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An analysis of students’ perception of plagiarism: the case of Alecu Russo Balti State University [Articol]
(USARB, 2019) Condrat, Viorica
Una din problemele stringente ce ține de scrisul academic este plagiatul. Studenții par a nu înțelege gravitatea actului în sine, plagiind ori de câte ori le este greu să își formuleze propriile gân-duri sau nu știu ce exact trebuie să facă. Astfel, ei nu realizează că încalcă normele academice comițând o infracțiune. Articolul prezintă o analiză a percepțiilor față de plagiat ale studenților de la Facultatea de Litere din anul 4 de la Ciclul Licență și anul 1 de la Ciclul Masterat care studiază limba engleză ca limbă principală. Rezultatele indică lipsa de conștientizare a gravității unui asemenea act la studenți. Atitudinea lor pare a fi una superficială față de scrisul academic, iar însăși actul de sfidare a normelor academice pare a fi nesemnificativ pentru studenți.
An analysis of students’ perceptions of irony as a rhetorical strategy used by Noam Chomsky and Jonathan Swift in their essays „A Modest Proposal” [Articol]
(USARB, 2020) Condrat, Viorica
The present article aims to compare the way non-native readers react to the use of irony as a rhetorical strategy in the essays written by Noam Chomsky and Jonathan Swift. The paper is based on observation and assessment data collected during the classes in Discourse Analysis held at Alecu Russo Balti State University of Moldova. The findings suggest that students found it rather difficult to appropriately decode the authors’ intended meanings, as they needed help in the process of discussion. Moreover, it appears that Noam Chomsky’s essay did not impact the students at all, even though they are part of the 21st context to which the essay refers. Thus, while decoding Jonathan Swift’s essay, irony created a sense of solidarity and inclusion; whereas, irony in Noam Chomsky’s essay created a sense of total exclusion in the readers.
Backward design: when a good ending makes a good beginning [Articol]
(USARB, 2018) Condrat, Viorica
The article examines the principles of backward design as a means of designing the whole instruction process. It looks at the possibilities this method offers in terms of material design, lesson design and curriculum design. The assumption is that backword design helps teachers to plan their instruction activity so that it is both meaningful and motivational. Students seem to get a better awareness of the undergoing instruction process, being able to understand its purposes.
Combining face-to-face and online learning of the future teachers of foreign languages [Articol]
(USARB, 2012) Condrat, Viorica
Nowadays, online learning has gained popularity. Universities all over the world offer online support and direction from experienced teachers to facilitate the students’ learning process. The present article aims at analyzing the advantages of teaching a foreign language with E-Learning support. In the author’s opinion combining face-to-face and online learning would make the teaching process more successful and satisfying both for the students and the teacher.
Conversation analysis in "Hills like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway [Articol]
(USARB, 2009) Condrat, Viorica
Conversation may seem chaotic at first sight. Yet, under analysis, it appears to be a highly structured process, which follows specific rules and norms adopted by a given linguistic community. The present article analyzes the conversation interchange between the protagonists of Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Hills like White Elephants”. The undertaken study reveals the similarities between fictional and natural conversations. It is an attempt to prove that any conversation is centered on a practical necessity. The author aims at highlighting the existence of a literary conversation (i.e. between the writer and the reader), where the literary text appears as a reciprocal discourse based on a literary-communicative intention.
Discourse analysis : Student`s guide to understanding discourse analysis : Course notes
(USARB, 2020) Condrat, Viorica
Discourse is everywhere. In books, in speeches, in advertisements, in fiction, in hashtags, in everyday communication... Everywhere. This is why it becomes essential to be aware of the intricacy of this ongoing process bound to a specific context. Understanding what discourse is will help us avoid communication failures. Analysing discourse will enable us to reflect upon the language and as a consequence become more confident users of the English language. We will be able to realize our communicative goals more successfully.
