Mathematics in Education, Research and Applications (MERAA), 2017(3), 1

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Published online 2017-12-04
DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.15414/meraa.2017.03.01.24-31

Assessment of competences acquired via CLIL in selected subjects at the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

Dana Országhová, Jarmila Horváthová
Slovak university of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic

Article Fulltext (PDF), pp. 24–31: The main objective of this paper follows from the education of students at the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra who will work as experts in different areas. The educational system of experts and professionals cannot operate in the isolation but in the context of changes in the professional field and society. In the paper we focused on the analysis of students’ mathematics and language competences acquired via method CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning). The learners can realize the impact of their acquired knowledge to the study of other specialized courses and to better conditions for study stays. In the research part it is described the survey through which we verified the efficiency of CLIL methodology in the education of chosen topics of two study subjects: Mathematics and English. The results of pedagogical experiment were analyzed using statistical methods. The experiment confirmed that the above-mentioned methodology of mathematics teaching was effective. Based on the obtained results we can conclude that the students have the abilities to use mathematical apparatus and language skills, which is an important prerequisite for their professional advancement.; Keywords: education, CLIL methodology, mathematics, foreign language education, communication skills, statistical hypotheses testing; JEL Classification: D40, C50, M10