E-learning Course of Librarian English e-LKA Barbora Sedláčková and Pavla Lichnovská Masaryk University The Czech Republic

Presentation Structure Introduction Course Creation Course Content Course Review Course Success and Experience Illustration of the Course 2

Start of the Project Project carried out within the complusory course APLS under KISK of Masaryk University. Initiation: 10/2009 APLS Team: 7 students of Masters Studies of LIS Supervision: Bc. Jan Zikuška and PhDr. Petr Škyřík Grant: CZK (803.5 EUR) Lenght of the project: 1 year (finally 2years) 3

Target Creation and realization of e-learning course of English for librarians (e-LKA). Participants Librarians working at academic/public libraries with more than inhabitants in The South Moravian Region. Required level of English pre-intermediate 4

Course Creation Survey among librarians (needed topics) Cooperation with professional English teachers (plus 2 teachers in the team) Consultation of subject terminology with foreign libraries 5

Course Creation Course created in Moodle. Audio recorded with native speakers from the UK and the USA. 6

Course Content 9 Units, Each contains: Grammar + Subject Part 1 Unit = 1 Week Section of a Unit: 1) Study Materials (grammar explanation, vocabulary, study animation) 2) Exercises 3) Video 4) Compulsory Task (test or written essay) 7

Course Content Units 1) Introduction 2) Welcome to the library 3) A book 4) In the library 5) A reader 6) Services 7) Technology in the library 8) Library presentation 9) Recapitulation 8

Course Review Participants had to finish a compulsory task in each unit by deadline (9 in total) and pass the final test. We organised 3 face-to-face meetings to support and help participants. Out of 61 partcipants 42 sucessfully passed the course. Enthusiastic replies from participants 9

Do you think that you will use your new knowledge at work? 10 Course evaluation

Would you like to continue with the course in future? 11

Experience from the course Librarians are willing and eager to learn. However, we faced some problems: 1) Time-consuming Each lesson takes about 3-4 hours per week 2) Level of motivation Course was offered for free => some students gave up before the 3rd unit 12

Experience from the course 3) Level of English A few participants were real beginners => problem with the speed of the course Some participants were advanced => tried to test and correct us 4) Moodle complications Exercises and correct answers – automation has some drawbacks 13

Course improvements More precise entrance tests 2 weeks per one lesson Special exercises to gain extra points in order to be more motivated New Christmas lesson 14

What is going on now and what will follow 2 nd run of the course October – March rd run of the course March – July 2011 Some creators of the course chose e-LKA as the topis of their diploma thesis 15

Course Illustrations 16

Czech Team Barbora Sedláčková17

Czech Team Barbora Sedláčková18

Study animation 19

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