Language Teaching Tomorrow
6.5.2015The next issue of Language Teaching Tomorrow will be published when the fourth International Week for Language Teachers is organised. The third issue of Language Teaching Tomorrow was published connection with the 3rd International Week for Language Teachers organised in May 2019 in Tampere and Jyväskylä, Finland, by JAMK University of Applied Sciences and Tampere […]
Gamification in Language Teaching
10.5.2019Prof. Dr. Renate Link Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany renate.link@th-ab.de Abstract Applying gamification methods in the educational sector has become increasingly popular in recent years in an effort to get and hold the modern generation-Y students’ attention and enhance their commitment. While computer-based gamification tools are more well-known and widespread, the haptic potential of […]
Young at Heart, Young at Language Learning: The Ages of Language Learning
10.5.2019Arianna Kitzinger PhD University of Sopron, Hungary kitzinger.arianna@uni-sopron.hu Abstract Although nobody doubts the necessity of learning foreign languages, there are still fierce debates on the age when to start it. This article aims to help the orientation in the jungle of pros and cons and gives a brief overview of different language pedagogical considerations. It […]
Motivating Students to Learn Foreign Languages for Life. Is this a Myth or Reality?
10.5.2019Dr Mario Pace University of Malta Maltamario.pace@um.edu.mt Abstract Teaching a foreign language is quite challenging. Gone are the days where all students in class spoke the same language, had the same values, came from similar cultural backgrounds. The question is: how can we, as educators, transform the challenges in class into motivational tools? Very often, […]
Practicing Mediation Activities for Developing Intercultural Competence
10.5.2019Fatma Nur Kabay & Celile Eren Ökten Yildiz Technical University, Turkey fnurkabay@gmail.com celileokten@gmail.com Abstract This study aims to create curiosity about literary texts in order to understand cultural aspects of language. Participatory action research was conducted with B1 level students from an international boarding school in Istanbul. Theoretical framework was based on intuitive text simplifying […]
International On-line Collaboration within a Course – Panic and Pitfalls
10.5.2019Marianna Leikomaa and Petri TuohimäkiTampere University of Applied Sciences, Finlandmarianna.leikomaa@tuni.fi petri.tuohimaki@tuni.fi Offering students a chance for international collaboration within an existing language course is often the easiest way to ensure authentic learning situations. However, this requires a bit of time, work and flexibility from all parties. Two English language teachers from Tampere University of Applied […]
Comics as a New Genre in (Academic) Communication
10.5.2019Tanja PsonderFH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences, Austriatanja.psonder@fh-joanneum.at Abstract This contribution briefly introduces the application of non-fictional comics in presentation courses in tertiary education. It aims at demonstrating how easily and well comics can replace the traditional presentation formats while adding structure to the presentation. In addition, the paper looks into the preparative steps and […]
Life-long Language Learning: Online Community Building, Online Collaboration and Online Resources
10.5.2019Hubertus Weyer, M.A.Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst, Germany hubertus.weyer@hawk.de Abstract In online language teaching, making students build communities for collaboration on assignments is particularly challenging because students take online courses from home and do not see their peers very often. I am going to showcase how I have been teaching so far as an […]
Kahoot! and Curiosity
10.5.2019Õie TähtlaHealth Care College, Tallinn, Estonia oie.tahtla@ttk.ee Abstract There were four options one could use when creating a Kahoot! learning game (see What is Kahoot!?). The quiz-mode was commonly used by the language teachers at Tallinn Health Care College. However, there were other modes, too: jumble, discussion and survey. This paper introduces the possibilities of […]
Project-based language learning among university students
10.5.2019Török Judit & Kétyi András Budapest Business School, Hungarytorok.judit@uni-bge.huketyi.andras@uni-bge.hu Abstract Our university research group has been working on the implementation of the methodology of Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL) into the German business language courses, and action research was conducted as well. Our sample was university students learning German business language either as a first (n=65) […]
Technology in language teaching and learning from neurodidactic perspective
10.5.2019Ewa HajdaszWroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland ewa.hajdasz@upwr.edu.pl Abstract It is relatively easy to learn how to produce average e-content and how to technically manage courses on e-learning platforms. On the other hand, it is truly challenging to design a brain- friendly course that will enhance the learning process. In this paper I […]