Socioculture and Cognitivist Perspectives on Language and Communication Barriers in Learning

Authors: David Hallberg

Abstract:

It is believed that major account on language diversity must be taken in learning, and especially in learning using ICT. This paper-s objective is to exhibit language and communication barriers in learning, to approach the topic from socioculture and cognitivist perspectives, and to give exploratory solutions of handling such barriers. The review is mainly conducted by approaching the journal Computers & Education, but also an initially broad search was conducted. The results show that not much attention is paid on language and communication barriers in an immediate relation to learning using ICT. The results shows, inter alia, that language and communication barriers are caused because of not enough account is taken on both the individual-s background and the technology.

Keywords: communication barriers, cognitive, ICT, language barriers, learning, socioculture

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1081709

References:

[1] Kerr, S.T., Toward a Sociology of Educational Technology, in Handbook of research on educational communications and technology, M. Spector, Editor. 2003, University of Washington: Washington.
[2] Svedberg, S., Jörgen Lindh, Ett l├ñrande arbetss├ñtt med datorstöd. 2009: www.vulkan.se.
[3] Jeffrey, L.M., Learning orientations: Diversity in higher education. Learning and Individual Differences, 2009. 19: p. 195-208
[4] Maredi, M., H. J. Oosthuizen, A Problem-Solving CaiÔÇöFacotr-Q. Computers & Education, 1995. 25(4): p. 235-250
[5] Bernstein, B., Language and Social Class. The British Journal of Sociology, 1960. 11(3): p. 271-276.
[6] Bernstein, B., Class, Codes and Control. Volume 1: Theoretical Studies Towards a Sociology of Language. 1971, Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul.
[7] Lawton, D., Social Class Language and Education. 1998: Routledge.
[8] Dewey, J., My Pedagogic Creed. School Journal 1897. 54: p. 77-80.
[9] Marton, F., Phenomenography ÔÇö Describing conceptions of the world around us Instructional Science, 1981. 10(2): p. 1573-1952.
[10] Vygostky, L., Mind in Society: Development of Higher Psychological Processes, ed. M. Cole, Vera John-Steiner, Sylvia Scribner, and Ellen Souberman. 1978, Cambridge: MA: Harvard University Press.
[11] Wilson, S.M., Leighton C. Peterson, The Anthropology of Online Communities. Annu. Rev. Anthropol, 2002. 31: p. 449-467
[12] Berg, I., Meaning in the making: The potter-s wheel at Phylakopi, Melos (Greece). Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2007. 26: p. 234- 252.
[13] Winner, L., Do Artifacts have Politics?, in The whale and the reactor: a search for limits in an age of high technology, L. Winner, Editor. 1986, University of Chicago Press: Chicago. p. 19-39.
[14] Mote, L.J.B., Reasons for the variations in the information needs of scientists. Journal of Documentation, 1962. 18(4): p. 169-175.
[15] Heller, R.S., C-C. Tsai, and J. Underwood. Computers & Education - Elsevier. 2009; Available from: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/347/des cription#description.
[16] Hrastinski, S., What is online learner participation? A literature review. Computers & Education, 2008. 51: p. 1755-1765.
[17] Gardner, D., Book Reviews: Multilingual Multimedia: Bridging the Language Barrier with Intelligent Systems. Ed by Masoud Yazdani. 1993: p. 70-71.
[18] Özmen, H., The influence of computer-assisted instruction on students- conceptual understanding of chemical bonding and attitude toward chemistry: A case for Turkey. Cancer Detection and Prevention, 2008. 51: p. 423-438.
[19] Russell, A.L., Stages in Learning New Technology: Naïve Adult Emil Users. Cancer Detection and Prevention, 1995. 25(4): p. 173-178.
[20] Park, E.-k.a.M.S., Communication barriers perceived by older patients and nurses. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2005. 42: p. 159- 166.
[21] So, H.-J., Thomas A. Brush, Student perceptions of collaborative learning, social presence and satisfaction in a blended learning environment: Relationships and criticalfactors. Cancer Detection and Prevention, 2008. 51: p. 318-336.
[22] Chen, H.-Y., Kuo-Yu Liu, Web-based synchronized multimedia lecture system design for teaching/learning Chinese as second language. Computers & Education, 2008. 50: p. 693-702.
[23] DeVoogd, G., Computer use levers power sharing: multicultural students- styles of participation and knowledge. Computers & Education, 1998. 31: p. 351-364.
[24] Dilworth, T.J., Dave Mott, and Henry Young, Pharmacists- communication with Spanish-speaking patients: A review of the literature to establish an agenda for future research. Administrative Pharmacy, 2009. 5: p. 108-120.
[25] MacFarlane, A., Singleton, Carrie, Green, Eileen E., Language barriers in health and social care consultations in the community: A comparative study of responses in Ireland and England. Health Policy, 2009. 92(2): p. 203-210.
[26] Flores, G., Language barriers to health care in the United States. N Engl J Med, 2006. 355: p. 229-231.
