Naslov
(Micro)teaching through the medium of English: University content teachers’ practice and learning

Autori
Drljača Margić, Branka ; Vodopija-Krstanović, Irena

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Language and Its Effects. Proceedings from the CALS conference 2017 / Brala-Vukanović, Marija ; Memišević, Anita - Frankfurt : Peter Lang, 2019, 29-41

ISBN
978-3-631-78333-7

Skup
31st International Conference of the Croatian Applied Linguistics Society

Mjesto i datum
Rijeka, Hrvatska, 04.05.2017. - 06.05.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
English-medium instruction, language performance, self-reflection, language support programme

Sažetak
In this study, we investigate 40 university teachers’ use of English for teaching purposes in a lifelong English language support programme. Specifically, using observation schedules, we analyse six aspects of language use for teaching in English: a) grammatical accuracy, b) fluency, c) pronunciation, d) use of transitions, e) presentation structure, and f) overall comprehensibility. Furthermore, by analysing the teachers’ written (self-)reflections on their recorded microteaching lessons in English, we examine what the teachers have learned by observing themselves. The findings identify the most frequent language errors, and show that the teachers tend to use transitions to enhance the clarity and comprehensibility of lectures. The teachers believe that the difficulties they encountered would be exacerbated in the English- medium classroom, and recognise that language support and language proficiency are important prerequisites for effective and spontaneous teaching in English.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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