Communicative Online Language Teaching in Disruptive Times: A Redesign of the Introductory Spanish Curriculum
Dimension
; 2022.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2058399
ABSTRACT
In this article, the authors describe the redesign of a first-semester Spanish course at the United States Air Force Academy due to the COVID-19 crisis and the subsequent transition from traditional, face-to-face instruction to fully online language teaching during the fall of 2020. More than 200 learners were enrolled across 11 course sections that were taught by eight different instructors who were required to use the same syllabus, learning platforms, lesson plans, and assessments under the supervision of a course director. The developers integrated a series of pedagogical interventions--such as online integrated performance assessments, lessons and content that were infused with open-access, authentic materials, and a digital storytelling project--to ensure that students engaged in three modes of communication within a meaningful cultural context. The instruction of culture, intercultural communicative competence, and pragmatics figured predominantly into the course design, which could be replicated by instructors who wish to teach language communicatively online.
ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Intervention; Pandemics; Educational Change; Student Evaluation; Curriculum Design; Second Language Learning; Language Teachers; COVID-19; Instructional Design; Colorado (Colorado Springs); Second Language Instruction; Armed Forces; Undergraduate Students; Open Educational Resources; Spanish; Teaching Methods; Military Training; Introductory Courses; Cultural Context; Online Courses; Course Descriptions; Communicative Competence (Languages); Story Telling; Lesson Plans
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Databases of international organizations
Database:
ProQuest Central
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Dimension
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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