First webinar of the “9 months, 9 universities” series: “Teaching Academic Skills: Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Problem-Solving in Action”

Roma Kriaučiūnienė is a Professor at Vilnius University, Faculty of Philology, Director of the Institute of Foreign Languages, a Vice-president of the European Language Council, and a co-lead of Arqus Work Package 11 “Plurilingual and Multicultural Hub”. Since 2019, she has been working closely with Dr. J. Fischer from the University of Göttingen (Germany) to launch an extensive project focused on implementing task-based and action-oriented approaches in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses offered at various faculties of Vilnius University. As a result of this collaboration, the ESP courses have undergone significant modifications, aligning with task-based and action-oriented approaches. This substantial shift in language teaching and assessment methodology draws from previous experiences at language centres across Germany, various parts of Europe, and Central Asia.

Liudmila Arcimavičienė is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Foreign Languages within the Faculty of Philology at Vilnius University of Lithuania.  In her capacity as the head of the Department of Foreign Language Teaching and Research, she has introduced curriculum changes for English Language instruction (C1) at various faculties of Vilnius University under the supervision of Professor Roma Kriaučiūnienė. Since 2019, one of the notable changes she has implemented is the incorporation of a speaking activity involving academic debates. This initiative has developed into the annual Inter-Faculty Academic Debate Tournament at Vilnius University, which is both organized and overseen by Liudmila Arcimavičienė.