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Athina Valdramidou School of Modern Greek University of Cyprus

E - learning and the “implied learner”: Designing the Greek B2 course for Hook up! CE Language Learning Gateway on Moodle. Athina Valdramidou School of Modern Greek University of Cyprus. Campus Europae. EU funded Languages

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Athina Valdramidou School of Modern Greek University of Cyprus

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  1. E-learning and the “implied learner”:Designing the Greek B2 course for Hook up! CE Language Learning Gateway on Moodle Athina Valdramidou School of Modern Greek University of Cyprus

  2. Campus Europae • EU funded • Languages • Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburgish, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish • Online supporting tool before, during and after the year abroad • Learning platform: Moodle • Characteristics • Self-learning • Cooperative learning • Blended learning • Contact

  3. Implied reader • Reader response criticism (Wolfgang Iser) • Meeting of text and reader ► a “cooperative enterprise” • Text gaps ► instructions for the reader to follow in order to grasp and experience the meaning of the text • Impliedreader► role offered to the reader by the text

  4. Implied learner • Roles or functions attributed to the real learner by the content and structure of the course in order to learn • Divergences from implied reader • face-to-face interaction • temporal aspect • Constructivism • role of the teacher • learning content • role of the student • prior knowledge constructions • E-learning • absence of instructor • instructions embedded in structure and content

  5. Designing the course: criteria • Common European Framework of Reference for Languages -B2 independent language user • Reads and understands demanding texts on a wide range of topics • Listens to and understands extensive speech and lectures • Interacts with a degree of fluency and spontaneity • Produces clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects • 4 language skills (reading/ listening comprehension, written/ oral speech production)

  6. Designing the course: criteria • E-learning • Moodle • Relevance to the Modern Greek learner and CE mover • Hook up! ► additional language tool

  7. Greek B2 course: structure • Introduction • Reference works • Online dictionaries • Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek (M. Triandafyllidis) • Bilingual dictionaries (Institute for Language and Speech Processing) • Downloadable grammars • Basic Greek Grammar (Institute for Language and Speech Processing) • Keys to Greek Grammar (E.DIA.M.ME, Centre of Intercultural and Migration Studies, University of Crete – Dept. of Primary Education) • Centre for the Greek Language (Certification of Attainment in Greek) http://www.greeklanguage.gr/certification/ • Content presented in 8 units • Evaluation of the course • Written and oral test for obtaining the Hook up! attendance certificate

  8. Greek B2 course: subject areas

  9. Greek B2 course: unit structure • Title • Picture • Warm up • Reading comprehension • Listening comprehension • Grammar • Extra online material • Collaborative learning activities • Written assignments

  10. Greek B2 course: unit structure

  11. Title-picture

  12. Warm up • Self-reflection • Interaction • Collaboration • A must­do!

  13. Reading comprehension • Structure of content • Preparation • Vocabulary/ comprehension exercises • Assessment • Written assignment • Implied learner • Order • Real-life roles • Self-reflection, self-criticism

  14. Preparation (Unit 3)

  15. Written assignment (Unit 3) • Στην Ελλάδα η κρατική εξουσία συχνά ταλαιπωρεί τους πολίτες στις καθημερινές συναλλαγές τους μαζί της. Πώς είναι η κατάσταση στη χώρα σου; Υπάρχει γραφειοκρατία ή όχι; Προσπάθησε να περιγράψεις τη σχέση πολίτη-κράτους δίνοντας, αν θέλεις, και κάποια παραδείγματα.

  16. Texts (Unit 4, Ακρότητες)

  17. Listening comprehension • Authentic oral speech • Different speakers • Contact to Greek speaking environments • Various sources • Various tasks • Implied learner • Learning diversity and flexibility

  18. Listening comprehension (Unit 5)

  19. Grammar • Resources outside Hook up! • “In-house” prepared material • Limited • Fragmentary • Implied learner • priority of cultural and social experience against linguistic correctness

  20. Written assignment • Διαβάστε το κείμενο 1 (Ο "βασιλιάς των σκουπιδιών") και σημειώστε 5 λέξεις-κλειδιά. Στη συνέχεια γράψτε μια περίληψη του άρθρου. (Unit 4, Ακρότητες)) • «Ακραίο είναι...» ή "Τι είναι άραγε κανονικό;» Γράψτε ένα κείμενο. (Unit 4) • Δείτε τον σύνδεσμο: http://www.cookisto.com. Πρόκειται για έναν ενδιαφέροντα ιστότοπο (website) τον οποίο επισκέπτεται κανείς, όταν θέλει να βρει και να φάει σπιτικό φαγητό στην Αθήνα. Κάνοντας κλικ πάνω στην ερώτηση Τι είναι το cookisto; πάτε σε αυτή τη σελίδα: http://www.cookisto.com/about, όπου μαθαίνετε ποια είναι η φιλοσοφία του cookisto.Έχετε κι εσείς μια παρόμοια ιδέα για ένα site σε μια από τιςκατηγορίες που αναφέρονται στο κείμενο «Δουλειά από τοσπίτι» (ιδιαίτερα μαθήματα, τέχνη, φωτογραφία, blogging κ.λπ.)και γράφετε ένα κείμενο σαν αυτό του cookisto, όπου λέτε ποιοιείστε, τι κάνετε, σε ποιους απευθύνεστε και ποια είναι ηφιλοσοφία σας. (Unit 7, Τηλεργασία) • Φτιάξτε ένα όσο γίνεται πιο πλούσιο γλωσσάρι με ελληνικές λέξεις που νομίζετε ότι δείχνουν ρατσιστική ή αντιρατσιστική σκέψη, γλώσσα ή συμπεριφορά, π.χ. μαύρος, γύφτος, θετικός, δημιουργικότητα (Unit 1. Ξενοφοβία-ρατσισμός)

  21. Written assignment • Connecting target-language with social experience • Becoming inventive • Livingin the language

  22. Extra multimedia material (Δείτε κι αυτό!) • www.tvxs.gr (TV χωρίς σύνορα – ανεξάρτητη ενημέρωση) • www.tanea.gr (Τα Νέα) • www.kathimerini.com.cy (Η Καθημερινή της Κύπρου) • Greenpeace in Greece, http://www.greenpeace.org/greece/el/ • Αρκτούρος, http://www.arcturos.gr/el/main.php • www.greek-movies.com (ελληνικές ταινίες, σειρές, ντοκιμαντέρ) • www.edutv.gr (Εκπαιδευτική τηλεόραση) • www.asprilexi.com (Άσπρη λέξη) • “Listening to cultures”, Centre for Hellenic Culture • “Άκουσμα”, Institute for Language and Speech Processing • Implied reader • To use or not to use? • To use!

  23. Conclusions • Clear structure • Guidance vs. learning autonomy • Content • Cultural and intercultural competence • Learner’s profile • thinking • sensitive • critical • good sense of humour Results to be tested! Feedback welcome!

  24. Thank you!

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