MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

GDEYS CĂ LĂ RAȘ I
Theoretical Lyceum “Vasile Alecsandri”

SELF -EVALUATI ON R EP OR T
the academic years 2011-2016

(for conferring the teaching degree I)

Mariana Ursu,
English teacher,
The II teaching degree

Călăraşi 2016
“The impact of using digital and online tools on the
specific skills development”
 The use of computers in education is
becoming a necessity in terms of accelerated
development of informational technologies.
The school must be in touch with change, to
understand and anticipate the impact of
technology on learning process.
 Computers have been incorporated into
educational programs in the context of
student-centered learning, giving them the
freedom and flexibility in their self-training
process.
 The research goal
Determining the impact of the use of ICT
(Information and Communication Technology) on
the development of students’ specific skills in
teaching English

The research objectives

• Specific skills development through modern teaching
strategies and use of ICT resources;
• Increasing the efficiency of learning activities;
• Stimulation of autonomous learning;
• Increasing learning motivation, developing creativity and
critical thinking;
• Improving the educational outcomes.
 l a i d s
Vi s ua
Before
 blackboard drawings,
 images cut from different
old books and magazines,
 drawings, paintings and
pictures,
 cassete-recorgers, tapes,
 Books and dictionaries.
After
 suitable pictures, images
or drawings from the
internet,
 audio and video records
(films and music),
 PowerPoint Presentations,
 Internet, online
dictionaries.
System of competences
 Online tools
Linguistic competences
Word clouds of different shapes – lexical fields
Online dictionaries
 Online
tools
Communicative
skills

Multimedia
posters
 Online tools
Communicative
skills
 Online tools

Video Production Tools

Skype Session
 Google forms
Online assessments
Online surveys and quizzes

Online
homework
Cleaning a Park ​in Calaraşi
 Project Curricular domains and contexts International
name parteners
1.Our - COMPARISON DOMAIN – Favourite book. Macedonia
story book - CONNECTION DOMAIN – Cities and countries. (2 institutions)
English speaking countries. Pakistan
2. My - COMPARISON DOMAIN - Self description. Age. Pakistan
name Intellectual activities.
around CULTURAL DOMAIN - Cultural personalities from
the world English speaking countries (literature,
cinematography).
3. A day in - COMPARISON DOMAIN - Everyday life. Home. Taiwan
my life Leisure and games. Sport. Pakistan
- CONNECTION DOMAIN - Trips and travel. At the The USA
seaside. In the countryside. In the summer camp.
4. Holiday - COMPARISON DOMAIN – The letter. The USA
card - CULTURAL DOMAIN - Winter holidays in Moldova. Russia
Exchange Christmas in English speaking countries. The Ukraine
- COMMUNITY DOMAIN - Feelings of respect and India
politeness. Lithuania
Taiwan
 Conclusions
 The whole system of specific competences provided by the
national curriculum for foreign language can be trained and
developed through reading, speaking, listening and writing
activities.
 Use of online learning tools contributes to the methodological
skills, learning to learn and digital competences development and
enhances learning motivation.
 Involvement in iEARN projects develops the ability of collaborating,
solving problems connected to real life situations, creates
conditions for communication in a foreign language, encouraging
the experience exchange, provides interdisciplinarity, fosters
respect and tolerance for the other nations’ culture and values,
creating a favorable environment for the development of the
whole system of foreign language specific competences.
 Recommendations
English teachers are recommended:
- to use ICT in teaching process,
- to select iEARN projects that integrate the
contents recommended by the curriculum, taking
into account the needs, interests and age of the
students involved,
- to maintain an effective relationship with the
educators around the iEARN network and the
project facilitator.