Prof. Dr. Renate Link Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany renate.link@th-ab.de Abstract Applying gamification methods in the educational sector has become increasingly popular in recent years in an effort to get and hold the modern generation-Y students’ attention and enhance their commitment. While computer-based gamification tools are more well-known and widespread, the haptic potential of […]
Arianna Kitzinger PhD University of Sopron, Hungary kitzinger.arianna@uni-sopron.hu Abstract Although nobody doubts the necessity of learning foreign languages, there are still fierce debates on the age when to start it. This article aims to help the orientation in the jungle of pros and cons and gives a brief overview of different language pedagogical considerations. It […]
Dr Mario Pace University of Malta Maltamario.pace@um.edu.mt Abstract Teaching a foreign language is quite challenging. Gone are the days where all students in class spoke the same language, had the same values, came from similar cultural backgrounds. The question is: how can we, as educators, transform the challenges in class into motivational tools? Very often, […]
Fatma Nur Kabay & Celile Eren Ökten Yildiz Technical University, Turkey fnurkabay@gmail.com celileokten@gmail.com Abstract This study aims to create curiosity about literary texts in order to understand cultural aspects of language. Participatory action research was conducted with B1 level students from an international boarding school in Istanbul. Theoretical framework was based on intuitive text simplifying […]
Marianna Leikomaa and Petri TuohimäkiTampere University of Applied Sciences, Finlandmarianna.leikomaa@tuni.fi petri.tuohimaki@tuni.fi Offering students a chance for international collaboration within an existing language course is often the easiest way to ensure authentic learning situations. However, this requires a bit of time, work and flexibility from all parties. Two English language teachers from Tampere University of Applied […]
Tanja PsonderFH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences, Austriatanja.psonder@fh-joanneum.at Abstract This contribution briefly introduces the application of non-fictional comics in presentation courses in tertiary education. It aims at demonstrating how easily and well comics can replace the traditional presentation formats while adding structure to the presentation. In addition, the paper looks into the preparative steps and […]
Hubertus Weyer, M.A.Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst, Germany hubertus.weyer@hawk.de Abstract In online language teaching, making students build communities for collaboration on assignments is particularly challenging because students take online courses from home and do not see their peers very often. I am going to showcase how I have been teaching so far as an […]
Õie TähtlaHealth Care College, Tallinn, Estonia oie.tahtla@ttk.ee Abstract There were four options one could use when creating a Kahoot! learning game (see What is Kahoot!?). The quiz-mode was commonly used by the language teachers at Tallinn Health Care College. However, there were other modes, too: jumble, discussion and survey. This paper introduces the possibilities of […]
Török Judit & Kétyi András Budapest Business School, Hungarytorok.judit@uni-bge.huketyi.andras@uni-bge.hu Abstract Our university research group has been working on the implementation of the methodology of Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL) into the German business language courses, and action research was conducted as well. Our sample was university students learning German business language either as a first (n=65) […]
Ewa HajdaszWroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland ewa.hajdasz@upwr.edu.pl Abstract It is relatively easy to learn how to produce average e-content and how to technically manage courses on e-learning platforms. On the other hand, it is truly challenging to design a brain- friendly course that will enhance the learning process. In this paper I […]