Constructivism And Dialogic Learning  In Online English Training: English IATELS Case Study

Iryna Sekret

Iryna Sekret STARTINFORUM Uluslararası Danışmanlık Ticaret LTD Şirketi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4802-113X

Keywords: Social constructivism, Dialogic learning, Online training, English learning, English IATELS

Abstract

This paper is aimed to describe the experience of training English communicative skills online based on the principles of social constructivism and dialogic learning. The study was conducted in the framework of the project “English IATELS English Worldwide - Learn to Speak with All the World”. The study refers to the principles of the social constructivism, which became a methodological framework of developing the project contents and teaching approaches. Demonstrating its benefits over the traditional approach to teaching English online, the paper highlights the need to reconsider traditional practices of English online learning and develop new contents and strategies which are targeting students’ needs, reinforce social collaboration and research, interaction and collaborative learning. The research is a qualitative study providing an analysis of the feedbacks received from the project participants on the training content, training strategies and their influence on students’ further development, self-confidence, creativity, digital competences and communicative skills.

Author Biography

Iryna Sekret, STARTINFORUM Uluslararası Danışmanlık Ticaret LTD Şirketi

Prof. Dr. Iryna Sekret (PhD in Educational Psychology and Foreign Language Education, Professor in Education Studies) is Chair of the Board in STARTINFORUM International Project Management and Business Consultancy Company (Turkey), Committee Chair of IATELS, Director of English IATELS International English Academy. During her professional life, she has been teaching and conducting research within foreign languages, translation and language studies, educational and organisational psychology, ICT in education and online learning in different universities of Ukraine, Turkey and India for more than fifteen years. She has a wide organisational and administrative experience, gained while heading the university departments and other administrative units, coordinating international educational and research projects. Prof. Dr. Iryna Sekret is a member of the organising committees for a number of international conferences, a member of the reviewing and editorial boards of international reputable journals. With more than ten years of experience in e-learning, she has been conducting research in MOOCs, ICT in Education, Online Pedagogy and Teaching English. Her research and educational interests are in FLT methodology, educational and organisational psychology, e-learning, translation, education.

ORCHID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4802-113X

Email: irenesekret@gmail.com

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