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Moodle 1.9 for Second Language Teaching

You're reading from   Moodle 1.9 for Second Language Teaching Engaging online language learning activities using the Moodle platform

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2009
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781847196248
Length 524 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Moodle 1.9 for Second Language Teaching
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
1. Preface
1. What Does Moodle Offer Language Teachers? FREE CHAPTER 2. Getting Started with Moodle 3. Vocabulary Activities 4. Speaking Activities 5. Grammar Activities 6. Reading Activities 7. Writing Activities 8. Listening Activities 9. Assessment 10. Extended Activities Index

Activity 7: Writing encyclopedia entries using Glossary


Aim: Help students improve their ability to write clear descriptions

Moodle modules: Glossary

Extra programs: None

Ease of setup: *

If you tell students they're going to write an encyclopedia, they'll probably look bemused. It sounds like a daunting task. But if you know that the students live in a pretty town with lots of tourists, and you tell them they're going to do a project in which each student takes photos and describes various parts of the town, they might well get interested. So the key challenge is to find a topic that is appropriate to your class and present it in an enticing way. If we use Glossary to present the bits of information, the end result will be a mini encyclopedia.

Here is a quick brainstorm of topics that might work, but the topic for the encyclopedia depends very much on the age, interests, and language level of the students:

  • Towns in your area/country/the world

  • Historical events

  • Musicians

  • Famous people

  • Tourist sights...

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