Presenter: Chaewon LimResearch Assistant
At the graduate school of TESOL
My Three Projects under the Guidance of
Dr. Heyoung Kim
1. Activoca
2. ER Book Studio
3. Multimodal Writing Practice
Followed by
Q & A
Platform Characteristic
1. Activoca Weebly(Blog)
Hands-on
2. ER Book Studio
KimsQ(XML Homepage)
Hands-on
3. MultimodalWriting Practice(Digital Storytelling)
Google Plus(SNS)
Part of Project
1. Activoca
– A vocabulary learning blog site-Various web 2.0 tools
Activoca -Significance of the project-
• Target level: 2nd-year middle school students
• Why? - in need of further depth and scope of the list of vocabulary on the students’ textbooks
Activoca is…
A vocabulary
learning material
which can be used
as in-class or self-
directed learning
resources
lack in limited usages and
authentic contextsHow
“How about making students notice the meanings of
the target vocabularies through Web 2.0 tools?”
Activoca
-Inductive approach to vocabulary learning
http://activoca.weebly.com
Visuwords.com or
Thesaurs
Activoca- Various Web 2.0 Tools
Pattern findings
Treasure Hunt
Activoca- Various Web 2.0 Tools
Error Detecting
Hot Potatoes
Animated Movies
GoAnimate.com
Activoca- Navigation Support by Weebly
Mobile Version
2. ER Book Studio (ERBS)
http://estartmentor.co.kr/er_studio
Kims Q (http://kimsq.co.kr)
Extensive Reading
=> Reading a lot of easy books of
students’ choice
ERBS- Significance of the project
Too quiet? Even boring?
Not so sustainable?
수능??
Extensive Reading
Adopting the interaction modes
through the web will be one of the
keys to the sustainability of an
extensive reading curriculum.
I created this homepage
compatible with mobile devices so
that students can participate in
mobile activities on the spot.
ERBS- Features of the platform
• Activities for extensive reading on i-pads or
mobile phones – vocab note, discussion,
writing activities
ERBS- Features of the platform
• Listen & Read – Showbox, Links to
Storytelling Sites
The Third Place
3. Multimodal Writing Practice
on a Smart Application
The Use of “Multimodes” for EFL narrative writing
Multimodal Writing Practice
through Google Plus App
Types of writing activities
-Summarizing
-Describing the character
-Writing a different ending
-Sharing the topic-related
experience
Examples of Students’ Writings
Micro-writing: Short but Accurate
Digital Storytelling (Written or Spoken)
Thank you!!