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Word Processing and E-mail ΑΓΓ 66

Word Processing and E-mail ΑΓΓ 66. Leda Andoniou and Kosmas Vlachos Hellenic Open University. Word-processor for the teacher. T he commonest ICT tool for creating and manipulating text

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Word Processing and E-mail ΑΓΓ 66

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  1. Word Processing and E-mailΑΓΓ 66 Leda Andoniou and Kosmas Vlachos Hellenic Open University

  2. Word-processor for the teacher • Thecommonest ICT toolforcreatingandmanipulatingtext • Enablesteacherstoproduceprofessional-lookingdocumentsthatcanbeprintedandusedashandoutsorworksheetsforlearners • Speedsuptheprocessof making materials • Makes materials instantly available • Easy to differentiate thematerialtosuitnewclasses • Materials canbecopiedintoemailmessages, discussionlists, blogsandwikisandmadeavailableto a wideraudienceviathe Internet

  3. Materials to be created with a Word-Processor • ABC Cards, Prompt Cards, Flashcards and Turn and Learn cards - using colourful large fonts • Wordsnakes • Vocab Exercises, e.g. allocating items to a table • Conjugating verbs • Reordering and unjumbling exercises or lines (textsalad) • Expanding a plain text by inserting appropriate adjectives and adverbs • Gap-filling exercises, e.g. adjectives in English • Cloze procedure • Matching exercises • Multiple-choice exercises - including exercises enhanced by pictures

  4. For word processed-based activities, see • Word Processing-based Activitiesfor a Language Class http://edvista.com/claire/wp.html and • Language Learning Techniques Implemented through Word Processing http://www.vancestevens.com/wordproc.htm

  5. Process Approach to Writing and Word Processors • Idea generation • Focusing • Structuring • Drafting • Evaluating • Reviewing • Editing

  6. Benefits of Word Processing • Motivation • Accuracy • Concentration • Promotion of drafting and redrafting • Errors = ephemeral • Immediate audience

  7. E-mail

  8. Characteristics of email • The ability to send messages one-to-one or one-to-many with equal ease and speed, • The provisional nature of text to be sent out and the flexibility of incoming text for exploitation in other applications, • Being able to receive and send messages when convenient.

  9. Language used in e-mail • Hybrid nature of e-mail: electronic mail engenders features of both written and spoken language • E-mail texts resemble oral communication in that • ellipsis and colloquialisms are more prominent • there are fewer cohesive lexical items • they tend to be short For a comparison between word processed and emailed texts, see Biesenbach-Lucas S. & Weasenforth D. (2001). Email and word-processing in the ESL classroom: how the medium affects the message. Language Learning and Technology 5(1), 135-165. Retrieved from http://llt.msu.edu/vol5num1/weasenforth/default.html

  10. Pedagogical Benefits of E-mail • extends language learning time and place • provides a context for real-world communication and authentic interaction • expands topics beyond classroom-based ones • promotes student-centered language learning. • encourages equal opportunity participation • motivates by removing the fear of making errors • opens up group work possibilities • allows incoming messages to be imported into a word-processed file or into authoring packages in order to be exploited for their linguistic content

  11. Ideas for classroom applications using e-mail • Getting to know each other • Sharing and comparing experiences • International research • Developing cultural awareness • Exploring the traditions and festivals of other countries • Researching the target language country through the Contact us section of websites • Story-telling • Debating issues • Cross-curricular projects See also: Gonglewski, M., Meloni, C. and J. Brant (2001). Using e-mail in foreign language teaching: Rationale and suggestions. The Internet TESL JournalVII(3). Retrieved from http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Meloni-Email.html

  12. Tips for e-mail projects Decide on: • the timetable for correspondence, • whether pupils will work individually or in teams, • the topics to cover, • the amount of target language to use and when, and • the uses to which email will be put to develop or consolidate learning

  13. Working with partner schools • eTwinning, an initiative from the European Commission: http://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/index.htm • ePals: http://www.epals.com • European Schoolnet:http://www.eun.org • European Schools Project:http://www.europeanschoolsproject.org

  14. Thank you for listening and viewing!

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