THE USE OF eTWINNING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BULGARIA

• Authors: Tsvetelena Taralova
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A Bulgarian teacher presents her experience and self-training in ICT. Starting with changes in society, social status of teachers, use of ICT in classrooms and teacher training; the author then focuses on her own institution. This article shows the ICT usage in the writer’s school through institutional support, teachers, students, ICT tools available and organization of class activities with ICT. eTwinning, www.etwinning.net, is given as an example of successful online foreign language teaching (FLT) activity. The paper ends with hopes for faster ICT development in Bulgarian school education, linked to the newly elected Bulgarian government.

Keywords

EN

eTwinning; telecollaboration

• Publisher: IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group & University of Nicosia
• Journal: Teaching English with Technology
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 21-34

Contributors

author

Tsvetelena Taralova

• 88th School Sofia, Bulgaria

References

• Bulgarian Ministry of Education (2006). School education and pre-school training and preparation national programme, 2006-2015, Sofia, Bulgaria. Retrieved 21 August 2009 from: http://www.hrdc.bg/files/public/English%20site/National%20Priorities/Comenius/School%20Education%20and%20Pre-School%20Training%20and%20Preparation%20Development%20National%20Programme%202006-2010.doc.
• Danish Technological Institute (2008). Compendium of Good Practice Cases of eLearning, Cases Selected by Members of ICT Clusters. Retrieved 20 August 2009 from: http://www.kslll.net/Documents/ICT_Compendium%20e-learningfinal.pdf.
• European Schoolnet (2007). Learning with eTwinning. A Handbook for Teachers. Brussels: Central Support Service for eTwinning.
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