ABSTRACT Since the early 2000s, the numbers studying Modern Foreign Languages at university has declined, although there is a strong body of evidence that language capabilities are valued and in demand by employers, operating in global markets and working with international partners. A significant element in the Higher Education MFL curriculum to these challenges is to adopt innovative and engaging approaches to teaching, including the use of technology to develop the range and confidence of students’ language skills and prepare them for formative and summative assessment. This paper, drawing on theoretical perspectives of social learning, peer collaboration and curriculum design, considers the role of blogging in developing language capability, engaging students with real life non-academic forms of reflective writing and addressing the interrelatedness of language skills, cultural awareness and personal growth. It discusses the challenges of embedding new assessment methods in the curriculum and potential implications for practice in and beyond Modern Languages learning and teaching.

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现代外语课程中的博客。以博客为教学手段和现代外语学生评估方式的案例研究

摘要自2000年代初以来，在大学学习现代外国语言的人数有所下降，尽管有大量证据表明，在全球市场上运作并与国际合作伙伴合作的雇主对语言能力很重视并有需求。面对这些挑战，高等教育MFL课程的重要组成部分是采用创新且引人入胜的教学方法，包括使用技术来发展学生的语言技能的范围和信心，并为形成性和总结性评估做准备。本文基于社会学习，同伴协作和课程设计的理论观点，考虑了博客在发展语言能力中的作用，让学生参与现实生活中非学术形式的反思性写作，并解决语言技能，文化意识和个人成长之间的相互关系。它讨论了在课程中嵌入新的评估方法所面临的挑战，以及对现代语言学习和教学中实践的潜在影响。