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The article explores how the 7Cs framework, a student-centric approach and a new learning paradigm, can foster language proficiency, cultural understanding, and interdisciplinary collaboration in professional English learning among university students in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). In this study, the „JobLab approach“ was used to simulate real-world tasks tailored to the specific needs of graduates, meeting the demands of the 21st century. The approach’s seven key elements, content, context, communi...

The study examines the impact of innovative Project-based learning (PBL) on enhancing the graduate English language learning approach called „JobLab“ at the University of Zilina, Slovakia. The paper explores the efficacy of integrating JobLab’s project-based approach into the learning framework to enhance graduate students’ verbal creativity and presentation proficiency. Forty-four graduates were divided into an experimental group (N=22) with project-based training and a control group (N=22) with conventio...

In the digital society variety of technological tools became available that bring the new tutoring student-centred ecosystem enhancing professional English L2 teaching/learning skills and abilities. The work aims at adopting technology in education (EdTech) by comparing the advantages and limitations and addressing experimental evidence on the effectiveness of technology-based approaches by developing English communication skills for graduates. The pre-experimental phase recognised and mapped the most effective an...

The work aims to apply a divergent and convergent approach in teaching professional English focused on developing verbal creativity within the training of communication skills for university students. The research involved 50 students of economics in an experimental group with a divergent approach (N = 25) and a control group with a traditional convergent approach (N = 25) at the University of Zilina in an engineering study within an 8-week experiment. Before/after the experiment, verbal creativity in topic-based ...

The work aims to identify how to enhance the communicative competence of undergraduates by introducing a teacher-supported online "Job Lab" English language course on oral speaking skills training. The course goal was to meet the needs of non-native students of Economics (50 participants) who formed two groups with a different approach (videotaping and without). The main task was creating, delivering, and evaluating oral speaking using an assessment rubric and learn how to give/get constructive feedback. Before th...

This study aimed to investigate the flipped and traditional classroom approaches to improve undergraduates' professional presentation skills in English language courses. The presentation skills in English in line with current operating technology, online learning and student-centred tailor-made flipped approach is not just the task of the academic world but a high-demand request of the global labour market. The Covid-19 shift has asked for online, more active student-centred education that can represent flipped cl...

The goal of the work is to map out important external and internal factors that are involved in testing and evaluating the proper pronunciation of English language teaching at Slovak schools. Particularly in language education, it is clear the external legislative influence of the European Union, which determines the reference framework and the levels of language learning which are binding on all Member States, as well as basic Slovak laws on education and training, methodological guidelines on the evaluation and ...

The aim of the work is an appreciation of the role of English language, the importance of proper pronunciation in English language acquisition, finding out up & running effective approaches, implement the ways how to avoid, predict and maintain misunderstanding by communicating effectively in English in order to adopt international educational trends and knowledge sharing to achieve self-realization, modernization and development in developing learning word. Pronunciation is of the most difficult aspects of Englis...

The objective of the work is the application of contrastive approach in teaching English pronunciation for Slovak learners. As the global character of English language is strengthened every day, the only knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary is not sufficient as the importance of being able to lead an intelligible and practical communication plays a vital role as well. Therefore, at finding out some of the useful ways we can make an improvement in terms of teaching and learning pronunciation in English lesso...

The paper focuses on the significance and need to develop critical thinking in the educational process on the basis of the documents and recommendations of the Slovak government and of the Ministry of Education as well as on practical experience. The contribution assumes that the repetition of facts and information does not mean their comprehension. Information is processed only if a learner is able to explain, connect and use the acquired knowledge. The paper presents several methods of critical thinking applied ...