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Comstock, Lindy; Kagan, Olga E. – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2020
This article investigates the intercultural competence and identities of undergraduate heritage language learners (HLLs) studying abroad under the auspices of the U.S. Flagship Program. Based on survey responses and interviews with HLLs from Flagship Programs across the country, the article aims to assess the preparation of HLLs for study abroad…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Heritage Education, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Makshantseva, Nataliia Veniaminovna; Bankova, Liudmila Lvovna – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The article deals with professional education of future linguists built on the basis of conceptual approach. The topic is exemplified by the Russian language and a successful attempt to implement the concept-based approach to forming the content of professional language education. Within the framework of the proposed research, the concept is…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Linguistics, Guidelines, Concept Formation
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Dugartsyrenova, Vera Arkadyevna; Sardegna, Veronica Gabriela – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2019
This article explores learners' uses and opinions regarding the design and implementation of an approach for developing intercultural knowledge and skills via an online voice-based telecollaboration tool. The participants were 14 pre-service teachers taking an intercultural course for English teachers at a Russian university. For three weeks, they…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Intercultural Communication, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Wolf, Katharina; Archer, Catherine – Issues in Educational Research, 2013
Over the past decade, industry relevance and connectedness have evolved into a key requirement for students and their parents, who increasingly perceive employability upon graduation as a critical factor in the degree selection process. Simultaneously, professional bodies emphasise the need for high levels of industry engagement as a condition for…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Cultural Awareness, Communication Skills, Skill Development
Elsner, Daniela – Online Submission, 2011
This paper describes the theoretical framework and the main objectives of the European Comenius project MuViT -- Multiliteracy Virtual. The project engages primary pupils across the world in multilingual and audiovisual reading and writing processes through the use of information technology resources to enhance multi-literacies, plurilingual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, Writing Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction