Media and digital literacy in language education
Media and digital literacy in language education
6th International Virtual Symposium
Author(s): Ana Muntean, Diana Puiu, Anca Cehan
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning
Published by: Biblioteca Ştiinţifică a Universităţii de Stat Alecu Russo
Keywords: language education; International Symposium
Summary/Abstract: This publication was funded by a grant from the United States Department of State. Theopinions, findings and conclusions stated herein are those of the author[s] and do notnecessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.
- Print-ISBN-13: 978-9975-3490-0-0
- Page Count: 158
- Publication Year: 2020
- Language: English, French, Russian, German
RESPONDING TO COVID-19: FINDING SOLUTIONS TO MAJOR CHALLENGES OF LECTURING ONLINE
RESPONDING TO COVID-19: FINDING SOLUTIONS TO MAJOR CHALLENGES OF LECTURING ONLINE
(RESPONDING TO COVID-19: FINDING SOLUTIONS TO MAJOR CHALLENGES OF LECTURING ONLINE)
- Author(s):Iryna Andrusiak
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Education, School education, Distance learning / e-learning
- Page Range:6-12
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:online teaching; online learning; online lecturing; synchronous teaching; asynchronous teaching
- Summary/Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic is believed to have had multifaceted effects on education systems across the globe. While it is claimed to have caused considerable disruption of education systems due to reducing the learning opportunities for the vulnerable, it has fostered innovation within education at large and in higher education in particular. Universities across Ukraine are steadily changing traditional modes of delivering quality education implementing digital learning and teaching technologies. However, the shift to online teaching and learning environment is far from being smooth: both instructors and students face a wide range of pitfalls that hinder achieving desired learning outcomes. The present study aims at exploring and defining the main issues the academic staff and students face in respect to the lecture delivery options and discuss the possible ways to solve them. This research was conducted using the combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The present paper reports on responses to short survey on teachers’ experiences of online teaching at the faculty of Foreign Philology at Uzhhorod National University. To clarify some of the issues one-on-one post-survey interviews were conducted. Research findings show that the academic staff are facing a number of challenges ranging from professional and personal factors (e.g. low technological competence, unawareness of online education options, lack of time, etc.) to the issues directly associated with the university administration, e.g. sustainable policies and strategies relating to online education. Serious efforts need to be taken by all the stakeholders in order to maintain and develop the quality of higher education in the online modality.
THE DEPICTION OF MASS MEDIA IN “NOTES ON A SCANDAL” BY ZOE HELLER
THE DEPICTION OF MASS MEDIA IN “NOTES ON A SCANDAL” BY ZOE HELLER
(THE DEPICTION OF MASS MEDIA IN “NOTES ON A SCANDAL” BY ZOE HELLER)
- Author(s):Antonina Bulyna
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies
- Page Range:13-21
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:novel character; reader; mass media; the language of alienation; imaginative resistance
- Summary/Abstract:The current study is based on the British novel «Notes on a Scandal» in the spotlight of which there is an affair between Bathsheba Hart, a pottery teacher and Steven Connolly, an underage male pupil. In this paper an endeavour has been made to determine the representation of media in «Notes on a Scandal» which is a 2003 novel featuring the involvement of mass media. The paper touches the interaction of the reader and the fictional media. P. Lyndon’s vision related to mass media as society’s psychic regulator and literature as the psychic unregulator is argued. It is shown how ethical matters are covered by mass media and the way it impacts the novel characters. The study also elucidates the mass media as a tool of producing alienation that is connected with the specific language employed by them. The interpretation of the outlined points is supported by a close reading of the text fragments. The work on the topic involves the consideration of the phenomenon of imaginative resistance. It becomes quite evident that society is weakened if empathic imagination is excluded due to the mistake-determinant approach towards its members.
