Twitter for Language Learning Conversational Learning

Twitter for language learning Conversational writing Connect students beyond class Unique & practical communication

Conversational writing

Connect students beyond class

Unique & practical communication

What is Twitter? Microblogging – blog posts the size of an SMS message Conversation tool Web and mobile access Frequent updates What am I doing? What am I thinking?

Microblogging – blog posts the size of an SMS message

Conversation tool

Web and mobile access

Frequent updates

What am I doing?

What am I thinking?

Why is Twitter interesting? Many students already use twitter Quick and simple to use Distinctive communication style Conversational writing

Many students already use twitter

Quick and simple to use

Distinctive communication style

Conversational writing

How can we use it for language learning? Following conversations Folllowing people Twittering in a community Twitterature Twitter conversations in class

Following conversations

Folllowing people

Twittering in a community

Twitterature

Twitter conversations in class

I. Following conversations Students read public twitter conversations Reading different authors (twitterers) Understanding flow of conversation Learn twitter-language

Students read public twitter conversations

Reading different authors (twitterers)

Understanding flow of conversation

Learn twitter-language

II. Following People Students subsribe to twitter accounts Follow media organizations Follow certain individuals Receive regular updates on topic Convert L1 habit to L2 context

Students subsribe to twitter accounts

Follow media organizations

Follow certain individuals

Receive regular updates on topic

Convert L1 habit to L2 context

III. Twittering in a community Whole class converses using Twitter Updates on thoughts and activities Sharing ideas for class assignments Twitter as additional communication channel

Whole class converses using Twitter

Updates on thoughts and activities

Sharing ideas for class assignments

Twitter as additional communication channel

IV. Twitterature Summarizing text Write tweet for each chapter in book Focus on main event or theme Writing Twitterature Collaborative „book“ writing

Summarizing text

Write tweet for each chapter in book

Focus on main event or theme

Writing Twitterature

Collaborative „book“ writing

V. Twitter conversations Parrallel conversations in class Tweets appear on interactive whiteboard in classroom Students comment on class activities Public „note passing“ between students

Parrallel conversations in class

Tweets appear on interactive whiteboard in classroom

Students comment on class activities

Public „note passing“ between students

Appropriate Pedagogies Task-based learning Unique & practical communication Concise writing style Rapid responses Dogme language teaching Twitter is conversation! Conversation via Twitter Twitter as stimulus for conversation

Task-based learning

Unique & practical communication

Concise writing style

Rapid responses

Dogme language teaching

Twitter is conversation!

Conversation via Twitter

Twitter as stimulus for conversation

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… one-to-one language classes

English

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Other languages

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