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Enhancing ESL Learning with Computers: Tips, Benefits, and Challenges

This guide explores the integration of computers and the internet in the ESL classroom, highlighting the benefits such as access to diverse materials, cultural relevance, and opportunities for self-directed learning. It also addresses challenges like computer literacy, technical issues, and depersonalization of learning. The document includes practical activities using Audacity for recording and improving pronunciation and communication skills. Additionally, it raises awareness of key terms associated with Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) and encourages teachers to reflect on their experiences.

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Enhancing ESL Learning with Computers: Tips, Benefits, and Challenges

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  1. CIWA – January 2011 Internet in the ESL classroom tips for application

  2. Benefits of computers Variety of materials Ease of access Breadth of content Cultural relevance Self-access options Change of focus / interaction Individual focus on students Different ways of practicing language Opportunities for interaction beyond classroom Etc. Challenges & difficulties Computer literacy issues Technical difficulties Depersonalized learning / lack of interaction during class time Lack of focus with some students / distractions Lack of teacher’s involvement Feedback is challenging What we like & what we hate

  3. What’s your CALL awareness? Do you know the following terms / abbreviations? • PDF • Chat • Blog • Podcast • Skype • Webquest • Wiki • Audacity

  4. Wiki ciwa1.wikispaces.com

  5. Audacity

  6. Audacity - practice • Recording yourself: - Record a 30 second long description of your weekend (without preparing) - Listen to yourself and decide what can be improved (vocabulary, grammar, amount of detail). - Mute the 1st recording / don’t delete it. Record the same talk again. - Listen to the 2nd recording and compare it to the 1st one. What is different? Better? 2. Recording a phone message. • Recorded conversations (phone tag) • Recording for pronunciation.

  7. Audacity - practice 3. Recorded conversations (phone tag) • Individually, spend 30-60 seconds thinking about Audacity. What do you like/dislike about it? How could you use it in your teaching? • Then record some of your thoughts. Don’t speak for more than a minute. • Then swap computers with your partner (who just finished doing the same thing). Now, listen to her ideas. • Stay at your partner’s computer and record a response. You can also ask some questions to your partner.(1st, mute the 1st recording. Then press record and start speaking). • Now swap computers again and repeat the cycle.

  8. Audacity - practice 4. Recording for pronunciation. • Read the text below. • Then record it in Audacity. • Listen to yourself. • Then open the file called ‘a few words’. • Listen to my version of the same text. • Now try to record it again yourself. • Compare our ways of pronouncing things.

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