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- Aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras en la enseñanza superior: pedagogías activas y excelencia para la sociedad y el mercado laboralPublication . Costa, Ana Maria; Delplancq, Véronique; Fidalgo, Susana; Gillain, Romain; Martin, Justine Anne Sophie Celine; Pereira, JoséLas pedagogías activas en la Educación Superior (ES), cuando se aplican adecuadamente, contribuyen al éxito del aprendizaje a diferentes niveles (Delplancq et al., 2023). En el contexto de la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras (FL), permiten el desarrollo de múltiples competencias (CEDEFOP, 2023) en un entorno favorable al aprendizaje. En la realidad global de la revolución digital, las herramientas digitales tienen un papel fundamental en la renovación de las prácticas, con vistas a trabajar con contenidos más actualizados, abiertos al mundo, sostenibles, en un formato dinámico (Cowling, et al., 2022). En un contexto global cada vez más complejo, el aprendizaje se caracteriza evidentemente por la multimodalidad; hace tiempo que dejó de ser una actividad cognitiva esencialmente visual para movilizar otras representaciones sensoriales (Gilakjani, Ismail & Ahmadi, 2011). Esta ponencia presentará brevemente la trayectoria experimental seguida a lo largo de varios proyectos de aprendizaje de ESL en cursos de formación profesional en la Escuela de Educación del Instituto Politécnico de Viseu (Portugal), que ha permitido recoger observaciones y conclusiones sólidas, una mejora gradual de las prácticas y nuevas perspectivas de investigación a la luz de los resultados de trabajos internacionales, con la aparición de nuevos conceptos y paradigmas. Además, se hablará sobre los desafíos a los que estudiantes y profesores han tenido que enfrentarse en las diversas etapas de implementación de las pedagogías activas (gamificación, pedagogía basada en proyectos, flipped classroom, trabajo colaborativo, M-learning) utilizando herramientas digitales. También se muestra las consecuencias de la evolución de la comunicación sobre el entorno de aprendizaje y las relaciones entre alumnos y profesores, especialmente en términos de compromiso cognitivo, desarrollo de nuevas competencias y mejora o fortalecimiento de las relaciones sociales. Por último, se pretende contribuir a sistematizar las ventajas, desventajas, dificultades y amenazas de las estrategias de pedagogía activa, como la gamificación, en el aprendizaje de inglés como lengua extranjera utilizando herramientas digitales con IA. En conclusión, el simple uso de herramientas digitales durante el aprendizaje asistido por ordenador (AC) o el aprendizaje móvil (M-learning) no garantiza el éxito del aprendizaje, ni en términos de competencias y conocimientos adquiridos por el alumnado ni en términos de creación de un entorno de aprendizaje favorable para el bienestar de los implicados. La fase de elección pertinente en las herramientas digitales disponibles es primordial, en los contenidos impartidos en función de las características de los destinatarios para producir mejor sus propios contenidos en soportes originales y personalizados, en los enfoques que favorecerán el desarrollo de las competencias lingüísticas, interculturales, sociales, etc. La oportunidad creada para ofrecer actividades más diversificadas y motivadoras a los estudiantes no puede ocultar el propósito del aprendizaje actual: formar profesionales excelentes y competitivos para un mercado laboral en rápida evolución y ciudadanos responsables en un entorno global inestable. En este contexto, la LE desempeña un papel crucial.
- Case study of a project-based learning experience at the Polytechnic of Viseu, PortugalPublication . Delplancq, Véronique; Amante, Susana; Costa, C. A.; Lopes, A. Costa; Coutinho, Emília; Fidalgo, Susana; Gillain, R.; Lopez Garcia, Patricia; Oliveira, I.; Pereira, J.; Relvas, S.; Roush, P.Pedagogical innovation is at the centre of higher education (HE) priorities, with a view to renewing its practices and thus motivating students and providing experiences in line with their professional context. Improvement in foreign languages (FL), especially with students who are not likely to receive further language training, requires awareness of this query, inasmuch as competences in FL in the work environment are unanimously recognized as vital and so rightly included in the training plans. The project-based learning approach in an interdisciplinary and collaborative work perspective, using multimodality in communication, is a consistent asset that allows for work to be carried out, comprising the various dimensions of language in French and English, in their connections with cognitive representations. JASM (Open window onto the world: foreign languages, multimodal creativity and pedagogical innovation in higher education) project aims to develop an experience of active pedagogy at the School of Education of Viseu with students of the 1st cycle in Media Studies enrolled in the various FL curricular units. Among the subjects of the study plan, students work on photography, digital art and cultural communication. The students start off by collecting information on the cultural and linguistic diversity of the city of Viseu (Beira Alta, Portugal). The project enhances the acquisition of multilingual skills and the development of plurilingual awareness, due to attention given to the various dimensions of language (aesthetic and emotional, in addition to cognitive), in a creative, collaborative and interdisciplinary work environment. Based on an interview, students write the story (in the two FL) of the life of migrants. Through captioned photographs, in French and English, students highlight the aspect of the migrant family’s life path which stands out more. Based on an object (associated with a cult practised by the family or a tradition or ritual), students create an animated film, also in both languages (exploration of material culture and digital scenography). The outcome of such productions will be the subject of publications on social networks, exhibitions, also being displayed at events and in an e-book. In this project, the topic of interdisciplinarity is highlighted, combining FL with digital art. The evolution, both of the student's learning and of the teacher's role in the whole process, is evaluated, using tests carried out at the beginning and at the end of the project, including monitoring in the middle of the project’s development.
