The LOLIPOP ELP A new electronic tool for language learners in higher education contexts

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The LOLIPOP ELP A new electronic tool for
language learners in higher education contexts

• CercleS Conference, UCD, June 2007
• Juliette Péchenart
• School of Applied Language and Intercultural
  Studies, DCU

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Language On-Line Portfolio Project LOLIPOP

• EU-Funded Lingua 2 Project (2004-2007)
• On-line, interactive version of the ELP with an
  enhanced intercultural dimension
• Uses Moodle as VLE
• Project development
• LOLIPOP learning platform
• 8 countries (Austria, France, Germany, Ireland,
  Latvia, Norway, Poland, Spain)
• 12 partners
• 7 target languages

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Partners

• Dublin City University, Ireland (Lead Partner)
• Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
• Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
• Universidad de Granada, Spain
• Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
• École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications
  de Bretagne, Brest, France
• Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg, Austria
• Høgskolen i Telemark (Telemark University
  College), Norway
• Valodu macibu centrs (The Public Service Language
  Centre), Latvia
• Wyzsza Szkola Ekonomii i Administracji im. prof.
  Edwarda Lipinskiego (School of Economics and
  Administration), Kielce, Poland
• Polish Association for Standards in English,
  Krakow, Poland
• Politechnika Poznanska (Poznan University of
  Technology), Poland

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Disadvantages of paper Portfolio

• Large and unwieldy
• Awkward to transport
• Difficult to navigate
• Does not exploit opportunities offered by ICT

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Paper vs ePortfolio (Barrett, 2005)

• Traditional Portfolio Processes include
• Collecting
• Selecting
• Reflecting
• Projecting
• Celebrating

• Adding Technology allows enhancement
• through
• Archiving
• Linking / thinking
• Storytelling
• Collaborating
• Publishing

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Advantages of On-Line LOLIPOP ELP

• Increased connectivity
• Motivation through animation
• Ease of navigation
• Portability
• Potential for tandem learning using share
  function and Moodle platform

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Biography Homepage
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Self-Assessment Grid
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Reporting
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Planning
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WHAT IS INNOVATIVE ABOUT LOLIPOP?

• The Interactive Dimension
• The Intercultural Competence
• The Share Function

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The Interactive Dimension
Examples goal setting
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The Interactive Dimension
LOLIPOP resources
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The Interactive Dimension Adding
new resources to database
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The Intercultural Competence
Issues with existing ELPs

• Focus on linguistic competence
• Intercultural cultural
• Write reflectively (no guidance on this)
• Describe experience of another culture
• Describe cultural attitudes and behaviour
• Little focus on evaluation of IC component
• No self-assessment grids for intercultural
• Testing testing of cultural knowledge

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Conceptual model Byrams Savoirs?

• Savoirs - Knowledge
• Savoir être - Attitudes
• Savoir comprendre - Skills of interpreting and
  relating
• Savoir apprendre/faire - Skills of discovery and
  interaction
• Savoir sengager - Skills of cultural critical
  awareness

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Conceptual model Bennetts Development Model of
Intercultural Sensitivity ?

• Ethnocentric Ethnorelative

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Example of Intercultural Can Do
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The Share Function

• Moodle community online
• Chat
• Forums
• Blogs
• Wikis
• DCU-Brest Tandem Exchange (Feb-April 2007)

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The Share Function
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FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

• Translation in 6 languages
• Create and collect Resources and Examples in all
  languages
• Issue of sustainability of Project
• New bids for funding to improve LOLIPOP ELP (e.g.
• to further develop the IC dimension and
  empirically
• assess the IC Can-Do statements)

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• http//polya.computing.dcu.ie/tmoodle

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Bibliography

• Barrett, H.C. (2005), White Paper Researching
  Electronic Portfolios and Learner Engagement.
  http//electronicportfolios.com/reflect/whitepaper
  .pdf
• Bennett, M. (1998), Basic Concepts of
  Intercultural Communication selected readings,
  Yarmouth Intercultural Press
• Bruen, J., Crosbie, V. Péchenart, J.
  (forthcoming),  Have Portfolio, Will travel
  The intercultural dimension of the ELP in
  Intercultural Spaces Language, Culture,
  Identity, Pearson-Evans, A. Leahy, A. (eds),
  Lang.
• Byram, M. (1997), Teaching and Assessing
  Intercultural Communicative Competence, Clevedon
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• Educnet Portfolio numérique. http//www.educnet.e
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• Juliette Péchenartjuliette.pechenart_at_dcu.ieSchoo
  l of Applied Language and Intercultural
  StudiesDublin City University, Ireland
• http//www.lolipop-portfolio.eu/