As students had become protagonists of their own learning process, the teaching concept has changed right after, and so has the use of the educational technology. The "Electronic Page Turner" CAI model has been replaced by the idea of making students in building inipentently their own learning process. At this moment e new mean of communication has to face what is supposed to be completely or partially replaced, as happened with the mobile facing the phone: the ”m-learning is here linked to the “e-learning”, and both are necessary for the languages learning.
BORELLO E., LUISE M.C., (a cura di) Enrico Borello di Gli Italiani e le lingue straniere. Made in Italy, economia delle lingue e formazione, UTET Università, Torino, 2011.
Further bibliography will be assigned during the course.
Learning Objectives
Analyzing the organization of e-learning and m-learning tools on the basis of educational and communicative prospect.
Prerequisites
no
Teaching Methods
Face to face lessons. Tasks and slides released through E-learning platform Moodle.
Further information
no
Type of Assessment
Intermediate tests and exercises. Examination will be oral and/or written.
Course program
Internet in language teaching.
Education methods and programmed learning.
From language laboratories to multimedia classrooms: types of laboratory, teaching effectiveness.
E-learning and m-learning tools in language teaching methodology.