THE EXPANDING ROLE OF THE EFL TEACHER
THE EXPANDING ROLE OF THE EFL TEACHER
(THE EXPANDING ROLE OF THE EFL TEACHER)
- Author(s):Anca Cehan
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Education, Higher Education
- Page Range:22-29
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:teacher’s role; technician; reflective teaching; sociopolitical awareness; video production
- Summary/Abstract:The article follows the expansion of the EFL teacher’s role from the traditional one of simple conduit of discipline content from the experts to the students, to that of reflective practitioner, cognizant of the teaching – learning process, the learners and the setting, and, more recently, to that of a sociopolitically conscious educator able to stretch their role outside the classroom. It also reviews some of the most significant bibliography dedicated to the teacher’s role.
IS LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF FAKE NEWS FEASIBLE?
IS LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF FAKE NEWS FEASIBLE?
(IS LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF FAKE NEWS FEASIBLE?)
- Author(s):Nadina Cehan
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Education, Media studies, Communication studies
- Page Range:30-38
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:fake news; linguistics; fact checker; definition; corpus
- Summary/Abstract:Fake news has been a buzz word for at least four years. It is timely, then, to consider whether linguistic research can be meaningfully carried out on fake news. The present article covers issues such as the definition of the term, the way in which fake news can be identified, and the visual component of fake news. Fake news as a term has been widely applied to a variety of phenomena, including conspiracy theories, propaganda, satire and advertising. In addition, it has been applied to different formats in which information is disseminated, including but not necessarily limited to, news articles and social media posts. In terms of how fake news is identified, several strategies are presented, such as evaluating the credibility of a source and checking whether a certain claim has been fact-checked by organisations dedicated to the endeavor. As to the visual aspect of fake news, this is exemplified by two instances where misleading information is communicated almost exclusively by visuals. The final part of the article attempts to tie in these various aspects of fake news and argue that linguistic analysis of fake news is practically impossible and that the attempt itself is highly unlikely to lead to meaningful results. This is because, first, the term fake news does not apply to a clearly identifiable discourse category. Second, it is a label that the researcher himself cannot apply and needs to rely on the work of others. Third, the linguistic of fake news when isolated, does not meaningfully contribute to the application of fake news.
MEHRSPRACHIGKEIT UND UNTERRICHTSIDEEN FÜR SPRACHKONTRASTIVES ARBEITEN
MEHRSPRACHIGKEIT UND UNTERRICHTSIDEEN FÜR SPRACHKONTRASTIVES ARBEITEN
(MEHRSPRACHIGKEIT UND UNTERRICHTSIDEEN FÜR SPRACHKONTRASTIVES ARBEITEN)
- Author(s):Oxana Chira
- Language:German
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Education, Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:38-47
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:foreign language acquisition; multilingualism; bilingualism; multidimensionality; multilingual contexts
- Summary/Abstract:The article focuses on the description of one of the main features of current multilingualism and its complexity through a selection of issues related to its role in L2 acquisition, seen as a social and multidimensional phenomenon. Nowadays, multilingualism is one of the most relevant social phenomena, and therefore, it is an issue of utmost interest both for study and research, given the large amount of studies from different fields and disciplines. Learning a second or any other additional language might occur in any learning environment and it is always bound to external and internal factors, however, very little is still known about their influence on the language acquisition process. Bilingual or multilingual children acquire and learn languages at a very early age and they gain unprecedented experiences, which might be considered a valuable treasure and heritage for the future of the society.
FORMATION DES COMPÉTENCES DE LECTURE EN FRANÇAIS – CAS DE LA LETTRE ‘I’
FORMATION DES COMPÉTENCES DE LECTURE EN FRANÇAIS – CAS DE LA LETTRE ‘I’
(FORMATION DES COMPÉTENCES DE LECTURE EN FRANÇAIS – CAS DE LA LETTRE ‘I’)
- Author(s):Angela Coşciug
- Language:French
- Subject(s):Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Applied Linguistics
- Page Range:48-53
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:peculiarit; articulation; rule; grapheme; letter
- Summary/Abstract:The article deals with the reading rules in French of ‘i’ letter. We pay attention to the particular using and reading of this letter. Our interest is to present a complet list of ‘i’ usings too, all that through six dictionaries of French.
