Analysis Of The Impact Of Social Feedback On Written Production And Student Engagement In Language Moocs

This paper explores the challenges of receiving feedback in a language MOOC and proposes a model for social feedback that aims to develop students’ foreign language written skills. The experience of the first edition of the first language MOOC in Spain, a course on Professional English undertaken by...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ventura, Patricia, Bárcena Madera, María Elena, Martín Monje, Elena María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Repositorio:e-spacio. Repositorio Institucional de la UNED
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:e-spacio.uned.es:20.500.14468/31097
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/31097
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:5505.10 Filología
5701 Lingüística aplicada
Language MOOCs
social feedback
written production
student motivation and engagement
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Sumario:This paper explores the challenges of receiving feedback in a language MOOC and proposes a model for social feedback that aims to develop students’ foreign language written skills. The experience of the first edition of the first language MOOC in Spain, a course on Professional English undertaken by the authors, and the design of its second edition on the basis of such experience are presented. Particular attention is paid to certain aspects of the course such as the change of role of the teacher away from being an instructor, how to provide effective feedback with such a potentially unbalanced teacher-student ratio, and how to keep student motivation and involvement up.