Changing Teachers' Attitudes Towards ICT-Based Language Learning Tasks: The ETALAGE Comenius Project (the Portuguese Case)

Autor/in	Lopes, Antonio
Institution	European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL) (United Kingdom)
Titel	Changing Teachers' Attitudes Towards ICT-Based Language Learning Tasks: The ETALAGE Comenius Project (the Portuguese Case)
Quelle	(2011), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Information Technology; Second Language Learning; Language Teachers; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Expertise; English (Second Language); Teacher Attitudes; Attitude Change; Inservice Teacher Education; Surveys; Task Analysis; Teaching Methods; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informationstechnologie; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Expert appraisal; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Lehrerverhalten; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Lehrerfortbildung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Aufgabenanalyse; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Many foreign and second language teachers are reluctant about shifting from traditional language instruction to TBLT. Another challenge has been the use of ICT in the classroom, a problem addressed in previous Comenius projects. The ETALAGE project aimed to build on the achievements of such projects and to address these challenges, by collecting, re-designing, adapting and disseminating samples of good practice of ICT-based language learning tasks (A1-B2 CEF levels) in primary and secondary education. Partners produced in-service teacher training courses adjusted to local needs. Independent experts in language teaching monitored the quality of the products at a national level. This paper explains the project setup and its implementation in Portugal, describing a) the specific challenges and constraints that the local reality poses to an international project like this and; b) the perceptions of the Portuguese trainees in pre- and post-course surveys concerning the use of ICT in TBLT. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL). Department of Languages & Cultural Studies, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. Tel: +353-6121-3495; Fax: +353-6120-2556; Web site: http://www.eurocall-languages.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10