Innovations in Flipping the Language Classroom

Innovations in Flipping the Language Classroom

Jeffrey Mehring Adrian Leis Editors Innovations in Flipping the Language Classroom Theories and Practices 123

Editors Jeffrey Mehring Freelance Instructional Designer West Bend USA Adrian Leis Miyagi University of Education Sendai, Miyagi Japan ISBN 978-981-10-6967-3 ISBN 978-981-10-6968-0 (ebook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6968-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017956308 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore

Contents The Flipped Classroom... 1 Jeffrey Mehring Implementing the Flipped Classroom: Challenges and Strategies... 11 Anna F. Brown Flipping or Flopping: Lessons Learnt from Flipping a Course for ASEAN Teachers of English.... 23 Marie Yeo Flipping a Pronunciation Lesson for a Teacher Training Course... 45 Martha Ramirez Flipped Learning and Formative Assessment in an English Language Class... 59 John M. Graney Flipping Your Writing Lessons: Optimizing Time in Your EFL Writing Classroom... 69 Carolina R. Buitrago and Juliana Díaz In-Class Flip: Flipping a Literature Class for Student-Centered Learning... 93 Martha Ramirez Flipping EFL Classes for Future Teachers... 105 Akihiko Andrew Tohei Flip Your Classroom to Improve EFL Students Speaking Skills... 113 Mark Feng Teng Dialogic Inquiry as a Process in the Flipped EFL Classroom... 123 Mark deboer v

vi Contents Flipping the ESL/EFL Academic Reading Classroom: A Group Leader Discussion Activity... 147 C. J. Brown Flipping the ESL/EFL Classroom to Reduce Cognitive Load: A New Way of Organizing Your Classroom... 169 Daniela Wagner-Loera Flipping Movies for Dynamic Engagement... 185 Khalid Fethi and Helaine W. Marshall Flipping Tech-Enhanced, Content-Based EAP Courses with Online Content... 203 Yu Jung Han Content-Based Language Teaching and the Flipped Classroom: A Case Study in the Japanese EFL Environment... 221 Adrian Leis

Contributors Anna F. Brown currently works as an Instructional Designer at Northwestern College in Chicago, USA. C. J. Brown currently works as an Assistant Professor in the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and Basic Education (BE) Programs at Akita International University, Japan. Carolina R. Buitrago currently works as a Full-Time Professor and Researcher at Institución Universtaria Colombo Americana UNICA in Colombia. Mark deboer is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Birmingham and currently works as a Lecturer at Akita International University, Japan. Juliana Díaz currently works as a Mentor and Teacher Researcher in the Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures at La Sabana University, Colombia. Khalid Fethi currently works as an English Language Instructor and Principal at his own school: Oum El Koura Language Center, in Berkane, Morocco. John M. Graney currently works as the ESL Coordinator and teaches at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida in the United States. Yu Jung Han is currently a Ph.D. student in Teaching and Curriculum at the University of Rochester, New York, USA. Adrian Leis is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of English Education, Miyagi University of Education, Japan. Helaine W. Marshall is currently a Professor of Education and Director of Language Education Programs at LIU Hudson, New York, USA. Jeffrey Mehring is currently a Freelance Instructional Design Specialist training teachers throughout the United States of America. Martha Ramirez currently works as a Lecturer at the Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia and is an Independent Academic Consultant. vii

viii Contributors Mark Feng Teng is currently studying for a Ph.D. at Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong. Akihiko Andrew Tohei is currently a lecturer at Sakura no Seibo Junior College and Fukushima University in Fukushima, Japan. Daniela Wagner-Loera currently works as an Adjunct Professor at Hawai i Pacific University and the University of Maryland University College, College Park, USA. Marie Yeo currently works as a Language Specialist at SEAMEO-RELC in Singapore, where she trains educators from all over Asia.