This task allows the telecollaborative partners to understand and summarize a commercial of the partner' s country.
Institution reporting the task:
Language of task instructions:
English
Target Group:
Any
Level:
| A2 |
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| B1 |
References and acknowledgements:
None
Type:
Information exchange
Estimated Duration:
1 session
Topic:
Advertisement
Tags:
| advertisment |
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| vidéo |
| description |
| summary |
Acknowledgements:
None
Language Configurations:
Bilingual
Language(s) that the task can be used in:
Any
Dominant language production:
| Writing/reading asynchronous |
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| Speaking/listening asynchronous |
Target Competences:
| Language competence |
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| Intercultural skills |
Specific pedagogical objectives:
Creation of a friendly, non-threatening atmosphere in the groups
Suggested Communication Tools:
Moodle-like
Suggested Resources:
None
Instructions:
Stage 1 (preparation through the instructors):
– Create a closed forum (on Moodle for example)
– Form teams of 4 telecollaborative partners: 1 pair from each country
Stage 2 (research):
– The pairs choose a promotional film of their country with the intention to present it to the partners
– They create a questionnaire for the comprehension of the commercial for the partners and post the video and its questionnaire in the forum
Stage 3 (production):
– Every pair suggests another commercial of their country and publishes it on the forum for the partners
Either the link or the video is directly posted in the forum
– The partners produces a summary (between 80 and 100 words) of this commercial
They describe chronologically the different stages of this commercial
– They post this summary in the forum
Stage 4 (exchange):
Motivate the pairs to react in form of comments on the differences and similarities between the commercials of both countries
Stage 5 (wrap-up in class):
– Feedback on the accomplishment of the task instructions: the content, the design of the summary
– Feedback on the differences between the commercials of both countries
Learner Texts:
None
Document related to the task:
Criteria for Completion:
The telecollaborative partners could discover and understand two commercials of my country. They created a summary of one of these commercials.
They asked questions or made remarks through comments.
Comments and suggestions:
None
Author/copyright:
Le français en Première Ligne (2006-2007) Lyon-Berkeley. Adrien Bablet Nadia Pastroma (Tâche « La publicité »)
