Abstract:

The paper deals with the terminology research at secondary vocational school education. It reflects the teachers´ view on specialised communication in foreign language education in secondary vocational schools and universities in Slovakia. The authors define the specialised communication, the role of terminology, scientific and terminology literacy, CLIL fusion and recommend terminology teaching methodology. Terminology documents the knowledge. The authors also point out the need of improving terminological literacy level and terminological culture in secondary and university language teaching and lifelong education. The paper analyses and discusses specific methodology, strategies and instructions used for teaching terminology of Science as a school subject provided at schools in the English-speaking countries and compares the system differences in teaching the subjects of natural sciences at secondary vocational schools in Slovakia. To make the educational process more attractive and entertaining for secondary school students, the teacher is supposed to use activities that motivate students to arouse their interest and engagement in the subject. The age differences and individual approach to the students are a big challenge for every teacher who wants their students to be eager to learn new issues connected with various subject fields within Science. The authors describe the techniques for demonstrating and acquisition of new vocabulary and terminology. The article offers a set of activities, songs and games that can be used for teaching vocabulary and terminology of sciences: mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics as findings of theoretical and empirical research in Slovakia. The practical output is a terminology product, a bilingual English-Slovak dictionary of Sciences. It also presents the research results achieved for traditional as well as for innovative approach in the educational process. The authors also focus on terminology culture of teachers and specialists in professional and everyday life.

Keywords:

Terminology, vocabulary, Science, specialised communication, scientific and terminology literacy, terminology teaching methodology.