This project was concluded in 2023.
Project information
Doctoral student
Daniel Ihrmark
Supervisor
Jukka Tyrkkö
Assistant supervisor
Marie Källkvist
Participating organizations
Linnaeus University
Timetable
2018-2023
Subject
Linguistics
More about the project
The project started in 2018 and is intended to run until the summer of 2023. The background is mainly found within Educational Linguistics, which is a problem-centered field that aims to generate solutions for the educational context.
The project is a practice-oriented effort that focuses on corrective feedback. The project also touches on the use of computers in language teaching, such as Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) and data-driven learning. However, this project differs in its focus on the teacher, as many previous applications have focused on direct interactions with the learners rather than on aiding the teacher in planning and providing feedback.
The intended outcome of the project is the design of a digital tool that is especially geared towards supporting English language teachers within the Swedish context in their ability to gain an overview of their students’ texts and respond through their lesson plans, in addition to providing individual feedback. The response-time, in combination with the teachers’ behavior, has been highlighted as a central component of a beneficial language learning experience by previous research.
The project started by conducting an interview study with in-service teachers of English, which enabled a contextualization of the international research within the Swedish classrooms. The interviews were about teachers’ experiences with, and attitudes towards, digital tools, and were intended to guide the design process. The insights provided by the teachers regarding focal points and routines also guided the selection of analytical resources and visualizations for the tool through participant-driven and user-centered design. In 2021 the project has resulted in a functioning prototype, which will be used for field testing during 2022.
If you are interested in trying the tool out in your teaching practice, do not hesitate to get in touch!
The project is part of the research in the Educational Linguistics research group.
