Identifying Data 2023/24
Subject (*) Projects of innovation and educational investigation(research) in the galician and spanish educatio Code 652609E4I9
Study programme
7 Mestrado Universitario en Profesorado de Educación Secundaria: Linguas Extranxeiras
Descriptors Cycle Period Year Type Credits
Official Master's Degree Yearly
First Obligatory 2
Language
English
Teaching method Hybrid
Prerequisites
Department Didácticas Específicas
Didácticas Específicas e Métodos de Investigación e Diagnóstico en Educación
Coordinador
Couto Cantero, Pilar
E-mail
pilar.couto@udc.es
Lecturers
Couto Cantero, Pilar
E-mail
pilar.couto@udc.es
Web
General description Na materia: "Proxectos de innovación e investigación educativa en linguas estranxeiras" propóñense diversas metodoloxías incluíndo activamente aos estudantes para favorecer o desenvolvemento de proxectos innovadores e facilitar referencias bibliográficas e investigacións punteiras na área obxecto de estudo.

Study programme competencies
Code Study programme competences
A23 (CE-E9)Integrar a formación en comunicación audiovisual e multimedia no proceso de ensino-aprendizaxe.
A28 (CE-E14)Coñecer e aplicar metodoloxías e técnicas básicas de investigación e avaliación educativas e ser capaz de deseñar e desenvolver proxectos de investigación, innovación e avaliación.
C2 Dominar a expresión e a comprensión de forma oral e escrita dun idioma estranxeiro.
C3 Utilizar as ferramentas básicas das tecnoloxías da información e as comunicacións (TIC) necesarias para o exercicio da súa profesión e para a aprendizaxe ao longo da súa vida.
C4 Desenvolverse para o exercicio dunha cidadanía aberta, culta, crítica, comprometida, democrática e solidaria, capaz de analizar a realidade, diagnosticar problemas, formular e implantar solucións baseadas no coñecemento e orientadas ao ben común.
C6 Valorar criticamente o coñecemento, a tecnoloxía e a información dispoñible para resolver os problemas cos que deben enfrontarse.
C7 Asumir como profesional e cidadán a importancia da aprendizaxe ao longo da vida.
C8 Valorar a importancia que ten a investigación, a innovación e o desenvolvemento tecnolóxico no avance socioeconómico e cultural da sociedade.

Learning aims
Learning outcomes Study programme competences
Know and apply basic methodologies and techniques of educational research and evaluation and be able to design and develop research, innovation and evaluation projects. AJ23
AJ28
CC2
CC3
CC4
CC6
CC7
CC8

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Main lines of research in didactics of Foreign Languages. .
Analysis and preparation of innovative proposals and projects in the teaching-learning of Foreign Languages. .
Participation in discussions and forums related to the field of study. .
Publication of conclusions and research studies. .

Planning
Methodologies / tests Competencies Ordinary class hours Student’s personal work hours Total hours
Guest lecture / keynote speech A23 C2 C3 7 3 10
Oral presentation C2 C3 C4 C6 2 10 12
Research (Research project) A23 A28 C7 C8 1 15 16
Objective test A28 C2 1 10 11
 
Personalized attention 1 0 1
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies Description
Guest lecture / keynote speech Oral presentation (using audiovisual material and student interaction) designed to transmit knowledge and encourage learning. Presentations of this type are variously referred to as ‘expository method’, ‘guest lectures’ or ‘keynote speeches’. (The term ‘keynote’ refers only to a type of speech delivered on special occasions, for which the lecture sets the tone or establishes the underlying theme; it is characterised by its distinctive content, structure and purpose, and relies almost exclusively on the spoken word to communicate its ideas.)
Oral presentation Core component of teaching-learning process involving coordinated oral interaction between student and teacher, including proposition, explanation and dynamic exposition of facts, topics, tasks, ideas and principles.
Research (Research project) Teaching process aimed at promoting student learning through use of practical, situation-based activities in which learner is tasked with identifying problem, articulating specific nature of problem, analysing it, interpreting results, and reaching appropriate conclusion.
Objective test Written learning progress test, characterised by pre-determined answers. Well-designed tests offer objectively quantifiable results in relation to student knowledge, capacities, skills, performance, aptitudes, attitude, intelligence, etc. Used for diagnostic, formative and summative assessment. May consist of all or any of the following types of questions: multiple choice, ordering and sequencing, short answer, binary, completion, multiple matching.

