DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCY IN THE TRAINING OF EXPERTS FOR THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, TOURISM AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
The article covers the issues related to the implementation of the competency approach in the training of future professionals in the hospitality industry, tourism and international business to make them fully equipped for professional activities by developing their critical thinking skills while...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Alfred Nobel University Publisher
2021-06-01
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Series: | Vìsnik Unìversitetu ìmenì Alʹfreda Nobelâ: Serìâ Pedagogìka ì Psihologiâ |
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Online Access: | https://pedpsy.duan.edu.ua/images/PDF/2021/1/24.pdf |
Summary: | The article covers the issues related to the implementation of the competency approach in the
training of future professionals in the hospitality industry, tourism and international business to make
them fully equipped for professional activities by developing their critical thinking skills while forming the
foreign language competency.
Findings of the domestic and foreign research on the definition of critical thinking, determination of
its role in professional activities, characteristics and main components show that it plays a crucial role in a
wide range of domains, hence, has to be properly developed to enhance competitiveness of the graduates
on the local and international labour markets. The role of a foreign language as a stimulating factor for the
development of critical thinking skills is significant, and it is possible to make a conclusion that studying a
foreign language is more beneficial in comparison with the mother tongue in these terms. Therefore, the
goals of the curriculum should not be limited to but go beyond the linguistic factors for the development
of critical thinking skills by analyzing reliable foreign sources of information and applying relevant teaching
methods and techniques.
There is a perfect match between particular critical thinking skills, teaching methods and techniques
used in the foreign language classes and intended learning outcomes, which can be justified by the given
examples of application of the specific critical thinking skills in educational and professional activities.
These teaching methods and techniques include a wide range of activities, e. g. case studies, brainstorming
sessions, discussion and debate, making individual and group presentations and projects, writing different
types of essay and business correspondence, etc, which help not only develop students’ foreign language
competency but improve their global skills like collaboration, creativity and critical thinking. All these activities, if managed properly and followed up by the appropriate feedback, can make a great contribution
to enhancing internal drives of the students in regard to their self-actualization, which is crucial for development of critical thinking.
Finally, a number of recommendations for the development of critical thinking skills while forming
the foreign language competence for the effective training of experts in the hospitality industry, tourism
and international business have been outlined. The main recommendations include active use of openended questions and limitation of the closed ones; regular brainstorming sessions; allocation of the
sufficient amount of time for the activities involving critical thinking; motivating students to disagree, find
counterarguments, reach a compromise and take unbiased decisions; and making critical thinking a part of
the learning environment, not just an activity.
Such an analysis of critical thinking and the peculiarities of its development might contribute to the
more effective application of the teaching methods and techniques in the foreign language classes and
boost both critical thinking skills and development of the foreign language competency. |
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ISSN: | 2522-4115 2522-9133 |