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Enhancing Language Teaching with Computer-Assisted Learning: 10 Key Strategies for Teachers

This resource provides ten essential suggestions for teachers with limited Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) experience. It emphasizes focusing on engaging activities rather than specific software, slowly introducing technology, and ensuring effective human interaction. Teachers are encouraged to prepare thoroughly, expect technical issues, pace activities for varying student speeds, and transition smoothly between tasks. By using a student-centered approach, teachers can empower learners and facilitate better participation in technology-enhanced language classes.

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Enhancing Language Teaching with Computer-Assisted Learning: 10 Key Strategies for Teachers

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  1. Introduction to Computer-Assisted Language Learning Dr. Esther Smidt

  2. Ten Suggestions for Teachers with Limited CALL Experience • Focus on activities, not software titles.Language objective → Technology.Tool applications in class, tutor applications out of class. • Wade in slowly.Start simple; build in complexity in manageable steps as necessary.

  3. Ten Suggestions for Teachers with Limited CALL Experience • Teach.Include human instruction time and contact with each student. • Appreciate the richness of the computing environment.Target language computer interface.Grouping: Unlike L1, computing skills.

  4. Ten Suggestions for Teachers with Limited CALL Experience • Prepare and be patient.Know everything you ask your students to do.Have a backup plan.Save often.Technical problems → Workaround. • Don’t let technology drive your class.RAT framework (Hughes, Thomas, & Scharber, 2006).

  5. Ten Suggestions for Teachers with Limited CALL Experience • Invest time in training and orientation.Training before an activity (e.g. Jing). • Pace activities.Students finish at different times → Buffer activities.Transitioning takes time. • Be a resource guide.Librarian of the lab: diagnose need and assign activity.

  6. Ten Suggestions for Teachers with Limited CALL Experience • Orchestrate communicative activities.Student-centered and student-empowering.Hands-on work, active participation.Peer support for computer/activity questions. de Szendeffy, 2005, pp. 15-26

  7. Technology Tools Blog • http://www.blogger.com/ • http://napoleonpaws.blogspot.com/ Wiki • http://www.wikispaces.com/ • http://mandyines7callintesl.wikispaces.com/ Audacity • http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

  8. Technology Tools TrackStar • http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/index.jsp • http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ts/viewTrack.do?number=415272 Hot Potatoes • http://hotpot.uvic.ca/ • http://nhondang.webng.com/TEST/quiz1.htm

  9. Technology Tools PowerPoint Jeopardy • http://www.jmu.edu/madison/teacher/jeopardy/jeopardy.htm • http://mandyines7callintesl.wikispaces.com/file/view/Jeopardy1.ppt Jing • http://www.techsmith.com/jing/ • http://www.techsmith.com/learn/jing/tutorials/get-started/your-first-capture/ • http://nhonviet.co.nr/

  10. Technology Tools Free hosting • http://www.screencast.com/ • http://webng.com/ Windows Movie Maker • http://www.screencast.com/users/clemek/folders/Jing/media/d3953d11-a5c0-4d2c-a2ab-be4bf7145bac YouTube • http://www.youtube.com/ • http://www.screencast.com/users/LauraFunke1/folders/Jing/media/3a609202-4bd4-4480-8952-d271d3add95a

  11. Real Scenario • ESL pull-out class in Minnesota • Somali and Latino 4th graders • Reading multicultural versions of Cinderella • How would you integrate technology? • Discuss and jot down your points • Consider: Blog, Wiki, Audacity, TrackStar, Hot Potatoes, PowerPoint Jeopardy, Jing, Free hosting, Windows Movie Maker, YouTube • http://messiahci.wikispaces.com/

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