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Exploring the motivational aspects of a technology-enabled language program design

Preet Hiradhar Language Instructor and E-Portfolio Coordinator Centre for English and Additional Languages (CEAL) Lingnan University, Hong Kong. Exploring the motivational aspects of a technology-enabled language program design. ANTWERP CALL 2010: Motivation and beyond 18-20 August 2010.

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Exploring the motivational aspects of a technology-enabled language program design

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  1. Preet Hiradhar Language Instructor and E-Portfolio Coordinator Centre for English and Additional Languages (CEAL) Lingnan University, Hong Kong Preet Hiradhar Antwerp CALL 2010 Exploring the motivational aspects of a technology-enabled language program design ANTWERP CALL 2010: Motivation and beyond 18-20 August 2010

  2. Introduction: • Technology in Language Education Preet Hiradhar Antwerp CALL 2010

  3. Preet Hiradhar Antwerp CALL 2010 Research:

  4. Background • Motivation Preet Hiradhar Antwerp CALL 2010

  5. Program: Writing skills of ESL students at tertiary level Participants: First Year - Lingnan University students Platform: WebCTCE8 30 hour- program : 5 units ( 6 hours each) – 10 weeks Focus on skills: Program Design Writing Language Cognitive • Describing • Reporting • Experience Sharing • Summarizing • Expressing opinions / Responding to an idea • Grammar • Vocabulary • Unity and Cohesion • Comprehension • Organization • Planning • Researching • Processing information • Final production of a written text

  6. (1) Researching an online material based on the given requirements • (2) Reading or watching or listening to the chosen online material • (3) Making notes from the materials as part of the warm-up task • (4) Undertaking exercises based on the materials in the warm-up task • (5) Discussing ideas via an online forum based on the warm up material • (6) Organizing the ideas • (7) Writing a paragraph based on the warm-up task • (8) Exchanging and peer-reviewing each other’s work • (9) Revising and finalizing the written paragraph Preet Hiradhar Antwerp CALL 2010 Sequence of activities in a unit:

  7. Preet Hiradhar Asia TEFL 2009 Features offered by the program: • Ease of access and use • Interactivity and feedback • Responsibility and control of one’s own learning • Freedom of choice • Variety in learning resources

  8. On-line survey sent out to participants at the end of program with a 65% response rate • Evaluation of various aspects of the program • 5 point scale: Strongly Agree -> Strongly Disagree • Demographics: • Year One Lingnan University students – boys and girls • Age group - 18 – 23 years Mean age: 20 • Program Majors: • History • Philosophy • Business Administration • Visual Studies • Social Sciences • Chinese PreetHiradhar CALL 2010 Antwerp Methods:

  9. Overall positive evaluation with higher combined percentage of ‘Strongly Agree and Agree’ to most items. • Survey Findings categorized into 3 sections: PreetHiradhar CALL 2010 Antwerp Survey Findings:

  10. PreetHiradhar CALL 2010 Antwerp Access, comfort, enjoyment:

  11. Preet Hiradhar CALL 2010 Antwerp Time-frame and comprehensibility:

  12. resource finding process: Preet Hiradhar CALL 2010 Antwerp

  13. PreetHiradhar CALL 2010 Antwerp Types of resources:

  14. PreetHiradhar CALL 2010 Antwerp Opportunities of language Enhancement

  15. PreetHiradhar CALL 2010 Antwerp Interactivity and feedback

  16. Preet Hiradhar Asia TEFL 2009 Forum posts

  17. PreetHiradhar CALL 2010 Antwerp Feedback incorporation

  18. Perception of self-achievement Preet Hiradhar CALL 2010 Antwerp

  19. Preet Hiradhar Asia TEFL 2009 Future Use Preet Hiradhar CALL 2010 Antwerp

  20. PreetHiradhar CALL 2010 Antwerp evaluation of technology-enabled language program

  21. Features offered by technology MOTIVATION PreetHiradhar CALL 2010 Antwerp

  22. THANK YOU!!! QUESTIONS/COMMENTS WELCOME!!! Contact: Ms. Preet Hiradhar ph@ln.edu.hk PreetHiradhar CALL 2010 Antwerp

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