scholarly journals Constructivism and ICTs to Improve Language Skills

LETRAS ◽  
2008 ◽  
pp. 167-176
Author(s):  
Sonia Rodríguez Salazar
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Speaking Skills

Se examina la experiencia de los estudiantes y los profesores de dos grupos de un curso de Elocución con el uso de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TICs), para mejorar sus habilidades de expresión oral en inglés. Se presenta el diseño del curso y la metodología en la cual se fundamentó, así como las apreciaciones de los trabajos de estos a lumnos a la hora de mejorar las habilidades comunicativas orales por medio del enfoque constructivista. Se incluyen recomendaciones para poner en práctica esta metodología.A description is provided here of the experience of the students and teachers of two Elocution courses in which Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) were used to improve oral communication skills in English. Reference is made to the design of the course and the methodology it is based on, together with some insights of the assignments that students did to improve their English speaking skills through the constructivism approach. Recommendations are also provided for others interested in using this type of methodology.

Embedding Communication Skills in the Study of the Discipline

2012 ◽  
pp. 94-114
Author(s):  
Katrina Falkner
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Higher Education Curriculum ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Communications Skills ◽  
Improved Performance

The development of communication skills in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) majors is increasingly identified as a priority area, with both academic and industry groups calling for a greater focus on the development of these skills within the higher education curriculum. Although widely recognised as important, there is a lack of guidance within the ICT area as to how communication skills should be taught, and the most effective means of developing these skills. This chapter reports on approaches to teaching communication skills development within the ICT discipline. The main contribution of this chapter is the categorisation of communication skills course activities reflecting the context of modern communication skills required by IT professionals that can be easily mapped to a discipline curriculum. These activities represent examples of both informal activities designed to engage students regularly with developing their communication skills, and formal activities designed to assist assessment, including self- and peer-assessment. The authors present their experiences in the design and delivery of an intensive communications skills course designed for international articulation students. An initial analysis of the progress of these students demonstrates increased clarity in the students’ understanding of study and communication requirements, and improved performance in language-rich assessments.

Digital Storytelling, Podcasting, and New Format of Messaging in the Libraries

2020 ◽  
pp. 185-207
Author(s):  
Adebayo Muritala Adegbore
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Digital Formats ◽  
Oral Information

This chapter discusses how to transform storytelling, oral information, oral archiving, and oral communication and other traditional formats of communication in libraries into digital formats. Information and communication technologies have changed how libraries communicate and render services as hitherto done traditionally. The chapter looks at traditional storytelling, traditional folklore, oral information, and information dissemination in libraries. It also defined digital storytelling, values of digital storytelling in libraries, digital storytelling creation guidelines for libraries, podcasting and the importance of podcasting in libraries, steps in creating podcast for libraries, instant messaging in information dissemination in libraries, what libraries should know before implementing instant messaging, implementing IM in libraries, best practices for IM in libraries, and more resources on instant messaging for libraries. The chapter is handy for libraries that are willing to transform some traditional services to digital-driven practices.

scholarly journals Undergraduate Medical Communication Training by Means of Information and Communication Technologies in the USA and Ukraine

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
Lyubov Manyuk ◽  
Nataliya Kuchumova
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Communication Training ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Medical Communication ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Information And Communication

AbstractThe US medical schools are characterized by a significant progress in the usage of information and communication technologies for professional purposes and communication skills development. This advance was influenced by a sequence of social, academic, technological and financial conditions, namely: permanent research in the branch of modernization of higher medical education; application of a student-centered approach in education and patient-centered approach in clinical practice; physician-patient interaction skills development and their evaluation during clerkships; implementation of the subjects aimed at communication training into the undergraduate curricula; technological progress and implementation of ICTs in undergraduate clinical and communication training of future doctors. A profound analysis of the state of ICT implementation for professional communication skills development in Ukraine and the USA has showed hardly any common features. Thus, the process of ICTs application is advanced in medical schools of the USA and still challenging in Ukraine. In the USA communication training involves mainly virtual patients and in our country this training is more theoretical and applies university web-sites, on-line learning courses and social media learning sources. Material and technical as well as complicated political and economic conditions of higher medical institutions in Ukraine are established as the most significant factors that influence domination of the US universities over ours. The article states that determined progressive ideas of American experience in the scope of ICTs application for medical communication skills development should be considered in order to improve and modernize this process in our country.

