Project-Based Language Learning and CALL - From Virtual Exchange to Social Justice - Michael Thomas
4. Project-Based English Language Learning through Multimodal Videos: An Online Learning Case Study
Project-Based Language Learning and CALL - From Virtual Exchange to Social Justice - Michael Thomas
Valentina Morgana [+]
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan
Valentina Morgana is Adjunct Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan. Her area of research focuses on Applied Linguistics, the English language teaching and learning in secondary and higher education. Her interests include mobile English language teaching and learning, technology-mediated task-based language teaching (TBLT) and the use of virtual exchanges in higher education internationalization. She is a qualified EFL secondary school teacher and a teacher trainer of pre-service and in-service courses. She graduated in Modern Languages from the Università degli Studi of Pavia and holds a Doctorate in Education from the Department of Languages of the Open University, UK.
Description
This chapter describes the use of multimodal video projects with secondary school EFL learners in an online learning context during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study shows the implementation of such project as a response to learners’ needs, and its effects on learners’ English language and digital literacy skills.