ocep 2010 introduction

Online Cultural Exchange Program (OCEP)for International Nursing Students

An Introduction for Teachersof EFL/Nursing Classrooms

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Expanding our horizons

Outline

1. What is OCEP?2. Major Goals3. Specific Aims4. Other Features5. Participating Classrooms 6. Participants by Country7. OCEP Schedule 2010 8. Samples from Forum Discussions / Dialogues9. What Kind of Learning Can Participants Expect in

OCEP?10. Improvements for the Future11. Some Publications on OCEP

Connecting Individual Classrooms via the Internet

Only for Nursing Students

1. What is OCEP?

To improve cultural awareness of others around the world using English

To improve English communication skills to arrive at a deeper understanding of other participants

2. Major Goals

Improve English proficiency emphasizing writing and reading

Express what students have learned in nursing studies/training and life in general

Learn what others are learning Become familiar with addressing nursing

topics Enhance awareness and appreciation for

cultural diversity

3. Specific Aims

Content-Based Learning (CBL), or Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

Consists mainly of unstructured writing exchanges among the participants

Guided by teachers/instructors with classroom instruction, formal evaluation, consistent advising, and other input. (Individual students without their teachers can participate. Individual students should contact us. Please see the final page of this PowerPoint presentation for our contact information.)

4. Other Features

Held in fall-winter (Oct. – Jan.) annually Exchanges are carried out on a secure system with

usernames and passwords (No third party, not even Google, is allowed to index the contents in this system.)

In order to make the exchange a virtual but real encounter, participants are advised to use their own names and preferably their photos in the program

Private information, including writing data, will not be shared with third parties without participants’ permission

All records of the participation, including the accounts, will be erased at the end of the program

No fee is required (Donations, however, would be greatly appreciated but they are not expected.)

Other Features (cont’d)

Anna and Sole’s EFL classes at the University of La Laguna, The Canary Islands, Spain (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) / Carol’s EFL class at Tel-Aviv University, Israel (2006, 2008, 2009) / Kyung-il’s International Nursing course at Ewha Womans University, Korea (2006, 2007, 2008) / Prissana’s nursing students at Baromrajonani College of Nursing, Nakhon Lampang, Thailand (2007) / Nursing Students at Baromrajonani College of Nursing, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand (2007) / Peeranuch’s nursing students at Payap University, Thailand (2007, 2008) / Sharron and Vico’s nursing students at University of Hong Kong, China (2007) / Suparat’s nursing students at Chiang Mai University, Thailand (2006) / Xiaomei and Jin’s nursing students at Xi’an Jiaotong University, China (2006, 2007, 2008) / Ying and Piphop’s EFL class at Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Chiang Mai, Thailand (2007) Shin-hwa’s nursing students at Yanbian University of Science & Technology, China (2008) / Tzuying and Yufang’s EFL classes at Jenteh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Taiwan (2008, 2009) / Jake’s EFL classroom at Koҫ University, Turkey (2009)/ ‘s nursing EFL classroom at Istanbul Bilim University, Turkey (2009) / Tamao, Eric and Kayo’s EFL classrooms at Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing University, Japan (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)

5. Participating Classrooms

6. Participants by CountryOCEP 2006

(n=233)

OCEP 2007 (n=169)

OCEP 2008 (n=405)

Japan10331%

Spain87

26%

Israel59

18%

Taiwan50

15%

Turkey36

11%

OCEP 2009 (n=335)

1. Stage 1: Self-Introduction and Our Daily Interests (1st week – 2nd week of October)

2. Stage 2: Our Towns & Cities (3rd week – 4th week of October)

3. Stage 3: Modern Culture (5th week of October – 2nd week of November)

4. Stage 4: Our Studies – Universities and Courses (3rd week – 4th week of November)

5. Stage 5: Health Care in Society / Nursing Issues (4th week of November – 1st week of December)

6. Stage 6: Essay Writing (2nd week of December - January)

7. OCEP Schedule 2010

Participants are to write on any topic they like under each general theme.

Sample Page View from OCEP 2009

Home Page of OCEP


Course Page – International Forum


Forum

Sample Classroom Material

Self Recording Sheet- This sheet was used in the EFL classrooms in Japan to encourage students to understand how much they had written, with the ultimate goal to write more.

Sample Classroom Material

Teacher’s Feedback on a Student’s Draft - In the same EFL classroom, the teachers gave feedback on the drafts to the students at some stages. This part is not digital at all!

8. Samples from Forum Discussions/Dialogues

A. TOPIC: Choosing the nursing profession

The issue about health care is very important around the world but a lot of countries haven't a good and correct health care and this is a serious problem for all societies. I decided to study nursing because I want to become an excellent nurse to help people in those countries. When I finished my studies of nursing I would like travel to underdeveloped countries.

I think I should think more about it, because I was too involved in daily matters and I realized that I haven't thought about what I want be like in the future. Thanks for your reminding me of that important thing!! Let's tackle that issue together!!!

