Open AccessTechnologically Enhanced Language Learning and Instruction: Подорожі.UA: Beginners’ Ukrainian
Author(s) -
Olena Sivachenko,
Alla Nedashkivska
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
east/west
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2292-7956
DOI - 10.21226/t2kg6q
Subject(s) - ukrainian , blended learning , component (thermodynamics) , class (philosophy) , computer science , mathematics education , face (sociological concept) , experiential learning , foreign language , language acquisition , everyday life , pedagogy , educational technology , psychology , sociology , linguistics , artificial intelligence , political science , social science , philosophy , physics , thermodynamics , law
This article reports on the development of a new blended-learning model for beginners’ Ukrainian language learning and instruction, an innovative approach in foreign language education. This model is a combination of face-to-face and online learning and is a response to new realities in education, and language learning in particular, in our fast-paced, technologically enhanced everyday life. The authors focuses on the design of their new blended-learning textbook Подорожі.UA (Travels.UA), which contains a considerable online component, closely interconnected with in-class, or face-to-face, learning and teaching materials. They discuss their approach to the pedagogical design of this new model, used in the textbook, and also address piloting challenges. The study concludes with a report on the overall success of this project and invites others who teach Ukrainian at postsecondary levels to pilot the project in their institutions.