Assoc. Prof. Rosario Hernández · E-learning tasks were set by the module coordinator ! Students...

Assoc.Prof.RosarioHernándezUCDSchoolofLanguages,Cultures&Linguistics

UniversityCollegeDublin,Irelandcharo.hernandez@ucd.ie

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!  Concepts&LanguageLearningContext

!  Languagemodules

!  Useofblogsforcollaborativee-learningtasks:Samples

!  Students’views

!  Conclusions

!  Learningasecond/foreignlanguage

!  Classroom(taught)

!  Society(naturalistic)

!  Combination(taught&naturalistic)

!  Universitydegree!  Arts&Humanities

!  Business!  3or4yearprogramme

!  3years:inUCD!  4years:

-Years1and2inUCD-Year3abroad

-Year4inUCD

!  12teachingweeks !  2hoursperweek

SpanishLanguageIIIa(Semester1)[5ECTS]

SpanishLanguageIIIb(semester2)[5ECTS]

!  12teachingweeks !  2hoursperweek

!  90studentspermodule!  Taughtin4groups(23-24studentsineachgroup)

!  Mixedlevels(B1–C1CEFR)

!  40%gotoSpainorLatinAmerica

!  Integratedskillsapproachtoteaching!  Readingandwriting(S1&S2)

!  Listening(moreemphasisinS1)

!  Speaking(moreemphasisinS2)

In class vs. outside class

classes

outside class

!  Facetoface=24hourspersemester

!  Blendedlearning(VLE)=86hourspersemester

!  Self-directedlearning(individually)

!  Specifiedlearningtasks(individually&collaboratively)

!  MaximisestudytimeoutsidetheclassroominlinewithBologna

!  Facilitatecollaborativeworkoutsidetheclassroom

!  MakegreateruseoftheVLE

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!  Blogsbecameanintegralcomponentofthefinalyearlanguagemodules

!  Blogsprovidedstudentswithownershipofthewritingprocess

!  TheVLEprovidedasocialplatform(virtual)forstudentstocommunicatewitheachother

!  WritingBlogs(Semester1module)

!  Groupsof3or4studentsperblog

!  E-learningtasksweresetbythemodulecoordinator

!  Studentswererequiredtowritepostsforthetasksset(300wordsapproximately)

!  Commentsbytheother3studentsweremade(100wordsapproximately)

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Writeanentryinyourgroup'sblogby(date).Thethemeis:‘HowdoIseemyselfasawriter?’

➢Writeatleast300words.

➢YoucanusetheideasfromthePreliminaryTaskofthefirstclassandthephotocopythatweworkedinclasslastweek(availableinBB)togenerateideas.

➢Itisimportanttouseamplevocabularyonthesubject.Readthedocumentsthatwehavestudiedinclassandathome.

➢ThetextshouldincludephraseswithPOR,PARA,PORQUE,PORQUÉ,PORQUEandPORQUÉ

➢Thetextmustbecoherentandwellstructuredinparagraphs.

!  WritingBlogs(Semester2module)

!  Groupsof23studentsperblog

!  E-learningtasksweresetbythemodulecoordinator

!  Studentswererequiredtowritepostsforthetasksset(150wordsapproximately)

!  Studentsinvolvedinthepresentationwriteareflectivepieceafterreadingthepostswrittenbytheirclassmates(300wordsapproximately)

Writeaentryinyourgroup’sblogofabout150wordsonBlackboard.

➢GotoyourclassgroupandtheretotheBlog.➢Ithastobewrittenby(date).N.B.Donotsendanattachment.

➢ThepostshouldprovidecommentstothegroupthatmadetheoralpresentationinclasslastMonday.

Youcanusethefollowingideastowriteyourpost:1.Whatdidyoufindmostpositiveaboutthepresentation?2.Whatwouldyouhavedonedifferently?3.Doyouthinktheyshouldhavedonesomethingdifferenttofacilitatediscussion/discussion?4.Give3tipstothegrouportospecificmembersofthegrouponhowtoimprovethepresentationorthedebate/discussion.

!  Blogsprovidedagoodopportunitytouselanguage(grammar&vocabulary)thathadbeenlearnedinclass

!  Theblogsweredemanding(forsomestudents)

!  Somestudentswantedthesecollaborativetaskstocountmoretowardsthefinalgrade

!  TheVLEprovidesextratimeoutsidetheclassroomtoimproveforeignlanguageskills

!  TheVLEfacilitatescollaborativelearninginasafeenvironment

!  TheVLEfacilitatesstudents’self-directedlearning

!  Afollowupstudy:datacollectionaboutcollaborativelearningusingtheVLE

Thankyou!

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