This document discusses using technology to motivate language learning in the classroom. It provides examples of using online resources and tools to build vocabulary, link receptive and productive skills through grammatical deconstruction and reconstruction, encourage advanced reading and listening to increase independence, and manipulate the language through grammatical application and creativity. Specific websites and apps are recommended for activities like collecting vocabulary, practicing verbs and sentences, reading texts, listening to songs and dialogues, creating poems and songs, and keeping up with other language teachers through social media groups.

1. Technology in Language Teaching
Motivating tools for the MFL classroom.
Isabelle Jones, Head of Modern Languages,
Alderley Edge School for Girls @icpjones
http://isabellejones.blogspot.com icpjones@yahoo.co.uk

2. • Building up vocabulary
• Linking receptive and productive skills-grammatical
de-construction and re-construction
• Encouraging more advanced reading and listening-
increasing independence
• Manipulating the language- grammatical application
and creativity

4. Building up vocabulary
• Understanding new vocabulary: word
families and etymology
• Noun => verb
• Noun => adjective => verb
• Prefixes/ suffixes (Greek/Latin)
• “Awkward English”
• http://blogs.transparent.com/language-
news/2014/04/30/enjoying-etymology
• Original or stolen?
• http://www.etymonline.com/index.php

5. Building up vocabulary
• Idioms and translation
• http://enseigner.tv5monde.com/fle/les-
expressions-francaises-le-corps
• http://enseigner.tv5monde.com/fle/les-
expressions-francaises-les-aliments
• Use of resources
Free Collins online dictionary
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english
?showCookiePolicy=true
Text-to-speech:
http://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/
Reading support:
http://lingro.com/

6. Building up vocabulary
• Collecting new vocabulary: How? Where??
Vocabulary book?
Excel/ google spreadsheet
Quizlet cards http://quizlet.com
/games and quizzes https://getkahoot.com/
Recording it/speaking ppt/ FLA podcasts
• Download your own beats and learn
vocabulary
• http://trumental.com/beats?ref=news#18
630=20150529-FreeSpirit

7. Linking receptive and productive skills-grammatical
de-construction and re-construction
• Sentence: verbs, clauses
• http://www.profedeele.es/2015/09/verbolocura-juego-verbos.html
• http://www.profedeele.es/2015/09/material-memorizar-verbos.html
• Text: advanced reading for identifying advanced vocabulary and
Structures
Accessible authentic materials

8. Encouraging more advanced reading-
increasing independence
• short stories
new articles
songs
adverts, posters
magazine articles
publications
scenes from plays
poetry/song lyrics
poem forms such as haiku
fairy tales
rhymes
tongue twisters
letters
myths and legends
Cartoon strips, comics
proverbs
jokes
http://all-literature.wikidot.com/
Using literature

9. Encouraging more advanced reading-
increasing independence
• Twitter timeline + Lingro
• http://twitter.com/AESG_MFL
• http://lingro.com
• Pinterest texts + Lingro
• https://www.pinterest.com/icpjones/french-texts/
• https://www.pinterest.com/icpjones/spanish-texts/
• https://www.pinterest.com/icpjones/pablo-neruda/
• https://www.pinterest.com/icpjones/jacques-prevert/

10. Encouraging more advanced Listening-
increasing independence
• Twitter timeline + transcript
• From songs to news
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6b9pM
zhJwI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U65tvGje
Gks
• Learning log:

11. Manipulating the language-grammatical
application and creativity
• Poetry:
• Does not have to rhyme (writing-exploring a
topic)
• Using rhymes (speaking-exploring the
sounds of the language,
• reinforcing patterns)
• Rhyming dictionary (online or app)
• http://www.dicodesrimes.com/ http://dictionnaire-des-
rimes.fr/
• http://buscapalabras.com.ar/rimas.php
• https://itunes.apple.com/es/app/pocket-
rhymer/id338095684?mt=8 (fr-sp-Gr-it-En)

12. Le message Jacques Prévert
La porte que quelqu’un a ouverte
La porte que quelqu’un a refermée
La chaise où quelqu’un s’est assis
Le chat que quelqu’un a caressé
Le fruit que quelqu’un a mordu
La lettre que quelqu’un a lue
La chaise que quelqu’un a renversée
La porte que quelqu’un a ouverte
La route où quelqu’un court encore
Le bois que quelqu’un traverse
La rivière où quelqu’un se jette
L’hôpital où quelqu’un est mort.
Grammar/Narrative/Film script

