Spring 2003_162

Instructor:Buthaina Al Othman

Language Learning ?

It's All about Communication!

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

162 Chat Schedule

When? Who? Where?	When? Who? Where?	When? Who? Where?
Using Groupboard	Using Yahoo Messenger	Tapped In

• Main Questions to Students:
  1. Do you usually chat online? With whom?
  2. How often do you chat?
  3. How many types of chat are there?
  4. Do you think technology can help you improve your English? How? Click to see what Tiwanees students said about chatting online!
• We are going to use the following platforms for our voice-text-chat projects:
  • Yahoo Messenger,(YM).

  To chat using (YM), you need to Download Yahoo Messenger, and then follow the instructions.

  • Groupboard.

  To chat using 161 Groupboard, you need the password.

  • Tapped In, (TI).

  To chat using Tapped In, you have to use the URL: http://www.tappedin.org/ , and then log in as a guest.

  Chats at (TI) are to be held in "My Virtual Office # 1217, 12th Floor, Eastern Wing".

  Also, check out my virtual office hours, in case you need to ask or inquire about anything.

• Examples of Successful International Educational Chats:

• Tiwanese Students Chat with Webheads Group Leader to Improve Their English.
• A Chat Project in Taiwan, by Webhead Aiden Yeh. (Have a look.Would you like to conduct a similar project?)
  

  
  

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