In this task two groups of FL learners – from two different countries – work on a content project in a blended manner.
Institution reporting the task:
Language of task instructions:
English
Target Group:
Foreign languages
Level:
Any
References and acknowledgements:
None
Type:
Collaborative tasks
Estimated Duration:
4 sessions
Topic:
any topic issue: environment, animal protection, etc.
Tags:
| CLIL |
|---|
| blended learning |
Acknowledgements:
None
Language Configurations:
Lingua Franca
Language(s) that the task can be used in:
Any
Dominant language production:
Writing/reading asynchronous
Target Competences:
Language competence
Specific pedagogical objectives:
Development of students interest in cultural similarities and differences
Suggested Communication Tools:
| Asynchronous text |
|---|
| Collaborative tools |
Suggested Resources:
None
Instructions:
The project activities consist of face-to-face work (whole class activities, group work activities, pair work and individual work) and online work with international partners (primarily pair work and group work). There is a content / social issue chosen for the task.
Some of the online activities involve:
- Participating in a forum about the topic issue in which the students explain different topics and concepts related to the issue that are relevant to their countries. The pupils are asked to post comments, links, and images.
- Comparing and contrasting different issues that are important to each community and how they are dealt with.
- Based on the previously shared information, preparing a collaborative topic-issue-related wiki.
Learner Texts:
None
Document related to the task:
Criteria for Completion:
up to the two teachers may be process and/or product related
Comments and suggestions:
The article in which the project is described specifies execution time as the whole school year (hence the 4-session length marked here is not very accurate)
Author/copyright:
Task found in: Dooly, Melinda (2011). Divergent Perceptions of Telecollaborative Language Learning Tasks: Task-As-Workplan vs. Task-As-Process http://llt.msu.edu/issues/june2011/dooly.pdf