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Article name Development of Emotional Intelligence of Students by Means of Media Discourse in the Process of Studying a Foreign Language
Authors Kirichenko N.R. Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor, nkirichenko@yandex.ru
Berezhnykh N.Y. Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor, belkova-n@ yandex.ru
Novolodskaya N.S. Senior Teacher, indigos@mail.ru
Bibliographic description Kirichenko N. R., Berezhnykh N.Yu., Novolodskaya N. S. Development of emotional intelligence of students by means of media discourse in the process of studying a foreign language // Scholarly Notes of the Transbaikal State University. 2023. Vol. 18, no. 1. P. 58–67. DOI: 10.21209/ 2658-7114-2023-18-1-58-67.
Section THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
UDK 127
DOI 10.21209/2658-7114-2023-18-1-58-67
Article type Original article
Annotation Emotional intelligence is the focus of many studies and it has recently been introduced into the field of the second / foreign language studies. This skill is considered to be a requisite tool for students who want to successfully adapt and function in rapidly changing world. The present study is an attempt to share practical experience on some possible ways of developing EI through media texts in the process of studying English at Irkutsk National Research Technical University (iPolytech). Though, EI is a relevant skill to improve on at any higher educational institution. The main purpose of the article is to describe some techniques of the emotional intelligence development of engineering students by means of media communication when teaching a foreign language. The research illustrates the results and peculiarities of working with engineering students analyzing media texts over the last five years. The scientific novelty involves the clarifying EI concept with relevance to students of technical majors in order to improve their personal and social competencies. The methodical techniques presented in the article can contribute to students’ enhancement of emotional intelligence, as well as improve their skills of analyzing a media text. The research findings are the following: the author identifies the essence of the concept of EI of technical university students and demonstrates how to effectively implement methods of EI formation in a foreign language learning environment. As a result, simulated communicative situations at foreign language classes, on the one hand, develop emotional intelligence skills, and on the other hand, contribute to a more successful assimilation of the subject itself. In the perspective the research aims to develop and describe methods for the development of other soft skills during foreign language classes, as well as to conduct a comparative analysis of the development of other skills based on emotional intelligence in students majoring in science and in arts.
Key words emotional intelligence, media text, media literacy, foreign language studies, media education, soft skills, higher education
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