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Flipped Classroom in learning oral skills (Comprehension and Expression) in French Language

Tharwat HIJJAWI

An- Najah National University

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What is Flipped (inverted) classroom?

It is an untraditional strategywhere students gain firstexposure to new material outsideof class, usually via reading orlecture videos, and then classtime is used to do the harderwork of assimilating thatknowledge through strategiessuch as problem-solving,discussion or debates. (VanderbiltUniversity, Center for Teaching

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Concerned students

• French oral Skills 2 (listening and Expression) course, second year students of French B.A. in the French department at An-NajahNational University.

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Why

Shift to learner- centered educational paradigm

Strengthen motivation and involvement

Manage the heterogeneity ( differentiated pedagogy)

Gain time to raise the intellectual capacity in activities (Bloom’s Taxonomy )

Facilitate learning

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How

Flippedclassroom

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Learning environment

Active learning

Learner-centered approach

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Pre-class activities

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Axes of research

1. Student commitment; his motivation and interest; challenge and difficulties; and critics of the Flipped classroom.

2. Communication and interaction

3. Effectiveness on their achievement

4. Role of ICT and Social media

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Results and findings (1)

1. > 90% were committed to view, listen and follow up on line but only

60% prefer to have all classes of language in FC : doubled effort, time, and commitment from them

2. -projects required interaction with each other, with the society and finally with the teacher

-tools like Facebook, Trello, and Padlet helped them collaborate in distance.

-continuous use of the tools of collaboration after the end of the semester,

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Results and findings (2)

3. student’s activity has been improved and doubled; they could practice more the language and accomplish concrete language projects (ex. filmed reportage)

4. overriding role of the pedagogical platform and the social media in their learning experience during the course

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Learner- centered process

Students in traditional classroom

Students in Flipped classroom

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Conclusion

• A successful & motivating experience for students

• Importance of the teacher as a tutor and guide to secure

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• Remarkable shift from teaching paradigm to learning paradigm

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Further studies on the Flipped Classroom

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