Learn from the Experts: Collaborative Language Learning and Language Ideology Awareness

2021 ◽  
pp. 249-266
Author(s):  
Mara R. Barbosa
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Ideology ◽  
Collaborative Language

Language Ideology and Second Language Learning

2008 ◽  
Vol 155 ◽  
pp. 95-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa McGarry
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Ideology ◽  
Second Language Learning ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
Explanatory Power

AbstractThe increasing recognition of the concept language ideology and the corresponding increasing use of the term have not yet been matched by applications in the field of second language acquisition. However, applications of the concept in analysis of actual classroom practices have shown it to have considerable explanatory power. Greater consideration of language ideology in SLA is necessary not only to achieve greater understanding of the role of ideology in various areas but also to show connections between these areas that may yield important generalizations and to impel the application of the concept in areas where it has been neglected by highlighting its uneven treatment.

scholarly journals Promoting mobile collaborative language learning in Islamic higher education

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Rully Agung Yudhiantara ◽  
Ade Yeti Nuryantini
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Education ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Word Meaning ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Writing Feedback ◽  
Collaborative Language

<span lang="EN-US">This study sought to explore students’ experience in using Instagram to participate in mobile collaborative language learning (MCLL)</span><span lang="EN-US">. T</span><span lang="EN-US">he</span><span lang="EN-US"> contents they </span><span lang="EN-US">produced and shared, a</span><span lang="EN-US">s well as</span><span lang="EN-US"> their interaction and collaboratio</span><span lang="EN-US">n, were analyzed</span><span lang="EN-US">. The participants of this study were </span><span lang="EN-US">110 students in an </span><span lang="EN-US">English education department</span><span lang="EN-US">, in three different classes,</span><span lang="EN-US">who all had taken a </span><span lang="EN-US">translation course</span><span lang="EN-US">their third semester. Online tasks were assigned to students and they were required to produce, share, interact and collaborate to accomplish tasks. This study applied </span><span lang="EN-US">a </span><span lang="EN-US">qualitative method </span><span>with case study research design </span><span lang="EN-US">using observation, focus group discussion and content analysis. Data were analyzed through stages namely categorization, reduction and interpretation. </span><span>Results showed </span><span lang="EN-US">that </span><span>the </span><span lang="EN-US">students were able to participate in MCLL using Instagram. They produced and shared contents that met the requirement of MCLL. The contents include</span><span lang="EN-US">d</span><span lang="EN-US"> English sentences for structural collaboration in terms of subject-verb agreement and English sentences for word meaning collaborations. They interacted with their peer</span><span lang="EN-US">s</span><span lang="EN-US"> by writing feedback and comment</span><span lang="EN-US">s on the uploaded content</span><span lang="EN-US">. They collaborated with their peer</span><span lang="EN-US">s</span><span lang="EN-US"> by providing multiple interactions to accomplish tasks in MCLL like writing structural analysis, word meaning, paraphrasing sentences, and sentence translation.</span>

Developing Intercultural Competence and Language Skills Through International Online Collaborative Learning

2018 ◽  
pp. 304-327
Author(s):  
Rieko Saito ◽  
Masako Hayakawa Thor ◽  
Hiroko Inose
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Intermediate Level ◽  
Intercultural Education ◽  
Online Collaborative Learning ◽  
Online Exchange ◽  
Collaborative Language ◽  
Global World

Raising the intercultural competence of learners has been one of the most important issues in language education in this global world, but how can we integrate intercultural education into our teaching? This chapter introduces two online exchange projects, one for the beginner level and one for the intermediate level, which were designed for Swedish learners of Japanese as a means to develop their intercultural competence through collaborative language learning. The projects were designed through collaboration between five universities in Europe and Asia. In this chapter, the authors explore how the intercultural competence of learners developed based on learners' reflections after each session and their answers in the questionnaire after the project. The study finds that the different language levels require teachers to take different approaches in designing the intercultural contents of the projects. The chapter ends with further discussions on how to design intercultural education in an online environment.

Collaborative Learning in Virtual English Class

2013 ◽  
pp. 343-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lan Li ◽  
Dora Wong ◽  
Dean A. F. Gui ◽  
Gigi Au Yeung
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Second Life ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
English Class ◽  
Survey System ◽  
Collaborative Language

This chapter demonstrates how Second Life (SL) is used to enhance collaborative language learning on a virtual campus of a Hong Kong university. The case study reports on the learning experience of a number of undergraduate students as they navigated through a virtual task in an existing course: English for Technical and Web-Based Writing. Student avatars assessed each other’s work and shared learning experiences and comments via SL-enabled tools such as voting bars and note cards. To determine if this practice was more effective as a learning tool than a traditional classroom or two-dimensional discussion on the Internet, the students’ feedback on SL was collected through the university’s online survey system (i-Feedback), camera recorded focus group discussion and audio recorded tutor feedback. The findings suggest that different tasks in a virtual learning environment may stimulate students’ interest in their learning process, even though the technical complexities might frustrate them. The possibilities, shortcomings, and technical challenges of cultivating a community of collaborative language learning are also discussed.

