Faculdade de Letras

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VII Jornadas UNIL Multimédia e Aprendizagem das
Línguas

• Faculdade de Letras
• Lisboa, 31Março - 4 Abril 2003

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Online communication tools that facilitate
interaction in the foreign language classroom

• Teresa Almeida d'Eça
• Lisbon, 4 April 2003

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Part 1 Synchronous communication tools
Part 2 Meet the Webheads in Action
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"Communication is the key to
education, understanding and peace." (James
Bryce) "Language is a powerful means to
communicate . . . that has proven to be a
superior tool toward . . . helping others reach
higher states of knowledge." (Lynne T. Diaz-Rico)
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ONLINE COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION
(CMC) synchronous two-way communication
CHAT dependent on time management (due to time
zones) Yahoo Messenger http//messenger.yahoo.c
om/ Tapped In http//www.tappedin.org/ Wimba
Voice Direct http//www.wimba.com/ asynchronous
two-way communication EMAIL independent of
time and place management
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GETTING A YAHOO ID go to
http//login.yahoo.com/ click on 'Sign up
now' complete the form submit it have free
access to all Yahoo personalized services chat
at Yahoo Messenger joining a group starting a
new group
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STARTING A NEW GROUP go to http//groups.yahoo.
com/ click on 'Start a new Group' choose the
appropriate categories Schools
Education Distance Learning Place my group in
Distance Learning fill in requested fields
submit the form
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JOINING A GROUP go to http//groups.yahoo.com/
click on 'Join a Group' choose the appropriate
categories Schools Education Distance
Learning View Distance Learning Groups choose a
group fill in the form submit it
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COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
CHAT (YMessenger)
MESSAGES (email)
Files
Calendar
Photos
Database
Members
Links
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YAHOO MESSENGER a text and voice chat
environment go to http//messenger.yahoo.com/
click on 'Get it now' to download
software follow step-by-step installation star
t chatting with friends immediately!
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LOGIN click on the icon in the status
bar or desktop window you see during connecting
process
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this window opens (first time, without list of
friends) you are ready to start
chatting with whoever is online
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YAHOO MESSENGER FEATURES send an instant
message start a one-on-one chat call a
conference of friends/colleagues start a group
chat let your friends see you 'Start my
webcam'   see your friends 'View my
webcam' create a friends' list (individually or
in a group)
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YMESSENGER'S TOOLS MENU
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INITIATING TEXT CHAT click on a name click
on Message
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this window opens write your
message here click on Send wait for an answer
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INITIATING VOICE CHAT click on the Voice
button this part is added on to the window you
can select 'Hands Free' or click on 'Talk'
when you want to speak you need a mic to be heard
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YMESSENGER'S POTENTIAL FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING the
'4 in 1 tool' practice the four basic skills
through the '3 in 1' mode reading tex
t writing listening audio speaking
video to enhance and add excitement to the chat
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TAPPED IN a multi-user virtual environment
(MUVE) a text-only environment "the online
workplace of an international community of
education professionals. K-12 teachers and
librarians, professional development staff,
teacher education faculty and students, and
researchers engage in professional development
programs and informal collaborative activities
with colleagues" you can log in as a guest log
in as a member sign up for membership
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TAPPED IN HOMEPAGE
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LOG IN AS GUEST
teresa
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SIGN UP FOR MEMBERSHIP
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LOG IN AS MEMBER
teresa


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TAPPED IN RECEPTION

write text Enter
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TAPPED IN FEATURES have an office in
cyberspace (Teresa's Cyberden)

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a monthly Calendar page with a choice of
daily events
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the ASO (After School Online), a meeting room
for online presentations and discussion of ideas
by teachers, librarians, educators and students
get transcripts of past events directly in your
mail box at the click of the mouse
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TAPPED IN 2 HOMEPAGE (new version of TI)
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MY OFFICE AT TAPPED IN 2 (Teresa's Cyberden)
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TAPPED IN 2 NOVELTIES create (and manage) a
group Webheads in Action CoP
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belong to different groups (choose from a
long list)
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WIMBA VOICE DIRECT a voice and text chat
environment
mic when someone is speaking
click to ask for your turn
click here when you have finished speaking
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WIMBA VOICE DIRECT
hand await turn to speak
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CHAT AND THE EFL (ESL) CLASSROOM
ADVANTAGES added motivation and excitement to
learning learning by interacting with real
people   collaborative and cooperative
learning   interactions at 4 different levels
s-s / t-s / e-s / s-m
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MORE ADVANTAGES practice communicative
skills carrying on a conversation, interviewing,
negotiating meaning practice social
skills greeting, introducing yourself, leave
taking, turn taking gain transferable skills
relevant to the world of work group work,
(inter)personal skills, organizational
skills gain technological competencies
computer literacy diversified and comprehensive
learning
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CHAT AND THE EFL (ESL) CLASSROOM DISADVANTAGES
oversimplified language ur - l8r - cuz -
jk - oic - brb - csl   need for time
management (time zones) limit to number of
participants   technical problems connection
speeds conflict between operating systems audio
and video together can crash
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INSTANT MESSAGING LANGUAGE "My smmr hols wr
CWOT. B4, we usd 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF
thr 3 -o kds FTF. ILNY, it's a gr8
plc." (composition handed in by a
13-year-old Scottish school girl) Correio da
Educação. 10 Mar. 2003.
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DECODED TEXT (!) "My summer holidays were a
complete waste of time. Before, we used to go
to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend
and their three screaming kids face to face. I
love New York, it's a great place."
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WHY USE CHAT IN THE EFL (ESL) CLASSROOM?   innov
ative and exciting setting cyberspace!   strong
emphasis on 'communication' and authentic
language   exchanges about the 'real' world,
with 'real' people, in 'real' time   intensive
practice in 2 or 4 basic skills
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PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR USING CHAT IN CLASS take
care in choice of platform start small   set a
task for each session   monitor student work
both on and off line (logs)
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CONCLUSION chat synchronous, live, real-time
communication adds fascination, excitement and
enrichment to L2 learning allows intense and
real(-time) practice of language has tremendous
potential for professional development contribute
s to online community building generates fun,
healthy socializing, mutual support, strong bonds
and true friendship diversifies and broadens
scope of learning
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PRESENTING WEBHEADS IN ACTION a community of
EFL/ESL teachers worldwide map online training
for 8 weeks (Jan-Mar02) create a solid online
community who we are learn to work with
(a)synchronous communication tools and see their
role in language learning intense weekly
program syllabus communications center our
Yahoo Group chat platforms we use Tapped In
(text) Yahoo Messenger (text, voice and video)
Wimba Voice Direct (text and voice)
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prolonged our activity to this day! relevant
factors dynamic coordinator motivating
syllabus permanent interaction collaborative
learning constant mutual help generated trust str
ong bonds WiA Index Page - what we have done
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• CHATTING WITH WEBHEADS IN ACTION
• let's see if we are lucky and can meet a few
  Webheads online at
• Tapped In
• Tapped In 2
• Yahoo Messenger
• Wimba Voice Direct - our most recent 'toy'!
• let's login!

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VISIT MY WEB PAGE! http//www.malhatlantica.pt/te
resadeca/ SEND ME YOUR COMMENTS! tmvaz_at_mail.tel
epac.pt THIS PRESENTATION IS AT http//www.malh
atlantica.pt/teresadeca/papers/fletras2003/chat-pr
es.ppt
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