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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. CS410 Blue Team March 6, 2015. Major Functional Components Requirements Software Design Requirements Feasibility Analysis Exclusions The Competition Added Benefits References Questions. Outline. Mentor The Blue Team ESL Difficulties Customer Base

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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

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

  2. Major Functional Components Requirements Software Design Requirements Feasibility Analysis Exclusions The Competition Added Benefits References Questions Outline • Mentor • The Blue Team • ESL Difficulties • Customer Base • Case Study • Current Workflow • Areas Needing Improvement • Main Goals • Solution Characteristics • New and Improved Workflow CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  3. Mentor - Greg Raver-Lampman CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  4. The Blue Team Kyle Vernier John Mitchell Ashley Grimm Adriana Vecchio Richard Evans Keith Collins CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  5. Teaching Difficulties • 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 CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  6. Customer Base • ESL teachers at a university level • Other stakeholders and potential customers: • Students • ESL teachers at other grade levels • Primary school English teachers • Tutors CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  7. Case Study • 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, 2015 Figure 1: International Student Enrollment, from Institute of International Education

  8. Case Study • 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, 2015 Figure 2: Top Fields of Study, adapted from Institute of International Education

  9. Case Study • 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, 2015 Figure 3: Source of Funds, adapted from Institute of International Education

  10. Current Workflow CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  11. Areas Needing Improvement • Instructors create exercises by hand • Exercises presented on paper worksheets • Instructor grades exercises by hand • Exercises distributed and returned in-person CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  12. Main Goals • Minimize teacher time spent creating worksheets • Minimize teacher time spent grading • Customize worksheets for students CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  13. Solution Characteristics • Automated exercise creation • Digital exercises • Automatic grading • Electronic delivery to/from student/instructor CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  14. New and Improved Workflow CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  15. Major Functional Components CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  16. Hardware/Software Components CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  17. Interfaces CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  18. Additional Components CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  19. Requirements Graphical User Interface (GUI) Database Web Server CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  20. Software Design Requirements • Custom APIs to automate: • Identifying parts of speech • Creating worksheets • Automated grading • Delivery to students • Delivery to instructor CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  21. Feasibility Analysis • The Blue Team solution will: • Create worksheets from uploaded text CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  22. Feasibility Analysis • The Blue Team solution will: • Save worksheets CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  23. Feasibility Analysis • The Blue Team solution will: • Identify and remove parts of speech using COLRS CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  24. Feasibility Analysis • The Blue Team solution will: • Deliver worksheets to students electronically CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  25. Feasibility Analysis • The Blue Team solution will: • Allow students to complete the worksheets through a web browser CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  26. Feasibility Analysis • The Blue Team solution will: • Grade the worksheets based on the percentage of correct responses CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  27. Feasibility Analysis • The Blue Team solution will: • Deliver completed, graded worksheets to the instructor electronically CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  28. Feasibility Analysis • The Blue Team solution will: • Require authenticated instructor and student users CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  29. Exclusions • 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 CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  30. The Competition Englishpage.com CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  31. The Competition English Grammar 101 CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  32. Blue Team Solution CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  33. Added Benefits • 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 CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  34. References, 1 of 2 • 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. CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  35. References, 2 of 2 • 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/. CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

  36. Questions? For more reference material, please visit our website: http://www.cs.odu.edu/~410blue CS410 Blue Team - March 6, 2015

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