English in Class and on the Go: Multimodal U-Learning

Autor/in	García-Sánchez, Soraya
Titel	English in Class and on the Go: Multimodal U-Learning
Quelle	In: The EUROCALL Review, 20 (2012) 2, S.94-102 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1695-2618
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Electronic Learning; Educational Technology; English (Second Language); Modern Languages; Modern Language Curriculum; Blended Learning; College Students; Virtual Universities; Language Acquisition; Immersion Programs; Reinforcement; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Unterrichtsmedien; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Gegenwartssprache; Collegestudent; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Immersionsprogramm; Positive Verstärkung; Spanien
Abstract	This article aims to analyse different ubiquitous learning (u-Learning) platforms used when learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) as part of the Modern Languages Degree at the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC). The combination of face-to-face lessons with multimedia content and digital mediated learning allows today's native students to enhance their independent learning abilities when it best suits them. Successful u-learning takes place when ULPGC students have access to different interactive activities, content videos, screencast presentations and automatic evaluation systems that contribute to improve learners' language learning skills. Students are especially immersed in an EFL learning environment when accessing the Moodle-based Virtual Campus, Prometeo and Picasst multimodal virtual learning environments. The subject considered in this study, English Language II, allowed learners to access authentic cultural and language content not only by means of face-to-face classes but also through reinforcement activities via u-learning platforms. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL). EUROCALL Headquarters, School of Modern Languages, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland, UK. Tel: +34-67-943-1283; Web site: http://www.eurocall-languages.org/publications/review
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01