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Personalizing the Way of Teaching LSP
Tatiana S. Makarova
Cand.Sci. (Ped.), Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Chair of English Language Theory and Cross-Cultural Communication, Moscow City University (4/1 2nd Selskohozyaistvenniy Proezd, Moscow 129226, Russian Federation), 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
Cand.Sci. (Philol.), Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Chair of English Language Theory and Cross-Cultural Communication, Moscow City University (4/1 2nd Selskohozyaistvenniy Proezd, Moscow 129226, Russian Federation), 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
Cand.Sci. (Philol.), Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Chair of English Language Theory and Cross-Cultural Communication, Moscow City University (4/1 2nd Selskohozyaistvenniy Proezd, Moscow 129226, Russian Federation), 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
Cand.Sci. (Ped.), Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Chair of English Language Theory and Cross-Cultural Communication, Moscow City University (4/1 2nd Selskohozyaistvenniy Proezd, Moscow 129226, Russian Federation), 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
Cand.Sci. (Philol.), Dean, Chair of Foreign Languages, National Research Mordovia State University (68 Bolshevistskaya St., Saransk 430005, Russian Federation), 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.
Abstract
Introduction. The problem of effective teaching language for special purposes (LSP) to the students of non-linguistic professions has been discussed for a long time and in full details by academicians both in Russia and foreign countries. As the result of multiple and thorough surveys general problems of the given situation have been revealed, the way out being defined as special training/retraining of LSP teachers. But in language education publications it is hardly possible to find the description of the program aiming at the training of the above mentioned teachers. The aim of the article is to present effective approaches to teaching LSP and offer the developed master program “Methods of teaching LSP” as a means to solve the problems mentioned above.
Materials and Methods. The research methods used are a combination of analytical review of studies by Russian and foreign researchers and interpretation of the results obtained by interviewing university teachers specializing in teaching foreign languages to students completing Bachelorʼs or Masterʼs degree programs. The survey was conducted to assess the level of readiness of professional educators to design the structure and content of programs for teaching LSP, and actually conduct classes within the specified language-teaching area, 81 teachers being responders.
Results. As a result of the undertaken review of theoretical works and analysis of the conducted survey a master program “Methods of teaching LSP” was designed for training graduates who will then teach English or Russian as a foreign language at industry-specific higher schools. The developed program focuses on instructing future LSP educators to work out a personalized educational route adjusted to the level of foreign language skills of a student and their prospective professional activities.
Discussion and Conclusion. The master program developed by the authors as well as the content of the subjects suggested as its integral part are expected to become a productive way of training LSP educators who are supposed to acquire a number of special skills and competences described in the article. Distant learning and e-learning technologies are also engaged in the program to facilitate learners’ more efficient independent activities. The master program is seen as one of the means of modernizing LSP teachers’ professional training which meets the long-term needs of the Russian education system.
Keywords: language for specific purposes, teacher training, non-linguistic universities, personalized education, LSP educators
Conflict of interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
For citation: Makarova T.S., Matveeva E.E., Molchanova M.A., Morozova E.A., Burenina N.V. Personalizing the Way of Teaching LSP. Integration of Education. 2023;27(4):681–693. https://doi.org/10.15507/1991-9468.113.027.202304.681-693
All the authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Submitted 27.07.2023;
revised 18.09.2023;
accepted 26.09.2023.
Authorsʼ contribution:
T. S. Makarova – formulating the conceptual framework of knowledge and skills necessary for teaching language for specific purposes; studying Russian and foreign source materials on peculiarities of training educators to teach LSP; result analysis; writing the article.
E. E. Matveeva – exploring and reviewing source materials on LSP and teaching LSP at the level of post-secondary education; analysis; writing the article.
M. A. Molchanova – describing the structure and contents of the LSP master program; analysis of the results of the survey; writing the article.
E. A. Morozova – formulating the problem of the research work described in the article; critically analyzing the sources; 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.
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