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08 Nov 09
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This will then be a cursory discussion, via a case study, on the relationship between blending learning, blending technologies and blending pedagogy.
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Bax argues for an eclecticism that does not override CLT, but integrates it within a range of approaches.
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case study
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blending pedagogies
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- teacher driven
- stultifies the learners' own exploration of language.
- can lead to the teaching of language that is stilted and unauthentic. She bans the teaching of 'How do you do' as an expression of introduction. Who uses it she asks? The teachers agree - 'Who does?'.
However in a recent teaching staff meeting the Director of Studies proposes that teachers should begin thinking about using a task-based approach. The PPP method she considers flawed because she says it is:
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Jane Willis A Framework for Task-based learning (1996)
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How might the learners objections be appropriately acknowledged and taken into account without wholly abandoning a task-based approach? How might technology and blended learning play a role? You may like to address these questions via the discussion forum.
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