Using Twitter with EFL Learners
Angelos Bollas www.angelosbollas.com
Twitter is
• 140-characters long
• Public
• Authentic
• Interactive
Out-of-class communication
http://www.simplyzesty.com/Blog/Article/February-2013/Four-Reasons-Why-Twitter-Should-Be-Used-By-All-Small-Businesses
Keep notes/key points
http://www.graphic-design.com/bookshelf/backchannel
Twitter Essay
Connect with other learners
http://www.wilpf.net/?page_id=18
Create hashtaged chats
http://tweetreports.com/twitter-chat-schedule/
And so we tweeted! Now, what?
Summary
Formality
Genre
Spelling
Brainstorming
Organizational Skills
Thinking Skills
Structure
Learn
Interact
Use TL
Punctuation
Set a goal today!
• Goal for your learner self
• Goal for your teacher self
Connect! Share! Learn!
Connect! Share! Learn!
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