Teaching Monologue Type of Language in a Technical University

• Main Author: Aleksandras Velička
• Format: Article
• Language: deu
• Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2011-04-01
• Series: Coactivity: Philology, Educology
• Subjects: monologue language; language reception and reproduction; language components; listening comprehension; communication process; linguistics of the text; preparatory and communicative exercises; complex of exercises
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/coactivity.2010.42

The article deals with a very urgent issue of the methods of teaching foreign languages – teaching monologue type of language in a technical university. The author analyses psychological and linguistic aspects of monologue as a subject of teaching and what could influence scientifically motivated selection of teaching methods. There are three stages of teaching monologue. They comprise the ability to speak monologue as well as the process of gaining the skills – from elementary to intermediate and advanced. The article presents a number of recommendations for practice. The main principles of the article are based on the author‘s practical experience in the teaching process as well as on the analysis of scientific data in the field. The findings could be useful for practice and theory in the field.