CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / A ciÃncia moderna adquiriu para si a tarefa precÃpua de coordenar o desenvolvimento da humanidade, advogando-se o poder intransferÃvel de legitimar ou nÃo todo e qualquer conhecimento. Muitas instituiÃÃes, sobretudo as educacionais, foram se estabelecendo com a importante tarefa de transmitir Ãs novas geraÃÃes o patrimÃnio do conhecimento cientÃfico sistematizado, relacionando-o com as necessidades sociais vigentes de cada perÃodo histÃrico. Dentre essas instituiÃÃes, concebe-se indiscutivelmente como a de maior vanguarda a universidade. Mas a universidade hà muito tem sofrido certo descompasso entre as novas prÃticas sociais e o conhecimento que em seu chÃo à desenvolvido. Ao mesmo tempo, os velhos problemas sociais continuam prementes: a fome, a misÃria, as injustiÃas sociais, o sobrepujar de uma cultura economicamente mais forte sobre a outra. Nesse momento, a universidade à colocada numa posiÃÃo tanto de repensar suas bases como de se fazer ativa no processo, contribuindo na consolidaÃÃo de um novo paradigma do conhecimento. Desse modo, o objetivo deste estudo à o de compreender como a universidade em transformaÃÃo està a lidar com a construÃÃo do conhecimento, especialmente no que concerne ao diÃlogo interdisciplinar e transdisciplinar, articulando-os igualmente com os saberes tradicionais, constituindo-se numa Ecologia de Saberes, postulada por Boaventura de Sousa Santos. A hipÃtese de trabalho foi a de que, nesse processo de transiÃÃo paradigmÃtica, à possÃvel à universidade um outro tipo de dinÃmica epistemolÃgica, privilegiando a integraÃÃo entre as ciÃncias e os saberes tradicionais presentes na diversidade cultural do mundo. Para responder a essa questÃo, recorreu-se metodologicamente à abordagem qualitativa, com os pressupostos da abordagem etnogrÃfica. Tendo o estudo de caso como mÃtodo, investigou-se a experiÃncia de um grupo situado na SaÃde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do CearÃ, intitulado NÃcleo de Trabalho, Meio Ambiente e SaÃde para a Sustentabilidade. Para a coleta de dados, lanÃou-se mÃo da observaÃÃo com notas de campo, entrevistas semiestruturadas e realizaÃÃo de um grupo focal. Nos achados do estudo, detectou-se que o movimento no trabalho do grupo que gera interdisciplinaridade e transdisciplinaridade ocorre naturalmente, impelido pela complexidade que a realidade suscita; as ciÃncias, os autores escolhidos, os saberes tradicionais articulados e as decisÃes metodolÃgicas encaminhadas pelo nÃcleo emergem das lutas assumidas. Foi ainda evidenciada a compreensÃo de que saberes acadÃmicos e que saberes tradicionais possuem o mesmo grau de relevÃncia nesse processo para os sujeitos envolvidos, ainda que socialmente o conhecimento cientÃfico seja mais valorizado. Ficou patente que o grupo e as comunidades em seus territÃrios seguem outra Ãptica de tempo e produÃÃo, encaminhando coletivamente suas prÃprias construÃÃes de conhecimento. O NÃcleo Tramas, desse modo, tem o papel de promover a sociologia das ausÃncias e das emergÃncias. Desse modo, a hipÃtese de trabalho foi comprovada como tese: a de que outro conhecimento à possÃvel à universidade, um conhecimento desenvolvido e plasmado nos processos de integraÃÃo dos saberes, nas relaÃÃes dialÃgicas e, por esse motivo, com grande potencial emancipador. / Modern science has vindicated for itself the task of coordinating the development of humanity, assuming the nontransferable power of legitimizing or not all knowledge. Many institutions, especially educational, were established with the important task of transmitting to future generations the heritage of systematic scientific knowledge, relating it to the current social needs of each historical period. Among these institutions, the university is in the forefront. However, the university has long suffered certain mismatch between the new social practices and the knowledge it develops. At the same time, the old social problems demand urgent attention: hunger, misery, social injustices, predominance of economically stronger cultures over others. At present, the university is located in a position both to rethink its bases, as well as to be active in the process, contributing to the consolidation of a new paradigm of knowledge. The aim of this study is therefore to understand how this university in transformation is handling the construction of knowledge, especially with regard to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary dialogue, linking them with traditional knowledge, constituting an Ecology of Knowledge, postulated by Boaventura de Sousa Santos. Our working hypothesis was that, included in this paradigmatic transition process, it is possible for the university another kind of epistemological dynamics, favoring