Online Informal Learning of English: How Learners are Liberated through Smartphones and YouTube

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OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU)

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU)

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BOB’S LEARNING & ADMINISTRATIVE BACKGROUND Degrees: Programs: BS Business (Economics) China

BOB’S LEARNING & ADMINISTRATIVE BACKGROUND

Degrees: Programs:
BS Business (Economics) China (15 years)
MA Cultural Studies Turkey (3

years)
JD Juris Doctor (Law) Indonesia (3 years)
Travel:
Latin America: Mexico, Cuba, Ecuador, Panama
Middle East: Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Asia: China (34), Korea
Europe: Italy (10), France (6), …+20 countries
Africa: Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco
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BOB’S TEACHING BACKGROUND 20 Years teaching English Communications Undergraduate, graduate, law,

BOB’S TEACHING BACKGROUND

20 Years teaching English Communications
Undergraduate, graduate, law, business
American students

and 5000 Chinese students
2013-2015: Executive Director, Combined ESL Programs, OSU
Intensive English, Phonetics, Composition
2018: Fulbright Scholar, Minsk State Linguistic University (Teacher Training Institute)
2019: Fulbright Specialist, Belarusian State University (Economics and Business Informatics)
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ADMINISTRATIVE CASE STUDY: COMBINED ESL PROGRAMS Intensive English Started with: “off-the-shelf”

ADMINISTRATIVE CASE STUDY: COMBINED ESL PROGRAMS

Intensive English
Started with: “off-the-shelf” curriculum
Developed

our own individualized curriculum
Learners are individualized, not “one-size-fits-all”
2) Phonetics
Started with: “deficit model” [student language is broken, we need to fix it]
Developed strengths-based communication model
3) Composition
Started with: grammar-based approach
Developed flipped classroom model
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OSU FLIPPED ESL YOUTUBE CHANNEL

OSU FLIPPED ESL YOUTUBE CHANNEL

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~100 VIDEOS 336,000 VIEWS

~100 VIDEOS 336,000 VIEWS

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THE PERFORMED CULTURE APPROACH TO 21ST C. LANGUAGE LEARNING 1) LANGUAGE

THE PERFORMED CULTURE APPROACH TO 21ST C. LANGUAGE LEARNING

1) LANGUAGE CANNOT

BE SEPARATED FROM THE CULTURAL CONTEXT IN WHICH IT OCCURS.
2) IN LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE, WE ARE ACTUALLY LEARNING A FOREIGN CULTURE. WE ARE NOT LEARNING A LANGUAGE—WE ARE LEARNING TO DO THINGS IN THAT LANGUAGE IN A TARGET CULTURE. MERE LANGUAGE WON’T HELP US COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY.
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PERFORMED CULTURE APPROACH WHAT ARE THE GOALS? Grammar-Oriented to Communication-Oriented Textbook-Oriented to Multimedia-Oriented Exam-Oriented to Performance-Oriented

PERFORMED CULTURE APPROACH WHAT ARE THE GOALS?

Grammar-Oriented to Communication-Oriented
Textbook-Oriented to

Multimedia-Oriented
Exam-Oriented to Performance-Oriented
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THE MOST BASIC PERFORMANCE: GREETINGS (TEXTBOOK VS. REAL) How ya doin’?

THE MOST BASIC PERFORMANCE: GREETINGS (TEXTBOOK VS. REAL)

How ya doin’?
What

are you up to?
What’s up?
What’s goin’ on?
How’s it goin’?

A: Hi, how are you?
B: I’m fine thanks, and you?
A: I’m fine too. Nice to meet you.
B: Nice to meet you too.

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HOW TO LEARN PERFORMANCES: Online Informal Learning of English Definition: The

HOW TO LEARN PERFORMANCES:

Online Informal Learning of English
Definition: The opposite of

formal classroom learning of English
Online = anything utilizing the internet
Informal = recreational, leisure-time activities
Learning = anything which improves your proficiency
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MODERN UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURAL PERFORMANCE

MODERN UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURAL PERFORMANCE

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CASE STUDY--FRANCE Every 6 years the Ministry of Education surveys 5000

CASE STUDY--FRANCE

Every 6 years the Ministry of Education surveys 5000 teenagers
Usually

there might be 1-2 point gains in English proficiency
In 2016, there was an increase of 16 points
What was the most significant change from 2010-2016?????
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MODERN UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURAL PERFORMANCE

MODERN UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURAL PERFORMANCE

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CASE STUDY--BELARUS 1) 16 year-old girl who likes math 2) spends

CASE STUDY--BELARUS

1) 16 year-old girl who likes math
2) spends 1-3 hours/night

on her smartphone/all day on holidays
Numberphile
The Try Guys
Mind Your Decisions
Simply Nailogical
Sex Education
White Gold
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THIS IS A METAPHOR OF 21ST C. EDUCATION USING TECHNOLOGY YOU

THIS IS A METAPHOR OF 21ST C. EDUCATION USING TECHNOLOGY

YOU CAN

PRACTICE AS MUCH AS YOU WANT, BUT EVENTUALLY YOU NEED TO GET OFF THE SIDELINES AND PLAY THE GAME OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION.