Becoming little scientists : Technologically-enhanced project-based language learning
Dooly Owenby, Melinda (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Sadler, Randall (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Date:	2016
Abstract:	This article outlines research into innovative language teaching practices that make optimal use of technology and Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) for an integrated approach to Project-Based Learning. It is based on data compiled during a 10-week language project that employed videoconferencing and machinima (short video clips featuring virtual world avatars) to introduce young language learners (7 to 8 years old) to concepts of good and bad habits related to personal hygiene, physical activities, and eating. Within the Project-Based Language Learning approach (PBLL), the students gained new information about the topic under study, and this information was then used to communicate face-to-face (with classmates) and online (with telecollaborative partners) in the target language of English in order to resolve problems related to the topic. The authors provide a detailed overview of the project workflow as part of a qualitative study into the efficacy of the proposed pedagogical framework.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Collaborative learning ; Computer-mediated communication ; Language teaching methodology ; Second language acquisition ; Task-based instruction
Published in:	Language Learning and Technology, Vol. 20, Núm. 1 (2016) , p. 54-78, ISSN 1094-3501

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