MOOC for Language Learning
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Presentation given at JISC YH December 2013 about Language Learning using MOOCs. This presentation was about the why of using MOOCs for language learning and some initial ideas about going about to implement this. This was a potential topic for a PhD research project at the time.
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MOOC for Language Learning
- 1. Language Learning MOOCs Challenges with Design & Implementation Apostolos Koutropoulos @koutropoulos
- 2. A little bit about you… Who are you? Why a Topic of interest?
- 3. Introduction Who am I? Participant in a variety of MOOCs CCK11, LAK11, MobiMOOC, CFHE12… Coursera edX OLDS MOOC
- 4. Project Background Top: Yahoo Chat (ca. 1999) Right: ICQ (ca. 1999) Images from: http://www.atpm.com/5.05/roundup.shtml
- 5. Right: LAK11 (01/2011) Left: CCK11 (Spring 2011)
- 6. Why #ESLMOOC Potential Dissertation topic What’s in a name? #ESLMOOC or #GreekMOOC? Language: English for Specific Purposes Audience: Post-Secondary Education Help: University ESL Program
- 7. Your “Musts” for LL
- 8. Current Considerations for LL Communicative Language Teaching Communication through L2 Usage of authentic texts Focus on both language & learning process Learners contributing to their classroom Link classroom to outside
- 9. MOOC Affordances for LL
- 10. MOOC Affordances for LL Collective Scaffolding Authentic resources are available for free Access to native speakers willing to help Free tools for R/W/S/L Not (necessarily) constrained by: traditional testing mechanisms Traditional teaching approaches Badges for life long learning
- 12. MOOC Implementation Issues Managing “information overload” Meaningful readings & activities Not just grammar driven Managing testing expectations Appropriateness of level of learners Pre-requisites? Background Knowledge? Providing appropriate instructor presence Valued currency of badges
- 13. Final Thoughts? Open Microphone
Editor's Notes
- In this whiteboard share a bit about what brought you to this session? This is a place to tell participants that this will be an interactive session where they will need to share they views and information. What is their job role? Why is this a topic of interest?
- Georgia background on learning Serbian. Technology back in 1999 nascent, very rudimentary technology, no synchronous video and audio technology was really basic
- How about today? What about MOOCs?
- This is for any learning environment, online or face to face
- CLT is usually characterized as a broad approach to teaching, rather than as a teaching method with a clearly defined set of classroom practices. As such, it is most often defined as a list of general principles or features. One of the most recognized of these lists is David Nunan’s (1991) five features of CLT: An emphasis on learning to communicate through interaction in the target language. The introduction of authentic texts into the learning situation. The provision of opportunities for learners to focus, not only on language but also on the learning process itself. An enhancement of the learner’s own personal experiences as important contributing elements to classroom learning. An attempt to link classroom language learning with language activities outside the classroom. SRC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communicative_language_teaching
- R/W/S/L – reading, writing, speaking and listening Also possible to do some paralinguistic stuff with video