Efficiency of English for Academic Purposes Activity in Students' Language Education: Developing the System of External and Internal Perspectives

Autor/in	Zascerinska, Jelena
Titel	Efficiency of English for Academic Purposes Activity in Students' Language Education: Developing the System of External and Internal Perspectives
Quelle	(2010), (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English for Academic Purposes; Multicultural Education; Educational Environment; Teacher Student Relationship; Communicative Competence (Languages); Learning Activities; Efficiency; Qualitative Research; Teaching Methods; Outcomes of Education; Graduate Students; Latvia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Lernaktivität; Effectiveness; Effektivität; Wirkungsgrad; Qualitative Forschung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Lettland
Abstract	The paradigm change from an input based teaching/learning process to an outcome based process (D. Bluma, 2008, p. 673) reveals efficiency of contribution applied to enhance students' learning outcomes to become particularly important for the development of education and culture change in the constantly changing environment. Aim of the research is to analyze efficiency of English for Academic Purposes activity for the improvement of students' communicative competence in language education. The analysis involves a process of analyzing the meaning of the key concepts "English for Academic Purposes activity" and "outcome evaluation." Moreover, the study demonstrates how the key concepts are related to the idea of "efficiency." The qualitative evaluation research has been used. The sample involved 10 master students of Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy, Latvia, in 2007-2008. The students' communicative competence was a criterion of efficiency of English for Academic Purposes activity. Descriptive statistics was implemented for primary data analysis. Secondary data processing included test reliability. The findings of the research allow drawing conclusions on efficiency of English for Academic Purposes activity for the improvement of students' communicative competence. Directions of further research are elaborated. (Contains 4 figures.) (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10