JALTCALL2012

eBooks and Future of Textbooks:
How to author EFL eBooks with Text to
Speech Technology

BEYOND CALL: INTEGRATION,
Theme:
NORMALISATION, OR SEPARATION?
Bookmarks.f/200100406.html

JALTCALL SIG 2012
Konan University,
Nishinomiya, JAPAN.

YASUDA, Masami,
June 2-3, 2012
Kwansei Gakuin Univ.,
E-Learning at KG Univ.
JALTCALL SIG 2012 Myasuda[at]kwansei.ac.jp
Konan University,
Nishinomiya, JAPAN.

2. Introduction: Use of iPads
 Useof iPads,
Web Browsing, E-mail
Photos, Videos
Music, Games

eBooks, etc.

An iPad as an eBook Reader … .
But, how can we use iPads
 for language learning, CALL,
 and as mobile presentation tools?
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3. iPads in WELL
(Web Enhanced Language Learning)

Lots of applications are available.
How to use iPads
for language learning: CALL, WELL

as mobile presentation tools,
and, for autonomous self learning.

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4. iPads in WELL
(Web Enhanced Language Learning)

An iPad in class use

as an instruction mode
to present teaching materials
i.e. a show and tell gadget
Students have No iPads
a CALL lab, with PCs
access to the internet
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5. iPads – Ideal gadgets?
 CostPerformance?
 Hardware limitations

 VGA Output – Not all applications!
 iPad2 & 3 - OK!! BUT iPad1 - partial,

 Software:No FLASH vs. HTML5 war
 No keyboard short cuts (cut & paste)
 Weight: Heavier than Note PC?
 No External storage devices
 But…being available - USB & HD on WiFi
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6. Cloud Computing and Mobiles

 No external storage devices:
 Cloud Computing?
 DropBox,

 Evernote,
 SugarSynch, etc.
 Finally!!
 External storage –
 HD or USB via WiFi.
 HyperDrive HD

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7. eBook readers
 eBook readers or dedicated
devices
Apple’s iPad

Amazon’s Kindle,
SONY’s Libié, iRex’s Digital Reader

eBooks are
content-rich
of wide general interest.
Changes in the literacy world
a viable device for EFL ・ ESL readers
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8.
iPad eBook Readers

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9. iPad Text2Speech Applications

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10. eBooks for EFL/ESL
 Can EFL teachers
 author or publish eBooks on the PC’s,
as well as
 On an iPad?

 Students would benefit from
reading eBooks, vocabulary
Listening drills, etc.

 Content selection by teachers is the key!!
 Cost effectiveness – Not yet??
 Prices - still too high for students in
class.
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11. Microsoft Reader
 Microsoft Reader features:
 Page by page reading: files (LIT extension)
 Highlight word by word
 Synchronized audio reading
 Dictionary Lookup

 Platforms:
 Windows Mobile PCs,
 Smartphones (Windows CE),
 Mobile phones.

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12. iPad eBooks:
Formats - ePUB and PDF

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13. Class Group Portfolio Work:
Grading, and PDF Annotations

14. Process Writing Class:
Marking and Grading Blog Theads

saekakg2011/2011/02/17/my-father-12/
http://kgblogcast.com/kgblogcast2011/

15. Summary: BlogCast
with RSS Mixing and Text2Speech
Next slide?

RSS Mixer

iPods,
with
iTunes,
Text
Presentations,
to
Other
Speech
PodCasting
sites

Playlist,
Feed,
New XML

D:
Servers.finfoseek.ne.jp.fmyasuda2.f

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16. BlogCasting: Weblog Projects - 2008

 Class WeBlogs – Text2Speech

KGLaw BlogCast 2008
 Advcomp – Education course
 kglaw2011f2 – Freshmen
3rd
 kglaw2011s1 – Sophomores

1st
 Kglaw2011s2 – Sophomores 2nd

Next slide

AdvComp - Online grading as admin of the server 16

17. Comparison of eBooks:
with other media, and PDFs

 Comparison of
eBooks

with

the already developed BlogCast, PDFs
 Textto speech applications
Benefits to EFL students.
 How eBooks would
help improve EFL reading skills

YouTube-eBooks– It's A Book - By Lane Smith 17

18. Comparison of eBooks: (2)
with other media, and PDFs
Audio Blog or
1 Media Books eBooks
Books Podcast PDF
2 Cost △ ◎ △ ◎ △

Audio/
4
Voice × △ ○ △ △
Text to
5
Speech × ○ × ○ ○
Highlight/
6
Synchro × ○ × △ ×
7 Delivery × △ × ◎ △
Control
8
Speed × △ △ △ ×

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19. A WELL Project:
‘Was the Night Before Christmas

Twas the Night before Christmas

by
Clement C. Moore

WELL:
Web Enhanced Language Learning
http://s.phpspot.org/u/myasuda/

Oral Presentation and Process Writing

YASUDA, Masami,
Kwansei Gakuin Univ.,
E-Learning at KG Univ.
Myasuda[at]kwansei.ac.jp

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20. eBooks Applications on iPads
 eBooks formats:
 From: Doc, Lit, Text
 To: ePub, PDF
 Sources:
 Project Gutenberg
 Publishers

 Mailing List
 Google Scholar -
Link
 Convertors:
 Calibre (Mac, Win) -
Link
 e2Pub (Web) - Link
 eBook reader
Options:
 Text to speech
 Reading Speed
 Scrolling

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21. Future Textbooks
 eBook Textbooks
 DedicatedeBook Readers
 Smartphones
 Merits

 Portability
 Budget, Interactivity
 Virtual Reality

 Demerits
 Budget, Authoring, Copyright
 Authoring Software
 Publishers
 Amazon, Apple, etc.
 Teachers
 Programmers
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22. Technology in
Language Teaching and Learning

 Figure 1 Range-of-Use Technology Chart
 Szecsy, Elsie M. "Technology in Language Teaching and Learning." Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education. 2008. SAGE Publications. 29 Mar. 2009.
<http://www.sage-ereference.com/bilingual/Article_n313.html>.
 Source: EnGauge. Available from http:/ / www.ncrel.org/ engauge. 　　Broken Link Copyright © 2006 Learning Point Associates. All rights
reserved. Reprinted with permission.
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