Electronic Syllabus Design for Language & Computers: Bridging the Gap Between Two Disciplines Using Moodle as a Learning Management System (LMS)  

Oleh:

Fatani, Afnan H.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Asian ESP Journal vol. 6 no. 1 (2010), page 97-119.
Topik: Language & Computers; Moodle; Learning Management Systems (LMS); Computational Linguistics; Blended Delivery
Fulltext: Untitled6.pdf (392.72KB)

Isi artikel

In the past decade, the widening use of computers has had a profound influence on the design and structure of the linguistics curricula. Because the internet has now become the main resource for linguists, academic institutions have deemed it necessary to integrate into the linguistics curriculum courses that are geared to identification and use of various online linguistic resources and software. However, instructors have found it difficult to identify the basic components or topics that should be incorporated into the standard Language and Computer course. The purpose of this study is twofold: first to outline the core contents of a Language and Computer course; and second, to demonstrate how to convert the delivery of this content from face-to-face to online or blended delivery using Moodle as a Learning Management System (LMS). This study investigates the basic steps to structuring an online Language and Computers course and identifies the technology that provides a meaningful learning environment. It is basically a study in electronic syllabus design that is aimed at bridging the gap between Language & Computers and ComputationaLinguistics by integrating components of both disciplines into a new hybrid course that involves the acquisition of basic computational expertise as well as mastery of software programs for analyzing natural language. An outline of the course is provided and a detailed discussion of the methods of implementing and designing its electronic syllabus, with some speculation on the computational and linguistic outcomes of combining both disciplinesl

Opini Anda

Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini!

Kembali