Discussions which focus on methodology and content design, primarily for eLearning, Blended Learning and Technology Enhanced Language Learning.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuolingo's new Chess feature sadly misses an opportunity to give you authenticity of purpose in your language study.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs language use today moves increasingly into digital fora - social media, social networking and so on, accompanied by an internationalisation of the language most associated with the Internet, English, the concept of 'authenticity' in the context of language samples and language use becomes ever more evasive.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSession slides for the Japan Association of Language Teachers Computer Aided Language Learning Special Interest Group conference at Kyushu Sangyo University June 5-7 2015
Reading Time: 7 minutesAuthenticity in language teaching is a thorny issue, and especially in English language teaching because of the nature of English’s use worldwide as an international language, with many diverse varieties. What do you understand by the term authenticity? For most language teachers, the word authentic is part of our daily vocabulary. It is stamped onto the backs of textbooks, it is mentioned when describing a particularly motivating task, and it is often used alongside other words like motivation and interest. So, just what do we talk about when we talk about authenticity?
This weeks' TEFLology Podcast features a guest speaker - me! [...]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn order to develop a more inclusive concept of authenticity, rather than trying for a single definition, authenticity should perhaps be seen as a continuum with various dimensions.
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