Design Principles for Integrating Authentic Activities in an Online Community of Foreign Language Learners

Autor/inn/en	Pais Marden, Mariolina; Herrington, Jan
Titel	Design Principles for Integrating Authentic Activities in an Online Community of Foreign Language Learners
Quelle	In: Issues in Educational Research, 30 (2020) 2, S.635-654 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1837-6290
Schlagwörter	Communities of Practice; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Computer Mediated Communication; Instructional Design; Italian; College Students; Authentic Learning; Web Based Instruction; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Sociocultural Patterns; Learning Theories; Learning Activities; Situated Learning; Teacher Collaboration; Task Analysis; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Computerkonferenz; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Italienisch; Collegestudent; Web Based Training; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Lernaktivität; Lehrerkooperation; Aufgabenanalyse; Australien
Abstract	Actively encouraging foreign language learners to establish a meaningful connection with the target language culture--by engaging in authentic activities with other learners and native speakers in real-world communicative contexts--is a critical goal of foreign language education. This paper describes a design-based research study that investigated how students of Italian at an Australian university engaged with and responded to a webbased learning environment which integrated authentic learning tasks to facilitate social interaction and meaningful collaborative language practice with native speakers of the target language. The findings suggest that the use of the critical elements of authentic activities actively supported student learning across different domains. A major outcome of this research was the development of a set of design principles and guidelines for the design and development of authentic foreign language learning environments that could inform and guide other language educators within their specific educational context. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.waier.org.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01