Professional Training of Foreign Language Teachers in the USA: Based on the Experience of Lewis University
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2018
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Ikonnikova, M.
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Khmelnytskyi National University
Анотація
The paper deals with professional training of future foreign language teachers in
the USA based on the experience of Lewis University. As evidenced by research findings,
the scope of foreign language education in the USA is rather broad, since they attempt to
promote both traditional and critical languages in the context of developing translingual
and transcultural competences. Based on the example of Lewis University, we have
characterized professional training of future foreign language teachers, who major in the
Spanish language. The obtained results prove that the programme content is extremely
practice-oriented and designed to fulfill personal needs of every student; the programme
curriculum is not overwhelmed with theoretical paradigms and foreign language students
can participate in different activities and fully comprehend the realities of schools and the
education process. It has been found that while mastering the programme, they are able to
acquire the professional knowledge, skills and abilities they will definitely need in practice.
The positive aspects of Lewis University’s foreign language education programme have been
determined. They are the following: practice-oriented approach to professional training of
future foreign language teachers; an optimal selection of professional education courses
and electives, as well as effective clinical practice; the assessment and evaluation of
foreign language students’ results during and after undergoing clinical practice from
different perspectives, namely, organization, content, specifics; the implementation of the
inclusive education component into the content of the programme curriculum; the fulfillment of
different personal, learning and occupational needs of future foreign language students. It
has been concluded that the outlined positive aspects of American experience in providing
professional training of future foreign language teachers based on the experience of Lewis
University can be implemented into the system of foreign language education in Ukraine in
order to enhance quality and efficiency of these specialists’ training at Ukrainian higher
education institutions
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foreign language education, foreign language teacher, Bachelor of Arts, programme, Lewis University, the USA, Ukraine
Бібліографічний опис
Ikonnikova M. Professional Training of Foreign Language Teachers in the USA: Based on the Experience of Lewis University / M. Ikonnikova // Comparative Professional Pedagogy. – 2018. – № 8 (2). – P. 76-82.