To truly assess proficiency, learners need opportunities to use their language in real-world situations, using authentic cultural resources (i.e., resources that are created by native speakers for native speakers).
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Instructional and Authentic Resources | Ohio Department of Education - 8 views
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Mix It Up! Authentic Activities for the World Language Classroom | Edutopia - 15 views
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But true authenticity comes from the activities we use during class time, leaving an impact on the communicative skills of our students.
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Use the language proficiency site developed by UTexas to gain access to native Spanish speakers talking about a variety of themes. These are conveniently divided into proficiency levels.
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I tried this activity by having each group research then report about an Arabic speaking country of their choice and the activity was a great success. They seemed to have had a lot of fun, presented short clear sentences (for the most part) that also provided factual and relevant material, and it opened the door for some spontaneous cultural themes and relevant dicussions.
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If we make activities genuine, our students will be much more inclined to participate, acquiring new knowledge through the process.
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remember these rules when selecting activities: They must be authentic. They should always be engaging. Activities should be varied. They need to be focused around the unit theme. Perhaps most importantly, they should force students to use the target language.
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Exploring 3D virtual worlds like Second Life to provide simulation of real life environments and allow students to discover more creative and more realistic ways to improve their language skills.
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I've also seen proposals to do professional development with teachers through Second Life. They could actually practice responding to different scenarios in this virtual world. It seems like it would be a ton of work!
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This website was created by Kara Parker and Megan Smith, world language consultants, curriculum writers and bloggers. I was impressed by this blog's long list of topics and its topic choices, such as authentic resources, listening and reading resources, interpretive reading/listening activities, interpersonal speaking activities, distance learning, and technology. The posts that I read I found meaningful and well-written and their suggestions creative, practical and innovative.
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Twitter is used as an ongoing public channel of communication for academic and co-curricular discussions
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The use of the Web2 can provide opportunities for collaboration, authentic communication in a discourse community and provide what Warschauer and Kern (2000) termedas networked-based language teaching. Some ofthe general benefits of using technology in ESP are the use of authentic tasks, tools, and context (Bremner, 2010; Evans, 2012).It provides interaction and communication among learners, uses collaborative learning, focuses on socio-
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ave generally been used as static sources of content with no social appeal like social networks, such as Facebook or YouTube
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social networking platforms have been acclaimed to provide learners social communication, autonomy,fluid online discussions, and identity management
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informal and relaxing atmosphere and make learning effective (Dalton, 2009). Social networking allows students and teachers to build a rapport and overcome inhibitions
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Integrating social software with LMS aims at active participation, interaction and collaborationbetween the members of an academic community
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he benefits of using Web 2.0 in education are the new interaction styles between students and teachers, immediacy of information, access to authentic learning environments, content sharing, collaboration and enhancement of learning experience
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a service offering language learning quizzes via Twitter hasbeen established (TwitterLearn, 2008)
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On the whole, the reasons language instructors may opt to choose Edmodo in class are that teachers and students connect, assignments, back channeling, a paperless learning environment, its backpack feature,the library feature, Apps, homework, badges, learning continues outside the classroom, assessments, interface, sharing, and its private and safe learning environment
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the use of Twitter facilitated collaboration, communication and data exchange among students in real time.The role of the instructor is underscored as she/he acts as a mediator, supporting the content, organizing the activities, and clarifying the use of the educational tool
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Twitter has been studied in context with other social media and has proven to have a significant influence on academic activity
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microblogging and inferred that it enhanced students’ achievement, motivation and participation in class.
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Edudemic
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Different platforms suit different sorts of interactions and appeal tostudents and educators in a diverse manner
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From the Edmodo platform, two main features are utilized. First, the Edmodo forum is used for both teacher-to-student communication and student-to -student communication. The communication topics include subjects such as assignments, questions, announcements, etc. Second, the Edmodo Assignment Center is used for testing the students on each learning topic and easily collecting their answers
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As far as the assessment of students’ performance goes, the conventional assessment through graded assignments is backed up by students’ social learning activities. Network buildingand self-regulated learning canbe indicative of students’ progress throughout the course.Ongoing assessment or formative assessmentstrategies(integration of performance and feedback and reflection) can facilitate learning and review students’ performance
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The empirical evaluation of the research highlights the dominanceof intrinsic motivation(students’ intentionsto use Twitter/perceived enjoyment)over extrinsic motivation in explaining the adoption of social media in the class
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n order to provide assessment, instructors could evaluate students’ learning progress by reviewing their reflections. Communication (teacher-student/student-student)throughout the learning processcan also providefeedback information that may aid assessment
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nstructors could evaluate students’ learning progress by reviewing theirreflections on what they have gained through networked learning
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Six Habits of Highly Empathic People | Greater Good Magazine - 6 views
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ambitious imagination
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Inspire mass action and social change
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empathic conversationalist.
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Orwell developed new friendships, shifted his views on inequality, and gathered some superb literary material. It was the greatest travel experience of his life. He realised that empathy doesn’t just make you good—it’s good for you, too.
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Orwell developed new friendships, shifted his views on inequality, and gathered some superb literary material. It was the greatest travel experience of his life. He realised that empathy doesn’t just make you good—it’s good for you, too.
