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communicationtools.InChapterOnetheanalysisofInternetactivityformatsis
executed,whereampleattentionisdevotedtodefinition,classification,opportunities
anddrawbacks,stepsfordesigning/implementingoradaptingofinformationcollection
andanalysisactivities(treasurehunts,virtualfieldtrips),interpersonalexchanges
(keypals,ask-an-expert)andproblem-solvingtasks(WebQuests,onlineresearch
modules,simulations).Mostofthesetypes,thoughnotdesignedwithaforeignlanguage
classroominmind,canbesuccessfullyadaptedtoachievetheobjectivesofthelanguage
learningcourse.Itisespeciallythankstotheseprojects,bothavailableready-madeon
theWebandcreatedtomeettheneedsofaparticularclass,thattheteachercan
successfullyfulfillthedemandsofinterdisciplinarystreamingandcross-curricular
teaching.Thelinkstosampleactivitiesrepresentingthetypesdescribedareincluded
inAppendix1.
ChapterTwoproceedstothediscussionofonlinereferencetools(corporaand
concordancers,dictionaries,thesauri,lexicaldatabases)andreflectsonthepossibilities
ofincludingtheminWeb-basedteaching.Corpora,thoughhighlyspecialisedand
accessiblemainlytoacademicresearchersinthepast,havebeenrecentlymadeavailable
toeverysingleteacherwithfreeonlineconcordancingservices,andthechaptercontains
guidelinesonhowtoincorporatecorpusconsultationprocedureseveninlower-level
classes.Specialfocusisalsomadeonlearnertrainingintheuseofreferencetools,in
ordertoencompassstudentswiththestudyskillsnecessaryinindependentonline
learninginthefuture.Thus,aproposalfortraininglearnersinthestrategyofonline
resourcingispresentedinaseriesofonlineactivitiesexploitingvariousreferencetools
andinstructingstudentsinsomeoftheirtypicalfunctions.
ChapterThreedealswithcommunicationtools,suchasblogs,wikis,MOOs,text-,
audio-andvideo-conferencingapplicationsandtheirpotentialforenhancingaface-
to-faceclassroom.Theimportanceofthefamiliarityoftheteacherandlearnerswith
computerconferencingisbeyondquestioningwhenoneconsiderscollaborativelanguage
learningprojects(aspromoted,e.g.,bytheEuropeanCommissionintheeTwinning
action)asanessentialelementofamodernlanguageclassroom.Thanksto
communicationwithpeopleexternaltotheclassroom,suchasinvitedguests,experts
orpartnerclassmembers,targetlanguageuseinmainlyhomogeneousPolishclasses
becomesmoreauthenticduetocreatingatruepurposetocommunicate.Forthat
matter,adiscussionoffreelyavailablecommunicationservicesneedstoconcentrate
ontheopportunitiesofenhancingcollaborativeprojects.
Thesecondpartofthepresentworkisbasedtoamuchgreaterextentonthe
practicalexperiencesofthepresentauthorwithInternet-basedlanguageteachingin
variouseducationalsettings(theprimarylevel,theloweranduppersecondarylevel,
thetertiarylevel).Thus,ChapterFourisdevotedtotheInternet-enhancedteaching
oflanguageskills(listeningandreadingcomprehension,writingandspeaking)aswell
aspronunciation.ThediscussionisfocusedontheuseoftheWebindifferentmoments
oflanguageinstruction,inthepre-,while-andpost-phases,aswellasinpreparation
forclasses.Thechapterexplorestheopportunitiesoffacilitatingpreparationand/or
implementationofvariousactivitiesontheInternet,bothinablendedlearningclassroom