Extending the flipped classroom model: Developing second lanfuage writing skills through student-created digital videos
Introduction
to develop the students' interest and experience of technology
to develop academic writing skills
to develop second language writing skills
in terms of linguistic accuracy and fluency
organiation
lexical appropriacy
student reflections on the process
considerations in the flipped classroom model and peer teaching
Background
mobile learning
enable learning but does not ensure
a flipped classroom approach
short videos
discussion
problem-solving
practice
interaction with peers and teachers
a flipped classroom model
passive consumers rather than active products(Beach,2012).
this study describes
the various steps of the project
student activities
examines the impact of the project on students' language and academic writing skills
Peer teaching
It gives students the responsibility for scaffolding their classmates' learning
this study aimed to promote peer and reciprocal teaching through video tutorials
benefits of peer teaching include deeper understanding of course cntent
by teaching the topic, the learner learns(Velez et al., 2011)
The flipped classroom and second language learning
A flipped classroom is a part of a blended learning model
how to help student learning
the input is given out of the class through digital video tutorials (Hamdan et al., 2013).
Student-created digital videos and second language learning
Student-created videos have also been used in teacher education contexts (Miller,2007).
students may be involved in the creation of material
students become the producers as well as the consumers
Method
Procedure
Participants
Content
a federal university in the United Arab Emirates
three composition classes
a flipped classroom model
the third composition class
short tutorial videos at home
creating a library of digital video tutorials for the class
a group of 18 Emirati female learners aged 19-21
first language is Arabic and second is English
ten digital videos on a variety of topics
video file, a link or Webdav
prepared the videos and sent them to their teacher
choose the topic
Instruments
a two-part questionnaire
informal and unstructered interviews
Result
Language development through researching
Language development through simpllifying
Language development through a focus on accuracy
student perceptions: trustworthiness of the content and presentation