ERIC Number: EJ1343918
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1548-1093
EISSN: EISSN-1548-1107
Multilingual Education: Development of Professional Foreign Language Communicative Competence of Students in a Digital Environment
Alzhanova, Ainash; Chaklikova, Assel
International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, v17 n1 Article 72 2022
The purpose of the study is the research of the opportunities for developing professional foreign language communicative competence within the concept of multilingual education. The study is based on the method of the experiment, presented by a survey of students. The course was tested by 70 master's degree students of Gumilyov Eurasian National University. The functionality of the Google Meet communication platform and mobile applications has created a comfortable environment for learning Business English. The educational course revealed students' ability to carry out high-quality communication. The results show that students improved their skills in spontaneous business discussion with rational construction of communication, proper speech intonation, lexical sufficiency within the framework of speech topics, and grammatical correctness. The practical significance and prospects for further research are presented by the opportunity of using the developed methodology in the process of communicative competency formation by students of different specialties.
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Communicative Competence (Languages), Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Intonation, Speech Communication, Grammar, Masters Programs, Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Videoconferencing, Business English, English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Skills, Intercultural Communication, Teaching Methods, Computer Mediated Communication, Instructional Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kazakhstan
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