Instructional Principles and Approaches to English Course Design in Continuing Educatio

Abstract

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.

Communicative Competence In Teaching A Foreign Language To Students

“…Kulamikhina (2019) studies and substantiates the connection between the use of information and communication technologies and the development of students' communicative competence. Continuing her research in this area, Kulamikhina et al, (2019) is working on the possibility to increase the level of proficiency in foreign language communicative competence of students in terms of the use of four communicative strategies based on thinking.…”