user perspectives
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Presentation of findings from M.A. in post compulsory education, University ofTRANSCRIPT
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Teresa MacKinnonLanguage Centre,
University of Warwick
Voice over the internet: user perspectives on voice tools in language
learning
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Overview:• The Language Centre context• Affordances of voice tools • User perspectives study• Data collected• Examples of other uses• Best practice
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Context• Language Centre, 3500 students a year, 8
languages for academic credit.• Business language teaching operation• 4 sanako digital labs, moodle vle• Interest in ICT for teaching and learning• Increasing importance of oral/aural skills
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Voice tools• Range of easy to use, international process tools
to support spoken language over the internet• One basic interface: the voiceboard
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Themes• Tutor role• Error correction• Affective factors: in technology and in
language learning• Technical management and support
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Data collection• Practitioner interviews and questionnaires• ICT “can do” questionnaire (based on Davies,
2004)• “Traveler metaphore” (Steiner Kvale,1996)• Walkthrough interviews (Garfinkel, 1967)• Bildungsreise • Quantitative data from software
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ResultsVoice tools created
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voiceboards
voice email
oralassessments
podcaster
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Conclusions• Useful process to encourage dialogue• Community of practice• Reflective practitioners• Importance of awareness of research• Student engagement and desire for control!
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www.uwe.ac.uk/elearning
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Best practice notes:• Importance of understanding nature of
communication• Management awareness of relative
advantage• Opportunity for shared reflection and
student input• Use may challenge language tutor
approach