David Crystal, English as a global language , Cambridge: CUP, 1997

Italian school system

Primary school (6-11)

Middle school (11-14)

Secondary school (14-19)

Liceo Tecnico Professionale

Some turning points in my way of teaching

Language acquisition theories

Foreign Language Teaching Methodologies

Roles of computers in the language classroom

60s-70s

Theory: Behaviourism

Language learning: imitation of patterns

Method: Structuralism / Audio-lingualism

Language: set of patterns to be memorized

Teacher: Instructor

Computer: Teaching machine /Dispenser of drills

80s

Theory: Cognitivism

Language learning: innate, inductive process

Method: Communicative

Language: Means of communication

Teacher: Guide / Advisor

Computer: Cognitive tools / Personal tool

90s

Theory: Constructivism

Language learning: active, social process

Method: Cooperative Learning

Language: Means for negotiating/mediating/interacting

Teacher: Facilitator

Computer: Means of communication (Internet, Web, online communication)

The role of the teacher changes when the theoretical background

and the methodology change

InstructorTrainerTutorGuide

FacilitatorA member of the learning community -->

Researcher -->

unpredictability /risk taking

Experimenting

What do we learn a language for?

Motivation

extrinsic - instrumental, integrative

intrinsic - school environment,

methodology,

student-teacher relationship

Language and content

CBI - Content Based Instruction

CLIL - Content and Language Integrated Learning

Authentic material

Language exposure

Motivation

Real communicative exchanges

Online collaborative projects

Face-to-face exchanges

A form of CLIL

From realistic to real

Authentic tasks

Asia Europe Classroom - Network

2004 – AEC conference

2004 - 2007

Awarded in Beijing 2005

Award of Exellence in Serres 2006

30 schools involved

11 websites created on the books read together

AEC-NET Conference in Beijing 2005

AEC-NET Conference in Serres 2006

AEC-NET Conference in Kota Kinabalu 2008

AEC-NET Conference in Sønderborg 2009

AEC-NET online projects we have taken part in

Mastering Media

Mosaic

All Ahoy

Cultural Kaleidoscope 2007

Mastering Media - The Sequel

About the Past

Brick&Mortar@VirtualHomestay

Literary Corner

Chain Stories

Cooking with Shakespeare

TraditionalGames@VirtualHomestay

The City Jungle

Face-to-face exchanges