A Discourse Analysis of Teacher-Trainees’ Abstract Conceptualizations of Emerging Technologies in Teaching to Revitalise Luganda Language

Authors

  • David Kabugo Makerere University http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1288-5654
  • Fred Masagazi Masaazi Makerere University
  • Anthony Muwagga Mugagga Makerere University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v2i3.127

Keywords:

Digital Natives, Emerging Technologies (ETs), Abstract Conceptualization, Luganda Language, Blended Learning, Experiential Learning Cycle (ELC), and Discourse Analysis (DA)

Abstract

While many young learners of the 21st century have grown up with, and generally prefer to learn using Emerging Technologies (ETs), a few teachers of Luganda language graduate with learning experiences of integrating ETs in their teaching. One of the most crucial stages of gaining experiences in any subject or object of interest is making Abstract Conceptualizations (ACs) about it (Kolb, 1984). Whereas scaffolding ACs has potential to expand teacher’s knowledge of integrating ETs in teaching, it is difficult to enact in a pedagogically sound manner. This paper emerges from a Design Based Research in which 68 Luganda language teacher-trainees at Makerere University were enrolled into a semester-long (17 weeks) blended learning course aimed at cultivating their experiences of integrating ETs in teaching. The study was informed by Kolb (1984)’s Experiential Learning Theory (ELT) and Reeves (2006)’s model of conducting research in authentic e-learning contexts. Six distinct abstract conceptualisations of ETs emerged from trainees’ responses. This paper discusses the implications of such abstract conceptualization in the revitalisation of Luganda language.

Author Biographies

David Kabugo, Makerere University

Lecturer, Department of Humanities and Language Education School of Education, Makerere University

Fred Masagazi Masaazi, Makerere University

Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Language Education, School of Education, Makerere University

Anthony Muwagga Mugagga, Makerere University

Associate Professor, Department of Educational Foundations and Curriculum Studies, School of Education Makerere University

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Published

2015-11-08

How to Cite

Kabugo, D., Masaazi, F. M., & Mugagga, A. M. (2015). A Discourse Analysis of Teacher-Trainees’ Abstract Conceptualizations of Emerging Technologies in Teaching to Revitalise Luganda Language. Journal of Learning for Development, 2(3). https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v2i3.127

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Section

Research Articles
Received 2015-07-24
Accepted 2015-10-08
Published 2015-11-08