THE HYBRID LANGUAGE
CLASSROOM:
PROMISING NEW PRACTICES
Stacey Margarita Johnson
CSLS October 2, 2015
• 1st person
participation
• Participants
try for
themselves
AE
CE
Active
Experimentation
Concrete
Experience
AC
RO
Abstract
Reflective
Observation
Conceptualization
• Instructor
presents
connections,
theory
• Guided
walkthrough
3 APPROACHES:
 Flipped with a specific focus on
analytic skill or receptive skill
 Complementary interaction with
online or social media resources
Integrating face-to-face and online
interactions
THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM
Benefits
 Time
 Cognitive Load
 Teacher time
 Student autonomy/
differentiation
 L2 use in classroom

COMPLEMENTARY ONLINE
INTERACTIONS
Benefits
 Time
 Task complexity
 Student familiarity
 Authenticity
 Language choice &
thinking skills
INTEGRATED
INTERACTIONS
Benefits
 Web 2.0
 LMS
 Continuity and
reinforcement
 Student
preference
SO, WHAT MAKES A GOOD HYBRID CLASS?
Most beneficial
 Authentic input: L2 from teacher
and students, voices and stories,
resources including images and
videos
 Authentic output: guided practice
with forms. Large group
discussion based on individual or
small group reflections, structured
peer-peer interactions,
autonomous production on topics
of real interest
Least beneficial
 Tech issues
-clear training on new tech
-anticipate problems
-institutionally supported
-Plan B
 Tool vs Activity
 L1
MORE RESOURCES
Stacey’s book Hybrid Language Teaching in Practice: Perceptions, Reactions, and Results
http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319164250
Center for Teaching (CFT) Resources
 https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/flipping-the-classroom/
 https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/blended-and-online-learning/
 https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/effective-educational-videos/
 https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/setting-up-and-facilitatinggroup-work-using-cooperative-learning-groups-effectively/
 https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/test-enhanced-learning-usingretrieval-practice-to-help-students-learn/
To continue this conversation, contact me
at [email protected]
or on Twitter @staceymargarita
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