IMPLEMENTING MEDIATION EXERCISES IN TEFL
IMPLEMENTING MEDIATION EXERCISES IN TEFL
Author(s): Silvia Bogdan
Subject(s): Philosophy, Language and Literature Studies, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Library and Information Science
Published by: Biblioteca Ştiinţifică a Universităţii de Stat Alecu Russo
Keywords: mediation; linguistic mediation; modality; facilitator; communication skills; actionoriented approach; mediation descriptors
Summary/Abstract: The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) (2020)outlines mediation as one of the four major language skills alongside listening, speaking, and writing.It is a structured process of communication that involves the ability to act as an intermediary orfacilitator in various contexts between speakers of different languages or of one and the samelanguage, aiming at finding common ground and resolving disputes. The purpose of the article is todiscuss the benefits of implementing various mediation exercises at different levels in TEFL.Mediation uses an action-oriented approach to language education and is applicable to a varietyof academic, linguistic, cultural, social, political and professional settings
- Page Range: 113-119
- Page Count: 7
- Publication Year: 2023
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
