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CloistersTeaching Online with Tamara Tosoni |
Cloisters: Tamara, you are the tutor on our 'Italian for the Tourist’
Cloisters: How would you describe the typical student who would take this Cloisters: In what way does an online course particularly help these Tamara: I taught English and French to adults for few years and teaching adults is really a difficult task. They need learning to be meaningful; autonomous, independent, and self-directed; prior experiences are a rich learning resource; their readiness to learn is associated with a transition point or a need to perform a task; their orientation is centred on problems, not content; they are intrinsically motivated; their participation in learning is voluntary. Multimedia and online learning are a great opportunity for "busy" people. In my course all students, take a virtual travel across Italy, with my help and support. I will be there for chat sessions, talking and suggesting. Languages can be learnt at best in the country where they are spoken...Well, virtually that's partially possible! Cloisters: Are you planning to provide more Italian courses in the New Tamara: Yes, I will - I am working on the second part of this course ..almost ready :-) Cloisters: Thank you very much for your time, Tamara Tosoni. |
Tamara: Online learning represents a new way of combining innovative learning and teaching techniques with individual tutor support. It offers the possibility to use online and traditional materials, and use online communication tools to interact with tutors and fellow students from all over the world. Personally, I feel at home everywhere: I love languages and I am really fascinated by the mental process involved. Because of my main passion and my multimedia interests I attended a course to qualify in the field. I already had teaching experiences but never into the virtual world, and, I thought it could be an interesting and stimulating experience. Setting up the course wasn't easy as expected but still very enjoyable!