Adaptive E-Learning as a Possible Solution to Counter Heterogeneity in Classrooms? English Grammar Seen Through Cognitive Psychology and Psychometric Methods

Abstract

One of the main difficulties met in teaching Languages for Specialists of Other Disciplines (Lansod) is the heterogeneity of the learners’ levels. Handling a classroom is thus a challenge for teachers. In English, the improvement of both expression and comprehension competences, both written and spoken, depends on the knowledge of grammar, as shown by Ellis’s research (Second Language Acquisition). The project presented in this text (TACIT-Grammar) is part of the dynamic created in the universities in order to develop the use of digital technologies. The platform Tacit targets the evaluation and adaptive remediation of cross-disciplinary cognitive and linguistic competences. In this context, a module dedicated to English grammar is currently in progress to meet the specific needs of the Lansod.