scholarly journals LARA: an extensible open source platform for learning languages by reading

2020 ◽  
pp. 27-35
Author(s):  
Branislav Bédi ◽  
Matt Butterweck ◽  
Cathy Chua ◽  
Johanna Gerlach ◽  
Birgitta Björg Guðmarsdóttir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Interactive Multimedia ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
L2 Learners ◽  
Reading Assistant ◽  
Poetic Texts ◽  
Language Content

Learning and Reading Assistant (LARA) is an open source platform that enables conversion of plain texts into an interactive multimedia form designed to support second- and foreign-language (L2) learners. In this workshop, we illustrate the open source aspects using collaborative work carried out during a six-week summer project at the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies. Three undergraduate level students extended the platform in different directions in cooperation with other members of the international LARA team. The three subprojects were respectively concerned with adding automatically generated flashcards, adding multimedia versions of poetic texts in the archaic language Old Norse, and extending LARA to allow the inclusion of sign language content in Icelandic sign language – Íslenskt TáknMál (ÍTM). All three reached successful conclusions.

scholarly journals Designing a Legal English Course for Master of Laws Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-237
Author(s):  
Simina Badea
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Political Sciences ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Language Content

Abstract Over the last years, universities have diversified their educational offer, understanding and emphasizing the role of foreign languages in enhancing both personal and professional growth. Study programmes at undergraduate level have a mandatory foreign language component and there is a tendency to provide master’s programmes in foreign languages especially in the field of law, business, political sciences, international relations, etc. In this framework, the paper attempts to identify and present the steps to be taken in designing a legal English course for students who complete their Master of Laws (LLM) degree in Human Rights. The focus is on the development of such a course as an essential element of a syllabus. The paper discusses the subject content of the course, i.e. the areas within each topic meant to improve and expand the students’ specialist vocabulary which will further enable them to operate effectively in the field of human rights, the language content and the language skills which must be practised, while also analyzing subject-based materials and language materials.

scholarly journals Using Open Source, Open Data, and Civic Technology to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic and Infodemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinji Kobayashi ◽  
Luis Falcón ◽  
Hamish Fraser ◽  
Jørn Braa ◽  
Pamod Amarakoon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Medical Informatics ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Theme Issue ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
The World ◽  
Civic Technology

Objectives: The emerging COVID-19 pandemic has caused one of the world’s worst health disasters compounded by social confusion with misinformation, the so-called “Infodemic”. In this paper, we discuss how open technology approaches - including data sharing, visualization, and tooling - can address the COVID-19 pandemic and infodemic. Methods: In response to the call for participation in the 2020 International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) Yearbook theme issue on Medical Informatics and the Pandemic, the IMIA Open Source Working Group surveyed recent works related to the use of Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) for this pandemic. Results: FLOSS health care projects including GNU Health, OpenMRS, DHIS2, and others, have responded from the early phase of this pandemic. Data related to COVID-19 have been published from health organizations all over the world. Civic Technology, and the collaborative work of FLOSS and open data groups were considered to support collective intelligence on approaches to managing the pandemic. Conclusion: FLOSS and open data have been effectively used to contribute to managing the COVID-19 pandemic, and open approaches to collaboration can improve trust in data.

scholarly journals EXTENSIVE READING IN L2 LEARNING: CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE POSSIBILITIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Made Frida Yulia
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Extensive Reading ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Foreign Language Reading ◽  
L2 Learners ◽  
L2 Learning ◽  
Language Exposure

Due to the minimum language exposure that EFL learners have, one recommended way to promote interest in foreign language reading is through Extensive Reading. This kind of reading has gained popularity over the years, ever since it was introduced to the realm of foreign language learning. Extensive Reading has been shown to bring a lot of benefits for L2 learners in many respects, and, consequently, it has been implemented in a variety of contexts. This paper aims at revisiting Extensive Reading along with its pertaining principles. In addition, it attempts to scrutinize a number of recent studies conducted in the area of Extensive Reading to discover current trends and possible areas which are open for further exploration. 

scholarly journals ABP para la enseñanza y desarrollo de proyectos tecnológicos interdisciplinares en Arduino [BPL for education and development of interdisciplinary technology projects based in Arduino]

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yair Enrique Rivera Julio ◽  
Luis Gabriel Turizo Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Resource Center ◽  
Building Technology ◽  
Technology Products ◽  
The Social ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Education And Development

El presente trabajo muestra los resultados preliminares del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje para la generación de proyectos tecnológicos a través de la metodología de Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas (ABP), cuya importancia radica en la formación integral de los estudiantes en las áreas de programación y robótica constituida por una serie de pasos necesarios para una interacción secuencial y significativa que se originan en una simulación de software con arquitecturas open source como centro de aprendizaje didáctico, junto a una lluvia de ideas condicionadas en el aula de clase, diseñada para facilitar el uso de la electrónica en proyectos que permite diseñar prototipos de hardware basados en Arduino antes de ser armados físicamente. Al utilizar la metodología de aprendizajes ABP en la construcción de productos tecnológicos, se toman problemas planteados dentro del contexto social aplicando la enseñanza a través de temas avanzados como la robótica y la programación en sistemas, además de conjugar muchos aspectos dentro del sistema pedagógico en los proyectos tecnológicos a implementar donde se amerita el trabajo colaborativo, que es asumido dentro de sus integrantes como una conjugación de aspectos como la responsabilidad y las decisiones grupales.Palabras Clave: ABP (Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas), Arduino, prototipo, programación robótica.This work shows preliminary results of the PBL methodology in the teaching-learning process for generating Technological Projects, the importance lies in the comprehensive training of students in the areas of robotics and programming consists of a number of steps required for sequential and meaningful interaction originating from a software simulation with open source architectures as a learning resource center, next to brainstorm conditional on the classroom, designed for ease of use electronics technology projects allows us to design hardware prototypes based on Arduino before being physically armed. By using this method of learning in building technology products, problems are taken within the social context applying teaching through advanced topics such as robotics and programming systems, and combine many aspect in the pedagogical system projects implement technology where collaborative work, which is assumed within its members as a combination of aspects such as responsibility and group decisions is warranted.Keywords: PBL (Project Based Learning), Arduino, Prototype, Robotics programming.

