TY - CONF TI - Computer Literacy Teaching Using Peer Learning and Under the Confucian Heritage Cultural Settings of Macao, China AU - Wong, Kelvin AU - Neves, Ana AU - Negreiros, João AB - University students in Macao are required to attend computer literacy courses to raise their basic skills levels and knowledge as part of their literacy foundation. Still, teachers frequently complain about the weak IT skills of many students, suggesting that most of them may not be benefiting sufficiently from their computer literacy courses. This research proposes an enhanced framework based on constructivist principles by using peer-tutoring to increase cost effectiveness and to improve student outcomes. Essential to this proposed model is the training of former course graduates as peer-instructors to achieve high quality learning results. At Instituto de Formação Turistica (IFT), a case study was used to evaluate its effectiveness using a qualitative analysis. In Macao, most students have a Confucian Heritage Cultural (CHC) background and the current findings demonstrate that students share more easily their learning difficulties within their group as their interpersonal relationships improve. It is suggested that since CHC cooperative learning is primarily based on bonds, students involved in this 'relationship-first, learning-second' type shared a larger amount of knowledge and social skills, a dual positive outcome. Moreover, English language is a major barrier for the understanding of the teacher’s message to Chinese students. Meanwhile, the negative Western concept of plagiarism is replaced, under the CHC, as the ‘face giving’ and it is directly based on the relationship intensity to 'help friends'. At last, peer-tutors play a key role in the student increase internal motivation regarding the joy of the learning process. C3 - International Conference Educational Technologies, 2017 DA - 2017/// PY - 2017 SP - 8 LA - en SN - 978-989-8533-71-5 UR - https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED579300 ER - TY - RPRT TI - Computer Literacy Teaching Using Peer Learning and under the Confucian Heritage Cultural Settings of Macao, China AU - Wong, Kelvin AU - Neves, Ana AU - Negreiros, Joao AB - University students in Macao are required to attend computer literacy courses to raise their basic skills levels and knowledge as part of their literacy foundation. Still, teachers frequently complain about the weak IT skills of many students, suggesting that most of them may not be benefiting sufficiently from their computer literacy courses. This research proposes an enhanced framework based on constructivist principles by using peer-tutoring to increase cost effectiveness and to improve student outcomes. Essential to this proposed model is the training of former course graduates as peer-instructors to achieve high quality learning results. At Instituto de Formação Turistica (IFT), a case study was used to evaluate its effectiveness using a qualitative analysis. In Macao, most students have a Confucian Heritage Cultural (CHC) background and the current findings demonstrate that students share more easily their learning difficulties within their group as their interpersonal relationships improve. It is suggested that since CHC cooperative learning is primarily based on bonds, students involved in this "relationship-first, learning-second" type shared a larger amount of knowledge and social skills, a dual positive outcome. Moreover, English language is a major barrier for the understanding of the teacher's message to Chinese students. Meanwhile, the negative Western concept of plagiarism is replaced, under the CHC, as the "face giving" and it is directly based on the relationship intensity to "help friends". At last, peer-tutors play a key role in the student increase internal motivation regarding the joy of the learning process. [For the complete proceedings, see ED579282.] DA - 2017/12// PY - 2017 DP - ERIC LA - en PB - International Association for the Development of the Information Society UR - https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED579300 Y2 - 2024/01/05/09:48:42 KW - Action Research KW - Asian Culture KW - Case Studies KW - College Students KW - Computer Literacy KW - Confucianism KW - Cooperative Learning KW - Cost Effectiveness KW - Cultural Influences KW - English (Second Language) KW - Foreign Countries KW - Grades (Scholastic) KW - Language of Instruction KW - Models KW - Participant Observation KW - Peer Relationship KW - Peer Teaching KW - Program Effectiveness KW - Qualitative Research KW - Questionnaires KW - Semi Structured Interviews KW - Student Attitudes KW - Student Journals KW - Student Surveys KW - Teaching Methods ER - TY - THES TI - Metodologias e estratégias no ensino de vocabulário da língua Portuguesa em duas escolas secundárias de Macau AU - Rosário, Isabel Dillon Lei Do A3 - Neves, Ana Cristina A3 - University of Saint Joseph CN - M-ED 2015 DIL,ISA CY - Macau DA - 2015/// PY - 2015 DP - Library Catalog (Koha) LA - por PB - University of Saint Joseph UR - https://library-opac.usj.edu.mo/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=148067 KW - Thesis and Dissertations Master of Education (MED) KW - University of Saint Joseph ER - TY - JOUR TI - Spatial modulation of the hydrological risk at Praia, Cape Verde AU - Silva, José Lino AU - Neves, Ana Cristina AU - Negreiros, João Garrott Marques T2 - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science AB - Hydrology modeling became a relevant topic for the Cidade da Praia, Cabo Verde, Africa, due to negative impact risk to local population and its assets. The modeling via Geographical Information Systems (GIS) can help the decision-making process of space occupation and characterization for this type of risk. Under the municipalities of Praia, the phenomenon of flash flood is common, causing soil erosion and landslide. This constitutes a risk for the local habitat, particularly in districts with a lack of strong human infrastructures. To simulate, analyze and generate risk maps using GIS to help this county governance authorities for decision-making, thus, becomes the main aim of this article. DA - 2016/06// PY - 2016 DO - 10.1088/1755-1315/37/1/012071 DP - Institute of Physics VL - 37 IS - 1 SP - 012071 J2 - IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. LA - en SN - 1755-1315 UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/37/1/012071 Y2 - 2023/04/11/12:47:38 ER - TY - CHAP TI - Portuguese as an Additional Language: Domains Use among Young Learners AU - Neves, Ana Cristina T2 - Language Policy and Language Acquisition Planning A2 - Siiner, Maarja A2 - Hult, Francis M. A2 - Kupisch, Tanja T3 - Language Policy AB - Three key concepts will make up the pillars of this paper: second, foreign and heritage languages. Whenever appropriate “additional language” will be used as an umbrella term. A study of the domains of language use will be applied to these three different sociolinguistic contexts. To date, there are not many empirical studies on the domains of language and, more specifically, among young learners in different areal contexts, as it is the case of this study. CY - Cham DA - 2018/// PY - 2018 DP - Springer Link SP - 95 EP - 109 LA - en PB - Springer International Publishing SN - 978-3-319-75963-0 ST - Portuguese as an Additional Language UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75963-0_6 Y2 - 2023/04/11/14:22:27 KW - Additional language KW - Domains of language use KW - Foreign language KW - Heritage language KW - Language policy KW - Second language ER -