integration between science and traditional knowledge, present in the cultural diversity of the world. To answer this question we anchored methodologically in the qualitative approach with the assumptions of ethnographic approach. Having the Case Study as a method, we investigate the experience of a group located in the Medical School, Public Health Department, Federal University of CearÃ, entitled NÃcleo Tramas. For data collection, we used field observation with note taking, semi-structured interviews, and focus group technique. In our findings, we detected that the movement in the group work that generates interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary dialogue occurs naturally, driven by the complexity raised by reality: the sciences, the chosen authors, traditional knowledge, methodological decisions emerge from the struggles undertaken. It was also evidenced that the academic and traditional knowledge have the same degree of importance in the process, although social scientific knowledge is most valued. It was clear that the group and the communities in their territories hold different perspectives of time and production, collectively directing their own knowledge construction. The Tramas thus has the role of promoting the sociology of absences and emergencies (Sousa Santos). Based on our findings, our working hypothesis was proven as a thesis: that other knowledge is possible for the university, developed and molded in the knowledge integration processes in dialogic relations and, therefore, with great emancipatory potential.

Submitted by Celso Magalhaes (celsomagalhaes@ufrrj.br) on 2017-05-12T12:42:45Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2012 - Eliane de Souza Silva Bueno.pdf: 8157808 bytes, checksum: b8696d370f3cb04c61d636353ca64d4c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-12T12:42:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2012 - Eliane de Souza Silva Bueno.pdf: 8157808 bytes, checksum: b8696d370f3cb04c61d636353ca64d4c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-06-18 / The goal of this research was to contribute to the reformulation of the Pedagogical Project of the Technical Course in Agriculture of the Federal Institute of Tri?ngulo Mineiro ? Uberl?ndia Campus in the year of 2011. For that, we used the methodology of the participant research, with a qualitative approach that was able to face the challenge of involving all those responsible for this course, both teachers and education specialists during the development of this work. The intention is that the new Pedagogic Project can finally make the articulation between the professional education and the general education (High School) possible, and also provide the necessary update in the curriculum. The debates were based on the legislation for the Basic and Professional Education, and on scientific articles and texts that study the interdisciplinary and the transdisciplinarity. The research instruments included semi-structured questionnaires addressed to the students and teachers, folders of graduated student?s internship and documents posted on Google Docs. As a result of the process, even with the curriculum maintaining the disciplinary structure, we were able to motivate teachers to glimpse numerous possibilities of articulation through interdisciplinary and trandisciplinarity activities, through the completion of projects, already in the first half of 2012 / Esta pesquisa teve o objetivo de contribuir para a reformula??o do Projeto Pedag?gico do Curso T?cnico em Agropecu?ria do Instituto Federal do Tri?ngulo Mineiro ? C?mpus Uberl?ndia no ano de 2011. Foi utilizada a metodologia da pesquisa participante, com uma abordagem qualitativa que possibilitou enfrentar o desafio de envolver todos os respons?veis por esse curso, tanto professores quanto especialistas da educa??o durante a consecu??o deste trabalho. O que se pretende ? que o novo Projeto Pedag?gico efetive, de fato, a articula??o entre o ensino profissional e a forma??o geral (Ensino M?dio), al?m de propiciar a necess?ria atualiza??o curricular. As discuss?es pautaram-se na legisla??o vigente para a Educa??o B?sica e Profissional e, em textos e artigos cient?ficos que contemplam a interdisciplinaridade e a trandisciplinaridade. Os instrumentos de pesquisa inclu?ram question?rios semiestruturados dirigidos aos estudantes e aos professores, pastas de est?gio de estudantes egressos e documentos postados no Google Docs. Como resultado do processo, mesmo a matriz curricular, mantendo a estrutura disciplinar, conseguimos motivar os docentes a vislumbrarem in?meras possibilidades de articula??o por meio de atividades interdisciplinares e transdisciplinares e com a realiza??o de projetos, j? no primeiro semestre de 2012

