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E-learning C ourse of Librarian English e-LKA. Barbora Sedláčková and Pavla Lichnovská Masaryk University The Czech Republic. Presentation Structure. Introduction Course Creation Course Content Course Review Course Success and Experience Illustration of the Course. Start of the Project.
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E-learning Course of Librarian Englishe-LKA Barbora Sedláčková and Pavla Lichnovská Masaryk University The Czech Republic
Presentation Structure • Introduction • Course Creation • Course Content • Course Review • Course Success and Experience • Illustration of the Course
Start of the Project • Project carried out within the complusory course APLS under KISK of Masaryk University. • Initiation: 10/2009 APLS • Team: 7 students of Masters Studies of LIS • Supervision: Bc. Jan Zikuška and PhDr. Petr Škyřík • Grant: 20 000 CZK (803.5 EUR) • Lenght of the project: 1 year (finally 2years)
Target Creation and realization of e-learning course of English for librarians (e-LKA). • Participants Librarians working at academic/public libraries with more than 10 000 inhabitants in The South Moravian Region. • Required level of English pre-intermediate
Course Creation • Survey among librarians (needed topics) • Cooperation with professional English teachers (plus 2 teachers in the team) • Consultation of subject terminology with foreign libraries
Course Creation • Course created in Moodle. • Audio recorded with native speakers from the UK and the USA.
Course Content • 9 Units, Each contains: Grammar + Subject Part • 1 Unit = 1 Week • Section of a Unit: 1) Study Materials (grammar explanation, vocabulary, study animation) 2) Exercises 3) Video 4) Compulsory Task (test or written essay)
Course Content Units 1) Introduction 2) Welcome to the library 3) A book 4) In the library 5) A reader 6) Services 7) Technology in the library 8) Library presentation 9) Recapitulation
Course Review • Participants had to finisha compulsory task in each unit by deadline (9 in total) and pass the final test. • We organised 3 face-to-face meetings to support and help participants. • Out of 61 partcipants 42 sucessfully passed the course. • Enthusiastic replies from participants
Course evaluation Do you think that you will use your new knowledge at work?
Experience from the course • Librarians are willing and eager to learn. • However, we faced some problems: 1) Time-consuming Each lesson takes about 3-4 hours per week 2) Level of motivation Course was offered for free => some students gave up before the 3rd unit
Experience from the course 3) Level of English A few participants were real beginners =>problem with the speed of the course Some participants were advanced => tried to test and correct us 4) Moodle complications Exercises and correct answers – automation has some drawbacks
Course improvements • More precise entrance tests • 2 weeks per one lesson • Special exercisesto gain extra points in order to be more motivated • New Christmas lesson
What is going on now and what will follow • 2nd run of the course October – March 2011 • 3rd run of the course March – July 2011 • Some creators of the course chose e-LKA as the topis of their diploma thesis
Thank you for your attention. Contact: projekt.elka@gmail.com. http://e-lka.webnode.cz/