Media Research

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The Use of Media
in Language Teaching
¨Interactive knowlege living for the future¨
By Raquel Delgado, Latina University of Costa Rica

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What is media based on
teaching?
Media in education could be defined as devices
acting as mediators among learner, teacher and
information focuses on the student´s progress.
According to Anita Cindric & Nevenka
Tatkovic, South African Educational
Researchers,
¨Media is the carriers and/ or mediators of
information¨

3.  Emphazied in Global changes
 Developing learners who are
thoughful and adaptable
 Media resorces in learner- centered
methodologies to develop language
skills promoting experimental learning
Functions:

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 Educators have to be more
exploratory, active, selective and
initiative
 They are responsible to keep the
appropriate methodologies and
begin actively involve learners in
their own learning
 They should link the socio-cultural
context with experiences
 They need to develop critical
thinking and solving skills on
learners
 They need increase motivation and
by creative activities
 Students should be able to collect,
analyze, organize and critically
evaluate information
 They have to communicate using
visual, symbolic and/ or language
skills in various modes acquiring
language in natural way
 It´s essential their competitiveness
in the real life because of the time
changes
 They have to be under
predisposition to interact by media
 They should be able to perform by
influence of different technological,
logical and other skills

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1. Newspaper
2. Radio
3. Television
4. Internet
5. Computer
6. Video
7. Videotape
8. Audiotape
9. Cellphone
Resources

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• Content/Basic-Thinking
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Critical Thinking
• Creative Thinking
Techniques

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 Completing dialogues by
listening CD´s
 Role plays by imitating
short videos
 Composing a letter, poem, a
song or essay by recorders
 Interviews by web cam
 Skimming and scanning
information by power point
 Description of someone or
something by flash cards
 Reinforcing by social net
interaction activities
 And so forth…
Activities

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- Students learn communicatively and take responsibility of
their own learning
- This method is the suggested in the curriculum Program
by Ministry of Public Education of Costa Rica
- It focuses on transmit and receive information taking into
account culture, values, attitudes, language, specific goals,
and how teachers want model their learners to set up them in
competence prepared for the real world on taking of jobs or
professions.
Method: Communicative
Language Teaching

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- Developed in 1983 by Dr. Howard Gardner´s professor
of education at Harvard University.
- Dr. Garner says that our schools and culture focus most
of their attention on linguistic and logical-mathematical
intelligence.
- It suggest teachers be trained to present their lessons
in a wide of ways using music, cooperative learning, art
activities, role plays, multimedia, field trips, inner
reflection and much more.
Approach: Multiple Intelligences

10. { {Pros
 Media can be adapted by
whatever method and
approach
 Offers cognitive and
affective experiences
 Connect learners with
cultural events
 Connect theories thought
with the real world
 It´s easy to get, cheaper and
attractive for everyone
Cons
 It could be a trouble
related to how it is used
within the curriculum
 It could cause distractions
on learners and loose the
teaching and learning
purpose
 It`s not really effective
when or where use it,
depend on the economic,
social, religion
circumstances and places
and/or where is available
to be accessed

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- Train teachers how employ it.
- Integrate Media in the curriculum since the most popular and
used tools to receive good acceptation.
- Apply several appliances promoting interaction and natural
learning, not only the same.
- Be sure your activities be according to the educational goals
along the curriculum
- Increase a funny or interesting perception by the media for
learners.
- ¨The Quality Learning by students, reside in their teacher¨
Assumptions