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The Estonian Language in the Digital Age. [White Paper Series]

Date of Publication

no date

Target Group

Lecturers
Students

Domain Area

Business & Communication
Engineering
International Relations
Journalism & multimedia
Teacher Education

Learning Scenario

Autonomous learning
Classroom Context

Target Language

English
Estonian

Language of Instruction

English
Estonian

CEFR level

C1
C2

Type of Material

Guiding resources (online course/book)
Reference resources (online Dictionaries/ grammar guides/phrasebooks)

Linguistic Features

Vocabulary
Grammar

Skills

Speaking
Critical Thinking
Writing
Reading
Mediation

Description

The resource is designed as a reference guide covering the representation of the Estonian language in the World Wide Web. The fundamental feature of the resource is the availability of all textual material in both Estonian and English, which makes the resource applicable in a variety of teaching and learning settings. The publication covers a number of issues, including, but not limited to, the structure of Estonian, the status of Estonian as the official language and recent developments, parsing techniques used in natural language applications, and so on.

Case study

The resource could be used in the following ways: a) practice reading for the enhancement of general language skills or just sections pertaining to one's speciality; b) practice conducting translation to/from English / Estonian; c) get acquainted with a broad range of topics, e.g., the values and objectives of enhancing the positions of Estonian as the official language, its basic structure, language-specific difficulties encountered in natural language applications, fundamentals of parsing analysis, etc.

Guidelines

1. Download the resource
2. Note that the Content Page lists both the Estonian and the English versions of the text, which give titles of chapters and smaller sections, each (sub)title being a navigable link to the relevant page.
3. Select the chapter/section of interest.
4. Practice reading and understanding the text; or, if the objectives of using the resource are different, get acquainted with the relevant terminology as well as culture-specific insights.

Review

Category
Rate
Comprehensive approach
Capacity to match the needs of lecturers and students

5

Added value
The provided tangible improvements

4

Motivation enhancement
The capacity to motivate students to improve their language skills

3

Innovation
Effectiveness in introducing innovative, creative and previously unknown approaches to LSP learning

3

Transferability
Measurement of the transferable potential and possibility to be a source of further capitalisation/application for other language projects in different countries

5

Skills assessment and validation
Availability of appropriate tools for lecturers to monitor students’ progress and for students to assess own progress and to reflect on learning

3

Adaptability
Flexibility of the contents and possibilities for the LSP lecturers to adapt the contents to their and to students’ need

5

Usability
Assess the technical usability from the point of view of the lecturer and the student

4

Accessibility
Assess the accessibility from the point of view of the lecturer and the student

5

Comments:
The resource is an online publication available in pdf format. It does not contain any tasks, but rather is an exposition of Estonian in the age of information technologies. One definite asset of the resource is the availability of the textual material in both Estonian and English, preserving the chapter-section divisions throughout the resource. This feature provides an excellent opportunity of higher-level learners to refine their Estonian skills, for instance, practicing reading and comprehension of ESP texts as well as conducting translations to/from Estonian or English.
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