The EACEA invited the NIFLAR project to share experiences on ICT and Digital media for key competences at the International EDEN congress which was held in Valencia (9-12 June-2010)
19. Evaluating experiences: FLl learning process Questions over the FL learners’ learning process T (UU) N25 Mean StDev FL (PU) N25 Mean StDev 38 a. They have learned to talk more fluently (1 disagree … 5 agree) 4,0 0,7 3,5 0,9* 38 b. They became more confident talking in the TL (1 disagree … 5 agree) 4,1 0,7 4,0 0,4 38 c. They became more aware of cultural contrasts & similarities (1 disagree … 5 agree) 3,7 0,9 3,2 1,3 38 d. They have learned new words (1 disagree … 5 agree) 3,7 0,6 3,2 0,7* 38 e. They can talk more accurately (1 disagree … 5 agree) 3,0 0,6 2,6 1,7
20. Evaluating experiences: teachers’ learning Questions over the learning process of pre-service teachers What have you learned in this project? T (UU) N25 Mean SD 60 a. How to use VWC tools for teaching purposes? (1 disagree … 5 agree) 4,2 0,6 60 b. How to use VWC tools for implementing purposeful interaction in the TL? (1 disagree … 5 agree) 3,9 0,8 60 c. To get familiar with (the elaboration of) tasks that contribute to the development of (intercultural) communicative competence (1 disagree … 5 agree) 3,9 0,8 60 d. To be aware of the problems foreign language learners face when trying to communicate in the target language (1 disagree … 5 agree) 3,7 0,8 60 e. To be aware of and develop adequate teaching strategies to help FL learners to overcome problems/shortages in their attempts to communicate in the target language. (1 disagree … 5 agree) 3,5 1,1
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Focus on a specific target group language teachers and how new technologies might be an added value. What makes the difference; what is the impact of using ICT for language teaching; when not to use it, data on impact; etc. Maybe one can address the enormous difficulty of measuring the use and impact of ICT on learning. Focus also on the fact that it is not only about using ICT for language learning but that one learns other competences such as citizenship, intercultural awareness, etc… maybe data on this ? Please finish with some key conclusions, statements, recommendations to get the discussion going.
Pre-service teachers: rationale Situation at many schools: ICT barely used for writing, for closed grammar and lexical assignments; teachers not prepared enough for integrating ICT as social tools Insufficient knowledge about how to integrate Intercultural Awareness in FLL programs. NIFLAR seeks to solve these shortcomings. Fragment: http://131.211.194.110/site1/Catalog/pages/catalog.aspx?catalogId=59285be9-1c15-480e-8e3e-d68b3cac6545 Project description: (00.19 – 01.06 // 1.10 – 1.14)