DEVELOPING A CONSTRUCTIVIST TEXTBOOK OF ENGLISH FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS MAJORING IN TOURISM
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2017
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Austrian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
Анотація
Objective: The goal of the article is to discuss the characteristic features of a textbook of English designed for
Ukrainian university students majoring in tourism.
Methods: The methods include the analysis of theoretical approaches and teaching experience, theoretical cognition,
the method of analogy and comparison.
Results: The most important results of the study were the specific features of the textbook developed. It is designed
following the constructivist approach to language teaching that permits students to acquire involuntarily target
language communicative skills through participation in professional activities/communication conducted in English
and modeled in the classroom. The peculiar structure of the textbook and its thematic units has been developed to
suit the requirements of the constructivist approach. Seven constructivist principles following which the textbook is
designed have been elaborated. Experiential learning activities are introduced to practically implement the constructivist
approach in classroom practice. They comprise: continuous simulation, project work, case studies, discussions;
searching for, listening to and reading authentic professional printed and electronic information required for doing
creative tasks; writing different professional documents.
Scientific novelty: The features of the textbook discussed in the article make it scientifically innovative in what
concerns teaching English for professional purposes. The research results make an innovative contribution to the
theoretical development of the constructivist approach in language teaching.
Practical significance: The results of the study open new ways of improving teaching English for professional
purposes and they constitute the first practical development of the constructivist approach in teaching English to
future managers of tourism.
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Objective: The goal of the article is to discuss the characteristic features of a textbook of English designed for
Ukrainian university students majoring in tourism.
Methods: The methods include the analysis of theoretical approaches and teaching experience, theoretical cognition,
the method of analogy and comparison.
Results: The most important results of the study were the specific features of the textbook developed. It is designed
following the constructivist approach to language teaching that permits students to acquire involuntarily target
language communicative skills through participation in professional activities/communication conducted in English
and modeled in the classroom. The peculiar structure of the textbook and its thematic units has been developed to
suit the requirements of the constructivist approach. Seven constructivist principles following which the textbook is
designed have been elaborated. Experiential learning activities are introduced to practically implement the constructivist
approach in classroom practice. They comprise: continuous simulation, project work, case studies, discussions;
searching for, listening to and reading authentic professional printed and electronic information required for doing
creative tasks; writing different professional documents.
Scientific novelty: The features of the textbook discussed in the article make it scientifically innovative in what
concerns teaching English for professional purposes. The research results make an innovative contribution to the
theoretical development of the constructivist approach in language teaching.
Practical significance: The results of the study open new ways of improving teaching English for professional
purposes and they constitute the first practical development of the constructivist approach in teaching English to
future managers of tourism.
Ключові слова
teaching English for professional purposes; textbook of English; constructivist approach; principles of constructivist teaching and learning; experiential learning activities.