期刊名称:Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages
印刷版ISSN:1930-9031
出版年度:2014
卷号:15
页码:43-72
出版社:National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages
摘要:The study focuses on the potential of technology tools inlanguage learning for professional purposes.The premise is that language learning constitutes a process oflearners’ socialization into an L2 socio-cultural community withstudents viewed as participants in this community through theirexposure to authentic environments. The analysis unfolds within thediscussion of the three As: Attention, Assistance and Awareness in theprocess of teaching and acquisition of professional socio-culturalcompetence by students of Business Ukrainian via CALL activities.These activities are designed around various tasks that are linked to apotential increase in students’ engagement in the virtual professionalspace and to students’ acquisition of not only language proficiency, butalso professional competence. The on-line Business Ukrainian isanalyzed as a technologically enhanced authentic simulation, whichallows the learners to participate in the virtual environment and enablesthem to grow into confident participants of the authentic professionalcommunity.
关键词:Business Ukrainian; on-line Ukrainian; professional;competence; socio-cultural competence; acquisition of Ukrainian