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Chapter 2

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH

Scenario: A Primary school English teacher thinks that it might be good for her students to use the language by talking to some other same aged students that have different native language. She has colleagues in other countries but she’s not really sure how she could utilize these connections and organize this kind of learning situation for her students. How could the teacher design an English course where international network is utilized? What activities are appropriate to organize locally and what should the students do in international collaboration? Why? What kind of technology is needed in this kind of collaboration?
Scenario as a pdf

Authors: Ana Vargas, Asta Myllymäki, Liping Sun, Sindre Haaland, Nicolaj Broby Petersen, Martin Abelson Sahlen, Ole Jørgen Seeland, Rando Kuusemets

Tutor: Mikhail Fominykh (Norwegian University of Science and Technology - NTNU)

Table of contents:

  • 1. Concepts

    • 1.1 Collaboration and Cooperation

    • 1.2 Computer supported collaborative learning

    • 1.3 Scaffolding

  • 2. Suggestions

    • 2.1 Organization and process

    • 2.2 Suggestions

      • 2.2.1 Dictionary

      • 2.2.2 E-pal

  • 3. Technologies

    • 3.1 Technology trends

    • 3.2 Dictionary tools

      • 3.2.1 Google docs / Google drive

      • 3.2.2 Wordpress

      • 3.2.3 Lingobee

    • 3.3 E-pal tools

      • 3.3.1 Skype

  • 4. Technology resources

  • 5. Conclusion

  • 6. References

 

 

 

 

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