KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Daniel Bailey, Konkuk University
Forum-Enhanced Activities for English Communication Skills Anyone Can Do
Abstract
For the past year I have been investigating the use of forums for various English communication courses. Through my experience I identified many classroom communication activities that can be extended into forum homework projects. Forums allow students to display slideshows, audio recordings, videos, and much more. Because of this, instructors are able to creatively allow students to reflect, archive, and present what they've learned. Students are able to engage learning objectives in class, then with the luxury of time, students can upload assignments onto class forums which can be used for future classroom presentations. During my colloquium presentation, I would like to discuss different activities made possible, and use examples from past students to help explain when and how learning occurs.
Biographicals
Daniel Bailey is presently teaching in the Department of English in the College of Multimedia Communications at Konkuk University. He is a doctoral student in Korea University's Education Technology department. His research interest are computer aided language learning, second language writing anxiety, and online course participation. His recent research investigated the effect of online delivered corrective feedback on writing accuracy.
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