Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Instituto de Letras
Departamento de Língua Inglesa
Clarissa Moreira
Jamison Menezes de Souza
Pamela Veiga
Tatiana Ramos
O Globo, 21/05/2011
O USO DA INTERNET NO PROJETO EDUCACIONAL
 Os recursos tecnológicos devem ser aliados à prática pedagógica para
ajudar o aluno a construir conhecimento.
 A internet oferece uma quantidade enorme de informações, mas para
que elas se tornem conhecimento é necessário que haja o processo de
aprendizagem.
 WebQuest é uma metodologia educacional que utiliza a internet, na
qual os professores orientam os alunos no aprendizado de determinado
tema/conteúdo, sugerindo os caminhos a tomar para a aquisição de
conhecimento.
O USO DA INTERNET NO PROJETO EDUCACIONAL WebQuest
VOCÊ SABE ESCREVER
E-MAILS?
CLARO QUE
SEI!
HUMM
!
VOCÊ TEM CERTEZA
QUE SABE ESCREVER
E-MAILS QUE SEJAM
ADEQUADOS, DE
ACORDO COM A
SITUAÇÃO, O
CONTEXTO?
INTRODUCTION
 Nowadays, the ability of writing properly, according to
contextual demands, is essential. Such ability can make
the difference at the moment you apply for a job or an
internship.
 Do you know the difference between writing an e-mail to
people close to you – as friends, parents, schoolmates, boy
or girlfriend – and writing an e-mail asking for a job in a
big company or an internship at a university?
 Do you know the difference between formal and informal
writings?
 If you are in doubt about such subjects and want to learn
more about writing an e-mail properly, you are invited to
participate of this course.
TASKS
First:
 Divide into four groups (maximum of four students in each
group).
Second:
 Two groups should choose Writing a Formal e-mail and the
other two Writing an Informal e-mail and distribute the role
according to the following options of tasks:
TASKS
Writing a Formal e-mail
 Student: Ask for
information about internship
at a university.
 University employee: Give
information about the
internship at the university.
Writing an Informal e-mail
 Friend 1: Invite someone to
be your friend at a
relationship website.
 Friend 2: Answer the
invitation showing you are
interested in being his/her
friend.
TASKS
Third:
 The tasks must be made in one week.
Fourth:
 At the second week, the students should exchange their e-mails
to be analised by group, foccusing in the right and proper use of
words and sentences according to the context.
Fifth:
 At the third week, each group will show its respective analyses
of writing an e-mail properly and role play the situation in
class.
RESOURCES
 More informations about how to write e-mail properly you can find in
the following sites:
 http://www.englishtown.com.br/community/channels/article.aspx?articlenam
e=184-email
 http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/CILL/eiw/e-mail.htm
 http://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Email-to-a-Friend
 http://catho.com.br/jcs/inputer_view.phtml?id=9014
 http://transparent.com.br/ingles/negocios/como-escrever-e-mails-em-ingles-
avancado
 http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Formal-Email
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KTXjWHrQFM
ASSESSMENT
 Besides the group assessment, in which the
students will be able to expose their
analyses and exchange their opinions, they
will be submitted to an individual
assessment, as follows:
ASSESSMENT
 Decide which sentences were used in a formal (F) or an
informal (I) e-mail.
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
) I’d like to ask you a favour.
) I’m writing to enquire about ...
) Could you put me up for a few days?
) There’s something else I’d like to ask you.
) I have a further request.
) Thank you for your consideration.
) I look forward to your reply.
) I hope that’s all right.
) Cheers.
 Are you able to define whom the e-mails were sent to? __________
EVALUATION
EXCELENT
CRIATIVITY
COHERENCE
PROPER USE
OF LANGUAGE
ROLE PLAY
VERY GOOD
GOOD
YOU CAN DO
BETTER
CONCLUSION
 We hope that, by the end of
this course, you are able to:
 identify the differences
between a formal and an
informal e-mail
 write a formal e-mail
according to the contextual
demand.
ARE YOU NOW ABLE
TO WRITE AN E-MAIL
PROPERLY,
ACCORDING TO THE
CONTEXTUAL
DEMANDS?
WE HOPE SO!
CREDITS
 This WebQuest was elaborated by Clarissa Moreira, Jamison Menezes
de Souza, Pamela Veiga and Tatiana Ramos, students of the course
“Use of Technology in English Teaching” at the Universidade do Estado
do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), under guidance of Janaína Cardoso.
 This WebQuest was created to work in High School with a
intermediate English level students.
Rio de Janeiro, May 2011