The Cool Medium. The Global Pedagogy of ePortfolio in the Foreign Language Classroom

Authors

Giulia Guarnieri, CUNY Bronx Community CollegeFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter or Section

Publication Date

Spring 4-27-2018

Abstract

The student-centered and integrative pedagogy of ePortfolio finds perfect applicability in the foreign language classroom. In contrast, textbooks for Italian language elementary courses, for the most part, implement a traditional and grammatical based methodological approach which hiders the process of ePortfolio integration which instead places greater emphasis on global and integrative pedagogy. The study discusses the implications these factors hold in preparing foreign languages instructors to use ePortfolio technology underlining its role as a cool medium which provides meaningful impact on student learning and participation

Comments

This chapter was originally published in SPUNTI RICHERCE, edited by Gregoria Manzin, Antonio Pagliaro, and Annamaria Pagliaro.