Course
1 July to 8 July 2012
Effective Use Of Web-Based Applications In Task Based Language Teaching (lang 2)
This course provides technical knowledge and skills about Web 2.0 applications relevant to the development of multimedia activities for foreign and second language learning. It provides knowledge about sites with relevant information about the use of multimedia activities in foreign and second language teaching. It raises awareness of the pedagogical and methodological skills to effectively implement multimedia activities in classroom and to design web-based language teaching materials.
The idea of this course is "learning by doing" and "learning while doing": every day there will be workshop sessions. Participants will be actively involved and will develop - alone or in small groups - language activities and exercises for direct use in their lessons.
If you would like to be kept informed about this course, please send us an email.
Applicant Profile
This course is intended for newly qualified and practising foreign language teachers interested in the possibilities of the Internet for their classroom practice. A basic knowledge of computers is necessary: participants should at least be familiar with Windows platforms and word-processors.
Application
Comenius and Grundtvig in-service training grant applicants should submit their completed application form and a copy of a diploma demostrating the English language skills as soon as possible, and no later than the 16th Janury, 2012. Applicants not seeking a Comenius/Grundtvig in service training grant can submit their application up to 15 may 2012 .
Details
Dates: 1st to 8th July 2012.
Comenius/Gruntvig Application Deadline: 13th January, 2012.
Capacity: 25 participants.
Language of Instruction: English.
Location: This course will be held at the Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge-Oostende, Campus Bruges, Belgium. Computers: For this course, only the use of Windows computers is supported, there will be no facilities available for Mac users.
Fee: € 745,- (including course materials, welcome drink, access to the cultural evening programme).
Grant: COMENIUS 2.2/GRUNDTVIG 3 In-Service Training Grant of the European Union.
Comenius in-service training grants' course code: NL-2012-267-002. For more information on these grants please visit the website of the Lifelong Learning National Agency of your country. A list of National Agencies can be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/national_en.html Grundtvig in-service training grants' course code: NL-2012-266-002. For more information on these grants please visit the website of the Lifelong Learning National Agency of your country. A list of National Agencies can be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/national_en.html
Registration: Confirmed participants are expected to register on Sunday, 03rd July, 2010 at the Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge-Oostende, Bruges, Belgium. Exact location to be specified.
Work load: The course lasts for 1 week. It involves eight hours of teaching/sessions/practice a day, for 5 days a week and a social culural programme.
Information:
Mr. Ruggero Lala, Director of Programmes.
The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University(AMSU). P.O. Box 53066. NL-1007 RB Amsterdam. The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)20 620 0225; Fax: +31 (0)20624 9368 Email: office@amsu.edu
Course Leaders & Tutors
Bart Bonamie (Belgium) - Philologue.
Bart Bonamie (Belgium) has an MA in Germanic Philology. After finishing his studies at the University of Ghent, Belgium, he worked at the same university for the Teacher Training Department at first, and later on for the Department of Education, specializing in digital literacy, youth cultures and integration of ICT in English language teaching. He is currently a lecturer of English at the Department of Tourism and Travel Management at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey.
Alessandra Corda (Netherlands) - Coordinator; Faculty of Arts, University of Leiden.
Alessandra Corda holds an MA in Classics and General Linguistics from the Università di Torino (Italy). From 1989 until 1997 she taught Italian at several Dutch institutions, among which the Faculty of Arts at Leiden University. Since 1996 she has been working at this Faculty as coordinator for CALL and ICT in education projects. She is particularly interested in the use of the Internet for foreign language teaching and has published and given seminars on this subject. She has been a tutor for the AMSU courses since 2001 and has worked together with Bart Bonamie, Ton Koet, Willem Verberk and Willy Weijdema.
Ton Koet (Netherlands) - Teacher Trainer; Graduate School of Teaching & Learning (ILO), University of Amsterdam (UvA), Amsterdam School of Education (HVA).
Ton Koet holds an MA in English Language and Literature from the University of Amsterdam, an MA in Anglo-Irish Studies from the National University of Ireland and a PhD from the University of Amsterdam. He is a teacher educator and works for the Amsterdam School of Education and the Graduate School of Teaching and Learning of the University of Amsterdam. He has taught a variety of courses in initial teacher education, ranging from English phonetics and phonology to the English speaking world and from 20th century literature to English for classroom management. He has been active in the professional development of teachers, organising numerous courses on new technologies in language teaching. He is a Life Long Learning expert.
Working session with the senior tutor Bart Bonamie
PROGRAMME
Sunday, 1 July 2011
12.00 arrival and registration
17.00 Welcome drinks
19.00 Social and cultural programme
Monday, 2 July 2012
Morning
General technical skills: working with digital resources and web pages
Presentation of sites with relevant information for language teachers and with language teaching materials
13.00 Lunch
Afternoon
Introduction to collaborative software (e.g. blogs, wiki's)
Developing a task with web-based materials
18.00 Social and cultural programme
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Introduction to digital audio and video
13.00 Lunch
Afternoon
Introduction to audio editing software
Developing a task with digital audio
18.00 Social and cultural programme
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Morning
Introduction to freeware web-based software for interactive language exercises
13.00 Lunch
Afternoon
Developing interactive exercises
18.00 Social and cultural programme
Thursday, 5 July 2012
Morning
Design and develop tasks and activities using the acquired technical skills
13.00 Lunch
Afternoon
Design and develop tasks and activities using the acquired technical skills
Introduction to synchronous communication software
19.00 Course Dinner
Friday, 6 July 2012
Morning
Finalizing the tasks and activities
13.00 Lunch
Afternoon
Presentation of the activities to the group
Seminar wrap-up and evaluation
18.00 Social and cultural programme
Saturday, 7 July 2012
12.00 Social and cultural programme
Sunday, 8 July 2012
12.00 departure
Course admission
Admission: € 745
The course fee does not include accommodation. For information about accommodation please contact us via email.
