This activity will encourage students to learn how to use Twitter and to reflect on its potential for language learning.
Learning outcomes:
Following this activity students will:
- understand how to use Twitter
- be able to interact with other Twitter users
- be able to use Twitter for Language Learning.
Learning context:
This activity can be implemented with Third Level students. This activity could be carried out at any stage of the target language learning cycle.
Procedure
- To begin, students need to have a Twitter account and agree upon a hashtag (‘#’) for this activity.
- Encourage the students to brainstorm ideas, by posting tweets with the agreed hashtag, to answer the following questions:
- What is Twitter used for?
- What would you use Twitter for, based on your own experience, or on what you know about Twitter.
- The teacher projects the Hashtag from their Twitter account to show the student contributions.
- Students should comment on their peers comments and reflections, working in small groups and then sharing with the whole class.
- After this first reflection, students continue to brainstorm by answering this question
- How can Twitter be used for language learning?
- Students should comment on comments and reflections made by others about the use of Twitter for language learning.
- Based on the suggestions made by the students, of how to use Twitter for language learning, further activities could be carried out among the whole class.
- Other activities could include:
Extend this activity
Find up to 3 twitter users to follow in the Target Language. Talk about your choice.
This activity will encourage students to learn how to use Twitter and to reflect on its potential for language learning.<strong>Learning outcomes:</strong>Following this activity students will:<li>understand how to use Twitter</li><li>be able to interact with other Twitter users</li><li>be able to use Twitter for Language Learning.</li>
<br /><strong>Learning context:</strong>This activity can be implemented with Third Level students. This activity could be carried out at any stage of the target language learning cycle.<br /><strong>Procedure</strong><li>To begin, students need to have a <a href=”https://support.twitter.com/articles/100990″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer” data-mce-href=”https://support.twitter.com/articles/100990″>Twitter account</a> and agree upon a <a href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtag” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer” data-mce-href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtag”>hashtag (‘#’)</a> for this activity.</li><li>Encourage the students to brainstorm ideas, by posting <a href=”http://www.lifewire.com/what-exactly-is-twitter-2483331″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer” data-mce-href=”http://www.lifewire.com/what-exactly-is-twitter-2483331″>tweets</a> with the agreed hashtag, to answer the following questions:<ul><li>What is Twitter used for?</li><li>What would you use Twitter for, based on your own experience, or on what you know about Twitter.</li>
</ul>
</li><li>The teacher projects the Hashtag from their Twitter account to show the student contributions.</li><li>Students should comment on their peers comments and reflections, working in small groups and then sharing with the whole class.</li><li>After this first reflection, students continue to brainstorm by answering this question<ul><li>How can Twitter be used for language learning?</li>
</ul>
</li><li>Students should comment on comments and reflections made by others about the use of Twitter for language learning.</li><li>Based on the suggestions made by the students, of how to use Twitter for language learning, further activities could be carried out among the whole class.</li><li>Other activities could include:<ul><li><a href=”/building-vocabulary-using-twitter/#/roles?_k=5yd642″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer” data-mce-href=”/building-vocabulary-using-twitter/#/roles?_k=5yd642″>Building vocabulary using Twitter</a></li><li><a href=”/discovering-the-target-language-and-culture-using-twitter/#/roles?_k=1v78iq” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer” data-mce-href=”/discovering-the-target-language-and-culture-using-twitter/#/roles?_k=1v78iq”>Discovering the target language and culture using Twitter</a></li><li><a href=”/networking-during-your-erasmus-programme/#/roles?_k=orzme8″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer” data-mce-href=”/networking-during-your-erasmus-programme/#/roles?_k=orzme8″>Networking during your Erasmus Programme</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<br /><strong>Extend this activity </strong>Find up to 3 twitter users to follow in the Target Language. Talk about your choice.
This activity will encourage students to learn how to use Twitter and to reflect on its potential for language learning.<strong>Learning outcomes:</strong>Following this activity students will:<li>understand how to use Twitter</li><li>be able to interact with other Twitter users</li><li>be able to use Twitter for Language Learning.</li>
<br /><strong>Learning context:</strong>This activity can be implemented with Third Level students. This activity could be carried out at any stage of the target language learning cycle.<br /><strong>Procedure</strong><li>To begin, students need to have a <a href=”https://support.twitter.com/articles/100990″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer” data-mce-href=”https://support.twitter.com/articles/100990″>Twitter account</a> and agree upon a <a href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtag” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer” data-mce-href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtag”>hashtag (‘#’)</a> for this activity.</li><li>Encourage the students to brainstorm ideas, by posting <a href=”http://www.lifewire.com/what-exactly-is-twitter-2483331″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer” data-mce-href=”http://www.lifewire.com/what-exactly-is-twitter-2483331″>tweets</a> with the agreed hashtag, to answer the following questions:<ul><li>What is Twitter used for?</li><li>What would you use Twitter for, based on your own experience, or on what you know about Twitter.</li>
</ul>
</li><li>The teacher projects the Hashtag from their Twitter account to show the student contributions.</li><li>Students should comment on their peers comments and reflections, working in small groups and then sharing with the whole class.</li><li>After this first reflection, students continue to brainstorm by answering this question<ul><li>How can Twitter be used for language learning?</li>
</ul>
</li><li>Students should comment on comments and reflections made by others about the use of Twitter for language learning.</li><li>Based on the suggestions made by the students, of how to use Twitter for language learning, further activities could be carried out among the whole class.</li><li>Other activities could include:<ul><li><a href=”/building-vocabulary-using-twitter/#/roles?_k=5yd642″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer” data-mce-href=”/building-vocabulary-using-twitter/#/roles?_k=5yd642″>Building vocabulary using Twitter</a></li><li><a href=”/discovering-the-target-language-and-culture-using-twitter/#/roles?_k=1v78iq” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer” data-mce-href=”/discovering-the-target-language-and-culture-using-twitter/#/roles?_k=1v78iq”>Discovering the target language and culture using Twitter</a></li><li><a href=”/networking-during-your-erasmus-programme/#/roles?_k=orzme8″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer” data-mce-href=”/networking-during-your-erasmus-programme/#/roles?_k=orzme8″>Networking during your Erasmus Programme</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<br /><strong>Extend this activity </strong>Find up to 3 twitter users to follow in the Target Language. Talk about your choice.
