CONVINCING INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO ONLINE SETTINGS

• Authors: Laura Loder Büchel
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The Zurich and Schaffhausen Universities of Teacher Education have ideal conditions for integrating computer-mediated activities into English language and methodology courses. This article describes a number of face-to-face and online computer-based activities and argues that learners who live in close proximity can nevertheless benefit from participating in online activities. Examples from each setting that promote in-class or online communication as well as help to provide opportunities for improving learners’ language and content competence will be described. This article attempts to provide arguments for students to participate in - and thus instructors to host – learning opportunities in computer-mediated settings.

Keywords

EN

teacher training; online activities

• Publisher: IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group & University of Nicosia
• Journal: Teaching English with Technology
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 79-91

Contributors

author

Laura Loder Büchel

• Zurich and Schaffhausen Universities of Teacher Education Zurich, Switzerland

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