TechSLA Lab
- Main investigator:
- Grañena Gimeno, Gisela
- Area:
- Arts and Humanities
- Area of specialization:
- Education and ICT
- Affiliation center:
- Faculties
- UNESCO codes:
- 570111, 580105, 580107, 610401
- Collaborates with:
- e-Learn Center
- ODS:
- Language learning
- Technology enhanced learning
- ELearning
The goal of the TechSLA Lab group is to optimize language teaching through the use of technology, identifying the factors that make it easier to learn a second language in these learning contexts. We focus on four areas of methodological principles that have fundamental importance in language teaching. These principles are grounded on theory and research in the field of language learning:
- Activities (use of communication tasks).
- Input (provision of a rich, elaborate input).
- Learning processes (provision of feedback and focus on form).
- Students (individualization of teaching).
Since these principles can be applied in different ways, our interest lies in identifying the applications that increase effectiveness of the learning process through the use of technology. This is important both for students who wish to obtain a return on their effort and for education professionals who are looking for a model on which to ground their methodological decisions.
Individual cognitive differences for learning second languages
Effects of individual ability for explicit and implicit language learning in e-learning environments. Student profiles and optimal teaching actions for each profile.
Corrective feedback
Effectiveness of the online corrective feedback and features: types of feedback (explicit/implicit), type (visual/oral) and timing.
Learning by tasks
Features of the most effective learning tasks and their sequencing in the classroom.