The document discusses using Twitter for language learning through conversational writing. It outlines how students can follow Twitter conversations and accounts to practice the language in a community. Key ways Twitter can be used include having students summarize texts or chapters in tweets, engage in parallel conversations in class via tweets displayed in the classroom, and use Twitter as a stimulus for conversation.

1. Twitter for Language Learning Conversational Learning

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. 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

8. 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

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

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

11. 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

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