دیدگاه‌های مدرسان در مورد زبان تخصصی هوانوردی

نوع مقاله : علمی پژوهشی(عادی)

نویسندگان

1 دانشجوی دکتری در رشته آموزش زبان انگلیسی، دانشگاه ارومیه

2 عضو هیات علمی گروه زبان و ادبیات انگلیسی دانشگاه ارومیه

3 عضو هیات علمی گروه زبان و ادبیات انگلیسی، دانشگاه ارومیه

چکیده

در ایران، دوره‌های زبان انگلیسی تخصصی هوانوردی را اغلب مدرسان زبان انگلیسی متخصص در امر هوانوردی و معلمان زبان انگلیسی تدریس می‌کنند که متخصص هوانوردی نیستند. پژوهش حاضر، به بررسی دیدگاه‌های این دو گروه مدرسان در خصوص تدریس زبان هوانوردی، برای اولین بار در ایران می‌پردازد. دیدگاه‌های هشت مدرس این دوره‌ها از طریق مصاحبه و پرسشنامه مطالعه شده است که نتایج، نشان‌دهندة عدم یکنواختی روش تدریس زبان انگلیسی در بین دو گروه مدرسان این دوره‌ها بود. از دیدگاه مدرسان متخصص، زبان تخصصی باید بیشتر به‌صورت عملی و کاربردی همراه با تأکید زیاد روی مفاهیم تخصصی، آموزش معلم‌محور و بازخورد‌های آموزشی مستقیم از طرف مدرسان تدریس شود. از نظر مدرسان زبان، این دوره‌ها بیشتر باید روش و اصول تدریس، آموزش مشارکت‌محور و بازخوردهای زبان-آموزمحور را مدّ نظر قرار دهد. نتایج این تحقیق می‌تواند در شناخت وضعیت مدرسان فعلی این دوره‌ها و انتخاب مدرسان اصلح (با توجه به آخرین دستاوردها) در امر آموزش زبان انگلیسی برای اهداف ویژه سودمند باشد.

کلیدواژه‌ها


عنوان مقاله [English]

Teacher attitudes to aviation English programs

نویسندگان [English]

  • Mehdi Ghaedrahmat 1
  • Javad Gholami 2
  • Zhila Mohammadnia 3
1 PhD Student in TEFL, Department of English, Urmia University
2 English, Faculty of Humanities, Urmia University
3 Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, Urmia University
چکیده [English]

In Iran, aviation English is taught either by English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers who are field specialists in the field of aviation or teachers whose major is Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL). For the first time in Iran, the present research investigated the cognitions and attitudes of the two groups of teachers on teaching aviation English. Eight teachers were surveyed using semi-structured interview and questionnaire. The results revealed substantial inconsistencies between field specialists and TEFL instructors' attitudes. Field specialist teachers believed that aviation English should be taught practically with a focus on technical content, teacher-center education, and teacher-directed feedback. On the other hand, their TEFL counterparts contended that in such courses, the focus should mostly be on teaching methodology, participatory teaching, and peer feedback. The findings can be illuminating in better understanding of the status quo of aviation English programs in Iran and making more informed policy decisions on selecting the most qualified agents for teaching aviation courses in English for Specific Purposes.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Cognition
  • field specialists
  • TEFL teachers
  • aviation English
  • Iran
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