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Customization of EFL Materials

HRONOVÁ, Štěpánka

Basic information

Original name

Customization of EFL Materials

Name in Czech

Uzpůsobování EFL materiálů

Authors

HRONOVÁ, Štěpánka (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

1. vyd. Prague, DisCo 2018: Overcoming the Challenges and the Barriers in Open Education - 13th conference reader, p. 385-394, 10 pp. 2018

Publisher

Centre for Higher Education Studies

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

50301 Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

electronic version available online

References:

Celý sborník

RIV identification code

RIV/04274644:_____/18:#0000468

Organization unit

University of Finance and Administration

ISBN

978-80-86302-83-6

UT WoS

000475841400036

Keywords (in Czech)

Uzpůsobení/kastomizace; Vzdělávání; Angličtina jako cizí jazyk (EFL); Učební a studijní materiály; Technologie

Keywords in English

Customization; Education; English as a Foreign Language (EFL); Teaching and learning materials; Technologies

Tags

AR 2018-2019, cervenec_2019_o, RIV_2020, unor_2020_o, WOS, xD1_překvalifikování, xD2

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 8/4/2020 14:37, Ing. Dominika Moravcová

Abstract

ORIG CZ

V originále

Being an educator and a language lecturer for about a quarter of a century, the author has come across a wide variety of styles, approaches, tools and platforms enhancing foreign language acquisition, English in particular. Achieving outstanding results is a challenging issue for EFL teachers all the more that technologies, materials, aids and even the content supporting EFL acquisition face obsolescence after certain period; their lifecycles inexorably come to their end. Apart from stimulating background and intrinsic and extrinsic motivations of students, customization of EFL materials can offer a partial solution to the problem. Here, educational concepts and goals may merge with theoretical marketing concepts. The objective of this paper is to identify, explore and evaluate the educational potentials of state-of-the-art methods of changing an English class into a more intellectually stimulating and more engaging place where students are willing to immerse into learning due to meaningful customization of EFL materials. Simultaneously, the necessary skills of teachers for successful customization of EFL materials are explored as well, especially in view of dynamic technological advances. The paper is complemented by the results of an exploratory probe focused on the university teachers and their current practice and experience in EFL materials' customization. In this survey, a special attention is given to customization of learning materials with the help of new technologies, especially mobile video and audio formats, communication platforms of social media, incorporation of mobile apps, and blogging/vlogging. It is the aim of the author to open a discussion on EFL customization methods and suggest professional sharing platforms varying from international conferences and seminars to information sharing platforms. A dynamic approach to EFL materials' customization represents a significant contribution aiming at boosting genuine interests of students in learning English while acquiring real life English language communication skills.

In Czech

Příspěvek se zabývá potřebou vyučujících anglického jazyka neustále přizpůsobovat a aktualizovat výukové materiály. Článek je doplněn mezinárodní výzkumnou sondou mezi vyučujícími v evropských státech.
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