The model of English language learning of the sport students

Abstract

The knowledge of an English language is one of the crucial skills for any person in the field of sport. The multicultural diversity at international competitions and a large number of sports professionals working and competing worldwide created a bigger demand for a more adequate level of linguistic knowledge. Therefore, as a result of it, it is crucial to develop a model of learning English at the institutions of higher education where the focus will be on practicing the communication competence in the field of physical culture that would primarily be context based. This means that the learning environment and the curriculum should be organized in such a way that the students are placed in different situations where they will have real life simulations of the different situations in sport or training. The important part of this model would also be the cultural aspect of language learning which would contribute to the development of intercultural communicative competence.

Features of Studying English Language for Students in Physical Education and Sports

“…The process of learning English should not only focus on acquiring language skills such as vocabulary, pragmatics, phonology and the aspects of critical thinking. The learning of foreign language represents a multi-layered model that is taught through a gradual process, planning and modeling by the educators themselves [3]. According to the curriculum, the introduction of the general and specialized sports lexicon is done in progressive stages during the first year of the university studies.…”

“…The emphasis of the research in this article is also on the developing communicative model of learning English at the institutions of higher education presented by Dorić that will offer students the opportunity to practice language skills in real-life situations, instead just focusing on the text and terminology [3]. This model contains clear learning objectives and incorporation of the cultural aspects into the communicative model.…”