Technology-Enhanced Curriculum Development in the ESP Tertiary Context

Autor/in	Giannikas, Christina Nicole
Titel	Technology-Enhanced Curriculum Development in the ESP Tertiary Context
Quelle	(2019), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Giannikas, Christina Nicole)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Curriculum Development; English for Special Purposes; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Journal Writing; Student Attitudes; Reflection; Higher Education; Educational Technology; Universities; Engineering Education; Departments; Undergraduate Students; Teaching Methods; Pilot Projects; Foreign Countries; Personal Autonomy; Course Content; Learning Processes; Transformative Learning; Computer Software; Social Media; Independent Study; Cyprus + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Schülerverhalten; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Unterrichtsmedien; University; Universität; Ingenieurausbildung; Department; Abteilung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Ausland; Individuelle Autonomie; Kursprogramm; Learning process; Lernprozess; Pädagogische Transformation; Soziale Medien; Selbststudium; Zypern
Abstract	Teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) in Higher Education (HE) has a long-standing tradition in the language centres of the Cypriot academic world, much like in other European contexts. Even though Cypriot universities are advancing in educational technology, students enter bearing coursebook-led and teacher-centred learning experiences offered in secondary education. The present chapter focusses on a pilot study involving 20 ESP first year students of the Department of Chemical Engineering, and a curriculum that was developed to tailor their academic and professional needs with the aid of a technology-enhanced environment. The aim of the personalised curriculum was to stress the fusion of interactive tools and make use of applications that would deliver opportunities for: (1) autonomy, (2) resource and content management, and (3) communal and individual content production, presentation, and sharing. The impact of the design of the curriculum was investigated through (1) online surveys completed by the students and (2) students' reflection journals. Data reports on the transformational period, the progress made, and the impact the technology-enhanced curriculum had on their learning. Additionally, the investigation revealed insights on the level of intensity of cognitive and instrumental interactivity. [For the complete volume, "ESP Teaching and Teacher Education: Current Theories and Practices," see ED595614.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01