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Kiedy kształcenie formalne nie wystarcza. potrzeby w zakresie samodoskonalenia zawodowego nauczycieli języków specjalistycznych
When Formal Education Is Not Enough. The Self-Improvement Needs of LSP Teachers

Author(s): Magdalena Sowa, Marlena Deckert
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: teaching language for specific purposes (LSP); foreign language teacher; vocational education; foreign language teacher program training; needs of LSP teachers

Summary/Abstract: Learning in vocational education is mandated to implement the learning outcomes of Vocationally Oriented Foreign Language (VOFL). Unfortunately, formal education does not prepare foreign language teachers for work in vocational training institutions. This article addresses the problem of the needs of foreign language teachers working in vocational education in the Lublin region. A questionnaire survey is the basis for the diagnosis of the needs of these teachers. The latter are discussed in relation to the teaching of VOFL in terms of the forms and content of teachers’ in-service training and their readiness for self-improvement within the framework of informal education. The results of the survey show that the forms of training within the framework of formal, as well as informal, education are not satisfactory for the development of the professional competence of language teachers.

  • Issue Year: 71/2023
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 21-35
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish