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Using Twitter with EFL Learners Angelos Bollas www.angelosbollas.com

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Page 1: Using Twitter with EFL learners

Using Twitter with EFL Learners

Angelos Bollas www.angelosbollas.com

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Twitter is

•  140-characters long

•  Public

•  Authentic

•  Interactive

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Out-of-class communication

http://www.simplyzesty.com/Blog/Article/February-2013/Four-Reasons-Why-Twitter-Should-Be-Used-By-All-Small-Businesses

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Keep notes/key points

http://www.graphic-design.com/bookshelf/backchannel

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Twitter Essay

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Connect with other learners

http://www.wilpf.net/?page_id=18

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Create hashtaged chats

http://tweetreports.com/twitter-chat-schedule/

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And so we tweeted! Now, what?

Summary

Formality

Genre

Spelling

Brainstorming

Organizational Skills

Thinking Skills

Structure

Learn

Interact

Use TL

Punctuation

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Set a goal today!

•  Goal for your learner self

•  Goal for your teacher self

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Connect! Share! Learn!

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Connect! Share! Learn!

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