Submitted by Sandra Pereira (srpereira@ufrrj.br) on 2017-08-22T12:27:15Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2010 - Herivelto Jos? Coelho.pdf: 1297929 bytes, checksum: 72022180b9345d2204f89d89397cf6c7 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-22T12:27:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2010 - Herivelto Jos? Coelho.pdf: 1297929 bytes, checksum: 72022180b9345d2204f89d89397cf6c7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-09-21 / This work aimed to verify the students of 3rd grade of Integrated Courses of Agriculture and Agribusiness, changes in terms of study habits, expectations, construction and applicability of knowledge and their positions on the teaching-based learning in Pedagogy of Projects. The Pedagogy of Project is presented as a methodology that can break with the theory / practice dichotomy, since it induces the student to develop competencies - knowledge, skills and values. This pedagogy also took us to ways of inter and transdisciplinarity, because agricultural projects require interventions that belong to different fields of knowledge. The activity discussed, proposed and negotiated by students was the implementation of the Project Grow Basil and of Lemongrass. From this project, students produced texts, collectives and individuals, representing their ability to plan, reflect, record and evaluate a work, in full, with autonomy. The tools used were semi-structured questionnaires: one applied to the 156 students at the beginning of 2008, when they reached the school, and the other, applied to 28 students randomly chosen among those involved in the process, seeking to identify their perceptions regarding the application of Pedagogy of Project. Were also used as instruments of this research texts prepared by students during the course of activities of the Project. Observing the results, We come to the conclusion that the Pedagogy of Project constitutes an excellent method to allow students to construct knowledge with self-confidence, a spirit of cooperation, responsibility, democracy and autonomy, especially in Professional Education. / Este trabalho teve por objetivo verificar nos alunos da 3? s?rie dos Cursos T?cnicos Integrados de Agropecu?ria e de Agroind?stria, mudan?as em termos de h?bitos de estudo, expectativas, constru??o e aplicabilidade de conhecimentos e suas posturas diante do processo de ensino-aprendizagem baseado na Pedagogia de Projetos. A Pedagogia de Projetos apresenta-se como uma metodologia que pode romper com a dicotomia teoria/ pr?tica, uma vez que induz o aluno a desenvolver compet?ncias ? conhecimentos, habilidades e valores. Esta pedagogia tamb?m nos levou aos caminhos da inter e da transdisciplinaridade, pois projetos de agropecu?ria exigem interven??es que pertencem a diversos campos do conhecimento. A atividade discutida, proposta e negociada pelos alunos foi a implanta??o do Projeto de Cultivo do Manjeric?o e do Capim Santo. A partir deste Projeto, os alunos elaboraram textos, coletivos e individuais, que representam sua capacidade de planejar, refletir, registrar e avaliar um trabalho, por inteiro, com autonomia. Os instrumentos aplicados foram question?rios semi-estruturados: um aplicado para os 156 alunos, no in?cio do ano de 2008, quando chegaram ? escola e outro, aplicado a 28 alunos escolhidos aleatoriamente entre os envolvidos no processo, procurando detectar suas percep??es quanto ? aplica??o da Pedagogia de Projetos. Foram ainda utilizados como instrumentos desta pesquisa textos elaborados pelos alunos durante o transcorrer das atividades do Projeto. Observando-se os resultados chega-se ? conclus?o de que a Pedagogia de Projetos constitui-se excelente metodologia para permitir aos alunos constru??o de conhecimento com autoconfian?a, esp?rito de coopera??o, responsabilidade, democracia e autonomia, principalmente na Educa??o Profissional.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-12T14:41:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao_Joao_Vitor_Gobis_Verges.pdf: 1569512 bytes, checksum: 254e1281708a64ffe715c98aeb941ee2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-04-29 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This paper seeks to interweave science formulated by Alexander von Humboldt with the names and extend the findings to the contemporary science that aims to overcome the crisis of reason then verified fragmentary. In this case, from references that indicate the Newtonian-Cartesian rationalism as no proponent of effective responses to a complex world in which the manifestations of reality accentuate their characters cross, evidenced works Frames of Nature and Cosmos as fruitful as corresponds to the prospects of a new science project guided in transdisciplinarity. Thus, these