A video word cloud in EFLT

Ivanovska, Lela (2021) A video word cloud in EFLT. In: Second International Virtual Academic Conference Europeanization, westernization and identity formation in the Western Balkans, 23 October, Pristina, Republic of Kosovo.

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Abstract

The use of technology in education in general and in language teaching in
particular has lots of opportunities for students and classroom. Such
opportunities are word clouds as graphical representations of word
frequency, which are shown in different sizes or colors according to their
importance. The more frequently a word appears in the text, the larger its
size in the visual design. The user can alter the style, colors and layout of
the word collage. Usage of word clouds facilitates interactive information
sharing, collaboration and learning. These popular forms of data
visualization make students more active and creative during the learning
process. Recent research in English foreign language teaching has
suggested using word clouds in teaching language skills – reading,
writing, speaking and listening. In addition, word clouds can help
students in creating learning motivation, setting up an interactive
classroom activity, to react to topics and produce their own
understanding based on that reaction. This study aims to introduce how
we can use word clouds in English foreign language classroom to bridge
the comprehension gap with authentic videos. It includes suggestions for
sources of authentic videos as well as some examples of activities we can
create using Skim Thru app to extract word clouds from the video script.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Humanities > Languages and literature
Divisions:	Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies
Depositing User:	Prof. d-r. Andrijana Bocevska
Date Deposited:	07 Apr 2024 10:59
Last Modified:	07 Apr 2024 10:59
URI:	https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/9896

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