International online Conference

MOOC, language learning and mobility: design, integration, reuse

April 9-10, 2021

The Conference, organized by the National Federation of Teachers Initiative Centre for Europe (IT) in collaboration with the Universities of Grenoble Alpes (FR), Alicante (ES) and Open University (UK), was initially planned in Naples in the Palace of Arts PAN, in cause of the pandemic was first postponed and eventually turned into an online conference. It aims to bring together higher education professionals, Computer assisted language learning (CALL) and applied linguists and language technologists from around the world to discuss issues related to three topical research areas:

•       MOOCs and OERs as a stimulating model in the related fields of formal education, lifelong learning and non-formal training, its use in language learning and its global impact;

•       innovation in language teaching and learning methodology in an increasingly multilingual society;

•       the self-directed learning and support that MOOCs and other tools and resources (e.g. YouTube videos) can provide to encourage it.

Following the Call, 81 abstracts were received from 23 countries of which 14 European (Austria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom) and 9 non-European (Algeria, Brazil, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia).

A peer review carried out by expert, anonymous and independent reviewers, members of the Scientific Committee, then selected 42 articles. The presentations, each lasting 20 minutes, will be given in parallel sessions. Some papers discuss theoretical issues of great relevance, while others aim to analyse different experiences and experiments in this ever-expanding field. This research area has an impact on a significant part of language teaching activities in higher education.

The presentations will be preceded by plenary speeches by the authors of two linguistic MOOCs made as part of the MOOC2move project and by the report of the keynote speaker prof. Alessandra Giglio of the University of Dalarna (Sweden). Participation is free but you must register by March 15th. To register and learn about the program and the speakers, please visit the quadrilingual conference site http://conference.mooc2move.eu/  To ask questions, write an email to [log in to unmask]

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We are looking forward to meeting you online very soon!