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Bárcena Madera, María Elena

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    An approximation to inclusive language in LMOOCs based on Appraisal Theory
    (De Gruyter, 2020-03-11) Bárcena Madera, María Elena; Read, Timothy Martin; Sedano Cuevas, Beatriz
    This article explores inclusive language as a form of verbal communication in an open online language course for refugees and migrants. Firstly, the existing evidence of the benefits of using inclusive language in education is analyzed. Secondly, the specific need to use this type of language in the context of online courses for displaced people is discussed. Thirdly, a first approximation towards the identification of linguistic resources that may impact both group inclusion and individual discrimination is attempted, based on principles and categories from Appraisal Theory. Fourthly, the presence and effects of these linguistic resources are analyzed in the materials and forums of a highly successful LMOOC of elementary Spanish for refugees and migrants. Fifthly and finally, conclusions are drawn on the convenienc
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    Inclusive Language MOOCs
    (Graz University of Technology, 2021-05-28) Read, Timothy Martin; Sedano Cuevas, Beatriz; Bárcena Madera, María Elena
    This article discusses the application of MOOCs for refugees and migrants in order to help these groups of people develop the language competences and transverse skills which they require to improve their level of social inclusion and possibilities in the labour market, and/or access higher education in the country in which they find themselves or plan to go. Specifically, this research focuses on the way in which Language MOOCs (or LMOOCs [Martín-Monje, Barcena, 2014]) deploy on mobile devices [Read, Barcena 2015] can effectively and advantageously be used by displaced people. The study reported here outlines the design of two LMOOCs of Spanish for immediate needs, based on a previous needs analysis, developed by the ATLAS research group in collaboration with NGOs and refugee support associations in Spain.
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    Analysing student participation in Foreign Language MOOCs: a case study
    (P.A.U. Education, 2014) Bárcena Madera, María Elena; Read, Timothy Martin; Martín Monje, Elena María; Castrillo de Larreta-Azelain, María Dolores
    This article discusses the theoretical aspects and practical applications of foreign language massive open online courses (henceforth, LMOOCs). Firstly, LMOOCs are presented as a fairly recent didactic modality that has emerged with an enormous potential for rich, flexible, and attractive collaborative learning and social interaction, in a world where huge economic unbalance gives rise to people with very different access opportunities to both formal language training and the diverse communicative scenarios that enhance the development of language competences. Secondly, the article also analyses the opposing views of LMOOCs presented by skeptical experts. While the practicality of this educational model is generally accepted as providing ‘useful experiences’ with more or less epistemological value, there is still some fundamental doubt that this educational model will actually be useful in helping students gain a command of a foreign language. Thirdly and finally, some of the conventional course quality factors are questioned, namely student participation, dropout and satisfaction. This will be illustrated with data from a sample course undertaken by Bárcena and Martín-Monje: “Professional English”, the first LMOOC in Spain, with over 40,000 students.
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    State of the art of language learning design using mobile technology: sample apps and some critical reflection
    (Research-publishing.net, 2015-12-02) Bárcena Madera, María Elena; Read, Timothy Martin; Underwood, Joshua; Obari, Hiroyuki; Cojocnean, Diana; Koyama, Toshiko; Pareja-Lora, Antonio; Calle, Cristina; Pomposo, Lourdes; Talaván Zanón, Noa; Ávila Cabrera, José Javier; Ibáñez Moreno, Ana; Vermeulen, Anna; Jordano, María; Arús-Hita, Jorge; Rodríguez Arancón, Pilar; Castrillo de Larreta-Azelain, María Dolores; Kétyi, Andras; Selwood, Jaime; Gaved, Mark; Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes
    In this paper, experiences from different research groups illustrate the state-of-the-art of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (henceforth, MALL) in formal and non-formal education. These research samples represent recent and on-going progress made in the field of MALL at an international level and offer encouragement for practitioners who are trying to incorporate these approaches into mainline second language teaching. Furthermore, researchers interested in the field can see that the work presented here exemplifies how fertile it is, which should hopefully serve as motivation to undertake new studies to move the state-of-the-art further on