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Using Technology in Science Tasks: Reducing Language Barriers for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

在科学任务中使用技术：减少黎巴嫩叙利亚难民的语言障碍

基本信息

批准号：
ES/P009980/1
负责人：
Yasmine El Masri
金额：
--
依托单位：
University of Oxford
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Fellowship
财政年份：
2017
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2017 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FP009980%2F1
关键词：
Using Technology Science Tasks Reducing

项目摘要

Lebanon has absorbed over half a million registered school-aged Syrian refugees in its unequipped state schools since the outbreak of the civil war in Syria in 2011; however, the foreign language of instruction of maths and science has disengaged young Syrian migrants, hampering their progression. The poor proficiency of Syrian migrants in English or French, the media of maths and science instruction in Lebanon, has pushed many to drop out from schools and join the labour force at a very young age. Indeed, the foreign language of maths and science instruction is already controversial in Lebanon as it also marginalises underprivileged Lebanese youth and incites many to leave school before completing compulsory education. In this project, I will collaborate with two Lebanese NGOs, Lebanese Alternative Learning (LAL) and Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT)-Lebanon, who work directly with Syrian refugees in state schools to provide interactive tasks in maths and science in three languages (English, French and Arabic) through an existing online platform called Tabshoura. I will engage in knowledge exchange with both NGOs by applying a framework based on my DPhil and more recent research to evaluate the quality of translation and design of existing Year 6 to 9 science tasks and offer guidance for material improvement. Moreover, a sample of Year 6 students will be interviewed using elicitation techniques to investigate translation and design issues of the online interactive tasks. Findings will inform the construction of improved exemplar tasks that the NGO could adopt as models for the development of new material. In return, the invaluable experience of the NGOs in using technology to meet the education needs of underprivileged youth in Lebanon will be essential for me to gain a deep understanding of the context and achieve impact. Moreover, I will contribute to capacity building in schools by offering workshops for practitioners focusing on task design and raising their awareness to specific language issues in task development. Insight and findings of this project will be disseminated through conference presentations, a comprehensive report and a sole-authored journal article as well as a policy dialogue in Beirut and a seminar in Oxford.This ESRC GCRF fellowship will be an excellent opportunity to promote my academic profile by disseminating my DPhil research in seminars and conferences to a wide academic and non-academic audience; expanding my publication record and developing a sole-authored peer-reviewed journal article; consolidating my research portfolio by acquiring new qualitative techniques; and broadening my international network to include the Arabic speaking world. More importantly, this fellowship will allow me to apply my DPhil and more recent research in a new context and engage with non-academic users such as students, practitioners, schools, teachers and national and international NGOs to achieve a wider impact in the provision of quality education to Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

自2011年叙利亚内战爆发以来，黎巴嫩在其设备简陋的公立学校吸收了50多万登记在册的学龄叙利亚难民；然而，数学和科学教学的外语已经使年轻的叙利亚移民失去了兴趣，阻碍了他们的发展。叙利亚移民的英语或法语（黎巴嫩的数学和科学教学媒介）水平较低，导致许多人在很小的时候就辍学，加入了劳动力大军。事实上，在黎巴嫩，数学和科学教学的外语已经引起了争议，因为它也使黎巴嫩贫困的年轻人边缘化，并煽动许多人在完成义务教育之前离开学校。在这个项目中，我将与黎巴嫩的两个非政府组织——黎巴嫩另类学习组织（LAL）和黎巴嫩数字机会信托组织（DOT）合作，这两个组织直接与公立学校的叙利亚难民合作，通过一个名为Tabshoura的现有在线平台，用三种语言（英语、法语和阿拉伯语）提供数学和科学方面的互动任务。我将与这两个非政府组织进行知识交流，运用基于我博士学位的框架和最近的研究来评估现有6至9年级科学任务的翻译和设计质量，并为材料改进提供指导。此外，我们还将使用启发式技术对六年级学生进行访谈，以调查在线互动任务的翻译和设计问题。研究结果将为构建改进的范例任务提供信息，非政府组织可以将其作为开发新材料的模型。作为回报，非政府组织在利用技术满足黎巴嫩贫困青年的教育需求方面的宝贵经验对我深入了解背景并产生影响至关重要。此外，我将通过为实践者提供侧重于任务设计的讲习班，并提高他们对任务开发中特定语言问题的认识，为学校的能力建设做出贡献。这个项目的见解和结果将通过会议发言、一份综合报告和一篇独立撰写的期刊文章以及在贝鲁特的政策对话和在牛津的研讨会来传播。这项ESRC GCRF奖学金将是一个极好的机会，通过在研讨会和会议上向广泛的学术和非学术受众传播我的博士研究，来提升我的学术形象；扩大我的出版记录，撰写一篇单独撰写的同行评议期刊文章；通过获得新的定性技术来巩固我的研究组合；扩大我的国际网络，包括阿拉伯语世界。更重要的是，这项奖学金将使我能够在新的背景下应用我的博士学位和最近的研究，并与非学术用户（如学生、从业者、学校、教师以及国内和国际非政府组织）接触，在为黎巴嫩的叙利亚难民提供优质教育方面产生更广泛的影响。