大规模开放式在线课程和跨文化能力:通过语言学习培养软技能的课程分析
Laxmisha Rai1, Chunrao Deng2, Shuyang Lin2
1College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China.
Frontiers in psychology
|August 21, 2023
概括
这项研究调查了促进跨文化能力 (IC) 的语言MOOC. 它发现"文化"是最相关的关键词,英语,中文和西班牙语是主要语言,并要求提供更多的多样性.
科学领域:
- 教育技术的教育技术
- 语言学的语言学.
- 文化研究 文化研究
背景情况:
- 大规模开放在线课程 (MOOC) 越来越多地用于语言教育.
- 跨文化能力 (IC) 是全球化沟通中至关重要的技能.
- 在语言MOOC中集成IC需要进行系统的研究.
研究的目的:
- 调查包含跨文化能力 (IC) 的语言教学MOOC.
- 识别关键的相关关键词,教学语言,提供国家和嵌入软技能.
- 分析语言MOOC专注于IC的风景.
主要方法:
- 使用诸如"文化"",跨文化"",跨文化"",多文化"和"社会"等术语进行关键词分析.
- 选择和分析与特定关键词相关的语言学习MOOC.
- 基于目标语言,提供国家和软技能,MOOCs的分类.
主要成果:
- 关键词"文化"与语言教学MOOC最为密切相关,突出了语言与跨文化沟通之间的联系.
- 英语,中文和西班牙语是主要语言,中国,美国和爱尔兰是提供服务的主要国家.
- 有限数量的语言和国家主导着MOOC格局,呼吁增加多样性.
结论:
- 语言教学MOOC对培养跨文化能力作出了重大贡献.
- 需要通过MOOC提供更多的语言和文化的多样性,以扩大对知识系统的访问.
- 这些MOOC有效地将语言学习与基本软技能的发展相结合.
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