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Making it relevant: Dogme, the Web and business English materials

by Nick Robinson

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In 2005, Scott Thornbury laid out the principles of dogme ELT. From them emerges a picture of the classroom as an engaging, interactive space with the learner at its centre, free from the constraints of "third-party, imported materials". Where does this leave teachers who still want to "import" materials into the classroom? Do business English coursebooks, other published resources and material from the Web have a place in the dogme classroom? I'd argue they do, especially when personalised and localised to achieve another of dogme ELT's key goals: relevance. Reference will be made to English360.

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Making it relevant: Dogme, the Web and business English materials Nick Robinson, York TESOL France 5th November 2011

@nmkrobinson

A career though Dogme

"The Thornbury/Meddings - Soars Continuum" ©

Some definitionsDogme / Web 2.0Teachingunplugged

“Dogme language teaching is considered to beboth a methodology and a movement. Dogme isa communicative approach to language teachingthat encourages teaching without publishedtextbooks and focuses instead onconversational communication among learnersand teacher.”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogme_language_teaching

“The common conception (or misconception)is that unplugged teaching requireseschewing all forms of convenience, such ascoursebooks, broadband internet access,mobile devices, Web 2.0 tools etc.”http://teachertrainingunplugged.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/tdsig-unplugged-countdown-five/

Language learning and use are situated,contextualised, social and personalised... ...andthis should reflect on the way that we teach it.http://iasku.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/scott-

... it’s all “about teaching thatfocuses on emergent language”(Meddings & Thornbury, 2009,p.8).

A Web 2.0 site allows users to interact andcollaborate with each other in a socialmedia dialogue as creators (prosumers)of user-generated content in a virtualcommunity, in contrast to websites whereusers (consumers) are limited to thepassive viewing of content that wascreated for them.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

The Web started out as a ‘pipe’.

Where did Web content come from?Top-down, expert-created, static, passively consumed

The web has evolved into a platform ...where we all work together to create, share, discuss, learn.

How is Web content generated now?Bottom-up, active user-generated, dynamic content

Facebook use in France

Facebook use in France 23,190,260 users

Facebook use in France 23,190,260 users 51.97% of online population

Facebook use in France 23,190,260 users 51.97% of online population 35.80% of total population

Facebook use in France 23,190,260 users 51.97% of online population 35.80% of total population 49% male / 51% female

What do Dogme and Web 2.0 have in common?

A Web 2.0 site / An unplugged classroomallows users to interact and collaborate witheach other in a [social media] dialogue ascreators (prosumers) of user-generated contentin a [virtual] community, in contrast towebsites / coursebook-led classrooms whereusers (consumers) are limited to the passiveviewing of content that was created for them.Adapted fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

The ten key principles of Dogme(Thornbury, Scott [2005])

Group taskDiscuss the following questions: What does this principle mean in relation to Dogme? Is this principle also apparent in Web 2.0? If so, how? How does/could this principle influence your teaching and your students’ learning? Give examples of classroom activities; use of (published) materials; and Web 2.0 tools.

Four guiding principles (and one law)1. Whoever comes is [sic] the right people.2. Whenever it starts is the right time.3. Whatever happens is the only thing that could have.4. When it’s over, it’s over.5. The “Law of Two Feet”: “If at any time during our time together you find yourself in any situation where you are neither learning nor contributing, use your two feet, go someplace else.”

What does this principle mean in relation to Dogme?Is this principlealso apparent inWeb 2.0? If so,how?How does/could this principle influence yourteaching and your students’ learning? Giveexamples of classroom activities, use of (published)materials, or Web 2.0 tools.

‘360 °content creation’ Student Publisher School Business Teacher World

Stay in touch!nick@english360.com@nmkrobinsonenglish360.com

Merci et au revoir!