Resumo (PT):
Abstract (EN):
The potential for access and networking offered in particular by mobile technology
can be put at the service of teaching and learning a non-mother tongue language through
the design of a LMOOC. However, other issues must be taken into account when it comes to
considering a geographically dispersed and diverse target audience, namely Portuguese as
a non-mother tongue learners, in order to build a learning community. Considering diverse
groups of target students, Portuguese as a Heritage language, Portuguese as a Foreign
language and Portuguese as a Host language, the aim is to think how the use of LMOOCs
can not only favor the development of learner’s communicative and relational skills in a
plurilingual and multicultural society, but also contribute to the reinforcement of their
affective bond with the language and their feeling of belonging to the linguistic and cultural
community(ies) associated with the target language. Aiming to answer the question, “To
what extent can mobile assisted LMOOCs favor affective ties with the target language in
Portuguese as a non-mother tongue learning context?”, in this article, we will start by briefly
analyzing the syllabus and language as a formal system and scrutinize in more detail cultural
and emotional issues which are important to consider when designing a LMOOC. Finally,
we will discuss the importance of teacher-learner and learner-learner relationships in a
community generated by a LMOOC.
Language:
Portuguese
Type (Professor's evaluation):
Scientific