This presentation discusses the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in language learning. It argues that constructivism is the appropriate paradigm for language learning in the modern era. Constructivism views learning as an active, creative, and socially interactive process. The presentation outlines several key principles of constructivism and constructionism and their relevance for language learning. It also provides a typology of different technology-enhanced language learning materials and discusses current trends, including the use of virtual learning environments and blending internet and CD-ROM resources.

1. Welcome
To
My Presentation
On
WWW.In Languages
( An article by Bernrd Ruschoff, University of Essen, Germany)

2. Content Overview
• Role of ICT in Language learning
• Constructivism as the appropriate paradigm for
this millennium
• Typology and evaluation of the technology
enhanced materials

3. Rationale
• Technology induced change in the way we live
and work today
• Knowledge Society and unprohibitted access to
knowledge
• Necessity of theoretical and methodological
construction to meet the challenge

4. Knowledge Society
• Knowledge doubling every five years and every
73 days by 2020
• Disappearing of compartmentalized disciplines of
knowledge
• Traditional information gathering & storing no
longer sufficient
• Information processing and knowledge
construction needed

5. Language learning & Constructivism
• Controversy over how language can be best learnt
• Influence of various learning theories &
Cognition
• Felt necessity to build learner’s experiences
through challenging tasks as intellectual scaffolds

6. Language learning & Constructivism
• Constructivism integrates cognitive science,
constructivist philosophy, neurology, biology and
computer science
• Learning viewed as active, creative and socially
interactive process
• Traditional grammar and vocabulary drills not
enough to fully exploit the potential of the media.

7. Basic Principles and aims of language
learning
Communicative competenceLanguage awareness
Research discovery based data-driven
learning
Language learning in
communicative activities
Language learning is language use
Learning experience & learning to learn
Learning awareness

8. Constructivism & Constructionism
Contributors of Constructivism:
• Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky (1896 – 1943)
• Jean Piaget (1896 – 1980)
• John Dewey (1859 – 1952)
• Jerome Seymour Bruner (1915 – 2016)

9. Constructivism & Constructionism
• ‘Constructionism’ the term was coined by
Papert in 1991
• Constructivism is the theory
• Constructionism is the application
• Facilitates hypothesis formation and validation
• Allows play and experimentation

10. Template-based learning
• Project-based, process-oriented learning
arrangements
• Focused on a shareable product
Consists of:
• Relevant task
• Tools and resources
• Blueprints and templates
• Clearly defined aim and/or product

11. Current Materials
• Dominated by computer based computer based
drill & kill/grammar hammar
• Instructional kind
• Vocabulary drill, multiple choices, gap filling
both on CD Rom & on Internet
• Course wares that integrate multimedia

12. Typology
• Exercise materials for self study and self
access
• Authoring tools
• Electronic publications and resources
• Tools for processing and adapting materials
• Cognitive tools
• Telecommunications

13. Perspectives
• Current trends:
• Experiment with a formats
• Use of VLE
• Fusion of internet and CD Roms
(hybrid learning)
• Teletutoring
• WWW viewed as material delivery
system and communicative and
interactive learning platform