scholarly journals STRATEGIES IN IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH VOCABULARY ACQUISITION

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khairil Razali ◽  
Irhami Razali
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Vocabulary Acquisition ◽  
Large Vocabulary ◽  
Written Text ◽  
Written Texts ◽  
L2 Learners ◽  
Basic Ideas ◽  
Basic Features

Vocabulary acquisition concerns on how people expand the numbers of words they understand when learning a new language. Knowing words in a second or foreign language is vitally important because the reader will be able to understand the written text well and the speaker will be able to communicate basic ideas through vocabulary even if the person does not understand how to create a grammatically correct sentence. As Madsen argued, “mastering vocabulary is the primary thing that every student should acquire in learning English” (Harold, 1983). Therefore, acquiring a sufficiently large vocabulary is one of the important tasks faced by L2 learners in order to comprehend the written texts in reading as one of the four basic features of language learning.

scholarly journals Task-Based Language Teaching With a Semantic-Centred Pedagogic Grammar

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-108
Author(s):  
James W. Gray ◽  
Ryan W. Smithers
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Syntactic Complexity ◽  
Semantic Meaning ◽  
L2 Learners ◽  
Traditional Grammar ◽  
Pedagogical Grammar ◽  
Functional Support

Task-based language teaching (TBLT) is well known for providing authentic opportunities for second and foreign language (L2) skill development. However, for many learners the use of traditional grammar within TBLT lacks the functional support necessary to create accurate and fluent L2 output. The current study replaced traditional grammar explanations with a semantic meaning-order approach to pedagogical grammar (MAP or MAP grammar) as a means to bridge the language in tasks to their function and thereby strengthen form-to-meaning understanding. The study combined TBLT and MAP grammar to look for changes in the complexity, accuracy, and fluency of 127 L2 learners’ writings. The results showed TBLT and MAP separately increased syntactic complexity, whereas the combination of the two provided gains in accuracy and fluency. This was achieved by systematically directing learners’ attention to a sequence of functional choices thereby simplifying necessary metalinguistic explanations.

scholarly journals Multimedia Interactive Learning on Indonesian Language Content

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 191
Author(s):  
Ni Made Ayu Christina ◽  
Ni Nyoman Ganing
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Interactive Multimedia ◽  
Interactive Learning ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Development Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Language Content ◽  
Grade Iii

The impact of covid-19, which requires all types of learning activities to be carried out online. As a result, teachers have limitations in finding learning media suitable for student characteristics and suitable for use in online learning conditions. The purpose of this development research was to determine the feasibility of designing interactive multimedia learning. This type of research is development research. The research model used is the ADDIE model. The subjects of this study were 3 grade III elementary school students. The data collection methods used were observation, interview and questionnaire methods. The product design test was carried out by several experts and students, learning material experts, learning design experts, instructional media experts, and individual trials consisting of three students. The form of data analysis used in this research was descriptive quantitative data analysis. Based on the results of the study, showed the feasibility percentage level of interactive multimedia according to learning material experts was 95%, the percentage level of the feasibility of interactive learning media according to learning design experts was 90%, and according to individual trials, the percentage level of the feasibility of interactive learning multimedia was 96.52% with excellent qualifications. This development research indicated that the development of interactive multimedia learning assisted was suitable for use in the learning process on Indonesian language content in literary appreciation for grade III elementary school students.

An investigation into the relationship of foreign language learning motivation and sign language use among Deaf and hard of hearing Hungarians

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edit H. Kontra ◽  
Kata Csizér
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Language Learning Motivation ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The aim of this study is to point out the relationship between foreign language learning motivation and sign language use among hearing impaired Hungarians. In the article we concentrate on two main issues: first, to what extent hearing impaired people are motivated to learn foreign languages in a European context; second, to what extent sign language use in the classroom as well as outside school shapes their level of motivation. The participants in our research were 331 Deaf and hard of hearing people from all over Hungary. The instrument of data collection was a standardized questionnaire. Our results support the notion that sign language use helps foreign language learning. Based on the findings, we can conclude that there is indeed no justification for further neglecting the needs of Deaf and hard of hearing people as foreign language learners and that their claim for equal opportunities in language learning is substantiated.

Open for Social

2011 ◽  
pp. 187-202
Author(s):  
James M. Laffey ◽  
Matthew Schmidt ◽  
Christopher J. Amelung
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Notification System ◽  
Education Experience ◽  
Social Nature ◽  
Narrow Framing ◽  
E Learning ◽  
K 12

Online learning in K-12 and higher education has been growing rapidly, and open source software has the potential to improve the quality of e-learning. This paper describes how FOSS enables turning e-learning from a potentially restrictive and narrow framing of the education experience to an emergent and social experience. The authors identify several key elements of the FOSS model that position open source initiatives to contribute to the emergent and social nature of experience in e-learning. The authors also describe several challenges to developing FOSS in a community of educators for e-learning. These elements and challenges are illustrated in a brief case report about the development of an open source software system called Context-aware Activity Notification System (CANS). CANS (http://cansaware.com) is a notification system that integrates with collaborative work and learning systems and is designed around the importance of awareness of user activity, a user’s social context and personal notification preferences.

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