CONVINCING INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO ONLINE SETTINGS

Abstract

The Zurich and Schaffhausen Universities of Teacher Education have ideal conditions for integrating computer-mediated activities into English language and methodology courses. This article describes a number of face-to-face and online computer-based activities and argues that learners who live in close proximity can nevertheless benefit from participating in online activities. Examples from each setting that promote in-class or online communication as well as help to provide opportunities for improving learners’ language and content competence will be described. This article attempts to provide arguments for students to participate in - and thus instructors to host – learning opportunities in computer-mediated settings