1. Ayat Al-Tawel (Egypt) – Maria Bossa
(Argentina)

2.  Blended Learning BaW2011 / Week 5
 Wrapping up - Ideas for collaboration
 After BaW : socializing through different PLNs
 Collaboration project / Skype interviews

3. Language context
 Clarifying the aims of the interview
 Motivating the students to practise their English in real time: chat and
phone calls
Social context
 Talking to students about the teacher to be interviewed
Other preparations
 Question preparations on the part of the students
 Questions sent to the teacher so as to check topics

4.  Students’ motivation
 Students’ participation
 Students’ understanding of the interviewed teacher

5.  Instant feedback from the students right after the
conversation
It’s good to
We learnt a lot know about
I thought what of things other
would happen about countries. I
if I didn’t Argentina & hope we can
prepare any had a great do it with other
questions deal of fun countries.
It was very
interesting but
I blamed It was She had a
myself that I exciting different
haven’t shared though I language
in that didn’t share
interview

6.  Better and authentic language practice: Writing
a diary, an autobiography, a story, a dialogue
 Continual, ongoing language practice
 The creation of the ArgentEgypt group in…

7.  Happiness because students understood the
English spoken by the other teacher
 Motivation to go on with more interviews
 Photopeach:pictures of the sessions
http://photopeach.com/album/17qcpq4
http://photopeach.com/album/qgkfv4?ref=more

8.  Facebook group
 Any member can post a comment or question
 Chat in English
 Arabic and Spanish learning: language, customs
and culture
 A range of topics:
greetings, birthdays, likes, festivals, interests

10.  Becoming a Webhead 2011
 Facebook
 Socializing via Yahoo groups and messenger
 Other online seminars
 Lifelong friendship

11. Thank you for this great
opportunity
Ayat Al-Tawel
tooty5979@yahoo.com
Maria Bossa
mariabossa1@hotmail.com
February 2012