LINGUA(E) DELLE ALTRE DISCIPLINE by Helmut Vollmer

“…There are many implicit expectations of learners in other subjects with respect to their communicative competences and these competences are an integral part of learning. …”
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CLIL PRACTICES IN TOMSK POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY: SUCCESSES AND FAILURES by T. V. Sidorenko, S. V. Rybushkina, Ya. V. Rosanova

“…In a globalising world, CLIL didactics is currently becoming a perspective direction of higher education and an effective way both of acquiring and improving language and communicative competencies to provide further successful professionalising of students and to facilitate their career promotion in the chosen field of activity.The aim of this paper was to sum up and discuss the experience of Tomsk Polytechnic University in conducting CLIL-based courses.Methodology and research methods. …”
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Linguocreative nominative realia, innovations, and Russian as a foreign language by N. V. Tšuikina, E. V. Busurina

“…The comparison of learning outcomes upon the probationary period showed higher level of students’ communicative competency in experimental groups, and the students from the control group demonstrated considerably low level of knowledge regarding social and cultural aspects of Russian life. …”
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Instrument development and validation for measuring competencies among polytechnic teachers in Malaysia by Arifin, Muhammad Aiman

“…Subsequently, four interconnected competency constructs were proposed to develop a comprehensive framework for the Ma-PTCM model and the Ma-PTCMI instrument, namely teaching competencies, professional competencies, communication competencies, and personal competencies. The population of this study consisted of teachers from 28 polytechnics in Peninsular Malaysia. …”
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Leitura em língua estrangeira: entre o ensino médio e o vestibular Reading in a foreign language: from secondary education to university admission exams by Gretel Eres Fernández, Daniela S. Kawamoto Kanashiro

“…However, our analyses have revealed a significant discrepancy between those three reference points: although the guidelines stipulate that the teaching of languages must emphasize the development of the student's communication competence, what often prevails - both in the classroom and in admission exams - is a traditionalist perspective of the teaching of foreign languages that privileges the linguistic knowledge based on the command of the metalanguage and of grammatical rules, as well as of lexical knowledge. …”
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Competency model for academic excellence in nursing educators by Raúl Quintana Alonso, María Miana Ortega, Elena Chamorro Rebollo, Eva García Redondo, Sara García Isidoro, José Antonio Cieza García

“…Those with the highest scores were disciplinary competence (4,68), interpersonal communication competence (4,66) and planning competence (4,61). …”
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Integrasi konsep kecerdasan buatan dalam reka bentuk kit E-Muhadathah untuk bukan penutur Arab by Siti Rahmah Borham, Saipolbarin Ramli, Mohammad Taufiq Abdul Ghani

“…Therefore, this study suggests that the exploration of Artificial Intelligence in Arabic teaching and learning be further expanded to improve Arabic communication competence among non-native speakers in Malaysia.…”
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Moderating role of self-construal on relationship of intercultural sensitivity with informal and formal cross-nationality diversity engagements by Yunus, Norzita

“…Intercultural sensitivity, the affective dimension of intercultural communication competence, is paramount in enabling people to effectively participate in an increasingly pluralistic society. …”
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