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The Virtual Forum as an Alternative Way to Enhance Foreign Language Learning
El foro virtual como una alternativa para incrementar el aprendizaje del idioma extranjero
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EFL learning mediated by ICTs, learning communities, blogs as tools for language learning (en)Aprendizaje de inglés como lengua extranjera, tecnologías de la inform, comunidades de aprendizaje, blogs, herramientas para el aprendizaje de lenguas (es)
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A web-based story sharing forum has been established to provide students in Bogotá, Colombia, New Brunswick, Canada and Dundee, Scotland with the opportunity to exchange cross-cultural stories as a complement to the regular ELT Curriculum. This paper will describe the process through which the exchange experience was established and the progress achieved by the group of Colombian students in their regular interaction through blogs, theme-based wikis, social forums and online debates. The teaching practices utilized in the forum have fostered the creation of communities of interest and practice among teachers and students in the forum. Early results suggest that this innovative way of implementing the ELT curriculum has promoted student involvement and language development through the use of ICTs.
Este artículo describe las experiencias de intercambio lingüístico y cultural que, mediante un foro virtual, se realizaron entre un grupo de estudiantes colombianos aprendiendo inglés y un grupo de estudiantes de New Brunswick, Canadá y Escocia a través de interacción regular con el uso de blogs, wikis, foros sociales y debates. Se busca mostrar el proceso de intercambio y los beneficios en el aprendizaje del grupo de estudiantes colombianos. Las prácticas de enseñanza utilizadas en el foro han promovido la creación de comunidades de interés y comunidades de práctica entre los profesores y los estudiantes. Los resultados preliminares sugieren que esta forma alternativa de implementar el currículo de inglés ha fomentado la participación activa de los estudiantes y el desarrollo de lengua extranjera mediante el uso de las TICs.
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