STRATEGIES FOR CREATING A REMOTE CLASSROOM
STRATEGIES FOR CREATING A REMOTE CLASSROOM
(STRATEGIES FOR CREATING A REMOTE CLASSROOM)
- Author(s):Elena Cozacenco
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Education, School education
- Page Range:54-65
- No. of Pages:12
- Summary/Abstract: This article is aimed at presenting some effective tips on creating engaging synchronous and asynchronous scenarios of a remote classroom and at delivering an interactive lesson plan in the 9th form on the topic “To Plug In or Not to Plug In”. Taking into consideration its absolutely virtual school environment, it is abundantly clear that distance education requires developing solutions that rely on technology. This is the reason why, we have chosen to reflect on some examples of web 2.0 tools and evaluate their applicability to the remote lesson, namely its learning objectives and didactic contents, and their ability to satisfy the prerequisites of a qualitative instructing, namely the creation of centralized online location for communication with students and their families, the encouragement of their collaboration and discourse, the providing with individualizing support and feedback, the enrichment and self-assessment opportunities. Moreover, with all the methodological recommendations for online education organization in mind, we take a comparative approach to and set clear boundaries between two different ways of holding a remote classroom, synchronous and asynchronous, state the complementarity of their aspects and the vital need to alternate these scenarios during the educational process to maintain the balance. Therefore, the article is mainly focused on putting forward the planning strategies and tech-related interactive didactic contents, embedded in a website, for all the stages of a distance foreign language classroom.
ALTERNATIVMÖGLICHKEITEN DER ARBEIT AN KURZFILMEN IM DEUTSCH ALS FREMDSPRACHENUNTERRICHT
ALTERNATIVMÖGLICHKEITEN DER ARBEIT AN KURZFILMEN IM DEUTSCH ALS FREMDSPRACHENUNTERRICHT
(ALTERNATIVMÖGLICHKEITEN DER ARBEIT AN KURZFILMEN IM DEUTSCH ALS FREMDSPRACHENUNTERRICHT)
- Author(s):Svetlana Dzechiș
- Language:German
- Subject(s):Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:66-72
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:teaching at university; foreign language; short films; alternative options; task typology
- Summary/Abstract:The use of short films has gradually become an integral part of foreign language teaching in higher education. There are a lot of the short films that offer great potential for teaching at university. With the medium of short film, German lessons at the university can be made lively and varied. The following scientific article provides an overview of the alternative options for using short films in German as a foreign language lesson, which are indispensable in higher education. It also includes a didactic introduction and a detailed task typology with sample formulations.
VIRTUE LITERACY BEYOND THE TIME
VIRTUE LITERACY BEYOND THE TIME
(VIRTUE LITERACY BEYOND THE TIME)
- Author(s):Ecaterina Foghel
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Education
- Page Range:73-79
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:virtue; virtue ethics; moral philosophy; virtue theory; history of thought
- Summary/Abstract:Among universal notions beyond the time, Virtue has been an important directive force in the development of human civilization. The idea of Virtueis located at the center of moral, philosophical, educational and religious discourses that marked the history of thought and determined the modern configuration of ethics. From Socrates and Aristotle to the French moralists, from Machiavelli to Elizabeth Anscombe and Alasdair McIntire, Virtue accumulated a rich spectrum of facets that constitute together the complex modern paradigm of this generic concept.
