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