- Criação de narrativas multilineares como ferramenta de aprendizagem das línguas estrangeiras no ensino superior em PortugalPublication . Costa Lopes, Ana Maria; Costa, C. A.; Coutinho, Emília; Oliveira, Isabel; Pereira, José; Gillain, Romain; Amante, Susana; Fidalgo, Susana; Relvas, Susana Rocha; Delplancq, VéroniqueO período de pandemia que hoje vivemos, tem colocado grandes desafios ao ensino superior e em concreto ao ensino das línguas estrangeiras. Se por um lado o confinamento trouxe constrangimentos às atividades letivas e de investigação, por outro lado tem potenciado a criatividade e o uso das tecnologias. A utilização da plataforma Korsakow e a criação de narrativas multilineares estão na base de uma metodologia inovadora na aprendizagem do francês e do inglês no ensino superior em Portugal. O projeto JASM (Janela aberta sobre o mundo: línguas estrangeiras, criatividade multimodal e inovação pedagógica no ensino superior) envolve um grupo de alunos do 1º ciclo em Comunicação Social da Escola Superior de Educação de Viseu. Os estudantes desenvolvem o trabalho na base de recolha e análise de informação relacionada com os contextos culturais e linguísticos diversificados de Viseu, incluindo entrevistas, fotografias e narrativas centradas na tradição de um migrante. A arte digital e as ferramentas online garantem uma maior motivação na aquisição de competências multilingues e o desenvolvimento da consciência plurilingue. São assim reforçadas as várias dimensões da linguagem (estética e emocional, além da cognitiva), num trabalho à distância, criativo e colaborativo que mobiliza competências interdisciplinares. Esta reflexão torna-se especialmente pertinente numa altura em que importa adaptar o ensino e aprendizagem às necessidades da sociedade apostando na inovação pedagógica, nomeadamente com estudantes cuja formação superior tem objetivos específicos, não inscritos no domínio das línguas. A metodologia é discutida e os resultados desta aprendizagem baseada no projeto são apresentados.
- O encontro da arte digital com a aprendizagem das línguas estrangeiras no ensino superior em Portugal: uma experiência de interdisciplinaridadePublication . Delplancq, Véronique; Costa, Ana Maria; Costa, Cristina Amaro; Coutinho, Emília; Oliveira, Isabel; Pereira, José; Lopez Garcia, Patricia; Gillain, Romain; Amante, Susana; Fidalgo, Susana; Relvas, SusanaUm dos desafios atuais do Ensino Superior (ES) é inovar nas suas práticas, con-siderando o estudante como ator ativo da sua aprendizagem, na perspetiva das exigências do mercado do trabalho, a sua rápida evolução e a variedade de ca-pacidades requeridas. A criação de narrativas digitais não lineares dinâmicas com o Korsakow 6 revelou ser uma ferramenta poderosa na aprendizagem ati-va das línguas estrangeiras (LE): estimula a mobilização de competências em diversas áreas e constitui uma forte motivação para os estudantes do século XXI. O projeto JASM (Janela aberta sobre o mundo: LE, criatividade multimodal e inovação pedagógica no ES), desenvolvido por uma equipa pluridisciplinar de docentes do ES, utiliza este sistema para produzir curtas-metragens, em francês e inglês, por alunos do curso de licenciatura em Comunicação Social da Escola Superior de Educação de Viseu (ESEV), tendo por base o percurso de vida e as tradições de imigrantes em Viseu. Recorre a abordagens diversas, de criação e de diferentes modos, com o objetivo de levar os estudantes a desenvolver uma consciência multilingue e multicultural, num ambiente criativo, colaborativo e interdisciplinar. O recurso às novas tecnologias permitiu prosseguir o trabalho à distância, assegurando a continuidade da produção de conteúdos e o refina-mento da qualidade dos documentos. O artigo problematiza a metodologia adotada, apresenta os resultados em termos de conteúdos produzidos, de aquisição de competências, mas também de avaliação por parte dos alunos e dos docentes.
