PROFICIENCY INCREASE BY COLLABORATION WITHIN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY PROCESS

Journal Title: Problems of Education in the 21st Century - Year 2013, Vol 52, Issue 3

Abstract

In the felds of science and education transnational cooperation has become particularly relevant for developing of contemporary conceptions in education and science. As the frst step in such cooperation has been the Bologna process, started on June 19, 1999, when 29 Ministers of European countries signed the Bologna Declaration. The Bologna Declaration promotes education and cooperation being the fundamentals of a peaceful and a democratic society. The European dimension is characterized by student mobility and cooperation between educational institutions in European study programmes. The signifcance of communication and foreign language acquisition skills is gradually increasing (Bologna Declaration, 1999). A strategic goal for the European Union is to develop the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world capable of sustainable economic growth with a wider variety and better jobs and greater social cohesion. All citizens of European Union countries require foreign language skills, because these skills provide citizens with the opportunity to make use of the free movement to work or to study at one of the EU member states and as such they stimulate the development of a European labour market. As an EU member state, Latvia participates in this process. Improvements should be achieved in teacher education by implementing innovations in the study process.

Authors and Affiliations

Diana Liepa, Inta Ratniece

Keywords

Related Articles

THE IMPORTANCE OF COGNITIVE SELECTIVENESS IN THE AGE OF INFORMATION FLOOD

Civilization changes resulting from technological development are the causes of modifications of life conditions. The effects of technological development are perceived as ambivalent as well as positive, and negative. P...

PUPILS´ ATTITUDES TOWARDS NATURAL SCIENCES AND THE DECISION-mAKINg PROCESS WHEN SELECTINg A FIELD OF STUDy AT UNIVERSITy

The text yields the results of research which was concentrated on the perception of natural sciences by pupils of basic schools and students at secondary schools in one of the regions of the Czech Republic. The frst par...

NEW DIMENSIONS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING “BY DOING” IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT OF EDUCATION

Efforts are being made in many educational settings to find out the most effective ways of assuring quality of the teaching and learning process. In the framework of continuous reformation of the education system in Al...

SUPPORTING DECISION OF MANAGEMENT MAKING VIA WEB MINING IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

While the management of education institutions is interested in gaining a greater level of knowledge of learner habits and behaviour, in case of students using on-line communication devices this goal cannot be achieved...

IS THERE ANY CHANCE TO INCREASE PUPILS’ INTEREST IN SCIENCE SUBJECTS?

Nowadays, in the science world, especially in the science education world exist many problems, which are or which will be investigated. The part of them is presented in this number. We are meeting with the results with s...

Download PDF file
  • EP ID EP35246
  • DOI -
  • Views 275
  • Downloads 0

How To Cite

Diana Liepa, Inta Ratniece (2013). PROFICIENCY INCREASE BY COLLABORATION WITHIN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY PROCESS. Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 52(3), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-35246