Abstract

The following pages outline an internet-enhanced language learning activity designed for students of 3rd semester (intermediate) French at the University of Arizona. The fourth and final module of this course—French 201—is entitled, Penser vert (“Think green”), and is centered around cross-cultural discussions of consumption, recycling, and how to live in an environmentally conscious manner. Embedded within discussions around ecological living in various cultural contexts, the chapter integrates a review of all verb tenses, including the past, present, future, conditional, and subjunctive tenses. The proposed activity adapts the chapter’s culminating assignment—a narrated slide show presentation given in class—to the Web 2.0 platform, VoiceThread. The entire pedagogical sequence involves 1) exploration of VoiceThread, 2) creation of a VoiceThread, 3) interaction with others’ VoiceThreads, and 4) an evaluation survey in which they will be asked about their experiences with the activities and with this particular tool.