MERRE TOVÁBB, NYELVOKTATÁS? TRENDEK ÉS JÖVŐKÉP AZ IDEGENNYELV-OKTATÁSBAN
WHAT COMES NEXT? TRENDS AND VISION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING

Author(s): Enikő Biró, Gabriella Kovács, Imola Katalin Nagy
Subject(s): Distance learning / e-learning
Published by: Scientia Kiadó
Keywords: foreign language teaching; pandemic; interview-based qualitative research; focus group;
Summary/Abstract: With the present pandemic, a sudden shift away from classrooms has changed the focus of language teaching. New sources, methods, and techniques had to be employed, generating unanticipated changes both for language teachers and language learners. This paper aims to describe the future of language education, together with the presentation of possible scenarios embedded into the course of paradigm shifts in language teaching. We analyse those events, processes, and tendencies which may carry predictive value for the future of language teaching. Using focus group and interview-based qualitative research method for data collection, we define those changes which have appeared due to online education of the past months. According to the research results, the future of language teaching and learning is going to be based on four pillars: firstly, cooperation with AI; secondly, diversification regarding content, method, space, and time. This is strongly related to creativity, as a third pillar, which challenges personal interaction; and, finally, it is based on increased autonomy, which refers to individually tailored methods and content during online education.

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