Online Reading Comprehension Courses in Technology and Tourism, Distance Education Department, School of Languages, U.N.C

Santigo del Estero

Conferencia; XXXIII FAAPI Conference: Using the language to learn and learning to use the language: What?s next in Latin America?; 2008

FAAPI

This paper looks at the application of Information Technology (IT) to ESP courses offered by the Distance Learning Department (EAD) of the School of Languages, UNC. It shows how Moodle, an educational software package, contains various resources which can be adapted for the purpose of teaching reading comprehension skills in the areas of Technology and Tourism. By reading specialized texts and doing the activities designed on Moodle, students both learn about these fields and acquire linguistic skills which help them recognize forms and functions typical of the language used in these areas. Finally, it taps into the value of Moodle for developing autonomous and strategic learners.