flora, kuei-hsun teng st. john’s university
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An Action Research of Applying Real-time Video Co-teaching with Cooperative Learning Strategies in the Business English Curriculum. Flora, Kuei-Hsun Teng St. John’s University. United Kingdom. Taiwan. Outlines. Introduction Literature Review Research Method Results and Discussion - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
An Action Research of An Action Research of Applying Real-time Video Applying Real-time Video
Co-teaching with Co-teaching with Cooperative Learning Cooperative Learning
Strategies in the Business Strategies in the Business English CurriculumEnglish Curriculum
Flora, Kuei-Hsun TengFlora, Kuei-Hsun TengSt. John’s UniversitySt. John’s University
TaiwanTaiwan
UnitedUnitedKingdomKingdom
Outlines
• Introduction• Literature Review• Research Method• Results and Discussion• Conclusions and Suggestions
Introduction
• A synchronous real-time video connection between a university in Taiwan and a sister university in England
• Collaboration with a British teacher• Real-time videoconferencing• Cooperative learning
Literature Review
• What and Why Action Research?• Benefits of using videoconferencing• Co-teaching Strategy• Cooperative Learning Strategy• Business English Curriculum
Traditional classroom vs. synchronous video-conferencing classroom Traditional classroom Video Conferencing classroom
Learning Style Face-to-face Face-to-face +Video
Conferencing with Britain
Instructor Only one teacher One British teacher and one
Taiwanese teacher
Technology E-classroom (One computer +
projector + Screen)
E-classroom + Video
Conferencing System
Technical
Support
No immediate support One technician on site
Cost Low (no extra cost) High (allocate certain fees to
the British school)
Class time Can be offered as day and
evening classes
Offered only in the evening
because of different time zones
Authentic
language
Interact with a Taiwanese teacher
only
Direct interaction with native
speaker and Taiwanese teacher
Research Method
Results and Discussion
Reflective JournalWhat happened?What did I learn?What can I do about it?
Open-ended Questionnaire
Conclusions and Suggestions
• Interactive, dynamic and require immediate responses from the participants
• They valued the opportunity to share experience with other group members
• Prefer to choose their own group members• More prepared to enter the labour market • Foreign students can participate in the
program
Video Clips
• Topic : Effective communication in Today's E-World (Part2)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-T-TdxlC2E
Questions?