[27] Towle, A., William Godolphin, and Ted Alexander, Doctor-patient communications in the Aboriginal community: Towards the development of educational programs. Patient Education and Counseling, 2006. 62: p. 340-346.
[28] 28. Polednak, A.P., Identifying newly diagnosed Hispanic cancer patients who use a physician with a Spanish-language practice, for studies of quality of cancer treatment. Cancer Detection and Prevention, 2007. 31: p. 185-190.
[29] Allwood, J., Monica MacDowall, and Sven Strömqvist, Barn, spr├Ñkutveckling och flerspr├Ñkighet - En kristisk översikt, in Gothenburg Papers in Theoretical Linguistics S6. 1982, Linguistics: Göteborg.
[30] Allwood, J., ed. Power and Communication. ALVAR - a festschrift to Alvar Ellegård, ed. J. Allwood, Ljung. 1980, SPELL, University of Stockholm, Dept of English: Stockholm. 20.
[31] Ogbu, U., John, Minority Education in Comparative Perspective. Journal of Negro Education, 1990. 59(1): p. 45-57.
[32] Govender, I., The learning context: Influence on learning to program. Computers & Education, 2009. 53: p. 1218-1230.
[33] Benson Soong, M.H., Hock Chuan Chan, Boon Chai Chua, and Koah Fong Loh, Critical success factors for on-line course resources. Computers & Education, 2001. 36: p. 101-120.
[34] Daniels, H., Introduction to Vygotsky. 1996, London: Routledge
[35] Haenen, J., Outlining the teaching-learning process: Piotr Gal-perin-s contribution. Learning and Instruction, 2001. 11: p. 157-170.
[36] Sawyer, R.K., The Cambridge handbook of the learning sciences, ed. R.K. Sawyer. 2006, New York: Cambridge University Press.
[37] Hmelo-Silver, C.E., Analyzing collaborative knowledge construction: multiple methods for integrated understanding. Computers & Education, 2003. 41: p. 397-420.
[38] Ligorio, M.B., Alessandra Talamo, and, Clotilde Pontecorvo, Building intersubjectivity at a distance during the collaborative writing of fairytales. Computers & Education, 2005. 45: p. 357-374.
[39] UD, U. Utrikesdepartementet 2009 (cited 2009 13/06/2009); Available from: http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/1475.
[40] Zlobina, A., Nekane Basabe, Dario Paez, and Adrian Furnham, Sociocultural adjustment of immigrants: Universal and group-specific predictors. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 2006. 30: p. 195-211.
[41] Thurston, A., David Duran, Erika Cunningham, Silvia Blanch, and Keith Topping, International On-Line Reciprocal Peer Tutoring to Promote Modern Language Development in Primary Schools. Cancer Detection and Prevention, 2009. 53(2): p. p462-472.
[42] Lin, Y.-W., Enrico Zini, Free/libre open source software implementation in schools: Evidence from the field and implications for the future. Computers & Education, 2008. 50: p. 1092-1102.
[43] Klerfelt, A., Gestures in conversation - the significance of gestures and utterances when children and preschool teachers create stories using the computer. Computers & Education, 2007. 48: p. 335-361.
[44] Knutsson, O., Teresa Cerratto Pargman, Kerstin Severinson Eklundh, and Stefan Westlund, Designing and developing a language environment for second language writers. Computers & Education, 2007. 49: p. 1122-1146.
[45] Hull, D.M., Terrill F. Saxon, Negotiation of meaning and coconstruction of knowledge: An experimental analysis of asynchronous online instruction. Computers & Education, 2009. 52: p. 624-639
[46] Barak, M., From order to disorder: the role of computer-based electronics projects on fostering of higher-order cognitive skills. Computers & Education, 2005. 45: p. 231-243.
[47] Kong, S.C., Lam For Kwok, A cognitive tool for teaching the addition/subtraction of common fractions: a model of affordances. Computers & Education, 2005. 45: p. 245-265.
[48] Lee, C.H.M., Yuk W. Cheng, Shri Rai, and Arnold Depickere, What affect student cognitive style in the development of hypermedia learning system? Computers & Education, 2005. 45(1): p. 1-19.
[49] Coffey, J.W., A meta-cognitive tool for courseware development, maintenance, and reuse. Computers & Education, 2007. 48: p. 548-566.
[50] Kay, R.H., The role of errors in learning computer software. Computers & Education, 2007. 49: p. 441-459.
[51] Biesta, G., Pragmatism as a Pedagogy of Communicative Action. Studies in Philosophy and Education, 1994. 13: p. 273-290.
[52] Schwartz, N., H., Exploiting the Use of Technology to Teach: The Value of Distributed Cognition. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2008. 40(3): p. 389-404.
[53] Gootman, E., At Charter School, Higher Teacher Pay in New York Times. 2008, New York Times: New York.
[54] 54. McVay , G.J., Pamela R. Murphy, and Sung Wook Yoon Good Practices in Accounting Education: Classroom Configuration and Technological Tools for Enhancing the Learning Environment Accounting Education, 2008. 17(1): p. 41 - 63
[55] Kurz, G., Rainer Falk Weber, International exchange of computer programs for engineering education. Computers & Education, 1983. 7(2): p. 121-124
[56] Farnworth, H., Mike Aston, Local viewdataÔÇöAn international CAL resource Computers & Education, 1986. 10(1): p. 11-15
[57] Lewin, C., Rosemary Luckin, Technology to support parental engagement in elementary education: Lessons learned from the UK. Computers & Education, 2009.