Epistemological framework of language education research and philosophy [Articol]
(USARB, 2018) Condrat, Viorica
Fiind o știință relative nouă, educația lingvistică încă încearcă să-și delimiteze domeniul de cercetare și modelele sale operaționale. Convingerile diferite cu privire la natura sa epistemologică au condus la apariția unor idei uneori conflictuale, întrucât unii cercetători tind să se concentreze pe un anumit aspect în loc să adopte o abordare holistică care va integra cunoștințele din toate domeniile necesare înțelegerii acestei științe. Articolul urmărește să identifice cadrul conceptual al educației lingvistice și să determine obiectivele sale. În special, se dorește delimitarea modalităților de cercetăre în acest domeniu, care are drept scop principal de a ajuta elevii/studenții să își activeze facultatea limbajului.
Establishing meaningful relationships within a small discourse community to enhance students’ academic writing skills [Articol]
(USARB, 2019) Condrat, Viorica
Abilitatea de a crea texte coerente este o componentă esențială în formarea academică a studentului. Procesul de scriere în scopuri academice este unul anevoios, care este considerat de către studenți ca fiind unul nesemnificativ. Studenții deseori nu sunt pregătiți să producă texte coerente în sco-puri academice. Mai mult, ei nu realizează importanța scrisului academic în formarea lor profesională. Articolul de față examinează factorii ce ar contribui la crearea unei comunități discursive, care, la rândul ei, ar spori calitatea scrisului academic la studenți.
The flipped classroom: making youtube videos to enhance students’ learning [Articol]
(USARB, 2019) Condrat, Viorica
The article introduces the notion of the flipped classroom, focusing on the benefits it can bring into the English language classroom. It presents the preliminary results of a small scale study on the way grammar topics can be covered when the flipped model is applied at the practical course of English with first year university students. The topic needs further investigation as it seems premature to clearly state the benefits of flipping the language classroom. Yet, it can be said that applying such a model can contribute to the development of learner autonomy as well as HOTs.
Helping students develop higher order thinking skills [Articol]
(USARB, 2018) Condrat, Viorica
The 21st century context seems to be quite challenging when it comes to discriminate between facts and opinions, truth and lies. Therefore, students should be equipped with the necessary skills which will enable them to judge the value of truth, to transfer the acquired knowledge to new contexts, to solve problems and to think critically. The article examines the importance of scaﬀolding the development of higher order thinking skills at the university level. Students appear to be rather unprepared to think critically. That is why the educator is to design the education process in such a way as to help students enhance their higher order thinking skills. The article examines some strategies applied to fourth-year students at Alecu Russo Balti State University, which can be used to help students become critical thinkers.
Inspiring Professional Excellence in Teaching Languages : Symposium Proceedings (16-17 March, 2018 ; Bălţi)
(USARB, 2018) Condrat, Viorica; Muntean, Ana; Cebotaroş, Viorica; Cehan, Anca
Intertextuality in William Somerset Maugham's short story "A friend in need" [Articol]
(USARB, 2010) Condrat, Viorica
Intertextuality is the generally accepted term denoting the interconnectedness and interrelatedness of texts. The new text is thus viewed as part of the vast network of texts influencing one another. The present article aims at revealing how contextual meanings influence the process of text interpretation.
Meeting the challenges of writing a research paper in a foreign language [Articol]
(USARB, 2016) Condrat, Viorica
În articol se vorbeşte despre necesitatea competenţelor de scriere pe care trebuie să le deţină vorbitori de altă limbe, care vor să scrie un articol ştiinţific. Studenţii ar trebuie să cunoască nu doar normele gramaticale ale limbii în care vor scrie lucrarea, ci şi normele culturale şi sociale_ pentru ca să fie înţeleşi de cititorii ulteriori.
Observing the Impact of Youtube Videos on Students’ Engagement and Learning [Articol]
(USARB, 2024) Condrat, Viorica
The rapid technological development has tremendously impacted people‟s every walk of life including the way they learn. Thus, researchers and educators try to look for viable solutions to harness the potential technology can bring to the education process. One way to engage students at present in actual learning is to use/create YouTube videos for university courses. The article describes a qualitative study of the impact YouTube videos had on students‟ engagement and learning during 2023-2024 at the classes held at Alecu Russo Balti State University. The data was gathered with the help of observation and informal discussions with the students. Analyzing students‟ behavior and actions it appears that YouTube videos can positively impact students‟ engagement and learning if the students are autonomous learners and are intrinsically motivated to study at the university. Thus, teachers should think of how to optimally integrate the YouTube videos into the education process. Similarly, they should consider creating their own YouTube content to scaffold their students‟ learning.
