Kuwait University
ELU/Science
Fall 2004_090

Instructor:Buthaina Al Othman

Chat..Chat ...Chat..!!

090 section 18 Students Chat Schedule

Chat Topic	Student-Group	Guest	virtual Venue	Date	Time
The World of Advertising	Group # 1 & Group # 2	Webhead Teachers	|	Sunday, Oct. 17, 2004	6:00 - 7:00 a.m. GMT
Miracle Cure?	Group # 1 & Group # 2	Webhead Teachers		Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004	6:00 - 7:00 a.m. GMT
Speaking of Gender	Group # 1 & Group # 2	Webhead Teachers	coming soon	Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004	6:00 - 7:00 a.m. GMT
Ectotourism	Group # 1 & Group # 2	Webhead Teachers	coming soon	Sunday, Dec. 12, 2004	6:00 - 7:00 a.m. GMT

• Main Questions to Students:
  1. Do you chat online? Why / Why not?
  2. How often do you chat?
  3. How many types of chat are there?
  4. Do you think chatting online can help you improve your English commnunication skills, including Speaking, Writing, Listening, and Reading?

• Use TechDictionary to learn some Chat abbreviations , 'Slang', used in Chat Rooms,
  Instant Messaging, and Short Message Service (SMS) using your mobile phones!

• Learn more about computer mediated communication tools, (CMC) for collaborative chat projects

• See Examples of Successful International Educational Chat Projects:

• Kuwaiti Students Chat with an EFL Webhead in Denmark (Culture and language)
  Using Groupboard, (Feb.24th, 2003)
• Kuwaiti Students Chat with EFL Webheads in Spain, Holland,& Denmark, Using Yahoo Messenger (March 10th, 2003)
• Tiwanese students chat to improve their Communication Skills.
• A Chat Project in Taiwan:What's in a name?