- The evolution of foreign language learning in higher education: a risky approachPublication . Delplancq, Véronique; Lopes, Ana Maria Costa; Pereira, José Manuel de Almeida; Martin, Justine Anne Sophie Celine; Casañ-Pitarch, Ricardo; Gillain, Romain; Fidalgo, SusanaThe introduction of active pedagogies into teaching practices is creating renewed motivation and energy for teachers and students alike. These varied pedagogies, marked by a few trends, represent, particularly in higher education (HE), a tremendous opportunity to modernise content and make the learning environment livelier and more open. However, it should be acknowledged that many difficulties have arisen, and many challenges need to be overcome. It is not only a question of selecting suitable active teaching methods, but it is also vital to define strategies that are appropriate to the target audience, the time available, and the skills being pursued to be flexible and responsive enough to reorient learners very quickly, even during class time, and to create activities that are motivating and effective in terms of learning. The impact on assessment is evident. Digital tools play a major role in this new paradigm, but they can also lead to problems in the students' work if they do not identify with the target digital tools. Learning foreign languages (FL) is becoming more communicative and interactive. In this sense, online platforms, mobile applications, and multimedia resources offer tremendous opportunities to develop multiple skills and diversify knowledge influenced by social and professional demands. This research shows the results of studies carried out in recent years with students of the Media Studies degree at the Higher School of Education of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (Portugal) in FL courses. We will introduce the active teaching methods used, discuss the pedagogical devices, lesson plans and choices made regarding the digital tools used, and list the difficulties encountered by the teachers and the major challenges they had to tackle in order to guarantee and maintain the students’ motivation and commitment throughout the course. Keeping these ideas in mind, the assessment of skills and knowledge also needs to evolve to better guarantee the fulfilment of the learning objectives. In conclusion, the risks created by this deep and extremely rapid evolution are inherent to the extraordinary opportunities to rethink FL learning and test new activities characterised by promoting creativity at the HE level. The key factor lies in the adaptability of all the participants involved in the process, the willingness to move ahead, away from the comfort zone of traditional approaches and to innovate in a reasonable and effective way.
- JASM: Active Pedagogy for Foreign Language Learning in Higher Education.Publication . Costa, Ana Maria; Costa, Cristina Amaro; Coutinho, Emília; Oliveira, Isabel; Pereira, José; Lopez Garcia, Patricia; Roush, Paula; Gillain, Romain; Amante, Susana; Fidalgo, Susana; Relvas, Susana; Delplancq, VéroniqueJASM project (Janela aberta sobre o mundo: línguas estrangeiras, criatividade multimodal e inovação pedagógica no ensino superior) consists of an experience of active pedagogy with students of the undergraduate course in Media Studies at the School of Education in Viseu (Portugal). The main objective of JASM is to promote the acquisition of multilingual and multicultural skills and to generate multilingual awareness. In addition to the cognitive dimension, students explore the aesthetic and emotional dimensions of language. Experiences of artistic creativity (media arts, multimedia art, among others) enable multimodal communication in English and French, starting off with information gathering pertaining to the cultural and linguistic diversity of Viseu. After conducting research on the countries of origin of the chosen nationalities as well as the underlying cultures, the students, working in groups, found out about the life stories of migrants on the basis of interviews. Experiences of artistic creativity made it possible to exercise multimodal communication. An object or a tradition mentioned in the stories told by migrants allowed them to build a fictional story around the said object or tradition. Photos were taken at all stages of this work. A storyboard of each fictional story was developed. The Korsakow system made it possible to create dynamic documentaries. The disclosure of this learning experience is made public on the project site and through an e-book.The students' language level (written and oral comprehension and expression) was assessed at the start of the project, using tests. The intermediate evaluation is of a qualitative type as well as the final evaluation (interview type, carried out with students and teachers) due to COVID-19 crisis. The progress of the learning process, as well as the involvement of the teachers could thus be documented.
- Livro de publicações e outras atividades de divulgação, JASM: Janela aberta sobre o mundo: línguas estrangeiras, criatividade multimodal e inovação pedagógica no ensino superiorPublication . Delplancq, Véronique; Costa, Ana Maria; Oliveira, Isabel; Pereira, José; Gillain, Romain; Amante, Susana; Fidalgo, Susana; Relvas, Susana Rocha; Costa, C. A.; Coutinho, E.