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the power of empathy to overcome hatred and change our minds.
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I am especially interested in the intersection of L2 learning and empathy-- I think that a deeper understanding of culture--differences and commonalities, helps to form a bridge between peoples-- In learning language, we learn humility and stepping into the unknown--trying on new ways of saying things and seeing the world.
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ighly empathic people (HEPs) have an insatiable curiosity about strangers.
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Six Habits of Highly Empathic People |
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I chose this article, as I feel empathy is the root of language learning, and I am searching for rationale and 'hooks' for student engagement in their L2 learning.
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I chose this article, as I feel empathy is the root of language learning, and I am searching for rationale and 'hooks' for student engagement in their L2 learning.
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Empathy is about discovering those tastes.
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. Evolutionary biologists like Frans de Waal have shown that we are social animals who have naturally evolved to care for each other, just like our primate cousin
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HEPs challenge their own preconceptions and prejudices by searching for what they share with people rather than what divides them.
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I know this teacher! She is very active in our State world language association.
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Best practice lesson plans, activities, and strategies for World Language courses (by Martina Bex)
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6 Top Tech Tools for World Language Classes | Edutopia - 4 views
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2. Incorporate listening and drawing activities with Pear Deck: Pear Deck is the perfect way to make your Google Slides interactive. Try using the Pear Deck Chrome extension for listening and drawing activities: Add a Pear Deck interactive “Drawing” slide and read a description aloud.For example, I will read the following description aloud (in Spanish) to my Spanish I classes: “The boy is tall, thin, and has black, curly hair and green eyes. The boy is feeling happy because it is warm and sunny outside. He likes to listen to music and read, but he does not like to study or play sports.”As I read off this description, students draw what they hear. Once their drawings are complete, I ask them to restate what they drew aloud. You can also ask them to write about what they drew. Students are enthused when I project all of their drawings on the board—each student’s drawing is different and has its own style, even though everyone heard the same description.
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Host an online discussion via Padlet: Padlet allows students to view a prompt and respond on an online discussion board. If you want to engage students in a digital discussion rather than an oral one, you can have them respond with text, images, videos, or links.
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See how to adapt popular apps to get students speaking, listening, reading, and writing in the target language. If you're not familiar with Edutopia, you should take some time to browse around their site. This is the Technology Integration section, but there is much, much more - very innovative, creative group!
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Wow, that was quick! Yes, I like this group. I will definitely read more articles on their site.
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Designing and Implementing Synchronous Language Tasks - 11 views
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asks should give the learners the opportunity to create contents, which motivates them. • Synchronous communication tasks give students the opportunity to develop an audience for authentic communication. • Tasks should be focused on thinking skills. • It provides collaborative learning experience. • Tasks should give students proof of getting their ideas across • Creates a learning environment that goes beyond the classroom. • Vocabulary improvement
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Thanks for sharing-- Some great slides to help with family communications! and I love the activities-- going to use this year!
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I like the slide show especially the slide that shows the different tasks for synchronous activities.
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I saved this for a course I am working on (training for language instructors who will be teaching online courses). Thanks!
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Best Practices for an Online Spanish Course - The FLTMAG - 5 views
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anguage instructors need to be convinced that online education presents a responsible learning environment for students,
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tudents must assume greater responsibility and organization for their learning journey than in the face-to-face classroom.
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ongoing guidance and supervision from instructors, with regards to logistical and pedagogical issues.
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Online grammar and vocabulary activities. Students work on their own with input, explanations, and activities from an online textbook.
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istening activities. We created interactive “video lessons” using Adobe Captivate: 5 minutes interviews, accompanied by comprehension questions, vocabulary, grammar exercises, and short writing assignments. For these activities, we interviewed various professionals around Davis
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Speaking asynchronous activities. In Canvas, students record a video message related to a specific communicative task. For example, they compare Davis to a city in the Hispanic world. Also, they have to comment on at least one video from a classmate
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ynchronous speaking activities. They consist of a video chat with the instructor and 2-3 students, working on communicative activities related to the lesson. It is student-centered day and learners tend to receive more feedback than in the traditional face-to-face classroom
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riting activities.
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I love the way UC Davis has the week split up. I'm wondering if they run into students with conflicts with the synchronous schedule? How much coordination does it take? How many hours is the instructor putting in on Thursdays and Fridays meeting with students? I love the idea, just need to see how it works in practice.
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Student preparation: Students need more preparation for the online learning experience. The creation of a mandatory workshop
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mphasizing the pedagogical particularities of online learning, could help with student attrition, which is usually higher in online courses than in traditional courses.
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Transition from a focus on activities to a focus on projects: dynamic assessment, portfolios, self-evaluations, tandems, etc.
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Attitude and Self-Efficacy Change: English Language Learning in Virtual Worlds | Zheng ... - 1 views
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"This study explored affective factors in learning English as a foreign language in a 3D game-like virtual world, Quest Atlantis (QA). Through the use of communication tools (e.g., chat, bulletin board, telegrams, and email), 3D avatars, and 2D webpage navigation tools in virtual space, nonnative English speakers (NNES) co-solved online content-related problem quests with native English speakers (NES)."