works show the arrangement between empirical fact and the human spirit to the constant process of spiral development of scientific knowledge. Mediating influences of Schelling, Goethe, Kant, Humboldt interweaves feeling and reason and evidence that aesthetic pleasures are responsible for the act of understanding a certain landscape. In addition, characterizes the role of art within the scientific formulations and expresses the need for simplicity and objectivity to the spread of contributions recorded by the human interpretation of the universe that surrounds us. At the turn of the twentieth century to century, authors such as Jean Piaget, Edgard Morin, Pierre Weil, Ubiratan D'Ambrosio, among others note that science in its practical and theoretical dimensions needs to be expanded to a sphere than fragmentary, make available the conjunction between human and physical facets of reality and willing their approaches so that they can consider knowledge in various cultural possibilities. Humboldt in the nineteenth century, composed his work explaining the extent of the relationship between man and the universe, seeking the conjunction of empirical factors from the organicist approach, tracing the historical understanding of reality through different cultural possibilities in various stages of civilization and organization of different societies. Through this bias creates a new scientific approach that some authors call a new "rationalism" that presents so transdisciplinary. From the investigation of the construction of modern thought and the conflict generated by the same romantic movement in Germany, the Prussian naturalist science project presents itself as a synthesis, figuring approaches from empirical measurements interpreted now by the manifestations of art guided the aesthetic pleasures. Thus, the junctures of the works discussed in this dissertation constitute a necessary contribution to the understanding and knowledge organization and holistic cross, a fact that confirms the contemporary texts of Alexander von Humboldt. / Este trabalho busca entrelaçar a ciência formulada por Alexander von Humboldt junto às designações e constatações que procuram ampliar as possibilidades científicas contemporâneas visando superar a então constatada crise da razão fragmentária. Nesse caso, partindo de referências que indicam o racionalismo newtoniano-cartesiano como não proponente de respostas efetivas para um mundo complexo, em que as manifestações da realidade acentuam seus caracteres transversais, evidenciamos as obras Quadros da Natureza e Cosmos como profícuas no que corresponde às perspectivas de um novo projeto de ciência pautado na transdisciplinaridade. Assim, tais obras apresentam a disposição entre o fato empírico e o espírito humano para o constante processo de desenvolvimento espiral do conhecimento científico. Mediando as influências de Schelling, Goethe e Kant, Humboldt entrelaça sentimento e razão e evidencia que os gozos estéticos são responsáveis pelo ato de compreensão da paisagem. Para além, caracteriza o papel da arte dentro das formulações científicas e exprime a necessidade de simplicidade e objetividade para a propagação dos aportes constatados pela interpretação humana do universo que nos cerca. Na virada do século XX para o XXI, autores como Jean Piaget, Edgard Morin, Pierre Weil, Ubiratan D ambrósio, dentre outros observam que a ciência em suas dimensões práticas e teóricas necessita ser ampliada para uma esfera não fragmentária, que disponibilize a conjunção entre as facetas humanas e físicas da realidade e disponha suas abordagens de modo que se possa considerar o saber em diversas possibilidades culturais. Humboldt, no século XIX, compõe seus trabalhos explicitando a medida das relações entre o homem e o universo, buscando a conjunção dos fatores empíricos a partir da abordagem organicista, traçando a compreensão histórica da realidade por meio das diferentes possibilidades culturais nos mais diversos estágios de civilização e organização de diferentes sociedades. Por esse viés, cria uma nova abordagem científica que alguns autores chamam de um novo racionalismo apresentado de modo transdisciplinar. A partir da averiguação do processo de construção do pensamento moderno e da conflitualidade gerada com o mesmo pelo movimento romântico na Alemanha, o projeto científico do naturalista prussiano se apresenta como síntese, figurando abordagens a partir de medições empíricas interpretadas, agora, pelas manifestações da arte pautadas nos gozos estéticos. Sendo assim, as conjunturas das obras evidenciadas nesta dissertação configuram um aporte necessário à compreensão e a organização do conhecimento holístico e transversal, fato que ratifica a contemporaneidade dos textos de Alexander von Humboldt.