(The texts are slightly modified to protect the participants’ personal information and to be made a little more “readable” than the originals.)

B. TOPIC: On Smoking by Nurses and Preventing Health Disorders Caused by Smoking

Nowadays, Japanese smoking rate is decreasing. However, the number of young female smokers is increasing, while the rate of adult male smoking is decreasing. I think this is mainly caused by the social advance of women. It takes stress very much to work in society. Among others, the work of nurses is a stressful job, and the smoking rate of the nurses seems to be high. This becomes a problem in society, but nurses should quit smoking by any means.

I read your message and am interested in it very much! I don't smoke but some of my friends smoke. But I confess I have sometimes tried smoking when they were smoking. I don't like cigarettes anyway and I think that it should be extinguished. I also think that the Government is benefiting from it. Why are other drugs illegal? And why are cigarettes not? I think that the nurses must be a model and they must not smoke in the workplace. One of the nursing function is inculcate health habits into people. (The texts are slightly modified to protect the participants’ personal

information and to be made a little more “readable” than the originals.)

C. TOPIC: Necessity of Balanced Meals for Health

Do you care about your own diet? Diet is a necessity for our body. We can't live without diet. Poor diet could lead to lifestyle diseases such as arteriosclerosis, diabetes and so on.

I read your posting. I think that you have reason. But having a balanced food doesn't always depend on us. For example, in Spain, though I imagine it is also similar in other countries, the majority of workplaces have tight timetables that make us difficult to have time to eat a balanced meal. We sometimes have to eat in restaurants or we have to eat fast and bad food.

I think we should not work on this matter too hard. It is important to keep having good diet, but also not to aspire after perfection. For example it is okay if we start by trying not to eat something between meals, try to have a salad and so on. It is important to continue even a small thing everyday.


D. TOPIC: Different Curricula at Different Nursing Universities

I am a freshman and I decided to study nursing because I want to work with the people, and I love to help people. Also I like nursing because it is a short career and practice. I have different subjects; the subjects that are relatively difficult are Biochemistry and Anatomy. All teachers are good and we could understand their explanations. The best subject for me is Basic Care, in this subject I learn techniques that a nurse use. Another subject that I like is microbiology because I learn the illness and the bacteria. What is your favorite subject? My favorite subject is Mental Health, because I like

the way of teaching in that class. This class is very easy-to-follow. As a matter of course, I like Basic Care, too.

I think that the study of nursing is difficult. But I am interested in the mechanism of the body. I always think that human body is amazing.


9. What kind of learning can participants expect in OCEP?1. Plenty of opportunities for learning about

different cultures

2. Abundant opportunities for improving writing skills

3. Vocabulary/grammar learning

4. Exchanging nursing views

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Plenty of opportunities for learning about different cultures

(Students’ perceptions about their learning)

Grammar

Etiquette in written communication

Essay writing

Nursing / Health care

Writing about what you feel or think

Different cultures

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Grammar


Nursing/Health care

Essay writing

Writing about what you feel or think

Different cultures

0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00

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3.58

3.73

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Grammar

Etiquette for Communication

Effective Communication

Nursing/Health Care

Essay Writing

Different cultures

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Grammar


Different cultures

Nursing/Health Care

Essay writing

Writing about feeling and thinking

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OCEP 2009: Total Word Count (Japanese Partic-ipants)

TOTAL WORD COUNT

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YAbundant opportunities for

improving writing skills

Average Word Count = 2631 words (SD=525.5)

Participants will write, write, and write!

Grammar learning is also possible if forum writing is combined with some other explicit grammar teaching in classroom.

Vocabulary/grammar learning

In OCEP 2010, we will have more contents on nursing (we are preparing the contents now).

More contents on Nursing in 2010

10. Improvements for the Future

Voice Communication Video Communication Project Learning Academic Writing Student-Initiative Projects More User-Friendly Interfacing

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11. Some Publications on OCEP

Araki, Tamao, Eric Larson, Anna Fagan, Kayo Shirasaka. (2007). Autonomy and intervention: seeking an optimal online writing environment for intermediate-level ESP learners. In Proceedings of 6th International AELFE Conference,　 Lisbon, Portugal. Pp.393-399. [This paper deals with the data of Japanese participants.]

Araki, Tamao, Kayo Shirasaka, Eric Larson. (2008). On the effectiveness of web-based content and language integrated learning projects for nursing students. In Huang and Li (eds.) English Education and English for Specific Purposes, Department of Applied Foreign Languages, Shih Chien University, Taiwan. Pp.105-118. [This paper deals with the data of Japanese participants.]

Fagan, Anna, Tamao Araki, Eric Larson. (2007). The Forum: a chance for intercultural communication as a vehicle for language improvement. In Proceedings of 6th International AELFE Conference,　 Lisbon, Portugal. Pp.422-427. [This paper deals with the data of Spanish participants.]

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Thank you for your attention!

OCEP 2010 will start on September 27, 2010!

* You can join us in the middle of the program. Please feel free to contact us anytime.