Net English E Learning With A Difference 3

7 April, 2006 HóGu Leslie Simonfalvi International Teacher Training & Development College1

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e-learning with a differencee-learning with a difference

Some thoughts about the place of e-learning,

ee-learning, and blended-learning in a complex learning – teaching – teacher-training programme.

COMENIUS Workshop Budapest, 7 April, 2006


Contents:Contents:

Introduction Some problems the Students have to face Some problems the Teachers have to face What is Net English? What is not Net English? What Net English is not? Net English Examples


Introduction Introduction

The International Language School Group is

a loose cluster of 15 International Language Schools, The International Teacher Training &

Development College, and The Guild of Renaissance Teachers.


Introduction (2)Introduction (2)

At the International Language Schools we teach English through English, teach German through German, teach French though French, and teach Hungarian through Hungarian.


Introduction (3)Introduction (3)

At the International Language Schools we use The Communicative Approach to the

Language, The Humanistic – Person-Centred Approach

to People and Groups, The Nonviolent Communication Approach to

Human Conflicts, and The Total Quality Educational Approach to

Management.


Introduction (4) Introduction (4)

The International Teacher Training & Development

College Train Language Teachers for the ILS Schools, Train Language Teachers for Other Schools, and Train Teachers of Other Subjects to use the

Communicative Approach in their teaching.


Introduction (5) Introduction (5)

The Guild of Renaissance Teachers run Open

Workshops for all Interested Agents on Humanistic Psychology – Person-Centred

Approach, Nonviolent Communication, The Extended Bloom’s Taxonomy, Learning Strategy – Teaching Strategy Matrix, or Mentoring, to name a few.


Introduction (6) Introduction (6) In All Parts and Units of the International LanguageSchool Group we use computers in the Classroom to help the Learning – Teaching –

Teacher Training, and in the Autonomous Learning Centres to teach Students

and Trainees how to work in a self-directed way.

Students also use computers in doing their homeworkor homejoy.


Problems the Students have to faceProblems the Students have to face

When Daytime Students first come in, many of them cannot understand by listening well enough, cannot speak well enough, cannot understand by reading well enough, cannot write well enough, cannot understand without translation, and often hear with their eyes, i. e. ‘I’m a visual type.’

They must also learn how to learn in groups.


Problems the Students have to face (2)Problems the Students have to face (2)

When Online Students first come in, many of them cannot understand by listening well enough, cannot speak well enough, cannot understand by reading well enough, cannot write well enough, cannot understand without translation, and often hear with their eyes, i. e. ‘I’m a visual type.’

They must also learn how to learn autonomously.



After a semester or so, most Daytime Students can understand by listening a great deal better, can speak much better, can understand by reading well enough, are still reluctant to write more than the minimum, can understand without translation, and often hear with their ears, i. e. more a balanced type.

They have learnt how to learn in groups.



After a semester or so, most Online Students can understand by listening somewhat better, still cannot speak well enough, cannot understand by reading well enough, can write better, cannot understand without translation, and often hear with their eyes, i. e. ‘I’m still a visual type.’

They have partly learnt how to learn autonomously.


Problems the Teachers have to faceProblems the Teachers have to face

There are many students with learning disabilities – learning difficulties – learning differences.

Quite a few students are functional illiterates. Daytime Students understand well by listening, they

read well, but the are quite reluctant to write. Online Students have not given up translation. Daytime Students are quite reluctant to transcribe

materials from the cassettes / CDs.


Problems the Teachers have to face (2)Problems the Teachers have to face (2)

Online Students are extremely good in downloading, but they show less talent in transcribing listening comprehension exercises.

Daytime Students develop extremely fast since they have 6 lessons every week-day. The problems come when they miss a day or two and it is really difficult to catch up with the others.



Suggested solutionsSuggested solutions

We should combine the two courses, i. e. we should offer an online learning element / option for the Daytime Students, and a group-learning – peer-learning element / option for the Online Students.

With the proper combination the Course may become ee-learning for the Daytime Students, and blended learning for the Online Students.




We are going to send daily MP3 messages for all concerned.

These MP3 files will be partly about materials we have learned together and now they need autonomous learning to consolidate.

Other MP3 files will be about materials we have not learned as yet and the autonomous learning will make time better spent in the classroom.




The exercises should be atomised and hierarchically built up to reach higher levels of understanding with possibilities both for checking and self-checking.

Teacher should be given more and more direct help through a Teachers’ Helpline.

Weblogs should be created for specific topics. Net English can be the common ground for Daytime

Students and Online Students.


NET-ENGLISH is an educational service provided by the International Language School Group Foundation for students of all levels and all ages, as well as for teacher trainees at the International Teacher Training & Development College.

What is Net-English?What is Net-English?


If / when you browse or surf in the Net, and even if it is all in English, it is not a systematically built up and conscientiously managed course. There you do not have any guidance re your learning and development, you may or may not have any feedback either, and most of what you touch might be simply noise rather than information.

What is Not Net-English?What is Not Net-English?


NET ENGLISH is not a self-supportive language course, since it badly misses the SPEECH-element in the form of meaningful conversation, and also the SOCIAL-element in the form of enjoyable GROUP-WORK.

We offer additional optional speech-possibilities in groups where you can USE whatever you HAVE LEARNED.

What Net-English is not?What Net-English is not?


Net-English ExamplesNet-English Examples

TEACHERS’ Helpline x STUDENTS’ Helpline x LISTENING-BASED CLOZE TESTS x READING-BASED CLOZE TESTS x EARTH & SKY x

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Thank you for your attention.Thank you for your attention.

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