ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

1. ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CS410 Blue Team March 6, 2015

2. Major Functional Components Requirements Software Design Requirements Feasibility Analysis Exclusions The Competition Added Benefits References Questions Outline • Mentor • The Blue Team • ESL Difficulties • Customer Base • Case Study • Current Workflow • Areas Needing Improvement • Main Goals • Solution Characteristics • New and Improved Workflow CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

3. Mentor - Greg Raver-Lampman CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

4. The Blue Team Kyle Vernier John Mitchell Ashley Grimm Adriana Vecchio Richard Evans Keith Collins CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

5. Teaching Difficulties • ESL teachers lack sufficient time to design worksheets customized to each individual student’s coursework • Creating worksheets is very time consuming • ESL teachers have many students • ESL students don’t gain familiarity with English in their specific field of study CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

6. Customer Base • ESL teachers at a university level • Other stakeholders and potential customers: • Students • ESL teachers at other grade levels • Primary school English teachers • Tutors CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

7. Case Study • Market analysis + benefits to the customer base • 2013/2014 International Student Enrollment at US Institutions: 886,052 • 8.1% increase from previous year • 4.2% of total student enrollment International Student Enrollment at US Institutions CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015 Figure 1: International Student Enrollment, from Institute of International Education

8. Case Study • Market analysis + benefits to the customer base • Top fields of study use technical language • Business and Management – 21.2% • Engineering – 19.2% • Math and Computer Science – 10.3% CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015 Figure 2: Top Fields of Study, adapted from Institute of International Education

9. Case Study • Market analysis + benefits to the customer base • Primary Source of Students’ Funds • Personal and Family - 64.8% • U.S. College or University - 19.3% CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015 Figure 3: Source of Funds, adapted from Institute of International Education

10. Current Workflow CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

11. Areas Needing Improvement • Instructors create exercises by hand • Exercises presented on paper worksheets • Instructor grades exercises by hand • Exercises distributed and returned in-person CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

12. Main Goals • Minimize teacher time spent creating worksheets • Minimize teacher time spent grading • Customize worksheets for students CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

13. Solution Characteristics • Automated exercise creation • Digital exercises • Automatic grading • Electronic delivery to/from student/instructor CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

14. New and Improved Workflow CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

15. Major Functional Components CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

16. Hardware/Software Components CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

17. Interfaces CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

18. Additional Components CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

19. Requirements Graphical User Interface (GUI) Database Web Server CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

20. Software Design Requirements • Custom APIs to automate: • Identifying parts of speech • Creating worksheets • Automated grading • Delivery to students • Delivery to instructor CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

21. Feasibility Analysis • The Blue Team solution will: • Create worksheets from uploaded text CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

22. Feasibility Analysis • The Blue Team solution will: • Save worksheets CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

23. Feasibility Analysis • The Blue Team solution will: • Identify and remove parts of speech using COLRS CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

24. Feasibility Analysis • The Blue Team solution will: • Deliver worksheets to students electronically CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

25. Feasibility Analysis • The Blue Team solution will: • Allow students to complete the worksheets through a web browser CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

26. Feasibility Analysis • The Blue Team solution will: • Grade the worksheets based on the percentage of correct responses CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

27. Feasibility Analysis • The Blue Team solution will: • Deliver completed, graded worksheets to the instructor electronically CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

28. Feasibility Analysis • The Blue Team solution will: • Require authenticated instructor and student users CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

29. Exclusions • The Blue Team solution will not: • Be publicly available • Show the student the correct answers until the worksheet is submitted • Generate worksheets without uploaded text or previously saved text CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

30. The Competition Englishpage.com CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

31. The Competition English Grammar 101 CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

32. Blue Team Solution CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

33. Added Benefits • Individualized worksheets reinforce English in a particular subject of study • Reducing time spent creating worksheets allows for more actual teaching time • Allows for more worksheets and thus more practice CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

34. References, 1 of 2 • Cingletree Learning. (1999-2015). Foreword. Retrieved February 8, 2015, from English Grammer 101 Online: http://lessons.englishgrammar101.com/EnglishGrammar101/Foreword.aspx. • English Grammer. (n.d.). (Edufind, Producer) Retrieved February 8, 2015, from edufind.com:http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/english-grammar-guide. • Institute of International Education. (2015). Fast Facts. Retrieved February 2015, from Institue of International Education: http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors/Data/Fast-Facts • Language Dynamics. (n.d.). Online English Grammar Book. Retrieved February 8, 2015, from Englishpage.com:http://www.englishpage.com/grammar/. • Ling, G., Wolf, M. K., Cho, Y., & Wang, Y. (2014). English-as-a-Second-Language Programs for Matriculated Students in the United States: An Exploratory Survey and Some Issues. ETS Research Reports Series, 2014(2), 1-19. • Maftoon, P., Birjandi, P., & Pahlavani, P. (2014). The Impact of Using Computer-aided Argument Mapping (CAAM) on the Improvement of Writing Achievement of Iranian Learners of English. Theory & Practice In Language Studies, 4(5), 982-988. CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

35. References, 2 of 2 • Old Dominion University. (n.d.). ELC Programs & Courses. Retrieved February 8, 2015, from ODU:https://www.odu.edu/cepd/esl/courses. • Pin-hsiang, N. W., & Kawamura, M. (2014). Mind and material: The interplay between computer-related and second language factors in online communication dialogues. JALT CALL Journal, 10(3), 159-174. • Professor Greg Raver-Lampman. Mentor. • Saqlain, N., & Mahmood, Z. (2013). English Language Instructors' Perceptions about Technology-Based Language Learning at Northern Border University in Saudi Arabia. Turkish Online Journal Of Educational Technology - TOJET, 12(2), 106-110. • Savas, P. (2014). Tablet PCs as Instructional Tools in English as a Foreign Language Education. Turkish Online Journal Of Educational Technology - TOJET, 13(1), 217-222. • The Writing Center at UNC Chapel Hill. (2010-2014). Just Check My Grammar. Retrieved February 8, 2015, from The Writing Center: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/faculty-resources/tips-on-teaching-esl-students/just-check-my-grammar/. CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

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