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Technologie informacyjne i komunikacyjne w procesie budowania autonomii oraz rozwijania językowej kompetencji komunikacyjnej studentów
The role of ICT in shaping autonomy and developing language competence among students

Author(s): Agnieszka Kościńska
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Electronic information storage and retrieval, Education and training, Theory of Communication
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: autonomy; communicative competence; ICT; foreign language teaching

Summary/Abstract: Language use that results from communicative language competence is not only about proper production and reception of various texts. It is also reflected in interactions and mediations between people. Hence, ensuring balanced and continuous development of communicative competence during foreign language classes, as well as identification of additional forms of improving it (which also affects the development of learner autonomy) are challenges for teachers of foreign languages. One of the ways that can help to achieve these goals is the use of ICT in teaching. The article presents the results of a study conducted among foreign-language teachers working in Krakow universities. The goal of the study was to determine whether and, if so, what actions that include the use of ICT teachers take to support the autonomy of learners, and, as a result, to increase the communicative language competence of their students. The results of the study are a contribution to the analysis of the system of foreign language teaching in higher education institutions in the constantly evolving technological reality

  • Issue Year: XVI/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 99-111
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish