Blended Learning as Efficient Method of Language Acquisition

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Blended Learning as Efficient Method of Language Acquisition

Original language description

Economic and social changes within the European Union provide new opportunities and challenges. Nowadays young people need to gain a wider scope of skills including language knowledge and intercultural abilities to succeed in the globalized economies and increasingly diversified societies. The acquisition of the necessary knowledge and skills is more effective in the school environment where the innovative approach and creativity are supported. The paper focuses on the authors' experience of the use of ICT as the support of Brno University of Defence students' self-study to achieve the required language level. It could seem easy for the students to pass the exam corresponding to B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference in four language skills, but the contrary is true. In relation to the student's entrance language level and the relatively small amount of lessons, it was necessary to search for the appropriate way how to motivate students and provide them with study materials which regarding to their content and structure can efficiently contribute to this task's accomplishment. The authors decided to use the blended learning method, i.e. the combination of the face-to-face teaching with the electronic study supports. The course designers concentrated primarily on creating materials aimed at practising receptive skills - reading and listening comprehension - which are the prerequisite for passing the language exam. In addition, the activities were supplemented with the set of tests and links to suitable sources for improving the remaining two productive skills. The paper describes the research oriented at getting the feedback from the course users, their incentives and comments as well. The research method was the questionnaire survey in which 135 course participants took part. The participants responded to the study supports, the electronic environment, and the course design mostly positively. However, there occurred several critical remarks

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50901 - Other social sciences

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

DisCo 2017: Open Education as a Way to a Knowledge Society

ISBN

978-80-86302-82-9

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Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

217-228

Publisher name

Centre for Higher Education Studies, Prague

Place of publication

Praha

Event location

Praha

Event date

Jun 26, 2017

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

000452127800018