ERIC Number: ED607143
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Aug-10
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Web-Based and Interactive Italian Blended Learning Course: Embedded Apps and Tools in a Structured Learning Process
Capitani, Laura
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'Web-based and Interactive Italian' is a detailed and progressive programme developed by the author for the Maastricht University Language Centre. The course started in 2013, with the intention of catering for the variability in the number of students following the regular courses, as well as broadening the language offer using blended learning. The eight interactive tutor-led Skype sessions are preceded by 80 hours of self-study per level. Starting from a flipped classroom approach, it is structured in three consecutive learning steps. It makes use of existing language apps and tools, like Babbel2 and Quizlet3, and of a manual book used at the intermediate levels, as well as bespoke web-based and interactive learning materials as preparation for the oral sessions. The course is still running successfully and represents an effective alternative to traditional courses, offering distance learners the possibility of completing the whole study programme from A1 to B2. [For the complete volume, "Education 4.0 Revolution: Transformative Approaches to Language Teaching and Learning, Assessment and Campus Design," see ED607129.]
Descriptors: Computer Software, Blended Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Italian, Distance Education, Material Development, Web Based Instruction, Videoconferencing, Independent Study, Oral Language, Guides, Instructional Materials, Universities, Course Descriptions, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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