English through the Internet

English through the Internet (19-017-01)

With the Cognitive Approach

Fall 2003

Instructor: Yuah Vicky Chun

(Correspondence best by email or by posting at message boards)

Prerequisites

Language proficiency: Intermediate and above

Computer skills: basic word processing and basic internet skills are necessary

Primary objectives

To improve accuracy and fluency in all four language skills in English, using computer technology as a means

To learn basic computer terminology in English and to be able to give and receive instructions in this area.
To promote learner independence and awareness of strategies to solve language gap problems through the cognitive approach
To enable students to use the Internet and computer-mediated communication as a language learning tool which they can continue to use for their own independent study after the course.
To develop awareness of different cultures through the World Wide Web and various forms of computer-mediated communication (CMC) such as email and mailing lists

Secondary objectives

To develop basic computer skills in the following areas: word processing, using the Internet, using email, familiarization with codes of conduct on the Internet ("netiquette") and creating basic web pages.

Assessment

⒜ Oral presentations (20%)

▪ Evaluation of web page (w/Power Point with copy of slides and a summary of the presentation)

▪ Personal Web page Presentations

⒝ Exams (15%)

①Introduction ②Articles ③ Evaluation of IWE

⒟ Web page essays (25%)

①Personal profile page ② Your link page w/ descriptions ③ Essay on Cultural Themes

⒠ Participation (20%)

At Message board ①Your report on findings of websites ② Response message of listening activities ③Summary of a newspaper article

*Guidelines for Evaluation.......Print out all the postings or emails you have written so that they may be evaluated at the end of the term