An Investigation of Foreign Language Courses with and without Video Technology
Journal Title: International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction - Year 2017, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
In the twenty first century, technology has started to occupy much more place in the field of foreign language learning and teaching. Depending on widespread use of internet and technological devices, video use has become more practical and easier in foreign language classes. This study aims to investigate the difference between classes with and without video use. In order to realize this, fourth year candidate teachers of English and German Language Teaching programs have been observed. Depending on the three year longitudinal study, different aspects of video use have been investigated. Firstly, classes have been observed with no video use. Later same classes have been observed with video use. The video used has been left to candidates, so they can be teacher made, adapted or ready-made. Both observations have been rated by using two questionnaires. The results have been compared considering classes without and with video and the amount of video use within three years. For data analysis, SPSS has been used. The results indicate that, learners are more motivated and successful in classes where video is used. Besides, there is a decreasing resistance level among learners towards classes with video as the years pass. After results, finally, pedagogical implications have been presented to the readers.
Authors and Affiliations
İsmail Fırat Altay, Dalım Çiğdem Ünal
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