Contemporary Psychological Challenges of Educators Teaching L2 To Public Relations Students
Abstract
The article deals with the psychological problems of the educators of the second language (L2) facing a sudden break with the traditional mode of teaching. The situation was caused by the COVID-19 pandemic which entailed the abrupt transition to distance education. Not all educators and learners were ready to respond to the new challenge instantaneously. The purpose of
the research is to discover how to facilitate the psychological readiness of L2 educators in the sphere of public relations teaching to overcome the hindering forces preventing them from easily accepting the challenges of time. A study was conducted among L2 university educators who were offered a set of five questions to determine the major obstacles to their immediate acceptance of change. As a result, the article offers several recommendations on how to prepare L2 educators for the state of
psychological readiness for changes. The procedure presupposes the detection of the reasons and ways of overcoming the psychological problems.
About the Authors
A. P. Minyar-Beloroucheva
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alla P. Minyar-Beloroucheva, PhD, Dr. Habil. is Professor
History Faculty
Department of Foreign Languages
Spheres of research and professional interest: linguodidactics, cognitive linguistics, historical discourse, ESP.
Moscow
P. I. Sergienko
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Polina I. Sergienko, PhD is lecturer
Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies
Department of English for the Humanities
Spheres of research and professional interest: linguodidactics, cognitive linguistics, PR-studies, ESP
Moscow
O. D. Vishnyakova
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga D. Vishnyakova, PhD. Dr. Habil is professor
Faculty of Philology
Department of English Linguistics
Spheres of research and professional interest: linguodidactics, cognitive linguistics, semiotics and semasiology, linguistic cultural studies, intercultural communication, ESP
Moscow
E. A. Vishnyakova
Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elizaveta A. Vishnyakova, Ph.D. is Head of the Department
English Language Department
Spheres of research and professional interest: linguodidactics, cognitive linguistics, semiotics and semasiology, ESP
Tula
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Minyar-Beloroucheva A.P., Sergienko P.I., Vishnyakova O.D., Vishnyakova E.A. Contemporary Psychological Challenges of Educators Teaching L2 To Public Relations Students. Professional Discourse & Communication. 2022;4(2):66-77. https://doi.org/10.24833/2687-0126-2022-4-2-66-77
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