Comments on: Using Flickr in Language Classes http://e-poche.net/2007/07/17/using-flickr-in-langauge-classes/ under the influence of epoche Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:52:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Aaron http://e-poche.net/2007/07/17/using-flickr-in-langauge-classes/#comment-63984 Aaron Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:33:38 +0000 http://e-poche.net/2007/07/17/using-flickr-in-langauge-classes/#comment-63984 Thanks for your comments everyone. Alex, you make an excellent suggestion - thank you. I think many of the activities necessitate some work outside of class, but the paper certainly warrants a more explicit description of how teachers can introduce Flickr to students for self-study and/or homework. I will add it. Thanks for your comments everyone.

Alex, you make an excellent suggestion - thank you. I think many of the activities necessitate some work outside of class, but the paper certainly warrants a more explicit description of how teachers can introduce Flickr to students for self-study and/or homework. I will add it.

]]> By: Alex Case http://e-poche.net/2007/07/17/using-flickr-in-langauge-classes/#comment-63920 Alex Case Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:29:59 +0000 http://e-poche.net/2007/07/17/using-flickr-in-langauge-classes/#comment-63920 Nice article. Can I suggest that if you want to cover even the technologically primitive such as the average language school in Japan that you give a way of just doing it without computers at school for homework/ self-study? Thanks Nice article. Can I suggest that if you want to cover even the technologically primitive such as the average language school in Japan that you give a way of just doing it without computers at school for homework/ self-study? Thanks

]]> By: Learn Spanish Now http://e-poche.net/2007/07/17/using-flickr-in-langauge-classes/#comment-62336 Learn Spanish Now Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:22:12 +0000 http://e-poche.net/2007/07/17/using-flickr-in-langauge-classes/#comment-62336 Fantastic! I am finding new stuff (online) to further my personal and other people language learning studies all the time - but this was an approach I hadn't seen before. Fantastic!

I am finding new stuff (online) to further my personal and other people language learning studies all the time - but this was an approach I hadn’t seen before.

]]> By: Marco Polo http://e-poche.net/2007/07/17/using-flickr-in-langauge-classes/#comment-59968 Marco Polo Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:02:59 +0000 http://e-poche.net/2007/07/17/using-flickr-in-langauge-classes/#comment-59968 Looks good. Haven't read it all yet. I got as far as the bit about students leaving comments on others' photos, and that reminded me of an excercise I did recently: trying to elicit from students what kind of blog (writing, design, content, etc) is one that people feel like leaving comments on, I had them visit about 4 different blogs and asked them "would you like to leave a comment?" Almost all said "no" but the answer had nothing to do with the blog content or design: "I don't know this person" was their reason. Darn! Another pesky cultural difference raises its ugly head to spoil my lesson plan. I haven't done the research, but my instincts tell me Westerners (people from individualistic cultures?) will feel much less hesitation, trepidation, timidity etc about leaving a comment on a COMPLETE STRANGER'S BLOG than Japanese (people from more collectivist cultures?). THanks for this, Aaron, I have a writing class starting next September, and I plan to start off introducing them to Flickr. Looks good. Haven’t read it all yet. I got as far as the bit about students leaving comments on others’ photos, and that reminded me of an excercise I did recently: trying to elicit from students what kind of blog (writing, design, content, etc) is one that people feel like leaving comments on, I had them visit about 4 different blogs and asked them “would you like to leave a comment?” Almost all said “no” but the answer had nothing to do with the blog content or design: “I don’t know this person” was their reason.

Darn! Another pesky cultural difference raises its ugly head to spoil my lesson plan. I haven’t done the research, but my instincts tell me Westerners (people from individualistic cultures?) will feel much less hesitation, trepidation, timidity etc about leaving a comment on a COMPLETE STRANGER’S BLOG than Japanese (people from more collectivist cultures?).

THanks for this, Aaron, I have a writing class starting next September, and I plan to start off introducing them to Flickr.

]]> By: Nicki http://e-poche.net/2007/07/17/using-flickr-in-langauge-classes/#comment-59967 Nicki Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:01:37 +0000 http://e-poche.net/2007/07/17/using-flickr-in-langauge-classes/#comment-59967 Nice! Unfortunately Flickr is blocked from China at his point, but this would work well in other locations! Nice! Unfortunately Flickr is blocked from China at his point, but this would work well in other locations!

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