13. Un verbe : Aimer
• 1. Un regard, une rencontre... un été, un sourire…
2. un numéro, un mail, une attente, un souvenir…
3. un appel, une voix, un début, un rencard…
4. un horaire, un endroit, une venue, un espoir…
5. une terrasse, un café, un dialogue, un moment…
6. un soleil, une lumière, un cœur, un battement…
7. une seconde, une minute, une heure, un plaisir…
8. un au-revoir, une prochaine, une promesse, un désir..
9. un après, une durée, une patience, un silence..
10. un doute, un pourquoi, un regret, une distance..
11. un retour, une surprise, un déluge, une marée..
12. une suite, une envie un projet.. une soirée..
13. une pleine lune, une virée, un instant, une pulsion..
14. un frôlement, un baiser, une magie ... Un frisson...
15. un accord, un avenir, une force, une destinée..
16. une étoile, un poème
• et un verbe "aimer"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5FFtxl18ck

14. Manipulating the language-grammatical
application and creativity
• Listen to it:
audio, video + transcript
• Say it:
repeat, record, text-to-speech, performance
• Read it:
authentic texts/ Lingro
• Understand it:
dictionaries
• De-construct it:
grammar explanation
• Re-construct it:
grammar practice
• Create something different from it:
productive skills

15. Manipulating the language-grammatical
application and creativity
• Karaoke!
• http://www.lyricstraining.com
• Fill in the gap exercises (10%, 30% or
transcription)
• All songs graded for difficulty
• All authentic songs with YouTube videos
• Ipad/iphone apps: Discovr Music
• Shazam! (for lyrics) => musical translation!

16. Hace tiempo atrás, errores cometí
mirabas sin parar, tratando de fingir
me hallaste, me hallaste, me hallaste
Luego no te importé, pero eso me gustó
cuando me enamoré, huiste con mi amor
me heriste, me heriste, me heriste
Me di cuenta que yo, nada soy para ti
me di cuando amor, que un tonto yo fui
Siempre supe desde que te conocí, que un problema eras
me enseñaste lugares donde nunca fui, y aún así me humillas
Siempre supe desde que te conocí, que un problema eras
me enseñaste lugares donde nunca fui, he despertado y
ahora en el suelo estoy…
No se disculpará, no me verá llorar
él sólo fingirá, que no tuvo la culpa
alguna, alguna, alguna
Rumores escuché, confirman la verdad
al fin pude entender, que sólo fui una más
no hay duda, no hay duda, no hay duda
Me di cuenta que yo, nada soy para ti
me di cuando amor, que un tonto yo fui
Siempre supe desde que te conocí, que un problema eras
me enseñaste lugares donde nunca fui, y aún así me humillas
Siempre supe desde que te conocí, que un problema eras
me enseñaste lugares donde nunca fui, he despertado y
ahora en el suelo estoy
en el suelo, suelo, suelo…
Cuando el miedo está, empiezo a preguntar
¿si me pudiste amar?, quizás
¿a alguien más?
di la verdad
Siempre supe desde que te conocí…
https://youtu.be/lwZH7OBj6EcI knew you were trouble
Once upon time, a few mistakes ago
I was in your sights, ou got me alone
You found me, you found me, ou found me
I guess you didn't care, and I guess I liked that
And when I fell hard, ou took a step back
Without me, without me, without me
And he's long gone, when he's next to me
And I realize the blame is on me
'Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been, so you put me down oh
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now, flew me to places I'd never been
Now I'm lying on the cold hard ground
Trouble, trouble, trouble…
No apologies, he'll never see you cry
Pretend he doesn't know, that he's the reason why
You're drowning, you're drowning, you're drowning
And I heard you moved on, from whispers on the street
A new notch in your belt is all I'll ever be
And now I see, now I see, now I see
He was long gone, when he met me
And I realize now the joke is on me
I knew you were trouble when you walked in…
When your saddest fear comes creeping in
That you never loved me or her or anyone or anything…
I knew you were trouble when you walked in…
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
Trouble, trouble, trouble
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
Trouble, trouble, trouble…

17. Manipulating the language-grammatical
application and creativity
• Made-up songs for a specific purpose
• *learning specific vocabulary and structure
• Use ready-made songs:
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=3kWw
S1_Kark&feature=endscreen j’ai tu as
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQyY8Cak5Ps
Soy una pizza

18. Keeping up-to-date with Technology?
FB groups: Secondary MFL Matters, Secondary MFL in Wales, MFL Resources and Ideas,
Languages in Primary School…

19. • Building up vocabulary
• Linking receptive and productive skills-grammatical
de-construction and re-construction
• Encouraging more advanced reading and listening-
increasing independence
• Manipulating the language- grammatical application
and creativity

20. Technology in Language Teaching
Motivating tools for the MFL classroom.
Isabelle Jones, Head of Modern Languages,
Alderley Edge School for Girls @icpjones
http://isabellejones.blogspot.com icpjones@yahoo.co.uk