EMOTIONAL SPEECH COMPONENT CONTENT OF TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES TO HIGH SCHOOLS STUDENTS

Basic to applied research: the benefits of audio-visual speech perception research in teaching foreign languages

Blended Learning in Teaching Foreign Languages

Traditional educational system is slowly adapted to fast technological changes in the contemporary information-oriented society. So, constant refreshment and improvement the content and methods of teaching are needed to prepare “new generation engineers” who will be capable to take responsibilities in decision making, capable to apply critical thinking and creative approaches to their work. The...

Teaching Basic Life Support to Students of Public and Private High Schools

BACKGROUND Despite being recommended as a compulsory part of the school curriculum, the teaching of basic life support (BLS) has yet to be implemented in high schools in most countries. OBJECTIVES To compare prior knowledge and degree of immediate and delayed learning between students of one public and one private high school after these students received BLS training. METHODS Thirty studen...

Intonational Foreign Accent: Speech Technology and Foreign Language Teaching

2. Method In an experimental setting native speakers of American English are asked to read short German stories and repeat short German utterances. During the recording sessions they also produce a number of samples of German spontaneous speech. The recorded utterances are then examined for non−native intonation patterns, which are either obviously inappropriate for German or just to some small...

The effect of teaching emotional intelligence skills on response to educational stress in high school girls

Background: Stress is one of the major causes of physical and mental illnesses, which could interfere with individual's functions. Emotional intelligence skill is one of the controlling skills of stress and its negative consequences. Aim: To investigate the effect of teaching emotional intelligence skills on response to educational stress in high school girls. Methods: This experimental study w...