Blended Learning as Efficient Method of Language Acquisition

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Blended Learning as Efficient Method of Language Acquisition

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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

Název v anglickém jazyce

Blended Learning as Efficient Method of Language Acquisition

Popis výsledku anglicky

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

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50901 - Other social sciences

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název statě ve sborníku

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

ISBN

978-80-86302-82-9

ISSN

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e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

12

Strana od-do

217-228

Název nakladatele

Centre for Higher Education Studies, Prague

Místo vydání

Praha

Místo konání akce

Praha

Datum konání akce

26. 6. 2017

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

Kód UT WoS článku

000452127800018