Using an L2 blog to enhance learners' participation and sense of community

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Miceli, Tiziana
Murray, Sara Visocnik
Kennedy, Claire
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2010
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This article describes the experience of integrating a class blog into an advanced Italian course, in order to provide an out-of-class forum for language practice and for sharing course-related ideas and information. It also reports on an evaluation of the blog's effectiveness, drawing on an analysis of the students' blog contributions and their responses to questionnaires. We argue that blogs can play a significant role in promoting learners' interaction and nurturing a sense of class community. For this to happen, however, careful attention to two key aspects is required: the way in which the use of the blog is integrated ...
View more >This article describes the experience of integrating a class blog into an advanced Italian course, in order to provide an out-of-class forum for language practice and for sharing course-related ideas and information. It also reports on an evaluation of the blog's effectiveness, drawing on an analysis of the students' blog contributions and their responses to questionnaires. We argue that blogs can play a significant role in promoting learners' interaction and nurturing a sense of class community. For this to happen, however, careful attention to two key aspects is required: the way in which the use of the blog is integrated into the course content and structure, and the teachers' role in moderating and facilitating blog interaction.
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View more >This article describes the experience of integrating a class blog into an advanced Italian course, in order to provide an out-of-class forum for language practice and for sharing course-related ideas and information. It also reports on an evaluation of the blog's effectiveness, drawing on an analysis of the students' blog contributions and their responses to questionnaires. We argue that blogs can play a significant role in promoting learners' interaction and nurturing a sense of class community. For this to happen, however, careful attention to two key aspects is required: the way in which the use of the blog is integrated into the course content and structure, and the teachers' role in moderating and facilitating blog interaction.
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Journal Title
Computer Assisted Language Learning
Volume
23
Issue
4
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© 2010 Routledge. This is an electronic version of an article published in Computer Assisted Language Learning, Volume 23, Issue 4 October 2010 , pages 321 - 341. Computer Assisted Language Learning is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com with the open URL of your article.
Subject
Curriculum and pedagogy
LOTE, ESL and TESOL curriculum and pedagogy
Specialist studies in education
Italian language
Linguistics