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Excellence and the related notions, such as competence, expertise and expert performance, elude precise definition. Historically, these notions have been approached in different ways by scholars developing their theories in a number of disciplines. These theories are discussed in the article with special reference to determinants of excellence in business and in light of the anthropocentric theory...
The article discusses the cognitive horizons of pupils and competence of students of German philology. The author focuses on foreign language teaching purposes in the context of the curriculum, specific objectives arising from key competence in specific objectives related standard O-quirements examination, the results of the final exams of German language in 2014 and competences studen-shapes of the...
This paper is devoted to the writing process and its cognitive effects. Starting with a brief historical overview, the author proceeds to discuss multiple aspects of cognitive properties of the human being involved in the process of writing with the focus on language, memory and thinking. Since writing requires concerted cognitive efforts and the application of the writer’s numerous skills at each...
The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the most important approaches to the concepts of metacognition, metaknowledge and metacompetence. A growing body of research on these concepts highlights the significance and benefits of acquiring metacognitive knowledge and competence, especially in education and learning. Though scholarly opinion is still divided as to their exact functions and definitions,...
Every branch of science, including foreign language teaching, is connected with different disciplines. Interdisciplinary relations, on the one hand, seem to be a challenge since methodological approach and interpretation of scientific issues do not always help to solve the problems of the other scientific discipline. Yet, on the other hand, building the scientific relations that cross the boundaries...
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