Strategies for Integrating Technology Erin Lowry English Language Fellow Colombotech Workshop 2

Today’s Agenda Collecting, adapting, and sharing ELT materials Authentic materials Ways of integrating online technologies inside and outside the classroom

Collecting, adapting, and sharing

ELT materials

Authentic materials

Ways of integrating online technologies inside and outside the classroom

Benefits of Using Computers in the Language Classroom Multimodal practice with feedback Individualization in a large class Pair & small group work on projects Fun factor Variety in resources available & learning styles used Real-life skill-building in computer use (Warschauer and Healy, 1998)

Multimodal practice with feedback

Individualization in a large class

Pair & small group work on projects

Fun factor

Variety in resources available & learning styles used

Real-life skill-building in computer use

What can we do with CALL? Collaborative projects Peer editing of compositions Email Reinforcement of classroom material Games and simulations Blogging and podcasts WebQuests Authentic language learning opportunities

Collaborative projects

Peer editing of compositions

Email

Reinforcement of classroom material

Games and simulations

Blogging and podcasts

WebQuests

Authentic language learning opportunities

Integrating Technology Today ELT Materials & Authentic Materials Downloadable Online On a disk Activities and lessons Adapting these to use with the text

Today

ELT Materials & Authentic Materials

Downloadable

Online

On a disk

Activities and lessons

Adapting these to use with the text

Synchronous vs. Asynchronous

Working with Lower Levels Choosing the right websites Simple, clearly presented text Non-linguistic data that is easy to interpret (charts, the weather, etc.) Visuals ELT websites

Choosing the right websites

Simple, clearly presented text

Non-linguistic data that is easy to interpret (charts, the weather, etc.)

Visuals

ELT websites

Skill Areas Grammar Vocabulary Writing Reading Listening Speaking Content-based language Communication Skills Divisions of language learning from the teacher’s perspective Chappelle & Jamieson (2007)

Vocabulary Select materials that teach appropriate vocabulary Choose materials that explicitly teach English vocabulary Provide learners with opportunities for interaction with computer Let vocabulary tasks lead to interaction among learners Include regular evaluations of answers and summaries of performance Help learners develop strategies for explicit online vocabulary learning that uses online dictionaries and concordancers

Select materials that teach appropriate vocabulary

Choose materials that explicitly teach English vocabulary

Provide learners with opportunities for interaction with computer

Let vocabulary tasks lead to interaction among learners

Include regular evaluations of answers and summaries of performance

Help learners develop strategies for explicit online vocabulary learning that uses online dictionaries and concordancers

Grammar Discourse-based Form-focused Interaction Help develop strategies for learning grammar from online texts through explict practice and inductive learning

Discourse-based

Form-focused

Interaction

Help develop strategies for learning grammar from online texts through explict practice and inductive learning

Speaking / Listening Select materials that are at an appropriate level and the teach sounds and accents that are relevant Choose activities that include video Look for listening materials that include both top-down and bottom-up activities Choose materials that explictly teach speaking skills Evaluate learners’ performance and provide feedback

Select materials that are at an appropriate level and the teach sounds and accents that are relevant

Choose activities that include video

Look for listening materials that include both top-down and bottom-up activities

Choose materials that explictly teach speaking skills

Evaluate learners’ performance and provide feedback

Reading / Writing Select appropriate texts to read and as models Look for important words and phrases to be emphasized Let the text spark interaction among learners Create opportunities to expand knowledge of English through writing and to write for a real audience Help learners develop reading and writing strategies

Select appropriate texts to read and as models

Look for important words and phrases to be emphasized

Let the text spark interaction among learners

Create opportunities to expand knowledge of English through writing and to write for a real audience

Help learners develop reading and writing strategies

Content-Based Language Language and content are not completely different from each other (Mohan, 1986)

Language and content are not completely different from each other (Mohan, 1986)

Communication Skills Design tasks that challenge students to learn more English Use written electronic communication to help learners slow down the conversation and notice language Use written electronic communication for the whole class to provide more opportunities for participation Provide opportunities for oral interacion among learners Encourage learners to use online help during communication Teach learners strategies for electronic communication

Design tasks that challenge students to learn more English

Use written electronic communication to help learners slow down the conversation and notice language

Use written electronic communication for the whole class to provide more opportunities for participation

Provide opportunities for oral interacion among learners

Encourage learners to use online help during communication

Teach learners strategies for electronic communication

Your Task Think of a course you are teaching at the moment What areas would you like to add on to or adapt? Do you need new activity ideas, or have an activity that could also be used with technology?

Think of a course you are teaching at the moment What areas would you like to add on to or adapt? Do you need new activity ideas, or have an activity that could also be used with technology?

Your Task As you find activities and ideas to use in your lessons, take note of the websites and addresses for those sites, as well as what you would use and how

As you find activities and ideas to use in your lessons, take note of the websites and addresses for those sites, as well as what you would use and how

Sharing What You’ve Found Create a new page on this wiki to share what you found. Include links to sites, and a short description of what you would do with what you found. Upload files if you need to (word documents, presentations, pictures, etc.). Place a link to your new wiki page on the page for this workshop

Create a new page on this wiki to share what you found. Include links to sites, and a short description of what you would do with what you found.

Upload files if you need to (word documents, presentations, pictures, etc.).

Place a link to your new wiki page on the page for this workshop

References Chappelle, C. & Jamieson, J. (2008). Tips for Teaching with CALL . White Plains, NY: Pearson Education. De Szendeffy, J. (2005). A Practical Guide to Using Computers in Language Teaching . Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. Dudeney, G. (2000). The Internet and the Language Classroom: A Practical Guide for Teachers . Cambridge University Press. Egbert, J. & Hanson-Smith, E. (2007). Call Environments: Research, Practice, and Critical Issues (2 nd Ed.). Alexandria, VA: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. Gordon, Lever-Duffy, J., McDonald, J.B. & Mizell, A.P. (2005). Teaching and Learning with Technology , (2 nd Ed.). Boston: Pearson Education. Teeler, D. (2000). How to Use the Internet in ELT . Pearson. Windeatt, S., Hardisty, D., & Eastment, D. (2000). The Internet . Oxford.

Chappelle, C. & Jamieson, J. (2008). Tips for Teaching with CALL . White Plains, NY: Pearson Education.

De Szendeffy, J. (2005). A Practical Guide to Using Computers in Language Teaching . Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.

Dudeney, G. (2000). The Internet and the Language Classroom: A Practical Guide for Teachers . Cambridge University Press.

Egbert, J. & Hanson-Smith, E. (2007). Call Environments: Research, Practice, and Critical Issues (2 nd Ed.). Alexandria, VA: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.

Gordon,

Lever-Duffy, J., McDonald, J.B. & Mizell, A.P. (2005). Teaching and Learning with Technology , (2 nd Ed.). Boston: Pearson Education.

Teeler, D. (2000). How to Use the Internet in ELT . Pearson.

Windeatt, S., Hardisty, D., & Eastment, D. (2000). The Internet . Oxford.