My routines

A photo sharing task done outside of class. Students have to post an image to the shared forum that exemplifies an aspect of their routine. They should also write a caption.
They can if they prefer share their image through twitter, instagram etc, as long as they apply the relevant hashtag #clerwar #warcler. The images are curated and fed back into the sharing spaces through netvibes/widgets/flickr etc.

Institution reporting the task:

University of Warwick home page

Language of task instructions:

English

Target Group:

Any

Level:

Any

References and acknowledgements:

université blaise pascal, Clermont Ferrand

Type:

Comparison & analysis

Estimated Duration:

1 session

Topic:

Student life

Tags:

photo sharing
similarity

Acknowledgements:

None

Language Configurations:

Lingua Franca

Language(s) that the task can be used in:

French

Dominant language production:

Writing/reading asynchronous

Target Competences:

Intercultural skills

Specific pedagogical objectives:

Development of students interest in cultural similarities and differences

Suggested Communication Tools:

Social Networks
Blogs

Suggested Resources:

flikr, picassa, instagram, facebook etc.

Instructions:

Please take a photo that reflects an aspect of your routine. Add it the &quot ma routine&quot forum along with a brief description in the target language and/or share it through your preferred social network using the hastag #clerwar or #warcler. We will compare and discuss the images in class next week.

Learner Texts:

Some examples can be seen on the public netvibes pages here:

http://www.netvibes.com/profteresamac#%23clerwar


Document related to the task:

None

Criteria for Completion:

This is a shared task, the discussion arising from it can be used to evaluate and explore students preconceptions and their reactions to the partners&#39 images. Good icebreaker to discussions around cultural difference/similarity.

Comments and suggestions:

students should support each other with the technical aspects of the task.

Author/copyright:

Teresa MacKinnon