TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES: MOTIVATION AND COOPERATIVE LEARNING

Enkela DALIPI

Enkela DALIPI University of Tirana

Keywords: languages for specific purposes, interaction, cooperative didactics, continuous training

Abstract

One of the most notable features of recent years in the field of linguistics and didactics of foreign languages is the increase of interest in languages for specific purposes. This development is driven by incoming demand from work and academic domain, with the significant need to study a foreign language for specific purposes.

The purpose of this paper is the detailed examination of the problems regarding their teaching in the university context, focusing mainly in cooperative didactics, which presents two sides: cooperation between teachers and students in the linguistic context and in the context of the specialty discipline.

We will focus on the teacher - student interaction, which sees the collaboration of two experts: the student, an expert in the specific discipline and the teacher, an expert in the language and glottodidactics, a collaboration which must be present in the entire didactic process, from its programming to its completion.

Author Biography

Enkela DALIPI, University of Tirana

Phd. Enkela Dalipi was born in Tirana, Albania (1971) and is employed full-time at the Department of Italian Language, Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Tirana. After graduating in Italian Language, at the University of Tirana (1989-1993), she completed her postgraduate studies, Master in European Studies, Postgraduate School of European Studies, University of Tirana, (2005-2007), as well as her doctoral studies in linguistics, Specialization in Didactics, at the University of Tirana (2015). She has also conducted scientific research at the University of Siena, (February-March 2009) and the University of Turin, Italy. She is a member of the scientific research group in didactics. She has participated in trainings, conferences, symposia, projects or any other activity that has in its focus the community strategy regarding the Teaching of Foreign Languages and scientific research.