1. © Annica Magnusson 2003 So far so good! About e-mail projects for newbies Annica Magnusson, Lund, Sweden, Rome, March 7, 2003

2. © Annica Magnusson 2003 Take a sip of this and a sip of that, and before you know it, you’ll be full of knowledge!!

3. © Annica Magnusson 2003 l Contacts l Organisation l Material, topics l Problems l Checklist l Some examples from my classroom Agenda

4. © Annica Magnusson 2003 Contacts l native language or not?/ which country? l ESP, IECC, Kidlink and others l other org. on the net: e-pals, I*EARN, Goethe-Institut, etc l partnervillages l private contacts l schools’ web-pages (e.g. Web 66)

5. © Annica Magnusson 2003 Organisation: l Goals l how to match the students: level of language? interests? age? sex? Etc l individual, pair, group, class? l Letter-writing and –sending l Correction? l Evaluation

6. © Annica Magnusson 2003 Material for beginners: The Image of the Other l Already planned l Can be modified l Control of time l You know the subjects and can adopt your teaching to them l Great support for ”weak” students

7. © Annica Magnusson 2003 Topics for beginners: l school, sparetime, family, home, hobbies, sport, weekends, traditions, l TV, books, films, magazines (media) l diary l my neighbourhood, my country l en virtual trip (for free!) l prices, food and recipes, fashion

8. © Annica Magnusson 2003 Topics (cont): l famous Italians/Danes/Swedes, etc l UFOs l Latest news! Questionnaires, problem pages l my dream holiday l measuring of temperature etc l music

9. © Annica Magnusson 2003 More advanced topics: l birth control (Ireland) l violence, death penalty (USA) l the multi-cultural society, racism l WWII neonazism (Germany) l Projects like ”I’m different - am I like you?” (Slovenia)

10. © Annica Magnusson 2003 Problems? l time l bad matching, illness, drop-outs, newcomers, ”weak” or uninterested students, diff. number of students l national curricula abroad l technical problems l oral practise? spelling?

11. © Annica Magnusson 2003 Checklist l establish a contact l why? l number, names, sex, levels of students l topics/themes of letters l Time-schedule

12. © Annica Magnusson 2003 Checklist (cont) l correction? length? l Rules; netiquette, letters l how send the letters: one by one or attachment? - all at the same time? l whose mailbox? l snail-mail address, fax, phone,

13. © Annica Magnusson 2003 Projects at my school: l The Image, Das Bild der Anderen, l A Kidday 98, l The Millennium Calendar, l Panel of experts, l Voices of youth, l I’m different-am I like you? l Art Gallery

14. © Annica Magnusson 2003 Enjoy yourselves !!

15. © Annica Magnusson 2003 Things needed l time (initially) l enthusiasm and engagement l patience l humour :-) l a relaxed attitude towards textbooks l computer(s) with Internet and e-mail

16. © Annica Magnusson 2003 Why e-mail at school? l under the lead of pedagogues l for everybody l ”weak”students, shy students l motivating, fun, meaningful, relevant, exciting l easy, cheap, rapid, neat, neutral, saved

17. © Annica Magnusson 2003 Why e-mail (cont.) l authentic, real, personal contacts l cross-curricular/ research possibilities l a new learning strategy l stimulation - not simulation l individualisation l implement ICT at school

18. © Annica Magnusson 2003 Effects: l grammar! l my own competence l new friends (for life?) l freedom and variation l crosscurricular cooperation l modern language!

19. © Annica Magnusson 2003 Goals in a wider perspective l international understanding l unified Europe and global awareness l intercultural exchange, understanding of own culture l social competence l learn skills of the future

20. © Annica Magnusson 2003 Why aren´t more schools using e-mail? l access l attitude l awareness l application l no sharing of accomplishments