Word Clouds in Foreign Language Teaching
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Word Clouds can easily be integrated into foreign language learning classes as they represent a creative starting point to various topics.
Another possible option is the integration of word clouds in poetry classes.
They can either function as puzzle which should be arranged in the right order or as a stimulus for the students’ own poem writing.
They can either function as puzzle which should be arranged in the right order or as a stimulus for the students’ own poem writing.
Listening Comprehension
Using word clouds in listening comprehension tasks would also be an alternative. An instance for that could be the combination of the students’ music taste and listening skills.
One could use lyrics of famous songs and let them put the words in the right order while listening to the music. |
Vocabulary
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Vocabulary tasks can also be realized with word clouds.
This example comprises the students’ possible daily activities and the students have to find nouns and the corresponding verbs.