Thinking creatively: Introducing new didactic methods into a course of English for Laboratory Technicians

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Authors	VÁCLAVÍK Ladislav
Year of publication	2016
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Language Learning in Higher Education; Journal of the European Confederation of Language Centres in Higher Education (CercleS)
MU Faculty or unit	Language Centre
Citation
Web	http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/cercles.2016.6.issue-1/cercles-2016-0002/cercles-2016-0002.xml?rskey=H1CP9p&result=1
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cercles-2016-0002
Field	Pedagogy and education
Keywords	ESP; innovation; collaboration; creativity; group work; motivation
Description	A short study in how the newest trends in language teaching have been implemented in a specific course of English at Masaryk university. English for Laboratory Technicians is one ot the courses which have undergone substantial changes. These concern primarily the curriculum, based originally on a textbook and rebuildt significantly so that its structure corresponds more closely tu students´ needs. Three basic methodological building blocks underpinning the practical teaching process are introduced and briefly discussed: the concept of creativity, collaborative learning and motivation.