<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This study is of a theoretical-conceptual nature and is a partial outcome of the research project VEGA MŠVVaŠ SR and SAV no. 1/0176/15. It deals with one of the problems currently faced by educational theory and practice, i.e. the foreign language education of seniors. The trend is typical for many EU member states, since it results from the needs of a modern society. In addition to strategic documents, programs and legislation which binds the Slovak Republic to create conditions for lifelong education, including foreign language education, the authors are more closely preoccupied with specificities and possibilities of the language education of seniors, which are explained on a comparative basis with the language education of children and youth. Even though in literature one can find results of many substantial empirical research projects devoted to foreign language education of children and youth, research into the education of adults and seniors in the area of foreign languages falls behind considerably. A sufficient platform for the methodology of language education of adults and seniors in Slovakia has not been created either, if compared with the methodology of language education of younger age categories. This shortcoming is often quite noticeable in practice. The study attempts to pay adequate attention to the analysis of selected teaching styles specific for adult and senior age as well as teaching methods which may be used in the language education of seniors.</p></abstract>

This study is of a theoretical-conceptual nature and is a partial outcome of the research project VEGA MŠVVaŠ SR and SAV no. 1/0176/15. It deals with one of the problems currently faced by educational theory and practice, i.e. the foreign language education of seniors. The trend is typical for many EU member states, since it results from the needs of a modern society. In addition to strategic documents, programs and legislation which binds the Slovak Republic to create conditions for lifelong education, including foreign language education, the authors are more closely preoccupied with specificities and possibilities of the language education of seniors, which are explained on a comparative basis with the language education of children and youth. Even though in literature one can find results of many substantial empirical research projects devoted to foreign language education of children and youth, research into the education of adults and seniors in the area of foreign languages falls behind considerably. A sufficient platform for the methodology of language education of adults and seniors in Slovakia has not been created either, if compared with the methodology of language education of younger age categories. This shortcoming is often quite noticeable in practice. The study attempts to pay adequate attention to the analysis of selected teaching styles specific for adult and senior age as well as teaching methods which may be used in the language education of seniors.

Foreign language education of seniors

PhD. Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra Dražovská 4, 949 74 Nitra, Slovakia

Journal of Language and Cultural Education

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This study is of a theoretical-conceptual nature and is a partial outcome of the research project VEGA MŠVVaŠ SR and SAV no. 1/0176/15. It deals with one of...

Foreign language education of seniors

Publié en ligne: 09 févr. 2016

Pages: 110 - 123

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jolace-2016-0009

Mots clés
senior, foreign language education, starting points, specificities, possibilities and institutional background of foreign language education of seniors, teaching styles of seniors, methodological approaches to foreign language education of seniors, language pedagogy, geragogics

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Foreign language education of seniors

Publié en ligne: 09 févr. 2016

Pages: 110 - 123

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jolace-2016-0009

Mots cléssenior, foreign language education, starting points, specificities, possibilities and institutional background of foreign language education of seniors, teaching styles of seniors, methodological approaches to foreign language education of seniors, language pedagogy, geragogics

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
senior, foreign language education, starting points, specificities, possibilities and institutional background of foreign language education of seniors, teaching styles of seniors, methodological approaches to foreign language education of seniors, language pedagogy, geragogics