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| Course: |
LA302 |
| Title: |
"Online Discussion Forums in Second Language Acquisition: How can I actively engage my students in meaningful reading and writing activities?" |
| Author: |
Peter Rich
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| Course Fee: |
$150.00 |
| Credits: |
1 graduate credit available |
| Instructor: |
LTTS Facilitator |
| Abstract: |
For students, the ability to communicate with other cultures is becoming increasingly important. Authentic learning activities provide students a context in which to immerse themselves in a language and its culture. But how does a teacher extend this context beyond the confines of the classroom? One solution is to create an online electronic discussion forum where students can discover, research, discuss, and debate different aspects of a language and its representative culture(s). Through such activities, language becomes the vehicle for learning about a culture instead of a process of piecing together different grammatical structures. In this course, you will learn how to effectively design and moderate an Online Discussion Forum Unit for use in a second language acquisition class. You will develop goals for this unit that align to curriculum and technology standards. |
| Outcomes: |
After completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Locate, identify, and choose relevant national, state, and/or local standards that apply to your class.
- Distinguish and develop both lower- and higher-order learning goals that align with your chosen standard(s).
- Employ second-language-specific searching techniques and search engines.
- Locate meaningful second language resources to be used in support of your lesson.
- Locate, evaluate, and choose an electronic forum suitable to your needs.
- Develop a successful implementation plan around discussion of a particular topic.
- Identify and outline management issues related to electronic discussion forums.
- Identify and select from several approaches to assessment appropriate to language learning classrooms.
- Create a rubric specific to student activity in online discussion forums.
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| Timeline: |
This course will begin at the time specified in the main catalog listing. Assignments will be due each week as you build your WebQuest, with the final lesson plan due 10 weeks after the class starts. While you will work on your own WebQuest , you will work with a team of four students. Team members will provide feedback and suggestions on each other’s work.
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| Standards: |
This course will help teachers to meet ISTE NETS foundation standards 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 addressing:
- 1 - Technology Operations and Concepts
- 2 - Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences
- 3 - Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum
- 4 - Assessment and Evaluation
- 6 - Social, Ethical, Legal, and Human Issues
This course will help your students to meet ISTE NETS foundation standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 addressing:
- 1 - Basic Operations and Concepts
- 2 - Social, ethical, and human issues
- 3 - Technology Productivity Tools
- 4 - Technology Communications Tools
- 5 - Technology research tools
- 6 - Technology Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Tools
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LTTS Contact
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ltts@indiana.edu |
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