| Abstract [eng] |
The relevance of the study. This study is relevant to the fact that there is no fully studied general education school students grades 5-12 in foreign language teaching in schools in Ireland and Lithuania, because according to the latest data, currently living in Ireland - 84,958 Lithuanian citizens, of whom 30 thousand., Children attend Ireland schools. Also, there is no clear foreign language quality assessment system and to us, both in Ireland and in schools, there is a comparative analysis between the two countries. Constructed research instrument, which will allow similar studies in other countries. The object of investigation. Foreign language teaching (learning) quality. The aim of the research. To investigate and compare the foreign language teaching (learning) and the quality of Lithuanian schools in Ireland. The study objective was to bring challenges: an analysis of educational, psychological, sociological, managerial, methodical literature, law and education documents the subject; To investigate the students, teachers opinions about foreign language teaching (learning) quality; Perform Lithuanian and Irish students and teachers in foreign language teaching (learning) quality benchmarking; The conclusions and recommendations. Research methods, research instrument, to take. The present theoretical, empirical and statistical analysis. Calculate the absolute and relative frequencies. The study involved 250 respondents - 100 living in Lithuania and pupils and 25 teachers of foreign languages, and 100 living and studying in Ireland Irish schools and 25 students who teach foreign language teachers. |
