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DOI: 10.15507/1991-9468.102.025.202101.144-158

Teaching Foreign Languages Inclusively: Standards for Teacher Competence

Tatiana S. Makarova
Associate Professor of the Department of English Language Theory and Cross-cultural Communication, Moscow City University (4/1 2^nd Selskokhozyaistvenniy Proezd, Moscow 129226, Russian Federation), Cand.Sci. (Ped.), Associate Professor, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0148-4927, Scopus ID: 57200195258, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Eugenia E. Matveeva
Associate Professor of the Department of English Language Theory and Cross-cultural Communication, Moscow City University (4/1 2^nd Selskohozyaistvenniy Proezd, Moscow 129226, Russian Federation), Cand.Sci. (Philol.), Associate Professor, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6002-5283, Scopus ID: 57200190604, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Maria A. Molchanova
Associate Professor of the Department of English Language Theory and Cross-cultural Communication, Moscow City University (4/1 2^nd Selskokhozyaistvenniy Proezd, Moscow 129226, Russian Federation), Cand.Sci. (Philol.), Associate Professor, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7254-9359, Scopus ID: 57200195951, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Elena A. Morozova
Associate Professor of the Department of English Language Theory and Cross-cultural Communication, Moscow City University (4/1 2^nd Selskokhozyaistvenniy Proezd, Moscow 129226, Russian Federation), Cand.Sci. (Ped.), Associate Professor, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3880-195X, Scopus ID: 57200193552, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Natalia V. Burenina
Dean of the Department of Foreign Languages, National Research Mordovia State University (68 Bolshevistskaya St., Saransk 430005, Russian Federation), Cand.Sci. (Philol.), Associate Professor, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6613-6857, Scopus ID: 57200194191, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Introduction. The adequate professional and psychological-methodology training of teachers is of major importance in teaching a foreign language to learners who have health impairment. In spite of the numeral works published in Russia and abroad which cover various aspects of this problem the given article is the first to do the detailed analysis of teachers’ survey in order to reveal the knowledge, competences and skills necessary for their effective work in inclusive classes. The aim of the article is to develop a teacher training/retraining programme, which is based on the state professional educator standard and able to make teachers ready to work with learners who have health impairment.
Materials and Methods. Methodology of the research represented is a combination of critical overview of works by Russian and foreign authors, other relative materials and detailed analysis of the results obtained through query of university and school teachers which was necessary for working out a relative teacher training programme that will make them ready to work in inclusive classes. 30 teachers took part in the survey.
Results. As a final product of the research done on the basis of accurate analysis of theoretical resources and results of the survey a conceptual framework of teacher’s knowledge and skills necessary for effective work in inclusive class was developed by the authors. They also produced a teacher training programme, criteria and forms for assessing teacher’s acquisition of the programme being included.
Discussion and Conclusion. The teacher training course developed by the authors is the relative contribution to the development of Psychology and Pedagogy of teaching foreign languages. It is essential that the programme is a model that can be adapted according to the interests of a potential target audience of educators. The course should help reshape the general competences as defined by the existing standard of teacher training so as to build up specific skills pertaining to teaching SEN learners inclusively. It should be an integral part of contemporary teacher pre-service preparation.

Keywords: learners with special educational needs, to teach inclusively, foreign language, teacher retraining programme, educational standard, Psychology and Pedagogy of teaching

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

For citation: Makarova T.S., Matveeva E.E., Molchanova M.A., Morozova E.A., Burenina N.V. Teaching Foreign Languages Inclusively: Standards for Teacher Competence. Integratsiya obrazovaniya = Integration of Education. 2021; 25(1):144-158. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15507/1991-9468.102.025.202101.144-158

Contribution of the authors:
T. S. Makarova – formulating the conceptual framework of FL teacherʼs knowledge and skills necessary for effective work in inclusive classes; studying Russian and foreign source materials on specifics of training educators to work with SEN learners; result analysis; writing the article.
E. E. Matveeva – exploring and reviewing source materials on teaching FL to SEN learners and preparing educators for teaching in inclusive classes in Russia and abroad; analysis, writing the article.
M. A. Molchanova – working out the structure and contents of the FL teacher training course aimed at preparing educators to work with SEN learners; reviewing source materials; analysis and primary conclusions; writing the article.
E. A. Morozova – formulating the concept of preparing FL teachers to work with SEN learners inclusively; critically analyzing the project of the state professional educator standard; analysis; writing the article.
N. V. Burenina – participating in the discussion of the materials; reviewing research methods; developing a questionnaire; doing the survey; analysis, proof-reading, editing and adding to the text of the article.

All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

Поступила 26.10.2020; одобрена после рецензирования 21.12.2020;
принята к публикации 29.12.2020.

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