Research Initiation Grant: Applying Second Language Acquisition to Facilitate a Blended Learning of Programming Languages

这项研究启动补助金旨在从根本上改变学生使用第二语言习得和混合学习（SLA-aBLe）学习编程的方式。这种方法可以很容易地转移到K-12课程，增加不同学生群体的STEM学习机会。通过培养工程系教师在工程教育研究方面的专业知识，加强不同学科教师和学生研究人员之间的沟通和合作。该项目旨在应用第二语言习得（SLA）中成熟的认知框架，开发一种新的混合式学习（aBLe）方法来教授编程语言。这种方法将适应各种学习需求和能力，同时可能增加学生对在线组件的参与。它将为面对面的课程提供更好的准备，这些课程将强调其他通识教育课程所需的问题解决，而不仅仅是关键字，语法和符号。它还将鼓励学生在一生的学习中坚持解决问题的技能的发展。

This research-initiation grant seeks to fundamentally change how students learn programming using Second Language Acquisition and Blended Learning (SLA-aBLe). This approach can be easily transferred to K-12 curricula, increasing access to STEM learning for diverse student populations. By developing an engineering faculty member's expertise in engineering education research, it will enhance communication and collaboration among faculty members and student researchers in different disciplines.The project seeks to apply well-developed cognitive frameworks in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) to develop a new Blended Learning (aBLe) approach to teaching programming languages. This approach will accommodate a variety of learning needs and abilities, while potentially increasing student engagement in online components. It will provide better preparation for face-to-face classes that will emphasize the problem solving needed in other general education courses instead of just keywords, syntax, and symbols. It will also encourage the development of problem solving skills students need to persist in a lifetime of learning.