terminology, academic vocabulary and grammar items in computer-based tests for bachelor students in Dentistry at Medical University - Varna. During the two-semester study course identification of key words, core lexical patterns, specific collocations and emphasis on their recurrent use
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Teaching Reading and Writing Skills to Young Learners in English as a Foreign Language Using Blogs: A Case Study Journal of Language and Cultural Education Pub Date : 2019-09-01 Stella Spanou, Makrina-Nina Zafiri
Abstract This study focused on the development of reading and writing skills to a group of B1 level learners of English in a private language institute in Athens, Greece with the aid of blogs (a web tool), since Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) enhances foreign language learning. To this end, two groups of young learners were formed; the control group which was taught through the traditional