TY - CHAP

T1 - Teaching Languages and Cultures: Developing Competencies, Re-thinking Practices

AU - Копыловская, Мария Юрьевна

N1 - Teaching Languages and Cultures: Developing Competencies, Re-thinking Practices Edited by Nina Lazarević, Tatjana Paunović and Ljiljana Marković This book first published 2018 Cambridge Scholars Publishing Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2018 by Nina Lazarević, Tatjana Paunović,, Ljiljana Marković and contributors All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owne

PY - 2018

Y1 - 2018

N2 - The focus of the research is on conceiving a new ESP methodology course under the influence of the most fundamental changes that were introduced into the modern society by the advent of Digital Age. Viewing UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 as the main landmark for understanding contemporary language pedagogy in higher education the author scrutinizes the concept of quality in education against the main learning aim of preparing learners for successful future life. The paper maintains that in the light of new goals and implications of Digital Age the ESP teachers should more actively employ digital tools not only in the very educational process but to design it and assess its efficiency. Another field of concern in the context of re-thinking this methodology course is the area of linguistic standards for English as lingo franca in the context of professional communication and the new approaches to the very concept of linguistic norms within intercultural communication environment. The paper also dwells on lifelong learning paradigm which necessitated redefining axiology of skills in education and language education as its part. The author maintains that teaching transferrable skills in Digital Age becomes the main education value and considers the notion of cross-professional skills presented by Atlas of Emerging Jobs as more relevant for ESP methodology.

AB - The focus of the research is on conceiving a new ESP methodology course under the influence of the most fundamental changes that were introduced into the modern society by the advent of Digital Age. Viewing UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 as the main landmark for understanding contemporary language pedagogy in higher education the author scrutinizes the concept of quality in education against the main learning aim of preparing learners for successful future life. The paper maintains that in the light of new goals and implications of Digital Age the ESP teachers should more actively employ digital tools not only in the very educational process but to design it and assess its efficiency. Another field of concern in the context of re-thinking this methodology course is the area of linguistic standards for English as lingo franca in the context of professional communication and the new approaches to the very concept of linguistic norms within intercultural communication environment. The paper also dwells on lifelong learning paradigm which necessitated redefining axiology of skills in education and language education as its part. The author maintains that teaching transferrable skills in Digital Age becomes the main education value and considers the notion of cross-professional skills presented by Atlas of Emerging Jobs as more relevant for ESP methodology.

KW - ESP methodology, digital tools, intercultural communication, lifelong learning, transferrable skills

M3 - Chapter

SN - 978-1-5275-0893-4

SP - 213

EP - 237

BT - Tuning-in: Re-thinking an ESP Methodology Course in the Digital Age.

PB - Cambridge Scholars Publishing

CY - Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

ER -