Naslov
ELearning: Usability and Learnability of an ESP Online Course

Autori
Šepić, Tatjana ; Raspor, Sanja, Pogarčić, Ivan

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Recent Advances in e-Activities / Zaharim, Azami ; Mastorakis, Nikos ; Gonos, Ioannis - Kairo : WSEAS Press, 2008, 74-79

ISBN
978-960-474-047-5

Skup
7th WSEAS International Conference on e-Activities

Mjesto i datum
Kairo, Egipat, 29.12.2008. - 31.12.2008

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
eLearning; ESP; Usability; Learnability; online course; ICT

Sažetak
The application of information and communication technology in the past two decades has greatly influenced the process of learning. E-learning because of its numerous advantages has become a very popular way of realizing a better and more efficient learning and teaching. Learners nowadays use the Internet and various computer software for edutainment. Although it has proven to be quite successful method of learning in many areas, the question is what is the usability and learnability of E-learning products in teaching foreign languages. There are many web pages, software programs used as additional source of learning that help students learn English as a foreign language. This paper presents some technical and methodological experience collected in the course of adapting existing teaching material for a complete online course for the second year full-time students of Information Technology at the Polytechnic of Rijeka, Croatia. Further on the results obtained from two groups (the one that learned with the teacher and the one that was involved in an online course) are analyzed and compared, as well as the teacher's and students' expectations and results achieved. The research has not been conducted as simulation but as current course and it can be therefore considered more relevant. The students have been divided into groups respecting their wishes.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

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