On the importance of developing the intercultural communicative competence in EFL learners [Articol]
(USARB, 2022) Condrat, Viorica
Language education should centre around the development of the intercultural communicative competence in learners as it enables them to appropriately interpret messages belonging to foreign contexts. It is not sufficient to be fluent and accurate in English for successful communication to occur if little attention is devoted to the intercultural communicative competence. Learners might interpret the message from their ethnocentric points of view and not value the otherness in the interlocutors. The article analyses the observation of a class in English C2 Level in which the learners failed to appropriately interpret the messages of the texts they had to deal with. It appeared that their intercultural communicative competence was poorly developed, although their fluency and accuracy in English were rather good. It becomes clear that language educators should prioritize the development of intercultural communicative competence, particularly at present when the global village has become a reality.
On the importance of identifying oneself as a cultural being in the process of exploring culture in an efl setting [Aticol]
(USARB, 2020) Condrat, Viorica
The article focuses on the significance of raising learners’ cultural awareness in the process of language education, taking into consideration the needs of the 21st century globalized society. It suggests three frameworks language educators could use in the classroom to help learners become effective users of the English language in possible cross-cultural encounters. Thus, language educators should help learners understand the importance of identifying themselves as cultural beings embodying various values and beliefs of their own culture. This awareness will enable them to effectively commu¬nicate in both intracultural and intercultural settings. Language educators should also focus on the language used while expressing culture and enable learners to become effective users of English.
On the role of emotions in leadership [Articol]
(USARB, 2024) Condrat, Viorica
Being a leader does not only relate to a person’s ability to lead their team towards the realization of the common goal, but also to their ability to be emotionally intelligent. An inspiring leader should be able to appropriately identify and manage their own emotions, in order to genuinely connect with their team. Leaning into their vulnerability and understanding the real causes of their impulses and reactions can contribute to the success of the whole team.
A personal reflection on the benefits of doing action research [Articol]
(USARB, 2021) Condrat, Viorica
Conducting action research appears to offer viable solutions to classroom problems English language educators might face. The aim of the article was to determine the benefits of doing action research from a personal perspective. The study is based on the evidence of action research conducted by me at Alecu Russo Balti State University. The results informed me in terms of what role to take on in the classroom as well as what course of action to embark upon in order to help learners develop their skills to become successful users of the English language and succeed in their courses. They also helped me understand why the set learning objectives were not reached.
Plagiarism in academic foreign language writing [Articol]
(USARB, 2018) Condrat, Viorica
Plagiatul este un fenomen destul de răspândit în lucrările studenților, care par a nu realiza gravitatea infracțiunii comise și astfel dând dovadă de lipsă de integritate academică. Copierea textelor a devenit o modalitate simplă de a scăpa de o însărcinare pe alocuri plictisitoare, dar, mai presus de toate, extrem de complexă, ce implică cunoașterea și respectarea anumitor norme academice. Articolul dat este o încercare de a înțelege ce este, de fapt, plagiatul și care ar fi metodele de combatere a plagiatului în mediul academic. Totodată, articolul nu are drept scop criminalizarea actului de plagiere, ci înțelegerea cauzelor care îi fac pe studenți să plagieze.
Professional Development in Language Contexts: Perceptions and Practices : Symposium Proceedings (15-16 March, 2019 ; Bălţi)
(USARB, 2019) Muntean, Ana; Condrat, Viorica; Cehan, Anca; Cebotaroş, Viorica
The current proceedings incorporate the research results presented at the 5th International Spring Symposium held at Alecu Russo Bălți State University. The contributions focus on current issues concerning language development and innovative language teaching practice.

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