Nužnost izučavanja nastavnog predmeta Javni nastup u formalnom visokom obrazovanju na fakultetima društvenih nauka

2019 ◽  
pp. 125-132
Author(s):  
Jasna Duraković
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Public Performance ◽  
Public Speech ◽  
Successful Communication ◽  
Information And Communication

Communication skills have become extremely important for successful communication in today’s time. As integral part of professional development of each individual, particular attention is paid to the skills of personal and public presentation. Further development of information and communication technologies has inevitably led to various forms of public appearance, whether it is a presentation of a product or new projects for different kinds of audience. However, formal education does not attach sufcient importance to public speech and public performance. More precisely, since the modern labour market requires adequate communication skills and knowledge, it would be necessary to implement a legal curriculum by introducing subjects of public speaking and public presenting in Formal Higher Education, specifcally in each curriculum of all faculties of social sciences. Such a reform in higher education is certainly the frst step in the professional development and democratic progress of the whole society.

scholarly journals Os objetos educacionais digitais em Linguagem e Interação: avanços, permanências ou retrocessos?

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 102-130
Author(s):  
Luciana Pereira Silva ◽  
Andreia Rutiquewiski ◽  
Juliana Benatti
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Digital Material ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Teaching Learning

RESUMO: Este artigo analisa os Objetos Educacionais Digitais que acompanham a coleção didática Linguagem e Interação, indicada ao ensino médio 2018-2020 via Plano Nacional do Livro Didático. Segundo a literatura, esse material digital pode subsidiar as aulas de língua materna a partir da pedagogia dos multiletramentos em substituição a práticas de ensino tradicionais. Para tanto, foram realizadas pesquisas de caráter documental (documentos oficiais de ensino) e bibliográfico (LEFFA, 2006; ANTUNES, 2007; MARCUSCHI, 2008; DIONÍSIO 2011, 2014; ROJO, 2012, 2013, 2017, entre outros). Em seguida, foram analisados os Objetos Educacionais, cotejando-os à fundamentação teórica. Propõe-se, para a caracterização do corpus, dois momentos de análise: 1) a partir das propriedades estabelecidas por Leffa (granularidade, reusabilidade, interoperabilidade e recuperabilidade); e 2) a partir dos fundamentos teórico-metodológicos do ensino de Português como língua materna. Os resultados confirmam que, apesar desse material digital enquadrar-se na definição prototípica, deixa a desejar quanto ao desenvolvimento das habilidades linguísticas dos estudantes com vistas aos multiletramentos.   PALAVRAS-CHAVE: ensino-aprendizagem de língua materna; tecnologias digitais de informação e comunicação; objetos educacionais digitais; multiletramentos.   ABSTRACT:This article analyses the Digital Educational Objects which follow the didactic collection Linguagem e Interação, appointed to be used in the middle school 2018-2000 via Plano Nacional do Livro Didático. Based on the current literature, this digital material may help in the mother tongue classes anchored in a multiliteracy pedagogy, replacing traditional practices. In doing so, a research was conducted based on teaching official documents as well as a bibliographic research (LEFFA, 2006; ANTUNES, 2007; MARCUSCHI, 2008; DIONÍSIO, 2011, 2014; ROJO, 2012, 2013, 2017, among others. Then, the Digital Educational Objects were analyzed taking into consideration the chosen theory. It proposes, for the characterization of the corpus, two moments of analysis: 1) from the properties established by Leffa (granularity, reusability, interoperability and recoverability); and 2) from the theoretical-methodological foundations of the teaching of Portuguese as a mother tongue. The results confirm that although this digital material fits in with the prototypical definition, it leaves no room for the development of students' language skills, considering the multiliteracies.   KEYWORDS: teaching-learning of mother tongue; digital information and communication technologies; digital educational objects; multiliteracies.

scholarly journals Practical-oriented training of Chinese philology students in Russian speaking based on the application of information and communication technologies (within the framework of the pre-university stage of preparation)

KANT ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 304-308
Author(s):  
Abudusalamu Nijiati
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Electronic System ◽  
Interactive Mode ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Interactive Exercises ◽  
Development Of Students ◽  
Speaking Skills

The article deals with the problem of teaching Russian speaking. Chinese students of philology at the pre-university stage of preparation. The author approaches the solution of the problem through practice-oriented learning using information and communication technologies. The article discusses the possibilities of interactive exercises for teaching speaking, implemented on the basis of information and communication technologies, presents examples of exercises and ways of working with them. The author analyzes the motivational preferences of students for tasks in an interactive mode, examines the influence of using an interactive electronic system of exercises on the level of development of students' speaking skills.

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