integrating icts in the tefl
DESCRIPTION
This is the presentation of my final project for ICT´s in the TEFL classroom. It has to do with English for Occupational Purposes in the Tourism field.TRANSCRIPT
República Bolivariana de VenezuelaMinisterio del Poder Popular para la Educación Universitaria
Universidad Pedagógica Experimental LibertadorInstituto Pedagógico de Caracas
Masters Programme on TEFLICT´s in the TEFL classroom
By Nairuby Mata SarabiaProfessor: Evelyn Izquierdo
July, 2011
English for Specific Purposes (ESP): Promoting vocabulary acquisition in chambermaids
Main purpose
To foster vocabulary acquisition in hotel chambermaids by means of a
video embeded on a wiki.
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• To introduce the chambermaids the necessary vocabulary related to their occupation by means of a video.
• To introduce the chambermaids to the use of a wiki for educational purposes.
Objectives
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IN NOVEMBER 2010, ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY FOR TOURISM WORKERS OF DIFFERENT HOTELS.
IN MARCH 2011, SETTING AN EOP COURSE FOR CHAMBERMAIDS AT FIRST.
IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THE PROGRAM PLANS TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH DIFFERENT WORKERS.
Local context
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AUDIENCE
A group of nine hotel chambermaids from 25 to 55 years old, working for Venetur Alba Caracas Hotel in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Details
When it can be appliedNext September once when we re-start classes they
will be introduced to the video and they will be trained in the way of using a Wiki for educational purposes.
Web 2.0 artifacts created for the project: A video named In a hotel room designed for this
project.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqpaPmIZX4Q
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Theoretical Framework
The Communicative Approach
English for Specific Purposes: English for Occupational Purposes
• Richards and Rodgers, 2001 explains that learners become engaged if they see the purpose of the learning process and if this process meets their needs and expectations.
• ESP is not a methodology or product. It is an approached based on the learner´s needs and a needs analysis shall be conducted for determining such needs (Hutchinson and Waters, 1987)
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References
• Hutchinson, T. and Waters, A. (1987). English for Specific Purposes: A learning centered approach.
• Richards, J. and Rodgers, T. (2001). Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqpaPmIZX4Q
• http://espformaids.pbworks.com
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If you need to contact me:
Nairuby Mata [email protected]
http://nairubymata.wordpress.com Skype ID: nairuby.mata
Twitter ID: @teacherbibitaSL avatar's name: Nairuby Sarowsky