Vivre en Aquitaine: pedagogy, audience, design

Tita Beaven

doi:10.4995/eurocall.2012.11375

Authors

Tita Beaven The Open University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4995/eurocall.2012.11375

Keywords:

Pedagogy, audience, design, intercomprehension, plurilingualism

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the website Vivre en Aquitaine, a website for learners of French that introduces learners to that region of France whilst at the same time developing their language skills, cultural knowledge, and intercultural awareness. Whilst designers of learning resources have to take into account the learners' needs and objectives, the interplay between pedagogy and design are also crucial in developing the resources, and work together in an iterative process. This is illustrated by focussing on one particular section of the website, where the original pedagogical framework was modified by our emerging understanding of how some technical affordances could develop our pedagogy in unforeseen ways, pushing us to engage further with plurilingualism and intercomprehension.

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Author Biography

Tita Beaven, The Open University

Department of Languages

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