scholarly journals Beliefs about Language Learning in Study Abroad: Advocating for a Language Ideology Approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Surtees
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Ideology ◽  
Language Ideologies ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Inherent Value ◽  
Theoretical Literature ◽  
Beliefs About Language Learning

Governments, institutions, and students alike have a number of assumptions about the inherent value of the study abroad for language learning (Allen & Dupuy, 2012; Twombly, Salisbury, Tumanut, & Klute, 2012). To date the study abroad literature has conceptualized these assumptions as student-internal beliefs, motivations, perspectives and expectations. This paper proposes a language ideologies perspective as alternative to these learner-centred constructs in order to better recognize students’ beliefs and practices as socially and historically constituted. This paper reviews the main findings from beliefs-focused study abroad research before turning to the theoretical literature on language ideologies. Using illustrative studies to examine the affordances of a language ideology framework, I consider how notions of language ideology might provide new avenues for explaining how expectations become established resources for interpreting the study abroad experience.

scholarly journals Reflections by Some Jordanian EFL Lecturers on Salmon’s Five-Stage E-Learning Model and Its Possible Application to Teaching English in Jordan

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Ahmad Alkhawaldeh
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
English Language Instruction ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Collaborative Language

This study attempted to evaluate Gilly Salmon&rsquo;s Five-stage e-learning Model and its possible contribution to learning English language skills by surveying the related literature and obtaining perspectives of some EFL lecturers in Jordan during the 1st semester, 2018&ndash;2019. A convenient sample of twenty EFL lecturers participated in a semi-structured interview to reflect on the contribution of the five-stage model to English language instruction. The study revealed some strengths and drawbacks of the above model. While acknowledging the existence of several positive attributes of this model such as exhibiting coherence and being structural and developmental and featuring the engagement of learners via collaborative language learning, this model, according to some EFL specialists, demands further improvement to highlight, for instance, face-to-face mode of language instruction and to be more spiral and bi-directional. The study called for integrating assessment into the model to monitor learner&rsquo;s learning progress. It also called for achieving independent language learning and enabling learners to transfer their learning beyond the model&rsquo;s final stage of development. It was suggested that the above model should be modified to account more adequately for online English language learning.

scholarly journals Computer Supported Collaborative LANGUAGE Learning (CSCLL)

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Min Jung Jee
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning ◽  
Classroom Implementation ◽  
Specific Description ◽  
Heavy Work Load ◽  
Potential Applicability ◽  
Heavy Work ◽  
Collaborative Language

<p>As the title suggests, the concept of Computer-Supported Collaborative Language Learning (CSCLL) adopts and shares many aspects of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL). This article is an attempt to incorporate CSCL in English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts, and to examine the potential applicability of CSCL in ESL and EFL classes. The goal of this article is to examine potential effects of CSCL in ESL and EFL. To validate its usefulness, the theoretical framework of CSCL and the effects of collaboration in language learning are introduced. With guidelines for task design, a sample of CSCLL is presented. The specific description of the sample is designed to enhance the ESL and EFL teachers' understanding and to motivate them to use CSCLL in their teaching contexts. Practical tips for classroom implementation will be also included. In addition, potential benefits and limitations are discussed. Among these are increased authenticity, eliciting students' active participation and interaction, flexibility, reduced anxiety and higher motivation, scaffolding and collaboration, learnercenteredness, developing electronic literacy and promoting ownership and personal responsibility by webpublishing. Affordability, practicality and heavy work-load for the teachers can be considered as potential limitations. Finally, pedagogical implications for teachers and researchers are suggested.</p>

scholarly journals Effects of Social Network Information on Online Language Learning Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Abrar Al-Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Social Information ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
Networked Learning ◽  
Network Information ◽  
Online Language Learning ◽  
Collaborative Language ◽  
Better Than

This study examines the value and impact of social network information on a user's language learning performance by conducting an online experiment in a peer-to-peer collaborative language learning marketplace. Social information or information about others in one's network can present a socially networked learning environment that enables learners to engage more in the learning process. Experimental research design in an online language learning marketplace was conducted. The study finds evidence that the mere visibility of social network information positively impacts a learner's learning performance. Learners that engage with social interaction perform better than those that do not. In addition, active social interaction has a stronger impact on learning performance as compared to passive social interaction. The study concludes with implications for platform developers to enable the visibility of social information and engineer the user experience to enhance interactive learning.

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