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Overview of the ongoing LLP EU projects at the Chair of Applied English Linguistics, University of Tübingen. The group currently coordinates the Backbone and icEurope projects and is partner in the LLP Pellic project as well as in the Comenius network Wide Minds (WiMi)
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Blended Language Learning---
Tools and Concepts
Applied English Linguistics GroupUniversity of Tübingen, Germany
All projects have been supported by the EU Lifelong Learning Programme
ICEurope Intercultural Communication in Europe
Web Collaboration & E-Learning in the Language Classroom
Learning together online to develop intercultural foreign language competence Learning together online to develop intercultural foreign language competence
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Project No: 142672-LLP-1-2008-1-DE-COMENIUS-CMP
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Coordinated by the Applied English Linguistics Group Tübingen
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What is icEurope about?What is icEurope about?
• foreign language and intercultural learning within a web-enhanced English classroom
• authentic online communication for developing intercultural foreign language skills During the pilot course, 80 teenagers from 4 classes (from Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, and Turkey) worked together online in Moodle.
On the learning platform, the learners engaged in exploring and negotiating intercultural topics and contents with their international peers.
The focus is on their icEnglish: the lingua franca English needed to collaborate and communicate successfully in an intercultural setting.
Project results and the web collaboration method can be transferred to various educational settings and languages.
Main project results
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icEurope bookleticEurope bookletbooklet with activities & suggestions for teaching intercultural foreign language skills via web collaboration online resource area with sample units and additional materialsto be published (print and ebook) in Dec. 2010
icEurope bookleticEurope bookletbooklet with activities & suggestions for teaching intercultural foreign language skills via web collaboration online resource area with sample units and additional materialsto be published (print and ebook) in Dec. 2010
icEurope Moodle platform for web icEurope Moodle platform for web collaborationcollaboration
public icEurope Moodle platform to run web collaboration courses community and networking area & “partner search”
@ www.ael-learning.uni-tuebingen.de/iceurop
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icEurope Moodle platform for web icEurope Moodle platform for web collaborationcollaboration
public icEurope Moodle platform to run web collaboration courses community and networking area & “partner search”
@ www.ael-learning.uni-tuebingen.de/iceurop
e @
Teacher workshops & training Teacher workshops & training materialsmaterials
workshops on e-learning & web collaboration methodhands-on practice in Moodle and with the icEurope materialstraining materialsopportunities for networking and real web collaboration follow-up
Teacher workshops & training Teacher workshops & training materialsmaterials
workshops on e-learning & web collaboration methodhands-on practice in Moodle and with the icEurope materialstraining materialsopportunities for networking and real web collaboration follow-up
Research insightsResearch insightsresearch insights will become available through reports, journal articles and other publications, e.g.
grassroots report survey on current practices theoretical-methodological reportpedagogic and linguistic evaluations of the icEurope pilot study
Research insightsResearch insightsresearch insights will become available through reports, journal articles and other publications, e.g.
grassroots report survey on current practices theoretical-methodological reportpedagogic and linguistic evaluations of the icEurope pilot study
Web collaboration* Didactic use of web tools & WWW for joint and collaborative learning
Constructivist approach learning by working and solving problems or tasks together
Different combinations possible (e.g. hybrid learning, web-enhanced, local and international); tandem or more
* Aka: telecollaboration, web based collaboration, online networking, online exchange
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icEurope Web Collaboration
o multimedial and interactive activities that aim at real interaction between teenagers and teachers from different countries and different language backgrounds
o aspects of language and culture learning are taken up to complement each other in an intercultural approach
o learners are provided with English 'intercultural communication strategies‘ in form of 'language & culture notes'
o teachers are guided through the web collaboration and the particularities of online learning with the help of 'teacher's notes'
A glimpse at the icEurope Moodle
Language & culture notes (for learners)
Teacher‘s notes for full unit and each activity (didactic and technical tips for teachers)
Problem solving and interaction in international teams
Materials design using web resources
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“Language & culture notes” linking intercultural and foreign language issues to create complex awareness and knowledge
- as foundation for language tasks and subsequent interaction in international team
“Teacher’s notes” as a step by step guide through the web collaboration activities (for
larger unit and individual activities)
icEurope Teacher Workshops
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“Intercultural language learning: Web collaboration in the English classroom”
What are they about?The teacher workshops deal with creating and running intercultural web collaboration activities with the help of Moodle and other web tools. Participants will have the opportunity to work hands-on with the icEurope Moodle sample units. Developing intercultural communicative competence through web collaboration and other e-learning activities
How to create own activities & how to teach and support learners online
Networking and exchange of ideas & best practices
Target groups
Language teachers (secondary and tertiary education) & trainers
Teacher trainees
University students
icEurope Moodle Demo & Community Areas
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@ @ www.ael-learning.uni-tuebingen.de/iceurope
For more information, visit the project website at www.iceurope-project.eu
Pedagogic Corpora for Content & Language Integrated Learning
Applied English Linguistics GroupTübingen
all projects have been supported by the EU Lifelong Learning Programme
Corpora for Language Learning
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video interviews
Search Tool Modes
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language patterns
… topic-based words and phrasestopics and ….
Integrating Exercises with Corpora
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ready-made learning packages
communicative and exploratory tasks
Compilation Tools for Corpora
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Annotation of words and phrases
- Collaborative annotation- Define your own categories
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Project No: 504823-LLP-1-2009-1-FI-KA2-KA2M
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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Project No: 504823-LLP-1-2009-1-FI-KA2-KA2M
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
English business communication skills
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Project No: 504823-LLP-1-2009-1-FI-KA2-KA2M
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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Screenshots from the PELLIC VLE
Project No: 504823-LLP-1-2009-1-FI-KA2-KA2M
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
“e-Learning for Languages” – WiMi study
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Have you always wanted to blend some e-learning into your foreign language classroom but are unsure as where to start and how to go about it?
What tools and possibilities exist and how to pick the right ones?
And how can e-learning help learners anyway?
The 'e-Learning for Languages' evaluation study carried out by the Applied English Linguistics group at the University of Tübingen seeks to answer these questions.
We invite teachers and secondary schools to participate and try out smaller or larger Moodle-based e-learning units within their foreign language classrooms.
Choose from sample units or adapt them for your needs @ www.wideminds.eu/moodle section “WiMi sample units”
Participation in the 'e-Learning for Languages' evaluation study is free of charge.
If you are interested in participating, please contact us through the participation form: http://www.ael.uni-tuebingen.de/e-learning-for-languages-study/participation-form.html
Contact and further information
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For more information about the projects, please contact any of our team members:
Prof. Dr. Kurt Kohn (department chair)[email protected]
Andreas Glombitza (Pellic)[email protected]
Claudia Warth (icEurope & WiMi)[email protected]
Johannes Widmann (Backbone)[email protected]
www.ael.uni-tuebingen.de
Project websites
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Backbone @ www.ael-learning.uni-tuebingen.de/backbone
icEurope @ www.iceurope-project.eu
Pellic @ www.pellic.com
WiMi @ http://www.wideminds.eu
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These projects have been funded with support from the European Commission. This presentation reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
