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Humanities
- ISSN: 2155-7993
- Journal of Modern Education Review
STVALL: Hands-on Pills for English Learning on Smart TV
Alejandro Curado Fuentes
(University of Extremadura, Avda. Universidad, Spain)
Abstract: Our project focused on the design of a digital interface called STVALL (Smart TV-Assisted Language Learning) for all kinds of users at home. This program delivers linguistic and content challenges in the form of learning pills with which users can interact. The input and scores are stored as assessment content on an authoring tool. Our main research question is whether users’ hands-on interaction with the tool, which records their performance, correlates with learning motivation. This study is conducted on a quasi-experimental basis with 1500 training pills across five subject areas (Science and Nature, Literature and Art, Geography and History, Entertainment and Sports, and Language) and four language user levels: Adults/Children (0–12 years old): A1/A2/B1/B2. The training pills are produced in the form of text, audio, and audio-visual content in those categories. Linguistic scaffolding is based on user profiles. The pills present dynamic questions/answers so that users can respond individually or in groups. Preliminary results with 15 users point to generally positive learning outcomes and responses. A post-session questionnaire was answered by 11 people, and significant feedback is obtained and considered regarding the interface, preferred types of activities, and EFL scaffolding. It seems that linguistic proficiency and content knowledge play a crucial role in relation to the motivation for using the tool. In addition, playing by teams is favored by most users whereas short dynamic audio-visual interactions are mostly preferred.
Key words: hybrid TV, EFL, linguistic pills, interactivity