Personalized attention
Methodologies
Research (Research project)
Oral presentation
Description
Oral presentations and projects imply the possibility for the student to receive personalised attention. These will be reviewed by the teacher at least once during tutoring hours and whenever deemed appropriate.

Students with partial enrollment and/or academic exemption will carry out the work and tasks individually, with deliveries on the dates established by the teacher and will have personalised attention during the tutorial hours, to clarify doubts about the work and also about the theoretical and practical part of the subject.

Assessment
Methodologies Competencies Description Qualification
Objective test A28 C2 Written learning progress test, characterised by pre-determined answers. Well-designed tests offer objectively quantifiable results in relation to student knowledge, capacities, skills, performance, aptitudes, attitude, intelligence, etc. Used for diagnostic, formative and summative assessment. May consist of all or any of the following types of questions: multiple choice, ordering and sequencing, short answer, binary, completion, multiple matching. 30
Research (Research project) A23 A28 C7 C8 Teaching process aimed at promoting student learning through use of practical, situation-based activities in which learner is tasked with identifying problem, articulating specific nature of problem, analysing it, interpreting results, and reaching appropriate conclusion. 40
Oral presentation C2 C3 C4 C6 Core component of teaching-learning process involving coordinated oral interaction between student and teacher, including proposition, explanation and dynamic exposition of facts, topics, tasks, ideas and principles. 30
 
Assessment comments

Regular students

To pass the subject in the ordinary call, students must attend 80% of the onsite sessions and it will be necessary for them to pass each of the evaluation items indicated below. Otherwise, no media will be done. 

1. Oral presentation 30 
2. Research project  40 
3. Objective test      30

Students with academic exemption

According to what is established in the "RULE REGULATING THE REGIME OF
DEDICATION TO STUDY AND THE PERMANENCE AND PROGRESSION OF DEGREE AND MASTER'S
STUDENTS AT DACORUÑA UNIVERSITY (approved by the Social Council of 05/04/2017):

1. Students must bring it to the attention of the teacher in the first week of
class, or, if this is not possible, within a period of no more than 7 days
after the recognition had been granted.

2. They will have to carry out, individually, all the activities/work
proposed throughout the course and hand them in on the dates established by the
teacher.

3. The grade will be the weighted average of the marks for the activities
and work carried out during the course and the mark of the test carried out on
the date of the official examination calendar, with each part having to obtain
a pass (5 out of 10) in order to pass the subject. If you do not pass any of
the parts in the first chance, you must repeat the not approved parts (activities/work
and/or test) in the second chance.

Other cases

Those students who do not attend 80% of the onsite sessions or do not pass the subject in the ordinary call will be evaluated in the extraordinary call in July by the same method proposed for students with an academic exemption. 

As ageneral consideration, spelling deficiencies in punctuation and accentuation (if applicable), as well as incoherent or inappropriate writing, poor presentation, etc., will be taken into account, both in the exams and in the assignments. All this will imply a reduction on the grade obtained.

In the case of detecting plagiarism in the evaluation tests, the grade will be adjusted to the provisions of article 14.4 of the Norms of evaluation, revision and complaint of the master's degree studies *. In this subject, if the teachers detect plagiarism in any of the tests, it will mean a 0 in the final grade. In case of reiteration, the Academic Committee will apply the appropriate measures. 

* "Plagiarism and the use of non-original material, including that obtained through the internet without express indication of its origin and, if applicable, the permission of its author, may be considered as a fail in the activity. All this without prejudice to the disciplinary responsibilities to which there could be place after the corresponding procedure ".

Sources of information
Basic

Bobadilla-Perez, M., & Couto-Cantero, P. (2015). Development and implementation of plurilingual/bilingual projects in pre-school and primary schools. INTED2015 Proceedings, 7448–7458. https://library.iated.org/view/BOBADILLAPEREZ2015DEV

Casanova Fuentes, A., & Couto Cantero, M. P. (2019). English language in the classroom: A text dramatization experience in Galicia. DIGILEC: Revista Internacional de Lenguas y Culturas, 5(0), 52–69. https://doi.org/10.17979/digilec.2018.5.0.4988

Couto-Cantero, P., & Bobadilla-Pérez, M. (2017). Análisis, implementación y evaluación de programas bilingües en Galicia y la Universidad de A Coruña. 57-66. In M. E. Gómez-Parra & R. Johnstone (Eds.), Bilingual Education: Educational Trends and Key Concepts. Educación Bilingüe: Tendencias Educativas y Conceptos Clave. (pp. 57–66). Catálogo de publicaciones del Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. https://bit.ly/3czIFKq

Couto-Cantero, P., & Bobadilla-Pérez, M. (2018). Ten Fundamentals for Novice CLIL Teachers. E-TEALS, 9(s1), 108–131. https://doi.org/10.2478/eteals-2018-0015

Ferrer, Carolina, Algás, Pilar, y Martos, Juan M. (2007). “Valoramos el trabajo por proyectos”.  Aula de Innovación Educativa, 166, 71-75.

