Transcript EnglishasaSecondLanguage1

ENGLISH AS A
SECOND LANGUAGE
CS410 Blue Team
March 6, 2015
Outline
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Mentor
The Blue Team
ESL Difficulties
Customer Base
Case Study
Current Workflow
Areas Needing
Improvement
Main Goals
Solution Characteristics
New and Improved
Workflow
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Major Functional
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Requirements
Software Design
Requirements
Feasibility Analysis
Exclusions
The Competition
Added Benefits
References
Questions
Mentor - Greg Raver-Lampman
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The Blue Team
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Kyle
Vernier
John
Mitchell
Ashley
Grimm
Adriana
Vecchio
Keith
Collins
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Richard
Evans
Teaching Difficulties
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ESL teachers lack sufficient time to design
worksheets customized to each individual student’s
coursework
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Creating worksheets is very time consuming
ESL teachers have many students
ESL students don’t gain familiarity with English in their
specific field of study
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Customer Base
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ESL teachers at a university level
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Other stakeholders and potential customers:
Students
■ ESL teachers at other grade levels
■ Primary school English teachers
■ Tutors
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Case Study
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Market analysis + benefits to the customer base
 2013/2014
International Student Enrollment at US
Institutions: 886,052
8.1% increase from previous year
■ 4.2% of total student enrollment
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International Student Enrollment at US Institutions
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Figure 1: International Student Enrollment, from Institute of International Education
Case Study
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Market analysis + benefits to the customer base
 Top
fields of study use technical language
Business and Management – 21.2%
■ Engineering – 19.2%
■ Math and Computer Science – 10.3%
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Figure 2: Top Fields of Study, adapted from Institute of International Education
Case Study
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Market analysis + benefits to the customer base
 Primary
Source of Students’ Funds
Personal and Family - 64.8%
■ U.S. College or University - 19.3%
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Figure 3: Source of Funds, adapted from Institute of International Education
Current Workflow
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Areas Needing Improvement
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Instructors create exercises by hand
 Exercises presented on paper worksheets
 Instructor grades exercises by hand
 Exercises distributed and returned in-person
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Main Goals
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Minimize teacher time spent creating worksheets
 Minimize teacher time spent grading
 Customize worksheets for students
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Solution Characteristics
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Automated exercise creation
 Digital exercises
 Automatic grading
 Electronic delivery to/from student/instructor
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New and Improved Workflow
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Major Functional Components
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Hardware/Software Components
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Interfaces
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Additional Components
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Requirements
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Graphical User
Interface
(GUI)
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Database
Web Server
Software Design Requirements
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Custom APIs to automate:
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Identifying parts of speech
Creating worksheets
Automated grading
Delivery to students
Delivery to instructor
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Feasibility Analysis
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The Blue Team solution will:
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Create worksheets from uploaded text
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Feasibility Analysis
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The Blue Team solution will:
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Save worksheets
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Feasibility Analysis
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The Blue Team solution will:
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Identify and remove parts of speech using COLRS
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Feasibility Analysis
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The Blue Team solution will:
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Deliver worksheets to students electronically
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Feasibility Analysis
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The Blue Team solution will:
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Allow students to complete the worksheets through a
web browser
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Feasibility Analysis
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The Blue Team solution will:
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Grade the worksheets based on the percentage of
correct responses
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Feasibility Analysis
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The Blue Team solution will:
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Deliver completed, graded worksheets to the instructor
electronically
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Feasibility Analysis
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The Blue Team solution will:
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Require authenticated instructor and student users
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Exclusions
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The Blue Team solution will not:
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Be publicly available
Show the student the correct answers until the
worksheet is submitted
Generate worksheets without uploaded text or
previously saved text
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The Competition
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Englishpage.com
Create worksheets automatically
Yes
Require the student to identify proper parts of
speech
Yes
Create worksheet from existing text
No
Create worksheet on particular area of study
No
Deliver worksheets to students electronically
No
Automatically grade worksheets
Yes
Return worksheets to teacher for review
No
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The Competition
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English Grammar 101
Create worksheets automatically
Yes
Require the student to identify proper parts of
speech
Yes
Create worksheet from existing text
No
Create worksheet on particular area of study
No
Deliver worksheets to students electronically
No
Automatically grade worksheets
No
Return worksheets to teacher for review
No
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Blue Team Solution
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Create worksheets automatically
Yes
Require the student to identify proper parts of
speech
Create worksheet from existing text
Yes
Create worksheet on particular area of study
Yes
Deliver worksheets to students electronically
Yes
Automatically grade worksheets
Yes
Return worksheets to teacher for review
Yes
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Yes
Added Benefits
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Individualized worksheets reinforce English in a
particular subject of study
 Reducing time spent creating worksheets allows for
more actual teaching time
 Allows for more worksheets and thus more practice
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References, 1 of 2
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Cingletree Learning. (1999-2015). Foreword. Retrieved February 8, 2015, from English
Grammer 101 Online:
http://lessons.englishgrammar101.com/EnglishGrammar101/Foreword.aspx.
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English Grammer. (n.d.). (Edufind, Producer) Retrieved February 8, 2015, from
edufind.com:http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/english-grammar-guide.
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Institute of International Education. (2015). Fast Facts. Retrieved February 2015, from Institue
of International Education: http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/OpenDoors/Data/Fast-Facts
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Language Dynamics. (n.d.). Online English Grammar Book. Retrieved February 8, 2015, from
Englishpage.com:http://www.englishpage.com/grammar/.
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Ling, G., Wolf, M. K., Cho, Y., & Wang, Y. (2014). English-as-a-Second-Language Programs
for Matriculated Students in the United States: An Exploratory Survey and Some Issues. ETS
Research Reports Series, 2014(2), 1-19.
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Maftoon, P., Birjandi, P., & Pahlavani, P. (2014). The Impact of Using Computer-aided
Argument Mapping (CAAM) on the Improvement of Writing Achievement of Iranian Learners
of English. Theory & Practice In Language Studies, 4(5), 982-988.
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References, 2 of 2
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Old Dominion University. (n.d.). ELC Programs & Courses. Retrieved February 8,
2015, from ODU:https://www.odu.edu/cepd/esl/courses.
Pin-hsiang, N. W., & Kawamura, M. (2014). Mind and material: The interplay
between computer-related and second language factors in online communication
dialogues. JALT CALL Journal, 10(3), 159-174.
Professor Greg Raver-Lampman. Mentor.
Saqlain, N., & Mahmood, Z. (2013). English Language Instructors'
Perceptions about Technology-Based Language Learning at Northern Border
University in Saudi Arabia. Turkish Online Journal Of Educational Technology TOJET, 12(2), 106-110.
Savas, P. (2014). Tablet PCs as Instructional Tools in English as a Foreign
Language Education. Turkish Online Journal Of Educational Technology - TOJET,
13(1), 217-222.
The Writing Center at UNC Chapel Hill. (2010-2014). Just Check My Grammar.
Retrieved February 8, 2015, from The Writing Center:
http://writingcenter.unc.edu/faculty-resources/tips-on-teaching-esl-students/justcheck-my-grammar/.
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Questions?
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For more reference material, please visit our
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http://www.cs.odu.edu/~410blue
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