ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CS410 Blue Team March 6, 2015

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGECS410 Blue TeamMarch 6, 2015

Outline2

Mentor The Blue Team ESL Difficulties Customer Base Case Study Current Workflow Areas Needing

Improvement Main Goals Solution

Characteristics New and Improved

Workflow

Major Functional Components

Requirements Software Design

Requirements Feasibility Analysis Exclusions The Competition Added Benefits References Questions

CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

Mentor - Greg Raver-Lampman

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The Blue Team4

Ashley

Grimm

Adriana Vecchio

John Mitchel

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Keith Collins

Richard Evans

Kyle Vernier


Teaching Difficulties5

ESL teachers lack sufficient time to design worksheets customized to each individual student’s coursework Creating worksheets is very time

consuming ESL teachers have many students ESL students don’t gain familiarity with

English in their specific field of study


Customer Base6

ESL teachers at a university level Other stakeholders and potential

customers:■ Students■ ESL teachers at other grade levels■ Primary school English teachers■ Tutors


Case Study7

Market analysis + benefits to the customer base 2013/2014 International Student Enrollment

at US Institutions: 886,052■ 8.1% increase from previous year■ 4.2% of total student enrollment

International Student Enrollment at US Institutions

CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015Figure 1: International Student Enrollment, from Institute of International Education

Case Study8

Market analysis + benefits to the customer base Top fields of study use technical language

■ Business and Management – 21.2%■ Engineering – 19.2%■ Math and Computer Science – 10.3%

CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015Figure 2: Top Fields of Study, adapted from Institute of International Education

Case Study9

Market analysis + benefits to the customer base Primary Source of Students’ Funds

■ Personal and Family - 64.8%■ U.S. College or University - 19.3%

CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015Figure 3: Source of Funds, adapted from Institute of International Education

Current Workflow10


Areas Needing Improvement

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Instructors create exercises by hand Exercises presented on paper

worksheets Instructor grades exercises by hand Exercises distributed and returned in-

person


Main Goals12

Minimize teacher time spent creating worksheets

Minimize teacher time spent grading Customize worksheets for students


Solution Characteristics13

Automated exercise creation Digital exercises Automatic grading Electronic delivery to/from

student/instructor


New and Improved Workflow

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Major Functional Components


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Hardware/Software Components16


Interfaces17


Additional Components18


Requirements19

Graphical User

Interface (GUI)

Database Web Server


Software Design Requirements

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Custom APIs to automate: Identifying parts of speech Creating worksheets Automated grading Delivery to students Delivery to instructor


Feasibility Analysis21

The Blue Team solution will: Create worksheets from uploaded text



The Blue Team solution will: Save worksheets



The Blue Team solution will: Identify and remove parts of speech using

COLRS



The Blue Team solution will: Deliver worksheets to students

electronically



The Blue Team solution will: Allow students to complete the worksheets

through a web browser



The Blue Team solution will: Grade the worksheets based on the

percentage of correct responses



The Blue Team solution will: Deliver completed, graded worksheets to

the instructor electronically



The Blue Team solution will: Require authenticated instructor and

student users


Exclusions29

The Blue Team solution will not: Be publicly available Show the student the correct answers until

the worksheet is submitted Generate worksheets without uploaded

text or previously saved text


The Competition30

Englishpage.comCreate worksheets automatically Yes

Require the student to identify proper parts of speech

Yes

Create worksheet from existing text No

Create worksheet on particular area of study

No

Deliver worksheets to students electronically

No

Automatically grade worksheets Yes

Return worksheets to teacher for review

No


The Competition31

English Grammar 101

Create worksheets automatically Yes


Yes

Create worksheet from existing text No


No


No

Automatically grade worksheets No


No


Blue Team Solution32

Create worksheets automatically Yes


Yes

Create worksheet from existing text Yes


Yes


Yes

Automatically grade worksheets Yes


YesCS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

Added Benefits33

Individualized worksheets reinforce English in a particular subject of study

Reducing time spent creating worksheets allows for more actual teaching time

Allows for more worksheets and thus more practice


References, 1 of 234

■ Cingletree Learning. (1999-2015). Foreword. Retrieved February 8, 2015, from English Grammer 101 Online: http://lessons.englishgrammar101.com/EnglishGrammar101/Foreword.aspx.

■ English Grammer. (n.d.). (Edufind, Producer) Retrieved February 8, 2015, from edufind.com:http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/english-grammar-guide.

■ Institute of International Education. (2015). Fast Facts. Retrieved February 2015, from Institue of International Education: http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors/Data/Fast-Facts

■ Language Dynamics. (n.d.). Online English Grammar Book. Retrieved February 8, 2015, from Englishpage.com:http://www.englishpage.com/grammar/.

■ Ling, G., Wolf, M. K., Cho, Y., & Wang, Y. (2014). English-as-a-Second-Language Programs for Matriculated Students in the United States: An Exploratory Survey and Some Issues. ETS Research Reports Series, 2014(2), 1-19.

■ Maftoon, P., Birjandi, P., & Pahlavani, P. (2014). The Impact of Using Computer-aided Argument Mapping (CAAM) on the Improvement of Writing Achievement of Iranian Learners of English. Theory & Practice In Language Studies, 4(5), 982-988.


http://lessons.englishgrammar101.com/EnglishGrammar101/Foreword.aspx

http://lessons.englishgrammar101.com/EnglishGrammar101/Foreword.aspx

http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/english-grammar-guide

http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors/Data/Fast-Facts

http://www.englishpage.com/grammar/

References, 2 of 235

■ Old Dominion University. (n.d.). ELC Programs & Courses. Retrieved February 8, 2015, from ODU:https://www.odu.edu/cepd/esl/courses.

■ Pin-hsiang, N. W., & Kawamura, M. (2014). Mind and material: The interplay between computer-related and second language factors in online communication dialogues. JALT CALL Journal, 10(3), 159-174.

■ Professor Greg Raver-Lampman. Mentor.■ Saqlain, N., & Mahmood, Z. (2013). English Language Instructors'

Perceptions about Technology-Based Language Learning at Northern Border University in Saudi Arabia. Turkish Online Journal Of Educational Technology - TOJET, 12(2), 106-110.

■ Savas, P. (2014). Tablet PCs as Instructional Tools in English as a Foreign Language Education. Turkish Online Journal Of Educational Technology - TOJET, 13(1), 217-222.

■ The Writing Center at UNC Chapel Hill. (2010-2014). Just Check My Grammar. Retrieved February 8, 2015, from The Writing Center: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/faculty-resources/tips-on-teaching-esl-students/just-check-my-grammar/.


https://www.odu.edu/cepd/esl/courses

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/faculty-resources/tips-on-teaching-esl-students/just-check-my-grammar/

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/faculty-resources/tips-on-teaching-esl-students/just-check-my-grammar/

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