(from March 1st to 11th you can send to our list your doubts about this topic, discuss them with your classmates and have my support)
1. CHAT (15 marks)
In the book "Interação e aprendizagem em ambiente virtual" you can find 4 chapters on chat characteristics (Souza, page 15; Chaves, page 37; Fonseca, 74 and Soares, page 146).
Read them and make a summary of the main important textual characteristics of a chat. (1 to 2 pages only)
Then go to any chat room to interact in English during at least one hour. You can work during 15 minutes one day, half an hour another day, etc, or one hour in just one day.
The following addresses are just suggestions. You can choose another one.
http://chat.englishclub.com/
http://chat.healthyplace.com
http://chat.terra.com.br:9781/@@INDEX@@? (this is a Brazilian chat room, but you can find a space for English Speakers there (just select "idiomas" on the left column)
See if you can find the characteristics described by those authors. Write your conclusions and include them in your portfolio.
Do not forget to copy the chat session. (at least 3 pages)
1. Discussion List (15 marks)
(to be done during March and April)
Read about TESL-L at
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/~tesl-l/
Join the list by sending a message to LISTSERV@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU with the following content
SUB TESL-L firstname lastnameex. sub TESL-L Bill GatesYour task is:
1. Make a list of the main topics discussed during March and April and say which contributions to your profession you got from the list.
2. Send at least one contribution to the list and keep the copy in your portfolio. Your contribution may be either (a) answering a question or (b) posting a classroom problem. Never say it is a course task, otherwise they will not publish your message.