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Thus, these works show the arrangement between empirical fact and the human spirit to the constant process of spiral development of scientific knowledge. Mediating influences of Schelling, Goethe, Kant, Humboldt interweaves feeling and reason and evidence that aesthetic pleasures are responsible for the act of understanding a certain landscape. In addition, characterizes the role of art within the scientific formulations and expresses the need for simplicity and objectivity to the spread of contributions recorded by the human interpretation of the universe that surrounds us. At the turn of the twentieth century to century, authors such as Jean Piaget, Edgard Morin, Pierre Weil, Ubiratan D'Ambrosio, among others note that science in its practical and theoretical dimensions needs to be expanded to a sphere than fragmentary, make available the conjunction between human and physical facets of reality and willing their approaches so that they can consider knowledge in various cultural possibilities. Humboldt in the nineteenth century, composed his work explaining the extent of the relationship between man and the universe, seeking the conjunction of empirical factors from the organicist approach, tracing the historical understanding of reality through different cultural possibilities in various stages of civilization and organization of different societies. Through this bias creates a new scientific approach that some authors call a new "rationalism" that presents so transdisciplinary. From the investigation of the construction of modern thought and the conflict generated by the same romantic movement in Germany, the Prussian naturalist science project presents itself as a synthesis, figuring approaches from empirical measurements interpreted now by the manifestations of art guided the aesthetic pleasures. Thus, the junctures of the works discussed in this dissertation constitute a necessary contribution to the understanding and knowledge organization and holistic cross, a fact that confirms the contemporary texts of Alexander von Humboldt. / Este trabalho busca entrelaçar a ciência formulada por Alexander von Humboldt junto às designações e constatações que procuram ampliar as possibilidades científicas contemporâneas visando superar a então constatada crise da razão fragmentária. Nesse caso, partindo de referências que indicam o racionalismo newtoniano-cartesiano como não proponente de respostas efetivas para um mundo complexo, em que as manifestações da realidade acentuam seus caracteres transversais, evidenciamos as obras Quadros da Natureza e Cosmos como profícuas no que corresponde às perspectivas de um novo projeto de ciência pautado na transdisciplinaridade. Assim, tais obras apresentam a disposição entre o fato empírico e o espírito humano para o constante processo de desenvolvimento espiral do conhecimento científico. Mediando as influências de Schelling, Goethe e Kant, Humboldt entrelaça sentimento e razão e evidencia que os gozos estéticos são responsáveis pelo ato de compreensão da paisagem. Para além, caracteriza o papel da arte dentro das formulações científicas e exprime a necessidade de simplicidade e objetividade para a propagação dos aportes constatados pela interpretação humana do universo que nos cerca. Na virada do século XX para o XXI, autores como Jean Piaget, Edgard Morin, Pierre Weil, Ubiratan D ambrósio, dentre outros observam que a ciência em suas dimensões práticas e teóricas necessita ser ampliada para uma esfera não fragmentária, que disponibilize a conjunção entre as facetas humanas e físicas da realidade e disponha suas abordagens de modo que se possa considerar o saber em diversas possibilidades culturais. Humboldt, no século XIX, compõe seus trabalhos explicitando a medida das relações entre o homem e o universo, buscando a conjunção dos fatores empíricos a partir da abordagem organicista, traçando a compreensão histórica da realidade por meio das diferentes possibilidades culturais nos mais diversos estágios de civilização e organização de diferentes sociedades. Por esse viés, cria uma nova abordagem científica que alguns autores chamam de um novo racionalismo apresentado de modo transdisciplinar. A partir da averiguação do processo de construção do pensamento moderno e da conflitualidade gerada com o mesmo pelo movimento romântico na Alemanha, o projeto científico do naturalista prussiano se apresenta como síntese, figurando abordagens a partir de medições empíricas interpretadas, agora, pelas manifestações da arte pautadas nos gozos estéticos. Sendo assim, as conjunturas das obras evidenciadas nesta dissertação configuram um aporte necessário à compreensão e a organização do conhecimento holístico e transversal, fato que ratifica a contemporaneidade dos textos de Alexander von Humboldt.

