Galina Kavaliauskienė
Biographic Data
| ID | 6797059 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Galina Kavaliauskienė |
| GIVEN NAMES | Galina |
| FAMILY NAME | Kavaliauskienė |
| SIGNATURE | KAVALIAUSKIENĖ G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mykolas Romeris University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Competences in Translation and Interpreting
This paper examines competences in translation and interpreting that students have to acquire in University studies and need for translator’s or interpreter’s jobs in the European Union (EU) institutions. The research is based on the analysis of responses obtained independently by two questioners. The survey was designed in accordance with the European Master’s in Translation document. It was created to define the basic competences essential for …
Case Study
This article examines application of Moodle tasks for vocabulary revision in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). The study is based on the analysis of data obtained from the survey of students’ attitudes to Moodle tasks and to formal ESP tests in class. Learner performance in Moodle tasks is reported by comparing responses of the 1st and 2nd year students who study psychology. Statistical processing of the data by the means of Software Package f…
Online Reading and Writing in English for Specific Purposes Classes
At tertiary level students face demanding tasks of reading an enormous amount of professional materials in English. Writing various assignments is another challenging part of higher education. Online activities are the priority for conducting assignments at university level. University students usually start doing the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course before learning subject-matters of the future profession, i.e. in their first year. The…
The Challenges for ESP Learners
The most important knowledge teachers need to do good work is knowledge how students are experiencing learning and perceiving their teachers’ actions. Steven Brookfield Abstract. Alternative assessment has been widely used in education at tertiary level. The key features of alternative assessment are active participation of learners in evaluation of their own performance and the development of reflective thinking. Success of alternative assessmen…
Communication Interaction Using Information and Communication Technology
The greatest problem in communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished. George Bernard Shaw Abstract. Lately e-learning has become a fast-moving discipline online because the Internet offers a diversity of activities for learners in particular. Since e-mail has proved to be the most important and unique method for communication all over the world, pedagogical benefits of using e-mail in teaching and learning a foreign language includ…
Task-Based Learning and Learning Outcomes in the ESP Classroom
A model for a Task-Based Learning (TBL) refers to language acquisition through solving a problem or doing a task without concentrating on language features. A task involves an activity consisting of three stages: the pre-task, the task itself and focus on language. Teaching through tasks creates favourable learning conditions for students who study English for Specific Purposes (ESP) at tertiary level. TBL involves students in performing tasks re…
Language Exchange Activities via E-mail between ESP Classes
Language exchange activities via e-mail achieve several language learning purposes, e.g. reading, writing, spelling, grammar, vocabulary. E-mail correspondence enhances collaboration, involves in real life communication within the formal educational course. In a meaningful context and peer-to-peer communication between e-pals, e-mail tasks provide a genuine exchange of views between key partners and motivate learners to communicate clearly. This …
Adult Learners’ Perceptions of Needs as a Factor to Lifelong Learning
This paper describes the investigation of the perceptions of needs by adult learners. Learners have their internal needs in addition to external demands imposed by teaching institutions. Timing of language courses is scheduled, and teachers are not authorized either to prolong or shorten the scheduled course. What teachers can do is foster learners’ language skills by employing more effective techniques, encouraging learners to plan their learnin…
On Fostering Oral Skills in ESP
Oral skills for ESP students are vital for their professional communication at seminars, workshops, student conferences and professional associations. However, the students’ oral presentations lack fluency and accuracy, which is caused by inability to process the ESP lexis spontaneously. When put under professional precision pressure, learners keep mentally translating from their native tongue before speaking and often inappropriately replace pro…
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On Fostering Oral Skills in ESP
Oral skills for ESP students are vital for their professional communication at seminars, workshops, student conferences and professional associations. However, the students’ oral presentations lack fluency and accuracy, which is caused by inability to process the ESP lexis spontaneously. When put under professional precision pressure, learners keep mentally translating from their native tongue before speaking and often inappropriately replace pro…
Adult Learners’ Perceptions of Needs as a Factor to Lifelong Learning
This paper describes the investigation of the perceptions of needs by adult learners. Learners have their internal needs in addition to external demands imposed by teaching institutions. Timing of language courses is scheduled, and teachers are not authorized either to prolong or shorten the scheduled course. What teachers can do is foster learners’ language skills by employing more effective techniques, encouraging learners to plan their learnin…
Task-Based Learning and Learning Outcomes in the ESP Classroom
A model for a Task-Based Learning (TBL) refers to language acquisition through solving a problem or doing a task without concentrating on language features. A task involves an activity consisting of three stages: the pre-task, the task itself and focus on language. Teaching through tasks creates favourable learning conditions for students who study English for Specific Purposes (ESP) at tertiary level. TBL involves students in performing tasks re…
Language Exchange Activities via E-mail between ESP Classes
Language exchange activities via e-mail achieve several language learning purposes, e.g. reading, writing, spelling, grammar, vocabulary. E-mail correspondence enhances collaboration, involves in real life communication within the formal educational course. In a meaningful context and peer-to-peer communication between e-pals, e-mail tasks provide a genuine exchange of views between key partners and motivate learners to communicate clearly. This …
Communication Interaction Using Information and Communication Technology
The greatest problem in communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished. George Bernard Shaw Abstract. Lately e-learning has become a fast-moving discipline online because the Internet offers a diversity of activities for learners in particular. Since e-mail has proved to be the most important and unique method for communication all over the world, pedagogical benefits of using e-mail in teaching and learning a foreign language includ…
The Challenges for ESP Learners
The most important knowledge teachers need to do good work is knowledge how students are experiencing learning and perceiving their teachers’ actions. Steven Brookfield Abstract. Alternative assessment has been widely used in education at tertiary level. The key features of alternative assessment are active participation of learners in evaluation of their own performance and the development of reflective thinking. Success of alternative assessmen…
Online Reading and Writing in English for Specific Purposes Classes
At tertiary level students face demanding tasks of reading an enormous amount of professional materials in English. Writing various assignments is another challenging part of higher education. Online activities are the priority for conducting assignments at university level. University students usually start doing the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course before learning subject-matters of the future profession, i.e. in their first year. The…
Case Study
This article examines application of Moodle tasks for vocabulary revision in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). The study is based on the analysis of data obtained from the survey of students’ attitudes to Moodle tasks and to formal ESP tests in class. Learner performance in Moodle tasks is reported by comparing responses of the 1st and 2nd year students who study psychology. Statistical processing of the data by the means of Software Package f…
Competences in Translation and Interpreting
This paper examines competences in translation and interpreting that students have to acquire in University studies and need for translator’s or interpreter’s jobs in the European Union (EU) institutions. The research is based on the analysis of responses obtained independently by two questioners. The survey was designed in accordance with the European Master’s in Translation document. It was created to define the basic competences essential for …
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