Multilingual and Creative: Rethinking University Language Classrooms

ŠTĚPÁNEK, Libor. Multilingual and Creative: Rethinking University Language Classrooms. In The Multilingual University: Inspiring teachers, transforming learners.The 18th AULC annual conference, 12th-13th January, Belfast. 2017.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Multilingual and Creative: Rethinking University Language Classrooms

Autoři

ŠTĚPÁNEK, Libor (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí)

Vydání

The Multilingual University: Inspiring teachers, transforming learners.The 18th AULC annual conference, 12th-13th January, Belfast. 2017

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Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Vyžádané přednášky

Obor

50300 5.3 Education

Stát vydavatele

Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14640/17:00100560

Organizační jednotka

Centrum jazykového vzdělávání

Klíčová slova česky

language centres at universities; multilingual academic environment; multilingual educators; multilingual classes

Klíčová slova anglicky

language centres at universities; multilingual academic environment; multilingual educators; multilingual classes

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Anotace

V originále

Internationalisation of universities of recent years has changed the work of language centres considerably. The institutional focus on English as lingua franca on one hand and the interest of international students and staff in languages of the local cultures surrounding the universities on the other have brought the necessity to adapt educational practices of language teachers to the dynamic multilingual academic environment. In this paper, I will present a Creative Approach to Language Teaching (CALT) as a possible tool for such an adaptation. I will introduce theories of M. Csikszentmihalyi, K. Robinson, E. de Bono, J.P. Guilford and B. Krouwel that enable us to view creativity as an integral part of language teaching practice. I will address questions of creative potential, processes, situations and barriers, and I will identify approaches that can help teachers broaden their own repertoire as multilingual educators. I will discuss successful examples of how creativity may equip teachers with strategies that can help solve a wider variety of challenges that multilingual classes bring.