Este trabalho aborda a necessidade da revisão na formação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo no século XXI. Parte da premissa de que a crescente urbanização e a cultura digital provocaram mudanças que exigem um repensar no perfil do profissional. Esta premissa se alinha com documentos oficiais, como a carta da UIA/UNESCO, as recomendações europeias (ENHSA), os critérios de acreditação ARCUSUR e a revisão das diretrizes curriculares nacionais proposta pela ABEA. Desenvolve esta revisão a partir do conceito de Transdiciplinaridade e chega a temas de relevância para o contexto: responsabilidade social, interculturalidade, processo de projeto revisado a partir do pensar digital, e a ecologia relacionada ao ecosistema urbano e a biotecnologia na produção do design. Construiu-se assim a partir de conceitos e relatos de experiências um conjunto de estratégias que podem iniciar a revisão necessária. / This work encompasses the need for review and revision of architectural education in the 21st century. It takes as its premise the idea that the growing urbanization and the digital culture have brought changes which demand a rethinking of architects professional profile. Such presupposition is in line with official documents, such as the charter of UIA/UNESCO for architectural education, the European recommendations (ENHSA), the accreditation criteria proposed by ARCUSUR and the review of the national curricula guidelines proposed by ABEA. It takes as its basis the notion of Transdisciplinarity and develops themes which are relevant to this context: social accountability, interculturality, design process renewed in the face of digital thinking, and ecology related to the urban ecosystem and the biotechnology in the design production. A set of strategies built upon concepts and experience reports is here proposed with the intention of promoting a revision in architectural education.

Le propos de cette étude est de modéliser une méthodologie de “design augmenté” appliqué à la conception de produit innovant dans un environnement de PME. Cette approche inclut la Théorie C-K dans ce contexte d'innovation de rupture.En général, le processus de design industriel consiste à parcourir quatre pôles complémentaires :1/ la phase d'ego-design, où le designer conceptualise un besoin utilisateur,2/ la phase de techno-design, où le designer et l'ingénieur trouvent des solutions pour matérialiser ce concept,3/ la phase d'éco-design, où les acteurs sociaux concernés l'autorisent et4/ la phase d'ergo-design, où l'utilisateur final adopte le produit final.Une réflexion méthodologique conduit à la modélisation d'un raisonnement innovant de “design augmenté” (où les acteurs principaux sont remplacés par un cortège d'intervenants).Cette méthodologie a été expérimentée dans un contexte de PME. Grâce à l'utilisation du modèle, le management de projet de “design augmenté” fut couronné de succès. Cependant, d'autres validations, plus complexes encore, seront utiles pour sécuriser cette modélisation. L'exploitation de cette approche, par la variété de ses supports, doit guider le chef de projet innovant, en PME, dans le processus général d'innovation de rupture. / The purpose of this study is to model an ‘enhanced design' methodology applied to the conception of an innovative product in a SME environment. This approach includes C-K theory in a context of disruptive innovation.In general, the industrial design process consists of four major steps:1/ the ego-design phase, where the designer conceptualizes a user need,2/ the techno-design phase, where designer and engineer find solutions to materialize the concept,3/ the eco-design phase, where social actors involved authorize it and then4/ the ergo-design phase, where the user adopt the final product.A methodological reflection leads to the modeling of the innovative ‘enhanced design' reasoning (where major actors are replaced by a bunch of various stakeholders).The specific SME's case was successful. Using the model, the enhanced design project management was efficient. But some more complex application cases would help secure it. Using this approach, with appropriate information, should guide the SME design project manager in the general radical innovation process.

