Presenter

Dafne Gonzalez, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela

When?

3-30 June 2013

Registration

Space in each course in limited to the first 18 participants, with no more than 6 participants at the special rate.

Deadline: 7 days before the course starts

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More About This Course

The course gives participants an overview of how blended or online teaching of vocabulary and grammar can be facilitated and enriched by the use of selected tools and resources. Participants actively engage in hands-on practice by creating online learning materials for students of different levels.

What Will I Learn?

The course will be mostly based on practical hands-on activities, some required, others optional. Activities will be completed at the individual, pair, and group levels and will be based on

• analysis and commenting of sites with grammar and vocabulary exercises
• analysis and commenting of software for creating online exercises 
• chats with instructors and participants to discuss topics related to the week's activities
• discussion forums to exchange ideas at all times
• creation of online exercises together with a lesson plan
• peer feedback on these exercises
• completion of the TESOL online survey
• The course has been designed following a collaborative approach for the construction of individual and group knowledge. Active interaction and participation are fostered through the different activities since they are fundamental for this approach.

Goals

At the end of the four weeks participants will have

• analyzed different sites containing exercises for teaching and learning vocabulary and grammar
• discussed different issues on the teaching of vocabulary and grammar online, methodology and assessment among them
• developed some vocabulary and grammar exercises using online exercise makers

About the Instructor

Dafne Gonzalez is a professor of EFL/ESP and  technology- and education-related graduate courses at Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela. She holds an MA in applied linguistics and a PhD in education. She is a member of the Electronic Village Online Coordination Team, teaches one of the TESOL Principles and Practices of Online Teaching courses, and is a member of Webheads in Action since 2002.