scholarly journals Treasuring languages: an introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Alessia Plutino ◽  
Kate Borthwick ◽  
Erika Corradini
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
The University ◽  
And Linguistics ◽  
Value Of Learning ◽  
Language Teaching And Learning

This volume collects selected papers from the 9th annual conference in the Innovative Language Teaching and Learning at University series (InnoConf), which was hosted by the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics at the University of Southampton on the 28th of June 2019. The theme of the conference was ‘Treasuring languages: innovative and creative approaches in Higher Education (HE)’. The conference aimed to address the consistent decline in recent years in applications to study languages at UK universities by igniting discussions and seeking innovative and creative approaches to raising awareness about the value of learning languages.

scholarly journals OER “produsage” as a model to support language teaching and learning

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Teresa MacKinnon ◽  
Sarah Pasfield-Neofitou
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Teaching Resources ◽  
Language Teaching And Learning

Language education faculty face myriad challenges in finding teaching resources that are suitable, of high quality, and allow for the modifications needed to meet the requirements of their course contexts and their learners. The article elaborates the grassroots model of “produsage” (a portmanteau of “production” and “usage”) as a way of imagining a movement toward the use and creation of open educational resources (OER) for language learning. Through a set of examples of video resources that fill a need for authentically compelling language learning materials, the authors demonstrate the potential of produsage to engage teachers and learners around digital resources, to the benefit of language teaching and learning. In support of this grassroots model, the authors propose practices and policies to address challenges involved in engaging teachers and learners around OER in higher education.  

scholarly journals Five years of ELEUK conferences: a selection of short papers from 2019

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
Student Agency ◽  
Foreign Language Pedagogy ◽  
Language Pedagogy ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
University Of Edinburgh ◽  
The University

This anniversary volume of the Association for the Teaching of Spanish in Higher Education in the United Kingdom is a compilation of contributions made by members and delegates at the 2019 ELEUK annual conference held at the University of Edinburgh. Throughout the book, authors share their teaching, assessment, and research practice in the area of Spanish Language Teaching (SLT). From strategies to enhance student engagement and foster student agency to reflections on language teaching practice from diverse angles, these nine short papers contribute to current debates around foreign language pedagogy, with a focus on teaching Spanish in the higher education context.

scholarly journals Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Kate Borthwick ◽  
Alessia Plutino
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Campus Design ◽  
The University ◽  
Language Teaching And Learning

Welcome to this collection of short papers from the eLearning Symposium 2020! The 13th eLearning Symposium was held at the University of Southampton, on the 24th of January 2020. Our theme was ‘Education 4.0 revolution: transformative approaches to language teaching and learning, assessment, and campus design’. At the time, the ideas and topics we discussed were future-gazing, but within months, they have become a reality for many of us.

scholarly journals The use of Whatsapp in today’s mobile language teaching and learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 03007
Author(s):  
Karen Ferreira-Meyers ◽  
Joana Martins
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Language Teaching And Learning

This paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of ICTs in the teaching and learning of foreign languages, in particular the use of WhatsApp in the Certificate in Portuguese programme offered by the Institute of Distance Education of the University of Eswatini. Theoretical aspects will be combined with practical examples of what has been happening on the WhatsApp platform since 2013 with learners of Portuguese. The practical part comes from field research undertaken by the tutor as a direct observer of activities and feedback between lecturers, tutors and students. The impact of COVID19 on the use of WhatsApp will also be looked at briefly. In conclusion, it will be noted that WhatsApp is a valuable environment to ensure that teaching and learning continues beyond the classroom and can be an important motivator for lifelong learning.

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