A Case Study of the Use of ICT in Face-To-Face, Third-Level English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Courses

Proceedings

Serrano-González, Raquel¹  Menéndez-Otero, Carlos²  Gil-Naveira, Isabel³ 

[1] Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.;Department of English, French and German Philology, University of Oviedo, 33011 Oviedo, Spain;Note: This extended abstract summarises our paper “Ensuring uniformity of content and assessment in on-site ESP university courses through ICT”, due to be published in Revista de Lenguas para Fines Específicos in December 2018.

关键词: ICT;    ESP;    assessment;    multi-section courses;    third-level education;   

DOI  :  10.3390/proceedings2211332

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The paper looks at an experience of use of ICT in a face-to-face ESP required course in the curriculum of the BA in Commerce and Marketing currently taught at the University of Oviedo, Spain. The main aims were (1) to update the contents and methods of the course so that they allowed for significant, collaborative and autonomous learning; (2) to substantially reduce the time devoted to preparing, grading and reviewing tests, as well as handling student complaints, and (3) to ensure uniformity of content and assessment across sections. The results show that aims (1) and (3) were fully met. As regards aim (2), even though ICT did reduce the time spent reviewing tests and handling complaints, the preparation of computer-assisted, on-site exams took longer than expected, mainly because strict security measures had to be implemented to prevent cheating and the permission to use the computer labs at the Faculty involved a considerable amount of paperwork. Whereas the literature on the use of ICT in education mainly focuses on student motivation and engagement, the experience bears out that ICT can be effectively used to combat student unhappiness by ensuring uniformity of content and assessment in multi-section courses. It also shows that many digital native students do not have strong digital skills.

【 授权许可】

CC BY