Developing Advanced English Language Competence : A Research-Informed Approach at Tertiary Level / edited by Armin Berger, Helen Heaney, Pia Resnik, Angelika Rieder-Bünemann, Galina Savukova.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berger, Armin, 1978- editor.

Series:

English Language Education, 2213-6975 ; 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Education.

Education--Curricula.

Education, Higher.

Language Education.

Curriculum Studies.

Higher Education.

Local Subjects:

Language Education.

Education.

Curriculum Studies.

Higher Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2021.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.

Summary:

This volume presents a systematic approach to developing advanced English language competence at tertiary level. It includes the reflections of experienced language teachers and teacher-researchers in the English Language Competence programme at the University of Vienna and provides examples of good practice, amalgamating teaching expertise and research with aspects of curriculum design and programme management. The book addresses a growing academic and professional interest in understanding advanced language learning and use. To date, research has tended to investigate advanced proficiency from a specific theoretical viewpoint, for example cognition, psycholinguistic processing strategies, or the assumption of a critical period or the age factor. In contrast, this work examines advanced proficiency from a curricular and instructional perspective by providing a profile of advanced-level language development in a specific institutional context. It brings together three areas of language education: curriculum design, pedagogical practice, and research. Within this triangle, advanced English language education is the focus or, conversely, advanced English language education provides the lens through which links between curriculum design, teaching, and research can be established.

Contents:

Foreword; Vivian Cook

Introduction; Armin Berger

Part I The English Language Competence Programme at the University of Vienna

Language Analysis / Grammar in Use; Helen Heaney & Gunther Kaltenböck

Integrated Language and Study Skills; Galina Savukova & Thomas Martinek

Language in Use; Gillian Schwarz-Peaker

English in a Professional Context; Amy Bruno-Lindner

English for Academic Purposes; Angelika Rieder-Bünemann

Mediation and Genre Analysis for English Teachers; Gabrielle Smith

Practical Phonetics and Oral Communication Skills; Karin Richter

The Language Lab; Maria Milchram, Magdalena Schwarz & Olivia Wankmüller

Advanced Speaking Skills for English Teachers; Karin Richter

The Vienna English Language Test; Susanne Sweeney-Novak

The Common Final Test; Thomas Martinek

Part II Teaching English to Advanced Learners

Written Reception and Production

Writing an Argumentative Essay Like Sherlock Holmes: Teaching Essay Structure with the Detective Analogy; Horst Prillinger

Teaching Deep Competence in Academic Writing; Gabrielle Smith

Discerning Implicit Meaning and Signalling Writer Stance; Galina Savukova

Teaching Punctuation in Consecutive Courses; Galina Savukova

Yes/No/Not Given? An Integrative Approach to Teaching Academic Reading and Writing Skills; Thomas Martinek

Spoken Production and Interaction

Dealing with Stage Fright; Karin Richter

Improving Advanced Interaction Skills; Amy Bruno-Lindner, Karin Richter, Galina Savukova

New Ideas for Teaching Speaking: Speech Days; Brigitte Roth & Elisabeth Weitz-Polydoros

Raising Awareness of the Role of Intonation; Meta Gartner-Schwarz

Text Analysis and Mediation

Reading Below the Surface: Guiding Students to Getting More out of Texts; Lisa Nazarenko

Improving Students' Writing Skills in English in a Professional Context; Amy Bruno-Lindner

Text Transformation: The Art of Parody; Elisabeth Müller-Lipold

Part III Teacher Research on Learning, Teaching and Assessment

Students’ Conceptions of Academic Writing in a Second Language: Perspectives of Advanced Students of English; Angelika Rieder-Bünemann & Pia Resnik

Analysing Discourse Coherence in Students’ L2 Writing: Rhetorical Structure and the Use of Connectives; Barbara Schiftner

The Role of Identity in the Adult EFL Pronunciation Classroom; Karin Richter

Attitudes Towards Vocabulary Learning When Using a Vocabulary Log; Helen Heaney & Sandra Pelzmann

Weaving Academic Texts: An Observation of Students’ Quest for the Magic of Words in the Language Competence Program; Katharina Ghamarian

The Challenges of Improving Vocabulary Depth and Breadth at an Advanced Level: A Survey of the Literature; Helen Heaney & Gillian Schwarz-Peaker

Developing Benchmarks for Rater Training as well as Teaching and Learning Purposes; Armin Berger

Assessing Oral Presentations and Interactions: From a ‘Systematic’ to a ‘Salient Features’ Approach; Armin Berger

Conclusion; Armin Berger. .

Other Format:

Print version: Berger, Armin Developing Advanced English Language Competence

ISBN:

9783030792411

3030792412