- Looking into Foreign Languages and Multimodal Creativity as a Tool for Pedagogical Innovation in Higher Education: The JASM Project - Open Window onto the WorldPublication . Lopes, A. M. da Costa; Coutinho, Emília; Oliveira, I.; Pereira, J.; Gillain, Romain; Fidalgo, Susana; Susana Relvas; Delplancq, VéroniqueThe innovation of pedagogical practices is a challenge currently faced by higher education, in which the student is the main actor in the learning process. The aim of this project is to develop collaborative work, using multimodality in communication, adapted to the professional context, as a strategy to foster the learning of foreign languages. The JASM project ([Janela aberta sobre o mundo].Open Window onto the World: Foreign Languages, Multimodal Creativity and Pedagogical Innovation in Higher Education), developed by a multidisciplinary team, rests upon an active learning dynamic based on projects, through the creation of digital narratives focused on the linguistic and cultural diversity of a city in Beira Alta, Viseu. The use of several action-research approaches allowed students of the undergraduate course in media studies at the School of Education in Viseu to develop a multilingual and multicultural awareness, in a creative, collaborative, and interdisciplinary environment.
- Multimodal creativity at the service of foreign language teaching in higher education in Portugal: the Jasm ProjectPublication . Delplancq, Véronique; Costa, Ana Maria; Costa, Cristina Amaro; Coutinho, Emília; Oliveira, Isabel; Pereira, José Manuel de Almeida; Delplancq, Véronique.; Gillain, Romain; Relvas, Susana; Fidalgo, Susana; Amante, SusanaThe JASM project used the Korsakow6 platform to produce Storytelling in foreign languages (FL), by students of the Media Studies degree course (Higher Education-HE) of the Escola Superior de Educação de Viseu (ESEV, Portugal). Objective: Look into the impact of non-linear digital narratives upon FL learning in HE, assessing the role of multimodal tools in fostering linguistic, cultural, and technological skills. Theoretical Framework: The study was grounded in active methodologies with a focus on integrating intercultural skills. Using new technologies is a catalyst for enhancing student motivation and autonomy. Method: The project, developed within the context of French and English, involved 25 voluntarily participating students attending the first year. Following language level tests, each group gathered information about the nationality and culture of migrants living in Viseu. Students conducted interviews and documented migrants’ life stories, traditions, using digital narratives. Final outputs included short films, social media posts, exhibitions, and an e-book. Results and Discussion: Students enhanced cognitive, emotional and aesthetic skills within collaborative environments, integrating experiences from multilingual and multicultural contexts with creative and multimodal abilities and increased autonomy and initiative. Challenges were identified, highlighting the need for ongoing teacher training. Research Implications: This project showed how digital and active pedagogies can foster the development of FL and intercultural competencies in HE students. Originality/Value: This study provides for an innovative approach relying on multimodal technologies for teaching FL in HE. The transformative potential of digital narratives as an impactful pedagogical tool is highlighted.
- Storytelling and digital art as a means to improve multilingual skillsPublication . Delplancq, Véronique; Costa, Ana Maria; Costa, Cristina Amaro; Coutinho, Emília; Oliveira, Isabel; Pereira, José; Lopez Garcia, Patricia; Gillain, Romain; Amante, Susana; Fidalgo, Susana; Relvas, SusanaThe use of storytelling and digital art as tools to understand a migrant family’s life path will be in the center of an innovative methodology that will ensure the acquisition of multilingual skills and the development of plurilingual awareness, reinforcing the various dimensions of language (aesthetic and emotional, in addition to cognitive), in a creative, collaborative and interdisciplinary work environment. This is especially important among students who are not likely to receive further language training. It is not yet clear how teachers can explore multilingual experiences of learners, both in terms of language learning dimensions but also related with the multiple cognitive connections and representations, as well as to the awareness of language diversity. The JASM (Janela aberta sobre o mundo: línguas estrangeiras, criatividade multimodal e inovação pedagógica no ensino superior) project involves a group of students of the 1st cycle in Media Studies, from the School of Education of Viseu, who will work using photography, digital art and cultural communication, collecting information pertaining to diversified cultural and linguistic contexts of the city of Viseu (Beira Alta, Portugal), both in French and English, centered on a tradition or ritual of a migrant family. Based on an interview, students write the story (in French and English) of the life of migrants and use photography to highlight the most relevant aspect of the migrant’s family life. Using as a starting point an object associated with religion, tradition or a ritual, students create an animated film, in both languages. This approach will allow the exploration of culture and digital scenography, integrating in an innovative interdisciplinary pathway, digital art, multilingual skills and multicultural awareness. Students’ learning progress and teacher roles are assessed during this process, using tests from the beginning to the end of the project.