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.
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Original name Multilingual and Creative: Rethinking University Language Classrooms
Authors ŠTĚPÁNEK, Libor (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition The Multilingual University: Inspiring teachers, transforming learners.The 18th AULC annual conference, 12th-13th January, Belfast. 2017.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Requested lectures
Field of Study 50300 5.3 Education
Country of publisher Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14640/17:00100560
Organization unit Language Centre
Keywords (in Czech) language centres at universities; multilingual academic environment; multilingual educators; multilingual classes
Keywords in English language centres at universities; multilingual academic environment; multilingual educators; multilingual classes
Changed by Changed by: PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D., učo 38218. Changed: 15/5/2018 17:02.
Abstract
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.
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