Hello friends,
I hope that I am doing this correctly- I’ve read the email instructions twice to double check but there’s no guarantee that I’m doing this right (until someone says- hey, you’re doing this wrong).
So this will be my first unconference and first THATCamp as well. I would like to throw out an idea however regarding some research that I am currently conducting to explore the use of a Facebook group for language learning/teaching purposes. I’d love to provide a summary of my project and then get anyone’s feedback/comments/thoughts/suggestions about how to continue on with my research.
The research is part of my MA thesis for the Spanish Pedagogy program. The title is “Pedagogical Exchange in a Common Digital Space.”
Looking forward to sharing and learning with everyone soon.
Paul
Your project sounds interesting. Does this include how Facebook’s format affects content? Would native Spanish speakers interact in new language learners in this project?
Kimball-
My research questions aren’t aimed specifically at how Facebook’s format affect content but I would not be surprised if it came out somehow in my data analysis. Also, although I kicked around the idea of using the space to bring native speakers together with language learners, I decided instead to bring together students enrolled in the Spanish Teaching major track with current language students.
Thanks for your interest in my research!
Have you investigated Edmodo? I use it in all my classes now. In level IV, Native and non-Native speakers are integrated as well as in Level V.