Enhancement of socio-cultural and intercultural skills of EFL students by means of culture-related extra-curricular events

Novikova, Yevgeniya B.; Alipichev, Aleksei Yu.; Kalugina, Olga A.; Esmurzaeva, Zhanbota B.; Grigoryeva, Stella G.

doi:10.18355/xl.2018.11.02.16

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“…At the Omsk State Agrarian University (OmSAU), much research has been done on the problem of developing soft skills in the EFL class. Different aspects of teaching communicative competence and critical thinking skills in the EFL class have been developed in the context of creative writing [3], extracurricular activities [4]. Research work has also been done on the development of English communication skills in the veterinary teaching staff at OmSAU [5].…”

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Developing Soft Skills in Veterinary Students in the ESP Class: Teaching Approaches and Strategies

Kulamikhina¹,

Esmurzaeva²,

Marus³

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference the Fifth Technological Order: Prospects for the Development and Moderni

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The paper explores the efficiency of visual education approaches (the use of visual communication tools, full-spectrum visual learning, critical thinking approach, active and performance-based learning) infusing into the content instruction in the ESP class at the Omsk State Agrarian University. The five instructional strategies were used to understand the impact of visuals upon visual thinking abilities: 1) "reading circles" strategy; 2) concept mapping; 3) visual thinking activities; 4) storytelling; 5) making presentations. The improvement in the visual thinking abilities in veterinary students doing the ESP course was assessed by the methods of pretesting, end-course students' performance and direct observation in class. The study produced several findings: 1. There was a positive change in visual thinking skills after the treatment; 2. The notable improvement of students' visual learning abilities and communication skills has been achieved due to the "Reading circles" strategy; 3. The growth of visual evaluation abilities is observed in students with high cognitive capacities and rather good communication skills; 4. With concept mapping technology, students are better visual and oral communicators; 5. Though there is an improvement in visual thinking abilities in students, still there is the need for more development in critical engagement with the visual.

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Developing Soft Skills in Veterinary Students in the ESP Class: Teaching Approaches and Strategies

Kulamikhina¹,

Esmurzaeva²,

Marus³

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference the Fifth Technological Order: Prospects for the Development and Moderni

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“…The world in which we live is multi-ethnic: many different ethnic groups and peoples coexist simultaneously in it. In today's multi-ethnic world, ethnically homogeneous countries and communities are rather a rare exception, so in our time the problems of inter-ethnic communication, inter-ethnic interaction and coexistence are becoming paramount and come to the fore both globally and locally, within one country or a certain community (Artanovsky, 1979;Birova, Vasbieva & Masalimova, 2017;Cherdymova et al, 2019aCherdymova et al, , 2019bDrobizheva, 2001;Novikova et al, 2018;Roshchin, 2014;Ulybina, 2015;Vasbieva & Kalugina, 2016;Vasbieva et al, 2018). Ethnocentrism as a social phenomenon, one way or another affecting interethnic and intercultural communication, aroused interest in the study of many different foreign and domestic researchers.…”

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Student Attitude to Intercultural Communication and Intercultural Interaction in Social Networks

Akhmadieva¹,

Guryanova²,

Kurakin³

et al. 2019

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The relevance of this article is conditioned by the need to analyze and study the student views and positions on the issue of intercultural communication and intercultural interaction, as it is obvious that in the foreseeable future we will continue to live in a multiethnic, multicultural society and strive for the successful coexistence of many different cultures in social networks. The aim of the study is to identify the attitude of students communicating in social networks to ethnocentrism. The leading methods for the study of this problem are the methods of questioning and testing, allowing making a qualitative analysis of the peculiarities of the attitude of students communicating in social networks, to ethnocentrism, and allowing identifying the position of students on the issue of intercultural communication and intercultural interaction. The article reveals the criteria peculiar to the representatives of different ethnic groups with a high level of ethnocentrism. These students consider everything that happens in their culture to be natural and correct, and in others to be wrong; consider the customs of their group as universal: "what is good for us is good for others"; consider the norms, roles and values of their group to be absolutely correct; act so that the representatives of their group feel like winners; feel hostility towards external groups. It is determined that the presence of a set of these criteria and properties (or most of them) in the ethnic consciousness of the individual, allows us to talk about a high level of ethnocentrism. The novelty and originality of the study lies in the fact that a set of criteria characterizing the opinion of students, supporters of cultural relativism is revealed: they are often in contact with representatives of other ethnic groups

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“…Hence, the problem of communicative competence development in relation to adult language learning has become a topic of special interest for EFL teachers at OmSAU. Different aspects of teaching communicative competence to adult learners in the EFL class have been developed in the context of creative writing and critical thinking approach [5], extracurricular activities [6]. This study sets out to design the content and instruction of the EFL course that encourages the participation of teaching staff in language learning and EFL communicative competence development at OmSAU.…”

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Instructional Principles and Approaches to English Course Design in Continuing Educatio

Kulamikhina¹,

Esmurzaeva²,

Danilova³

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the Internation Conference on "Humanities and Social Sciences: Novations, Problems, Prospects" (HSSNPP 2019)

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This study aims to design the program and instruction of an English course that stimulates adult learners' engagement in language learning and English communicative competence development in the continuing education. The authors have discussed the principles and approaches of adult education to the course design (personalized approach, meaningful learning, principles of visual education, technology-based communication) and efficacy of four classroom management strategies: a visual thinking strategy, video-based discussions, guided discovery activities, web-technologies-based communication tasks. The findings in this study prove the improvement of English communicative competence in adult learners.

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Enhancement of socio-cultural and intercultural skills of EFL students by means of culture-related extra-curricular events

Cited by 9 publications

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Developing Soft Skills in Veterinary Students in the ESP Class: Teaching Approaches and Strategies

Developing Soft Skills in Veterinary Students in the ESP Class: Teaching Approaches and Strategies

Student Attitude to Intercultural Communication and Intercultural Interaction in Social Networks

Instructional Principles and Approaches to English Course Design in Continuing Educatio

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