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Why we need TI-Oriented Language Learning and Teaching
2021
The teaching of foreign languages to students in Translation and Interpreting (TI) programmes should be framed within the field of Language for Specific Purposes (LSP). This would make it possible to pinpoint specific curricular content and methodological traits that contribute to the enhancement of the communicative competence and initial development of TI competences. This paper analyses the students’ perspectives on L2 teaching in a TI programme and how it should be undertaken to best comply with the linguistic demands imposed by translation and interpreting. A thematic analysis of 117 open questionnaires returned by students from Austria, Slovenia and Spain identified five areas to whic…
Estratègies de formació i informació per implantar l'OpenCourseWare a la Universitat de València. Participació dels usuaris potencials en el procés
2013
Objectius: conèixer les necessitats de formació que diuen tenir els docents de les titulacions en ciències de la salut de la Universitat de València per ser competents en la incorporació de l'OpenCourseWare. Conèixer quines estratègies de màrqueting i informació pensen aquests docents que s'haurien de dissenyar per augmentar el dipòsit de materials. -- Metodologia: estudi qualitatiu amb entrevistes semiestructurades al professorat de la Universitat de València. -- Resultats: les necessitats de formació dels docents per implantar l'OpenCourseWare a la Universitat de València varien depenent de les seves característiques relacionades amb l'experiència docent, el domini de les TIC i la disposi…
Estrategias de formación e información para implantar el OpenCourseWare en la Universidad de Valencia. Participación de los usuarios potenciales en e…
2013
Objetivos: conocer las necesidades de formación que dicen tener los docentes de las titulaciones en ciencias de la salud de la Universidad de Valencia para ser competentes en la incorporación del OpenCourseWare. Conocer qué estrategias de marketing e información piensan estos docentes que se deberían diseñar para aumentar el depósito de materiales. -- Metodología: estudio cualitativo con entrevistas semiestructuradas al profesorado de la Universidad de Valencia. -- Resultados: las necesidades de formación de los docentes para implantar el OpenCourseWare de la Universidad de Valencia varían dependiendo de sus características relacionadas con la experiencia docente, el dominio de las TIC y la…
Translating EU text in the English BA programme: exploring teachers' views and practices
2014
Recent research into using translation as a communicative and functional activity in foreign language learning and teaching has pointed out a wide range of benefits for advanced language learners. The research reported in this paper involved teachers teaching translation in the EU-specialisation module integrated into the English bachelor’s degree programme in Hungary. The survey set out to explore teachers’ instructional practices as well as their views and experiences regarding translation. Results indicate that translation in this pedagogical setting is used not merely as a tool to develop language competence and other generic skills, but is regarded as a useful skill in its own right. T…
A fordítás és közvetítés változó szerepe az idegennyelv-oktatásban: a tudományos nézőpontok közeledése
2014
In multilingual and multicultural contexts, individuals who speak foreign languages but are not translation professionals increasingly engage in oral or written translation and language mediation activities both at the workplace and in everyday life. These formal or informal translational actions are connected to various formal or informal interactions for a variety of purposes, and are often done on an ad hoc basis. In applied linguistics, more and more authors emphasize that integrating translation with foreign language learning and teaching not only has a number of benefits related to language learning, but can serve more general educational purposes as well. Unfortunately, translation h…
Learner identity in EFL: An analysis of digital texts of identity in higher education
2018
This study explores learner identity (LI) in digital texts of identity (DTI) produced by college learners in English as a foreign language (EFL). In so doing, it aims to shed light on learners’ connections of their learning experiences across time and settings, and their impact on the various learner identities that form their LI. It also intends to elucidate how learners construct powerful learner identities in and through their digital discourses. To this end, 51 DTI were collected and scrutinized, following studies on LI, critical and poststructuralist discourse analysis, and “thematic” and “dialogic/performative” analysis within narrative research. Learners established connections betwe…
Presentation of the American culture in EFL textbooks : an analysis of the cultural content of Finnish EFL textbooks for secondary and upper secondar…
2011
Medical English textbooks for Italian university students. Do they meet the Miur educational instructions about scientific English learning? Three wo…
2011
The ever increasing diffusion of English as the language of communication and scientific literature worldwide has made EMP (English for Medical Purposes) learning an integral part of medical students’ syllabuses. In medical English courses, teachers generally make use of textbooks which through a variety of activities usually involve all linguistic skills and provide students with the necessary means to communicate effectively and properly in their professional field. If we agree that a basic knowledge of general English should be assumed when undertaking any EMP course, then it follows that this specialist learning requires familiarity with a) specialised lexis and b) the morphosyntactic s…
Fluids in Equilibrium and Hydrodynamics
2023
Teaching fluid mechanics applied to undergraduate and graduate students of STEM disciplines has traditionally been a difficult task for the teacher. It connects to the use of more or less complex mathematics, computer science, and numerical methods. In this chapter, after a brief discussion about the development of pedagogical approaches to introduce students to fluid mechanics from 1950 to today, we discuss some relevant examples of Physics Education Research (PER) literature pieces related to teaching and learning specific aspects of fluid mechanics. The aim is to understand how PER has contributed to our current knowledge in that field, how it has evolved in terms of methodologies used, …
A hot-headed grandma : the use of idiomatic expressions in the compositions of Finnish upper secondary school students
2011
Metaforisuus on tärkeä osa kieltä. Vähitellen myös kielen oppimisessa ja opettamisessa on alettu ymmärtää idiomaattisen kielen merkitys. Uusia tutkimuksia idiomeista ja niiden oppimisesta tehdään jatkuvasti ympäri maailmaa, myös Suomessa. Tämän tutkielman tarkoituksena oli selvittää, paljonko suomalaiset lukio-opiskelijat käyttävät idiomaattisia ilmauksia tuotoksissaan. Lisäksi tutkielmassa etsittiin eroja idiomaattisten ilmausten käytössä eritasoisten opiskelijoiden välillä, tarkasteltiin sitä, millaisia ilmauksia käytetään sekä sitä, millaisia ongelmia kyseisten ilmausten käyttö aiheuttaa. Aineisto kerättiin kahdesta koulusta 3. vuosikurssin kursseilta. Abiturientit eli kolmannen vuoden o…