Abstract
This chapter reports two related studies involving experienced university teachers of English language and literature from China, who engaged in reflection on how to blend FutureLearn MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) into their existing English Language Teaching (ELT) curricula while attending courses at Coventry University (UK). The first study relates to 12 lecturers who enrolled on an 'upskilling' English for Academic Purposes (EAP) summer course in academic year 2016-2017. The second one relates to the experience of 5 visiting scholars who attended classes on module Theories, Methods, and Approaches to Language Learning and Teaching on a postgraduate course (Master's of Art) in English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics in academic years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. The MA integrates 'off-the-shelf' MOOCs into its curriculum. The chapter investigates the Chinese teachers' perspectives on the adoption of 'hMOOC' distributed flip blends in a Chinese ELT context.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Recent Developments in Technology-Enhanced and Computer-Assisted Language Learning. |
| Editors | Bin Zou, Michael Thomas |
| Publisher | IGI Global |
| Chapter | 8 |
| Pages | 164-183 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781799812845 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781799812821, 9781799812838 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- MOOC, ELT, Reflective Practice, China, Chinese, BMELTE (Blending MOOCs for English Language Teacher Education), BMELTT (Blending MOOCs for ELT), Beliefs, Autonomy, Distributed Flip