Building Innovative Online Korean and Japanese Courses: A Pilot on Technology-Enhanced Curriculum Development

Autor/inn/en	Sato, Eriko; Sohn, Heejeong; Chen, Julian ChengChiang; Adebowale, Kayode C. V.; Jourdain, Sarah
Titel	Building Innovative Online Korean and Japanese Courses: A Pilot on Technology-Enhanced Curriculum Development
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 44 (2015) 2, S.171-202 (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2395
DOI	10.1177/0047239515617411
Schlagwörter	Online Courses; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Korean; Japanese; Blended Learning; Student Attitudes; Pilot Projects; Program Descriptions; Student Surveys; Teaching Methods; Instructional Innovation; Familiarity; Distance Education; Curriculum Design; Action Research; Comparative Analysis; Interactive Video; Educational Technology; Standards; Computer Mediated Communication; Cultural Awareness; Program Effectiveness; Factor Analysis; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Koreanisch; Japaner; Japanisch; Schülerverhalten; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Schülerbefragung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Lehrplangestaltung; Projektforschung; Interaktives Video; Unterrichtsmedien; Standard; Computerkonferenz; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Faktorenanalyse
Abstract	Our pilot project created blended/online courses to accommodate the growing needs of precollegiate and collegiate students interested in learning Korean and Japanese. In the initial phase, we conducted a survey of students' experiences with and perceptions about blended/online Asian language learning. We found a general lack of familiarity with, and moderate resistance toward, online language learning modes. With learner attitudes in mind, we developed online modules for beginning Korean and Japanese courses. In this article, we report the survey results and the process of developing these innovative blended and online modalities of content delivery, focusing on the strengths of the modules and the unforeseen development challenges. The impacts that these technology-enhanced environments may have on student perceptions of transactional distance and tele-/copresence are explored. We suggest that transforming conventional East Asian language courses into blended/online modes is not only feasible but also beneficial for foreign language teaching and learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01