[en] THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER IN A BLOG AS A FACILITATOR OF STUDENTS’ LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

[pt] SUZAN SEVERO DE SEVERO

[pt] PATRICIA DA SILVA CAMPELO COSTA

[en] This work presents the findings of a study on the use of computer mediated communication as a means for learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL). More specifically, it aims at investigating how a blog can be used to foster students’ learning of this foreign language (FL). It examines how online tasks could be useful in this environment so as to explore the pedagogical advantages of a blog. For this research a blog was created on which assignments were posted weekly. The tasks posted on this blog were carried out by a group of Brazilian EFL learners who had an intermediate level of English. Based on the data and the students’ opinions, it was found that the blog can be an effective resource to optimize the learning process of a FL when the tasks proposed by the teacher allow students to practice the language meaningfully. Although the activities proposed were not intrinsically collaborative, students were able to interact with their peers by reading and commenting their posts.

2012-12-13

[pt] TEXTO

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INGLÊS

https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/colecao.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=20889@2

https://doi.org/10.17771/PUCRio.PDPe.20889