Films and Blogs: an authentic approach to improve the writing skill – An intercultural project-based framework in the Senior High State School

• Main Authors: Christine Calogerakou, Kosmas Vlachos
• Format: Article
• Language: ell
• Published: Hellenic Open University 2011-02-01
• Series: Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning
• Subjects: Hellenic Open University; distance learning; post-graduate; teacher education; Greek State School; Teaching English as a foreign language; EFL; educational technology; films; blogs; intercultural; teaching writing
• Online Access: http://rpltl.eap.gr/images/stories/issue_02/02-01-098-calogerakouvlachos.pdf

This paper presents the implementation and the positive findings of a research involving a telecollaborative, e-twining project which linked two Senior State High school classes, one from Greece and one from Italy. The research aimed at investigating whether films and blogs in the English class can foster the development of writing skills, promote intercultural awareness and enhance the cultivation of new literacies. The research showed that the project succeeded in motivating the students who, through their on-line communication achieved cultural literacy and other new literacies to a large degree.