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Publication Date: 2020-Dec-14
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Crowdsourcing in Language Learning as a Continuation of CALL in Varied Technological, Social, and Ethical Contexts
Research-publishing.net, Paper presented at the EUROCALL 2020 Conference (28th, Online, Aug 20-21, 2020)
Crowdsourcing not only opens new perspectives within the general concept of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), but also raises questions about ethics, motivation, and fair contribution. Technology offers platforms such as Duolingo, Bussu, and Babbel for learning languages with active contribution of the learners. Such applications reach millions of users. Thus, there is a need for initiatives to explore the potential of crowdsourcing for language learning. One of them is enetCollect CA16105 Combining Language Learning with Crowdsourcing Techniques, which is a European project within COST action. The aim of this paper is to disseminate the project's ideas as well as present some results of the research done by the author as her contribution to the project activities. The findings show that language learners are not heavy gamers and the feedback they receive is the strongest motivational factor towards crowdsourcing. [For the complete volume, "CALL for Widening Participation: Short Papers from EUROCALL 2020 (28th, Online, August 20-21, 2020)," see ED610330.]
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Ethics, Feedback (Response), Learning Motivation, Computer Software, Active Learning, Program Descriptions, Computer Games, Student Attitudes, Web Sites, Secondary School Students, Student Surveys, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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