Faculty Motivation for Scholarly Teaching and Innovative Classroom Practice—An Empirical Study

EN This manuscript reviews Spanish Heritage Learners’ Emerging Literacy: Empirical Research and Classroom Practice, by Flavia Belpoliti (Texas A&M University-Commerce) and Encarna Bermejo (Houston Baptist University), published in 2020 by Routledge. The book is the result of an empirical study. Its eight chapters follow a research-based approach to the teaching of Spanish Heritage Language. The authors present detailed linguistic features to consider when teaching SHL writing and research-based pedagogical and instructional implications. Key words: SPANISH HERITAGE LANGUAGE, RESEARCH-BASED PEDAGOGY, EMERGING LITERACY ES Este manuscrito es una reseña del libro Spanish Heritage Learners' Emerging Literacy: Empirical Research and Classroom Practice de Flavia Belpoliti (Texas A&M University-Commerce) y Encarna Bermejo (Houston Baptist University), publicado en 2020 por Routledge. El libro es el resultado de un estudio empírico: tiene ocho capítulos y sigue un enfoque de aprendizaje basado en la investigación para la enseñanza del español como lengua de herencia. Se presentan características lingüísticas detalladas que se deben tomar en cuenta al enseñar la escritura del español como lengua de herencia y las implicaciones pedagógicas e instruccionales según el enfoque del aprendizaje basado en la investigación. Palabras claves: ESPAÑOL COMO LENGUA DE HERENCIA, APRENDIZAJE BASADO EN LA INVESTIGACIÓN, ALFABETIZACIÓN EMERGENTE IT Questo manoscritto è una recensione del libro Spanish Heritage Learners' Emerging Literacy: Empirical Research and Classroom Practice di Flavia Belpoliti (Texas A&M University-Commerce) e Encarna Bermejo (Houston Baptist University), ed è stato pubblicato dalla Routledge nel 2020. Il libro, risultato di uno studio empirico, è suddiviso in otto capitoli che seguono un approccio all’insegnamento dello spagnolo come lingua ereditaria basato sulla ricerca. Le autrici presentano nel dettaglio le caratteristiche linguistiche da tenere in considerazione nell’insegnamento dello spagnolo come lingua ereditaria e le implicazioni pedagogiche e per l’insegnamento che derivano dalla ricerca. Parole chiave: SPAGNOLO COME LINGUA EREDITARIA, PEDAGOGIA BASATA SULLA RICERCA, ALFABETIZZAZIONE EMERGENTE

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Online learning in COVID-19 pandemic: an empirical study of Indian and Turkish higher education institutions

World Journal of Engineering ◽

10.1108/wje-12-2020-0631 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Prathamesh Churi ◽

Kamal Mistry ◽

Muhammad Mujtaba Asad ◽

Gaurav Dhiman ◽

Mukesh Soni ◽

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Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Online Learning ◽

Empirical Study ◽

Classroom Practice ◽

Higher Education Institutions ◽

Middle Income ◽

Content Type ◽

Online Mode ◽

Statistical Measures ◽

Significant Difference

Purpose Online learning is essential in today’s world. The COVID-19 has resulted in shutting down all the universities across the globe. Countries like India and Turkey (lower-income countries) are suffering a lot in giving the best classroom practice to their students through online mode. The entire way of teaching-learning has changed drastically, and it is a need of an hour. Research suggests that online learning has been shown to increase retention of information, and take less time, meaning the changes coronavirus have caused might be here to stay. It is therefore important to understand from student’s perspectives about learning online. The paper systematically surveys the perception of learning online for Indian and Turkan students. Design/methodology/approach To achieve this goal, 594 samples of students (from India and Turkey country) have been taken into considerations, and through statistical measures, the results were analyzed. The set of four research questions comprising of effect of study on COVID-19 pandemic, perception of learning online in COVID-19 pandemic, perception of different genders in learning online and perception of Indians over Turkan students in learning online were analyzed through statistical measures such as mean, standard deviation and so on. Findings The descriptive statistics of various responses across various dimensions (gender, country) reveals that there is no effect in learning online as compared to classroom-based teaching. On the other hand, there is no significant difference in gender and country in learning online. Originality/value Online learning has become crucial in higher education as far as pandemic situation is concerned. Many higher education institutions across different countries are suffering various problems from student point of view. Middle-income countries who are with limited assets and less advancements in higher education need to adhere to certain guidelines in online learning. This empirical study will help to understand the perception of students in online learning across India and Turkey.

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