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Language Centres in Higher Education: Sharing, Innovations, Research, Methodology and Best Practices

KATRŇÁKOVÁ, Hana; Hana REICHOVÁ; Alena HRADILOVÁ; Kateřina SEDLÁČKOVÁ; Libor ŠTĚPÁNEK et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Language Centres in Higher Education: Sharing, Innovations, Research, Methodology and Best Practices

Name in Czech

Language Centres in Higher Education: Sharing, Innovations, Research, Methodology and Best Practices

Authors

KATRŇÁKOVÁ, Hana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution); Hana REICHOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution); Alena HRADILOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution); Kateřina SEDLÁČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution); Libor ŠTĚPÁNEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution); Štěpánka BILOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution); Barbora CHOVANCOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution); Kateřina POŘÍZKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution); Robert HELÁN (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution); Blanka POJSLOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Eva SLOŽILOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

2015

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Organization of a conference

Field of Study

50300 5.3 Education

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14640/15:00086999

Organization unit

Language Centre

Keywords (in Czech)

languages centres; innovation; research; methodology; best practices

Keywords in English

languages centres; innovation; research; methodology; best practices

Tags

International impact
Changed: 8/4/2016 14:56, PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D.

Abstract

In the original language

Masaryk University Language Centre, being a dynamic organization of many educational as well as research interests, invited higher education teaching staff, researchers and managers to present, share and discuss their ideas in a creative atmosphere of the conference. There were four sections: Innovation, Research, Methodology and Best Practices. These main topics were approached through the following subtopics: innovation and pilot experiments in teaching LAP/LSP; innovations in academic writing; introducing alternative teaching methods, such as collaborative learning, autonomous learning, cross-cultural communication, creativity, critical thinking and other soft skills; new approaches to standardizing/personalizing language assessment and testing; ICT implementation; social media in language learning and teaching; continuous professional development, further staff education and training; University Language Centres – language policies implementation; University Language Centres – local, national and/or international networking strategies; management of university language centres; soft and personal skills development; ways of collecting and implementing feedback material, and quality management.

In Czech

Masaryk University Language Centre, being a dynamic organization of many educational as well as research interests, invited higher education teaching staff, researchers and managers to present, share and discuss their ideas in a creative atmosphere of the conference. There were four sections: Innovation, Research, Methodology and Best Practices. These main topics were approached through the following subtopics: innovation and pilot experiments in teaching LAP/LSP; innovations in academic writing; introducing alternative teaching methods, such as collaborative learning, autonomous learning, cross-cultural communication, creativity, critical thinking and other soft skills; new approaches to standardizing/personalizing language assessment and testing; ICT implementation; social media in language learning and teaching; continuous professional development, further staff education and training; University Language Centres – language policies implementation; University Language Centres – local, national and/or international networking strategies; management of university language centres; soft and personal skills development; ways of collecting and implementing feedback material, and quality management.

Links

CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0233, interní kód MU
Name: Inovace, metodika a kvalita jazykového vzdělávání a odborného vzdělávání v cizích jazycích v terciární sféře v ČR (Acronym: IMPACT)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, 2.2 Higher education