This thesis examines the role of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) task analysis within the context of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) system design. It recognises and critically examines several carrefours that differentiate cognitive from sociocultural task analysis theories in Second Language Acquisition and Human-Computer Interaction. A study into the role of multimodal interaction and second language (L2) vocabulary acquisition revealed the need for an integrative approach to examining learner-computer interaction. In response, a conceptual, situated task analysis framework was developed that promotes (1) a common unit of analysis for principled theoretical investigation and methodological selection; and (2) a formative task analysis framework which considers both software engineering and human-computer interaction practices within CALL system design. / Understanding the extant relationships between learner, theory and practice has become increasingly important in light of recent criticisms of CALL software quality, and its influence on learning outcomes. To further develop our understanding of the role of HCI and Software Engineering in CALL, an empirical exploratory study was undertaken. The design of the study was influenced by research concerning (1) cognitive complexity and language learning; (2) social perspectives on learner-computer interaction; and (3) the intersection between system design, quality, and learner-computer interaction. / Computer-mediated activity in language learning environments can be categorised as a highly social process through its dependency upon a number of sociocultural and environmental contraints. As such, learner-computer interaction is likely to be highly fluid and dynamic. The distinction between static and dynamic environments is a critical determinant when selecting a particular HCI task analysis strategy. To evaluate competing task analysis approaches, a small qualitative study was established that considered the role of multimodal interaction in L2 vocabulary acquisition. Emerging trends from this study served to elucidate the appropriateness of existing HCI theories and their units of analysis within the context of CALL system design. / Participants for this study were selected from an undergraduate Computer Science degree at a major Australian university. Participants had little to no prior knowledge of the L2 used in the study. Participants conducted three sessions with a multimodal speech-enabled language learning tool. After each session, participants completed an immediate recall test and responded to a series of semi-structured interview questions. After an eight week period, participants were asked to take part in a delayed recall and recognition test. Findings from this study showed two distinct trends: (1) a relationship between the degree of multimodal interaction strategy and delayed L2 vocabulary recall and recognition; and (2) the limitations of existing HCI task analysis approaches with respect to analysing learner-computer interaction within the context of CALL system design. As such, this study provided key insights into the role of HCI in CALL, proposing several implications for further research. / Instructed by these findings, research was undertaken to develop an holistic, situated task analysis framework: C.A.S.E (Cognition, Activity, Social Organisation, Environment). Ontological, epistemological and methodological components of the framework are discussed in detail. C.A.S.E provides a conceptual framework for integrating cognitive and social theories on learning, interaction and system design. Consequently, C.A.S.E provides both theoretical and methodological support for bridging the divide between CALL, HCI and Software Engineering. Several applications of the framework relevant to CALL practitioners are described in this thesis. / The outcomes of this investigation establish an agenda for further research. The thesis concludes with a discussion related to CALL system design, specifically the role of Software Engineering in end-user developer CALL activities. To assist readers, additional discussions on Philosophy of Science and Software Engineering have been provided as appendix chapters.

