Dear All,
This is the space where it would be possible to share all the information, findings and new sources to enrich my current research project "THE USE OF SKYPE CHAT FOR IMPROVING WRITING SKILLS IN AN A2 ADULT LEARNERS GROUP”
This research project will be carried out in an adult English learner group at
In order to look for feedback and share findings on this topic it would be necessary to contact some teachers who had carried out projects related to this one.
Today, March 30th 2009 the first teachers were contacted via Skype, e-mail and webpage comment links. The corresponding information of the teacher and webpages are:
Skype - NativeEnglishOnline
Email - NativeEnglishOnline@Gmail.com
Web - http://www.NativeEnglishOnline.com
http://insights-into-tefl.blogspot.com/2007/02/using-skype-with-students.html
http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/03/26/using-a-chat-room-in-the-classroom/
and the e-mail sent was the following:
Dear English Teachers abroad,
Hello, My name is Iboneth Beltran, I am from Bogota Colombia South America.I am an English Teacher and Professor. I have been teaching for 10 years and I am taking my Second Master's right now. My Master's is in ELT and we have a technological component, so my Research Project is about:
"THE USE OF SKYPE CHAT FOR IMPROVING WRITING SKILLS IN AN A2 ADULT LEARNERS GROUP”
I do want to contact you because as part of my research requirements, I must do a search of similar projects and experiences faced and handled by teachers abroad and contact them to share findings.
I hope to know from you soon!
Thanks a million,
Iboneth Beltran.
Languages Teacher & Educational Manager.
During the last weeks of May 2009 the people who will take part in the final "Skype chat session" were contacted.(foreign students that I had in previous course in New York City - students whose native language is not English "Chinese, Hindu, etc" ) (However, there will be a very special guest from Finland who was not my student, he is my fiance) They are people with different backgrounds, educational careers and skills who will interact in the final activity with the Research group.