[etni] Fw: Invitation - Join YICOM

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kátia Martins Pereira" <katiamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 6:07 AM
Subject: Invitation - Join YICOM


Hello All!

I am part of a group of ESL teachers (Middle and High School) in Brazil.
I've been 'reading' this list for more than one year and I know how
interested and motivated teachers are.

A short time ago, I read the postcard exchange project and the replies to
it. As my coordinator asked me about the possibility of using a chat with
our students, that project came to my mind. What if we put our students in
contact in order to have them using what they've been learning in our
classes?!?!? They could 'chat' about themselves, world issues or whatever.
They would be using English in a real context and for a real purpose. We can
set a time to chat and/or let them free to chat whenever they wish. Teachers
can be there just as visitors, if they want to, watching/helping them if
necessary.

Our students are from 11 to 18. Therefore, it would be nice if we had only
teens taking part of it.

I think this would be a motivating activity for them. They could find out,
for example that in China they enjoy the same songs they do here in Brazil,
among a thousand things. :-)

In addition, this chat/forum could be used as a research or exercise tool to
your classes. Teachers might assign some exercises on topics connected or
not with the structure or function students are learning. Students would
discover the information in the chat/forum and bring it to classroom.
Because we are going to have a chat and a forum, if any student tries to use
the chat and there is nobody there to 'share', this student could leave a
message in the forum.

If you are interested in bringing your students, let me know and I'll send
you the link. We are calling the group YICOM - Youngsters International
Community, the chat YIChat and the forum YIForum.

It'll be a pleasure to have our students sharing information, won't it?

Thank you

Kátia Martins Pereira

São Paulo - Brazil
katiamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.english4all.pro.br


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