e-Pedagogium 2016, 16(2):26-35 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2016.014

Foreign Language as Teachers' Skill in the 21st Century

Linda Chmelařová
Mgr. Linda Chmelařová, Ph.D., Institute of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Education, Palacký University in Olomouc, Žižkovo nám. 5, 771 40 Olomouc, Czech Republic, E-mail: linda.chmelarova@upol.cz

The article analyses English language knowledge as one of the teachers' skills in the 21st century. Emphasis is put on English for specific purposes and its significance for the profession of a lower-secondary teacher. The target group of teachers is so-called non-linguists, i. e. those who are not qualified to teach a foreign language.
The paper also describes new features and demands thattoday's world puts on individuals and which teachers must face. It includes some partial results of a research carried out at the Faculty of Education, Palacký University Olomouc among future lower-secondary teachers. Its aim was to reveal students' opinions on the importance of the English language within their future professional duties.

Keywords: lower-secondary teacher, non-linguist, general English, English for specific purposes, teachers' skill

Published: April 1, 2016  Show citation

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Chmelařová, L. (2016). Foreign Language as Teachers' Skill in the 21st Century. e-Pedagogium, 16(2), 26-35. doi: 10.5507/epd.2016.014
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