PROBLEMATISCHE BEREICHE DER WORTSCHATZARBEIT IM DAF-UNTERRICHT FÜR DOLMETSCHER/ÜBERSETZER
PROBLEMATISCHE BEREICHE DER WORTSCHATZARBEIT IM DAF-UNTERRICHT FÜR DOLMETSCHER/ÜBERSETZER
(PROBLEMATISCHE BEREICHE DER WORTSCHATZARBEIT IM DAF-UNTERRICHT FÜR DOLMETSCHER/ÜBERSETZER)
- Author(s):Elvira Guranda, Lina Cabac
- Language:German
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:80-88
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:vocabulary; DaF lessons; interpreters/translators; learning type; background knowledge
- Summary/Abstract:The article deals with the problem areas of vocabulary work in DaF lessons for interpreters/translators from the perspective of university teachers. Some special features are highlighted, which are related to the foreign language level achieved in each case, predominant learning type, background knowledge and experience with other foreign languages.
ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ МЕДИАГРАМОТНОСТИ СТУДЕНТОВ ЯЗЫКОВЫХ ВУЗОВ НА ОСНОВЕ МЕДИАТЕКСТОВ
ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ МЕДИАГРАМОТНОСТИ СТУДЕНТОВ ЯЗЫКОВЫХ ВУЗОВ НА ОСНОВЕ МЕДИАТЕКСТОВ
(ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ МЕДИАГРАМОТНОСТИ СТУДЕНТОВ ЯЗЫКОВЫХ ВУЗОВ НА ОСНОВЕ МЕДИАТЕКСТОВ)
- Author(s):Tatiana Cononova
- Language:Russian
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Education, Adult Education
- Page Range:88-96
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:media education; media literacy; media education; media culture of a personality; media competence; media text; forms and genres of media text; concept of media text; methodology for the formation of
- Summary/Abstract:The article studies media education as a pedagogical process of media literacy formation through perception and critical reflection, analysis / interpretation and assessment of the content of media texts in various forms and genres. The article also highlights the concept of a media text, which is the basis for the development of a methodology for the media literacy formation based on media texts. In the research, the methodology for media literacy formation based on media texts is built on the three categories and the description of the basic groups of skills for each category.
DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS' INFORMATION AND MEDIA SKILLS
DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS' INFORMATION AND MEDIA SKILLS
(DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS' INFORMATION AND MEDIA SKILLS)
- Author(s):Tatiana Konovalenko
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:97-102
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:information and media skills; information literacy; media literacy; future foreign languages teachers; education
- Summary/Abstract:The article presents the authors’ experience of participation in IREX project “Learn to Discern: info-media literacy”. It reveals the theoretical grounds and nowadays demand for future foreign languages teachers’ information and media skills development as well as the practical issues of educational process. There is the description of authors’ certified course "Integration of info-media literacy into professional activity" for students of the Faculty of Philology who study foreign languages. Besides of aim and structure of the course described there are the examples of effective activities to be used in foreign language classroom. The modes of interaction preferred in the classroom are pointed, too.
A BETTER PATH TO LEARNING THROUGH INQUIRY-BASED MODEL
A BETTER PATH TO LEARNING THROUGH INQUIRY-BASED MODEL
(A BETTER PATH TO LEARNING THROUGH INQUIRY-BASED MODEL)
- Author(s):Victoria Mascaliuc
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Education, School education
- Page Range:103-112
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:inquiry; inquiry-based model; Moldovan schools; sample lessons; soft skills
- Summary/Abstract:The article touches upon inquiry-based learning as one of the models of experiential learning. It targets at presenting general ideas about inquiry-based model, prerequisites for the research and inquiry-based model implementation in the Moldovan schools in teaching English. The investigation is formed of two stages: (1) questionnaire for thirty respondents; (2) implementation of inquiry-based model at the classes of English by five teachers. The results prove that this model can be used to develop language skills, train soft skills and offer the students the possibility to cumulate experiences necessary to integrate successfully in the today’s competitive society.
ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING: WHY FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT MATTERS
ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING: WHY FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT MATTERS
(ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING: WHY FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT MATTERS)
- Author(s):Ana Muntean
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:113-121
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:formative assessment; learning; language proficiency; learning for understanding
- Summary/Abstract:The present research focuses on clarifying the concept of formative assessment as well as revealing its role in improving learning. Research evidence is provided to prove that assessment should not be viewed as a period of evaluating students’ learning outcomes. It is rather an efficient tool, providing both the teacher and the learner feedback on the learning process and progress. This approach shaped the content of the Competence Based Tests, designed to complete the set of new textbooks in English for the primary school in Moldova.
THE ARTISTIC CONCEPT OF ‘UPROOTING’ IN JEAN-MARIE GUSTAVE LE CLÉZIO’S NOVEL POISSON D'OR
THE ARTISTIC CONCEPT OF ‘UPROOTING’ IN JEAN-MARIE GUSTAVE LE CLÉZIO’S NOVEL POISSON D'OR
(THE ARTISTIC CONCEPT OF ‘UPROOTING’ IN JEAN-MARIE GUSTAVE LE CLÉZIO’S NOVEL POISSON D'OR)
- Author(s):Lilia Răciula
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Education, Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:122-133
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:cognitive linguistics; conceptual index; concept; metaphor; uprooting
- Summary/Abstract:This article responds to the current trends of modern linguistics (anthropocentric paradigm), namely to the area of cognitive linguistics that resize the role of metaphor, treating it as a mechanism of thought. Thus, the approach addresses the artistic concept of uprooting in J.M.G. Le Clézio's novel Poisson d'or investigating metaphors that build this artistic concept as mechanisms shaping the artistic/textual vision, as a means of conceptualization. The artistic concept of ‘uprooting’ in the novel is mainly configured by metaphors from the dysphoric/evil and inferiority/marginality sphere, signaling an index of suffering and pain.
SELECTING VIDEOS FOR ENGLISH LESSONS: HOW TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE
SELECTING VIDEOS FOR ENGLISH LESSONS: HOW TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE
(SELECTING VIDEOS FOR ENGLISH LESSONS: HOW TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE)
- Author(s):Anastasia Romanova
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning
- Page Range:134-141
- No. of Pages:8
- Summary/Abstract:The article focuses on the issue of selecting video materials for English lessons. The first part describes some theoretical approaches. In the next part the author’s personal experience of selecting video in language teaching is briefly covered.
CULTURE AND ELT - TO COMBINE OR NOT TO COMBINE?
CULTURE AND ELT - TO COMBINE OR NOT TO COMBINE?
(CULTURE AND ELT - TO COMBINE OR NOT TO COMBINE?)
- Author(s):Manana Rusieshvili-Cartledge
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Education
- Page Range:142-147
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:Culture; ELT; Semiotics; Teaching
- Summary/Abstract:Culture and Language are closely interrelated and intertwined. (Byram & Grundy, 2003 amongst others). Culture is frequently defined as the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. From this standpoint, language is considered to be one of the parts of culture and one of the carriers of culture. The goals of this article are (1) to discuss the interrelationships between foreign language teaching and teaching culture through cultural codes; (2) to analyze the results of two small-scale studies conducted with two groups of English language teachers related to this problem and spaced 10 years apart at Tbilisi State University.
THE MILESTONES OF NEOLOGISM FORMATION
THE MILESTONES OF NEOLOGISM FORMATION
(THE MILESTONES OF NEOLOGISM FORMATION)
- Author(s):Ina Voloscuic
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Applied Linguistics
- Page Range:148-158
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:neologism; milestone; variety; classification; invention; coroneologisms
- Summary/Abstract:Every language is an instrument and vehicle of thought that is bricked by words, “the center of a linguistic system” [Algeo, 8]. The more changes occur (war, technology, pandemic etc.) in the society the more bricks are laid in the milestones of neologism formation. The only true “cause” of change in a language are the speakers, who use their language, and in doing so observe or neglect their linguistic traditions [Coseriu], so when a speaker is looking for a proper word to render an object, activity, invention and cannot find, he/she invents it.