Assoc.Prof.RosarioHernándezUCDSchoolofLanguages,Cultures&Linguistics
UniversityCollegeDublin,[email protected]
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! Concepts&LanguageLearningContext
! Languagemodules
! Useofblogsforcollaborativee-learningtasks:Samples
! Students’views
! Conclusions
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! Learningasecond/foreignlanguage
! Classroom(taught)
! Society(naturalistic)
! Combination(taught&naturalistic)
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! Universitydegree! Arts&Humanities
! Business! 3or4yearprogramme
! 3years:inUCD! 4years:
-Years1and2inUCD-Year3abroad
-Year4inUCD
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! 12teachingweeks ! 2hoursperweek
SpanishLanguageIIIa(Semester1)[5ECTS]
SpanishLanguageIIIb(semester2)[5ECTS]
! 12teachingweeks ! 2hoursperweek
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! 90studentspermodule! Taughtin4groups(23-24studentsineachgroup)
! Mixedlevels(B1–C1CEFR)
! 40%gotoSpainorLatinAmerica
! Integratedskillsapproachtoteaching! Readingandwriting(S1&S2)
! Listening(moreemphasisinS1)
! Speaking(moreemphasisinS2)
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In class vs. outside class
classes
outside class
! Facetoface=24hourspersemester
! Blendedlearning(VLE)=86hourspersemester
! Self-directedlearning(individually)
! Specifiedlearningtasks(individually&collaboratively)
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! MaximisestudytimeoutsidetheclassroominlinewithBologna
! Facilitatecollaborativeworkoutsidetheclassroom
! MakegreateruseoftheVLE
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! Blogsbecameanintegralcomponentofthefinalyearlanguagemodules
! Blogsprovidedstudentswithownershipofthewritingprocess
! TheVLEprovidedasocialplatform(virtual)forstudentstocommunicatewitheachother
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! WritingBlogs(Semester1module)
! Groupsof3or4studentsperblog
! E-learningtasksweresetbythemodulecoordinator
! Studentswererequiredtowritepostsforthetasksset(300wordsapproximately)
! Commentsbytheother3studentsweremade(100wordsapproximately)
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Writeanentryinyourgroup'sblogby(date).Thethemeis:‘HowdoIseemyselfasawriter?’
➢Writeatleast300words.
➢YoucanusetheideasfromthePreliminaryTaskofthefirstclassandthephotocopythatweworkedinclasslastweek(availableinBB)togenerateideas.
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➢Itisimportanttouseamplevocabularyonthesubject.Readthedocumentsthatwehavestudiedinclassandathome.
➢ThetextshouldincludephraseswithPOR,PARA,PORQUE,PORQUÉ,PORQUEandPORQUÉ
➢Thetextmustbecoherentandwellstructuredinparagraphs.
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! WritingBlogs(Semester2module)
! Groupsof23studentsperblog
! E-learningtasksweresetbythemodulecoordinator
! Studentswererequiredtowritepostsforthetasksset(150wordsapproximately)
! Studentsinvolvedinthepresentationwriteareflectivepieceafterreadingthepostswrittenbytheirclassmates(300wordsapproximately)
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Writeaentryinyourgroup’sblogofabout150wordsonBlackboard.
➢GotoyourclassgroupandtheretotheBlog.➢Ithastobewrittenby(date).N.B.Donotsendanattachment.
➢ThepostshouldprovidecommentstothegroupthatmadetheoralpresentationinclasslastMonday.
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Youcanusethefollowingideastowriteyourpost:1.Whatdidyoufindmostpositiveaboutthepresentation?2.Whatwouldyouhavedonedifferently?3.Doyouthinktheyshouldhavedonesomethingdifferenttofacilitatediscussion/discussion?4.Give3tipstothegrouportospecificmembersofthegrouponhowtoimprovethepresentationorthedebate/discussion.
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! Blogsprovidedagoodopportunitytouselanguage(grammar&vocabulary)thathadbeenlearnedinclass
! Theblogsweredemanding(forsomestudents)
! Somestudentswantedthesecollaborativetaskstocountmoretowardsthefinalgrade
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! TheVLEprovidesextratimeoutsidetheclassroomtoimproveforeignlanguageskills
! TheVLEfacilitatescollaborativelearninginasafeenvironment
! TheVLEfacilitatesstudents’self-directedlearning
! Afollowupstudy:datacollectionaboutcollaborativelearningusingtheVLE
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Thankyou!
Anyquestions?
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