Taking to the road to autonomy

HRADILOVÁ, Alena a Barbora CHOVANCOVÁ. Taking to the road to autonomy. In IATEFL LASIG Local Conference 2018. 2018.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Taking to the road to autonomy

Autoři

HRADILOVÁ, Alena (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí) a Barbora CHOVANCOVÁ (203 Česká republika, domácí)

Vydání

IATEFL LASIG Local Conference 2018, 2018

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Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Konferenční abstrakt

Obor

60202 Specific languages

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14640/18:00106110

Organizační jednotka

Centrum jazykového vzdělávání

Klíčová slova česky

autonomie - angličtina pro specifické účely - internacionalizace

Klíčová slova anglicky

autonomy - ESP - internationalization

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

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Anotace

V originále

This presentation argues that though autonomous learning is not subject specific, it can be successfully used in English for Specific Purposes classes as a means to motivate students and teach them soft and life skills relevant for their future professional careers. The road to autonomy may not be as straightforward as one would like, but it is definitely worth taking, even in such specific fields as Legal English. This presentation discusses how a special tailor-made teaching module of a “Virtual Erasmus” can be used to achieve this goal. Many teachers of legal ESP have discovered that law students tend not to be natural team players. However, while students shy away from autonomous activities, they can, given the right circumstances, become very autonomous language learners, as attested by our experience when teaching the “Virtual Erasmus” course. The course, which is designed to foster creativity, independence and professional skills, has an attractive international appeal: its participants come from law schools in three different EU countries). It strives to show the benefits of getting involved in a law-specific project across borders, which bears direct relevance to the students’ future professional careers. The presentation not only outlines the structure, components and aims of the course, but it also offers the students’ perspective by showing their feedback on the experience and their newly discovered commitment to autonomy.