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ERIC Number: EJ1107341
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 13
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ISSN: EISSN-2311-1550
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A Discourse Analysis of Teacher-Trainees' Abstract Conceptualizations of Emerging Technologies in Teaching to Revitalise Luganda Language
Kabugo, David; Masaazi, Fred Masagazi; Mugagga, Anthony Muwagga
Journal of Learning for Development, v2 n3 p16-28 2015
While many young learners of the 21st century have grown up with, and generally prefer to learn using Emerging Technologies (ETs), few teachers of Luganda language graduate with learning experiences of integrating ETs in their teaching. One of the most crucial stages of gaining experiences in any subject or object of interest is making Abstract Conceptualizations (ACs) about it (Kolb, 1984). Whereas, scaffolding ACs has potential to expand a teacher's knowledge of integrating ETs in teaching, it is difficult to enact in a pedagogically sound manner. This paper emerges from a Design Based Research in which 68 Luganda language teacher-trainees at Makerere University were enrolled in a semester-long (17 weeks) blended learning course aimed at cultivating their experiences of integrating ETs in teaching. The study was informed by Kolb's (1984) Experiential Learning Theory (ELT) and Reeves' (2006) model of conducting research in authentic e-learning contexts. Six distinct abstract conceptualisations of ETs emerged from trainees' responses. This paper discusses the implications of such abstract conceptualization in the revitalisation of Luganda language.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Uganda
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