Embedding OERs for the Development of Information Literacy in the Foreign Language Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Gabauda, Odette; Nocchi, Susanna
Titel	Embedding OERs for the Development of Information Literacy in the Foreign Language Classroom
Quelle	(2019), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gabauda, Odette) ORCID (Nocchi, Susanna)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Technology; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Educational Change; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Technological Literacy; International Trade; Business Communication; Undergraduate Students; Languages for Special Purposes; French; Italian; Majors (Students); Language Teachers; Web Sites; Open Educational Resources; Ireland (Dublin) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Bildungsreform; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Technisches Wissen; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Unternehmenskommunikation; Sprachhandlungsfähigkeit; Französisch; Italienisch; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Web-Design
Abstract	Despite a rapid growth of Open Educational Resource (OER) availability, Thoms and Thoms (2014) note that few empirical studies examine the impact of OERs on foreign language learning and teaching. This paper presents an action research study investigating the embedding of selected components of DigiLanguages, an OER for Digital Literacies (DLs) for Foreign Languages (FL) within a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Business and Languages at the Technological University Dublin. Digilanguages.ie is an open portal developed collaboratively by six tertiary education institutions in Ireland. Digital literacies for FL learning and teaching is a key strand in this resource. The study involved two groups of students, one majoring in French and one in Italian. One of the aims of the study was to pilot the portal and identify affordances and constraints of introducing and adapting this OER to the individual FL classroom. Of equal importance was to analyse the potential of the OER to introduce and/or change pedagogical practices in an area that remains largely under investigated, namely DLs for foreign language learning. The study informs future steps in how to use a particular OER to embed units of DLs into FL courses. It also provides insights on developing a new set of professional practices among language teachers. [For the complete volume, "New Case Studies of Openness in and beyond the Language Classroom," see ED596829.] (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01