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Copyright © 2015 Susana Villanueva Eguia Lis, PhD. All Rights Reserved.
Module Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this module you will be able to:
Tasks Points Annotated bibliography includes reaction/critique of article (30 points) Annotated bibliography is written in APA format (30 points); Original post to Blackboard discussion relating articles to how research can influence practice ( 20 points); Thought provoking replies to 3 posts ( 20 points).
Due: July 21th, 11:59 PM CST
How are Text Based E-Learning activities being used to learn Foreign Languages in the 21st century? Are these virtual environments helpful to learn written skills in a foreign language class? If so, how effective are they? Should foreign language instructors include them as part of their classes? According to empirical research from 2011 to 2014 these new Text Based Activities Online (Blogs, Web 2.0) can actually help students learn foreign languages. This annotated bibliography reviews these articles. Annotated Bibliography Cowie, Neil & Sakui, Keiko. (2014). Take your pick: Out-of- class, blended language and Web 2.0 projects, and online. JalltCallJournal, 10 (3), 273-286. Cowie and Sakui (2014) provide a synthesis of the pedagogical practices of e-learning experts into a four-part framework of approaches: out-of-class, blended language practice, blended Web 2.0 projects and online. They found that all this new tools can be used and bring positive outcomes in the Foreign Language Classroom. Fagee, Abdulazis Ibrahim. (2011). EFL Learners’ use of blogging for developing writing skills and enhancing attitudes towards English learning: an exploratory study. Journal of Language & Literature, 2 (1), 31-48. Fageeh (2010) showed that when students were given an opportunity and freedom for self-expression in English (ESL) using blogs they used it. Writing was viewed positively and provided a reading audience both a local and global. His findings suggest that blogs can provide learning motivation and opportunities for authorship and readership, as well as the development of writing skills. This is a god article about how E-Learning Text Based Activities can be used to promote learning of a Foreign Language. The article is a serious peer reviewed journal. |
Yu-Chih Sun & Fang-Ying, Yang. (2013). I help, therefore, I learn: service learning on Web 2.0 in an EFL speaking class. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 28 (3), 202-219. doi: 10.1080/09588221.2013.818555 Alghough Yu-Chin Sun and Fang-Ying Yang (2013) mostly did research in integrated videos and speaking there was also a writing component and sharing of information through service learning which they found to be innovative. Students made videos in the foreign language to be shared with international students on campus. They also created a facebook community and a forum for students to share videos and information with their peers. Researches stated in their findings that Web 2.0 tools endow service learning with new possibilities of reaching a greater number of the target audience and provided the members of the community with alternative means of communication. |
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