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David Crystal, English as a global language , Cambridge: CUP, 1997
Italian school system
Primary school (6-11)
Middle school (11-14)
Secondary school (14-19)
Liceo Tecnico Professionale
Some turning points in my way of teaching
Language acquisition theories
Foreign Language Teaching Methodologies
Roles of computers in the language classroom
60s-70s
Theory: Behaviourism
Language learning: imitation of patterns
Method: Structuralism / Audio-lingualism
Language: set of patterns to be memorized
Teacher: Instructor
Computer: Teaching machine /Dispenser of drills
80s
Theory: Cognitivism
Language learning: innate, inductive process
Method: Communicative
Language: Means of communication
Teacher: Guide / Advisor
Computer: Cognitive tools / Personal tool
90s
Theory: Constructivism
Language learning: active, social process
Method: Cooperative Learning
Language: Means for negotiating/mediating/interacting
Teacher: Facilitator
Computer: Means of communication (Internet, Web, online communication)
The role of the teacher changes when the theoretical background
and the methodology change
InstructorTrainerTutorGuide
FacilitatorA member of the learning community -->
Researcher -->
unpredictability /risk taking
Experimenting
What do we learn a language for?
Motivation
extrinsic - instrumental, integrative
intrinsic - school environment,
methodology,
student-teacher relationship
Language and content
CBI - Content Based Instruction
CLIL - Content and Language Integrated Learning
Authentic material
Language exposure
Motivation
Real communicative exchanges
Online collaborative projects
Face-to-face exchanges
A form of CLIL
From realistic to real
Authentic tasks
Asia Europe Classroom - Network
2004 – AEC conference
2004 - 2007
Awarded in Beijing 2005
Award of Exellence in Serres 2006
30 schools involved
11 websites created on the books read together
AEC-NET Conference in Beijing 2005
AEC-NET Conference in Serres 2006
AEC-NET Conference in Kota Kinabalu 2008
AEC-NET Conference in Sønderborg 2009
AEC-NET online projects we have taken part in
Mastering Media
Mosaic
All Ahoy
Cultural Kaleidoscope 2007
Mastering Media - The Sequel
About the Past
Brick&Mortar@VirtualHomestay
Literary Corner
Chain Stories
Cooking with Shakespeare
TraditionalGames@VirtualHomestay
The City Jungle
Face-to-face exchanges