This thesis is an interrogation into the epistemological structures which underpin modernity, the project and claim which has come to significantly shape the contemporary world. Following a line of inquiry which analyses the intersections between knowledge, power, and history, this paper examines how signifiers such as religion and culture have come to designate ‘otherness’ in the context of modernity. The assignment of such terms to beliefs, values, worldviews, and ideologies that are not readily assimilated by the epistemological framework of modernity is problematised as a central obstacle to mediating social and political difficulties in modern contexts. The argument is that the issue of ‘what counts for knowledge’ has been progressively ‘closed’ through particular historical processes in which the shift from a societal model based upon Judeo-Christian tenets, to secular modernity, has been rendered invisible. The ‘other’ has, through these processes, become twice-removed from epistemological validity: in the first instance, as the ‘pagan’ other in early Christian contexts; in the second instance, as the ‘religious’ or ‘cultural’ other within a secular that is falsely claimed to have been liberated from its theological roots. These epistemological marginalisations impact significantly on social life, especially in the areas of education and medicine. The invisibility of the shift from Christianity to secular modernity is also perpetuated by the separation of social life and knowledge production into distinct ‘spheres’, as mirrored by the arrangement of disciplinary spheres established within the modern universities. The conclusion is that a transdisciplinary space is therefore required to engage philosophically and critically with the now internalised Christian bias of modernity.

This thesis examines the role of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) task analysis within the context of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) system design. It recognises and critically examines several carrefours that differentiate cognitive from sociocultural task analysis theories in Second Language Acquisition and Human-Computer Interaction. A study into the role of multimodal interaction and second language (L2) vocabulary acquisition revealed the need for an integrative approach to examining learner-computer interaction. In response, a conceptual, situated task analysis framework was developed that promotes (1) a common unit of analysis for principled theoretical investigation and methodological selection; and (2) a formative task analysis framework which considers both software engineering and human-computer interaction practices within CALL system design. / Understanding the extant relationships between learner, theory and practice has become increasingly important in light of recent criticisms of CALL software quality, and its influence on learning outcomes. To further develop our understanding of the role of HCI and Software Engineering in CALL, an empirical exploratory study was undertaken. The design of the study was influenced by research concerning (1) cognitive complexity and language learning; (2) social perspectives on learner-computer interaction; and (3) the intersection between system design, quality, and learner-computer interaction. / Computer-mediated activity in language learning environments can be categorised as a highly social process through its dependency upon a number of sociocultural and environmental contraints. As such, learner-computer interaction is likely to be highly fluid and dynamic. The distinction between static and dynamic environments is a critical determinant when selecting a particular HCI task analysis strategy. To evaluate competing task analysis approaches, a small qualitative study was established that considered the role of multimodal interaction in L2 vocabulary acquisition. Emerging trends from this study served to elucidate the appropriateness of existing HCI theories and their units of analysis within the context of CALL system design. / Participants for this study were selected from an undergraduate Computer Science degree at a major Australian university. Participants had little to no prior knowledge of the L2 used in the study. Participants conducted three sessions with a multimodal speech-enabled language learning tool. After each session, participants completed an immediate recall test and responded to a series of semi-structured interview questions. After an eight week period, participants were asked to take part in a delayed recall and recognition test. Findings from this study showed two distinct trends: (1) a relationship between the degree of multimodal interaction strategy and delayed L2 vocabulary recall and recognition; and (2) the limitations of existing HCI task analysis approaches with respect to analysing learner-computer interaction within the context of CALL system design. As such, this study provided key insights into the role of HCI in CALL, proposing several implications for further research. / Instructed by these findings, research was undertaken to develop an holistic, situated task analysis framework: C.A.S.E (Cognition, Activity, Social Organisation, Environment). Ontological, epistemological and methodological components of the framework are discussed in detail. C.A.S.E provides a conceptual framework for integrating cognitive and social theories on learning, interaction and system design. Consequently, C.A.S.E provides both theoretical and methodological support for bridging the divide between CALL, HCI and Software Engineering. Several applications of the framework relevant to CALL practitioners are described in this thesis. / The outcomes of this investigation establish an agenda for further research. The thesis concludes with a discussion related to CALL system design, specifically the role of Software Engineering in end-user developer CALL activities. To assist readers, additional discussions on Philosophy of Science and Software Engineering have been provided as appendix chapters.