Dr Antônio da Silva, Language Coordinator in Portuguese from the Department of Modern Languages, will be presenting and running a workshop at King’s College London (KCL) on Friday 27 November 2015, entitled ‘Synchronous and Asynchronous Connectivity through Blended Learning: Language Teaching in the Post Method Era’.
Learning a foreign language nowadays involves various contexts (e.g. class, online) and resources, particularly because of the use of technological devices. Hence, there has been much discussion about the incorporation of blended learning not only in language teaching but also in education in general. This presentation will explore the advantages of embedding blended learning in the language teaching curriculum and how this facilitates the implementation of synchronous and asynchronous activities. It will show some examples of work developed by learners of Portuguese at various levels and also develop some practical activities with those attending the workshop. Moreover, it will encourage attendees to give suggestions about resources and activities that can be explored as part of the teaching/learning process in blended learning.
Further details of the event will be available at: www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/index.aspx