CHAT ANDCHAT ANDVIDEOCONFERENCEVIDEOCONFERENCE

IntroductionIntroductionThis type of interaction is

essential for target language adqusition.

It is helpful in creating linguistic interaction

Increases an excellent quality relationship to create different types of interaction between students.

IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR LEARNING A IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGESECOND LANGUAGE

Ideal hypothese can be stablish for the learning of a second language. Students need opportunities to produce in the second

languageStudents must Know what errors they have

commited. correct their production be involved in interaction in the

2nd languange.

be involved in activities in the 2nd language and the aim of these

activities should be to increase the opportunities for good interaction.

“the potencial pedagogical effect of

the technological instruments used

for the learning of the 2nd language

depend on the methodological or

theoretical approach that guides

their application”

Internet and language learning

Muehleisen’s reasons for using Internet in the classroom are:

Use of the computers is very motivating

Internet puts the languague being learned an international context.

Projects based on the internet very interactive.

It’s increasingly easier to use the Internet.

Besides, Internet give us another opportunity to concentrate teaching on the students.

Internet offers us a new way of having real linguistic experiences.

However, when teachers are going to use the Internet they will follow some recommendations:

1. Think carefully about the objectives. 2. Think about integration: how to integrate student connection in the classes.

3. Don’t undervalue the importance of complexity.

4. Count on the necessary technical assistance work in small groups.

5. Involve the students in decision making.

Encounters in the Network

Lots of software packages and tools for videoconferencing and chat sessions.

A very interesting example: The CU-SEEME software from Cornell University

http://cu-seeme.cornell.edu/v32x/v32xfront.html

You can contact many registered schools by means of this program.

"Microsoft Net Meeting" program

To work with second and third languages.

It allows chat sessions, videoconferencing and "collaboration" to take place.

Chat sessions written communications, all the texts produced can be saved.

The videoconference uses video and audio and facilitates oral work.

Collaboration is the work done by the participants. They can both use a program like Word or Excel and create a document or a spreadsheet, etc.

Some Advantages in Language Learning

The best way to learn a language is through interaction with native speakers. REAL INTERACTION, using REAL LANGUAGE in REAL COMMUNICATIVE SITUATIONS.

Interaction supposes:emotion, creativity, agreement and disagreement, waiting for a word to come to you, gestures, signs, sighs, etc.

In the school context the opportunities for establishing real interaction are not abundant.

The Internet offers new opportunities for real interaction:A very motivating type of task for students possible,

enabling them to establish real interpersonal relations, although somewhat virtual, and thereby increasing their interest.

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO PREPARE?

Groups of students and turns

Preparing the subject TOPIC

Arrange with the other users:

- The place

- The time

- The name

- Other details

EXAMPLE

Our town or city

Geographical location (territory), rivers, mountains, roads

Some historical details Economy, population, physical appearance,

languages Climate, meteorology, temperatureswant of

need Information about our centre Information about participants and other details

Observations for Working with the Language

Writing up their workAnalysing the documents

producedSending these documents to the

other usersDescribing their experience

Student Production

and Error Correction

Faults and Errors

A Fault made when trying to turn capability into reality

Error: a lack of knowledge

A Real Correct ModelStudents must want or need to stop

making faults or errorsStudents Must have an internal image

of what is correctStudents must find out that a mistake

has been madeStudents must have the opportunity to

try again in real conditions

Different types of text

SHORT AND IMMEDIATE

LONG : ATTACHED DOCUMENTS

Other MaterialsScanned photographs

Audio recordings: songs or verses

Text Documents