TANDEM METHOD IN MASTER COURSES OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY UNIVERSITY
The article discusses prospects of using the method of tandem leaning in Master courses of a multidisciplinary university. The conventional concept of tandem learning is broadened and it does not necessary apply to leaning foreign languages by means of intercommunication between two speakers of different languages. The author argues that in a multidisciplinary university a tandem can include Master students of various specializations. The article provides a reflection on a tandem learning experience when organizing Master of Linguistics students’ internship. In one case the second party of the tandem was Master of Engineering students, while in another case the second party of a tandem was students of an additional qualification program “Translator in the sphere of professional communication”. The two-year successful experience has proved the efficiency of using the method of tandem learning in a multidisciplinary university.
Keywords: foreign language, Master courses, multidisciplinary university, internship, tandem learning
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Issue: 12, 2015
Series of issue: Issue 12
Rubric: HIGHER SCHOOL PEDAGOGY
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