NDIKIMI I ANGLISHTES NË LEKSIKUN E TË FOLURIT TË MËSIMDHËNËSVE NË KOSOVË
THE INFLUENCE OF ENGLISH ON THE SPEAKING VOCABULARY OF TEACHERS IN KOSOVO

Summary/Abstract: Based on the data and findings of the research, we conclude that linguistic influences come as a result of various contacts and influences in society. The identified words that have been acquired in the teachers' speech lexicon, as a result of the influence of English, have their origins in the time of the administration of Kosovo by UNMIK and continue to be used today. At that time, all forms of communication and cooperation with internationals in the field of educational reforms, including forms of professional development/training of teachers were in English by English speakers, because English was the official language and education was under the administration of UNMIK. Besides being English speakers, they also came from different cultures and with different varieties of English. Seminars, trainings, conferences and other forms of professional development were conducted in English, or with translation from English to Albanian. So, the lectures by experts in the fields were in English. Also, there were stages of professional development that were carried out outside of Kosovo for local experts, and also, they were carried out in English, with or without translation. The professional development of teachers is continuous, so even now we have cases of conferences, seminars and various professional development programs in which the lectures are conducted in English. There are also various projects for education from various international state organizations, which, some of the lectures or activities are carried out in the English language. So, these are some of the ways and forms of acquiring borrowed words in the field of education, as a result of the influence of English and frequent contacts with English speakers. It is worth mentioning the fact that most of the words borrowed in the context of the educational reform through the influence of English are of Latin origin, they are Latinisms, but they are used at the international level. The sociolinguistic factors that influenced the acquisition of foreign words, as a result of the influence of English, are the factors that affect the field of education, political, social and cultural factors. In addition to the vocabulary of teachers, these words have become part of the professional educational discourse and standard terminology in the field of education. These words and others are used in the Law on Pre-university Education in Kosovo, in the Law on Education in Municipalities, Administrative Instructions, strategic documents, etc. So, the words mentioned above, as a result of the processes that our society has gone through, in general, in the field of education, in particular, have already become part of educational policies and beyond.

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