Year: 2024
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: This chapter reports on the creation of ten online video resources for languages education aimed at current and incoming students who need more guidance on how to improve their skills in order to be successful university language learners.The videos feature footage from actual language classes and interviews with current students and staff, and focus on the main aspects of language learning: what students learn and how, how learning at university differs from high school, how to find language learning resources and so on.In this chapter, we describe the rationale for our project, the methodology we used to implement the creation of the videos, and the results of a large-scale survey conducted with language students in the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics at The Australian National University before the release of the videos.Students' learning expectations, strategies and beliefs are discussed in line with the content of the videos.The project has strong pedagogical implications, particularly for first-year students, since it focuses on the use of video for effective instruction, teaching time management skills, setting realistic expectations for learning outcomes and teacher-centred vs. student-centred learning.
Source: ANU Press eBooks
DOI: 10.22459/el.2024.02
Authors: Joshua Brown, Manuel Delicado Cantero, Solène Inceoglu
Institution: Australian National University
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4404893280