Reconceptualizing language teaching: an in-service teacher education course in uzbekistan

Lexical 
Compe-
tence
By the end of their undergraduate studies, learners can:
• use specific lexis and terminology in context
• use topic-related vocabulary in communicative settings 
• recognise 
and use a wide range of international words 
Gram-
matical 
Compe-
tence 
By the end of their undergraduate studies, learners can:
• use complex grammar and syntactical constructions in 
communicative settings
• use appropriate linking words 
• analyse a piece of discourse in their own specialisation to 
understand how it is structured in terms of cohesion and 
cohere
nce
CONTENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGE
FOR LEVEL C1
Higher Education
Specialist Language Undergraduate Programmes 
Competencies
CONTENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
TOPIC BASED CONTENT
• 
Topics related to everyday life (e.g., diet, bringing 
up children, etc.)
• 
Topics related to wider society (e.g., ethical issues 
in medicine, science and technology, social issues, 
youth crime, community responsibilities, etc.)
• 
Topics of professional interest (e.g., linguistic and 
sociolinguistic issues, language teaching, language 
learning, etc.)
• 
Sociocultural topics (acculturation, culture shock 
and social distance, preserving cultural identity, be-
having in intercultural settings, being sensitive about 
culture while designing materials, etc.)
Linguistic c
ompet
enc
e
List
ening
Learners should be exposed to:
• extended speech on abstract and complex topics
• a wide range of idiomatic expressions and colloqui-
alisms and recorded and broadcast audio (e.g., in a 
station, sports stadium, etc.)
• complex interactions between third parties in group 
discussion
• television programmes and films
• samples of authentic spoken language by both native 
speakers and non-native speakers, in formal, informal 
and academic settings
• lectures, discussions and debates in their specialist field
• classroom interaction in the target language

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RECONCEPTUALIZING LANGUAGE TEACHING