3 - Community of Practice

Definition: Community of Practice (also known as CoP) concerns a group of people who share the same interests, crafts, and/or jobs. In the L2 learning context, it defines a group of people who interact and share efforts and experiences to learn together.

 

Comment: “Two heads are better than one”, my mom used to say. And I believe she is right. Interacting with peers is a very good way of exchanging knowledge, because your partners can support and complement your skills, as you do the same for them.

 

References:

KIMBLE, C.; HILDRETH, P.; BOURDON, I. Communities of Practice: Creating Learning Environments for Educators. Charlotte: Information Age Publishing, abr. 2008. Disponível em: http://www.chris-kimble.com/CLEE/ToC.html. Acesso em: 2 jul 2010.

WENGER, Etienne. Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.

 

More Sources:

Communities of Practice - A Brief Introduction

http://ewenger.com/theory/

Communities of Practice

http://www.infed.org/biblio/communities_of_practice.htm