Fried-Booth, D. L. (1997). Project work. (8th Ed.) Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Majó, Fanny. (2010). “Por los proyectos interdisciplinares competenciales”, Aula de Innovación Educativa, 195, 7-11.

Meganathan R. Project Work to promote English Language Learning. (12/ 09/2010). Retrieved from http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/blogs/rama-meganathan/project-work-promote-english-language-learning

Moss, D. (1998). Project-based learning and assessment: A resource manual for teachers. Arlington, VA: The Arlington Education and Employment Program (REEP).

Pozuelos Estrada, Francisco J., y Rodríguez Miranda, Francisco de, 2008, “Trabajando por proyectos en el aula. Aportaciones de una investigación colaborativa”, Investigación en la escuela, 66, 5-27.

Stoller, F.  (2002).  Project Work:  A Means to  Promote  Language  and Content.   In   Jack, C.   Richards   &   Willy, A.   Renandya (Eds.) Methodology   in   Language   Teaching:   an   anthology   of   Current Practice (pp. 107-120). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Stoller, F.  (2006).  Establishing a theoretical  foundation  for  project-based learning in second and foreign language contexts. In Beckett, G., H. & P. C. Miller (Eds.), Project-Based Second and Foreign Language education:  past, present, and   future (pp.   19-40).   Greenwich, Connecticut: Information Age Publishing.

Thomas, J.  W.  (2000).  A review of  research  on  project-based  learning. Retrieved   from  http://www.ri.net/middletown/mef/linksresources/documents/researchreviewPBL_070226.pdf

Trujillo Sáez, Fernando. (2012), Enseñanza basada en proyectos: una propuesta eficaz para el aprendizaje y el desarrollo de las competencias Básicas. Eufonía - Didáctica de la Educación Musical, 55, 7-15.

Wrigley, H. S. (1998).  Knowledge in  action:  The  promise  of  project-based learning.  Focus on Basics: Connecting  Research  and  Practice,  2(D). National Centre  for  the  Study  of  Adult Learning  and  Literacy. Retrieved from: http://www.ncsall.net/index.html@id=384.html

 

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PBL Explained

http://bie.org/objects/cat/videos

Planning forms

http://www.bie.org/objects/cat/planning_forms

Project-Based Learning for Adult English Language Learners

Donna Moss, Arlington (VA) Education and Employment Program (REEP) http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/digests/ProjBase.html 

Project Work to promote English Language Learning

Submitted by Rama Meganathan on 17 March, 2011 - 02:57 http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/blogs/rama-meganathan/project-work-promote-english-language-learning



E Pals Global Community http://www.epals.com


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http://allenglish.org/blog/?p=3108

Making Groupwork Work

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Recommendations
Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously

Subjects that continue the syllabus

Other comments

As a general consideration, spelling deficiencies in punctuation and accentuation (if applicable), as well as incoherent or inappropriate writing, poor presentation, etc., will be taken into account, both in the exams and in the assignments. All this will imply a reduction on the marks obtained.

In the case of detecting plagiarism in the evaluation tests, the grade will be adjusted to the provisions of article 14.4 of the Norms of evaluation, revision and complaint of the master's degree studies *. In this subject, if the teachers detect plagiarism in any of the tests, it will mean a 0 in the final grade. In case of reiteration, the Academic Committee will apply the appropriate measures. 

* "Plagiarism and the use of non-original material, including that obtained through the internet without express indication of its origin and, if applicable, the permission of its author, may be considered as a fail in the activity. All this without prejudice to the disciplinary responsibilities to which there could be place after the corresponding procedure ".

It is recommended to send the works electronically and if this is not possible, do not use plastics, choose double-sided printing, use recycled paper and avoid printing drafts. Sustainable use of resources and the prevention of negative impacts on the natural environment must be made. It is recommended to send the works electronically and if this is not possible, do not use plastics, choose double-sided printing, use recycled paper and avoid printing drafts.



(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.