In this
subject we have learned how to teach English with technology.
We have
seen different terms such as CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning), TELL
(Technology Enhanced Language Learning) (TELL) ICT/ELT and how they have been
implemented in the classroom throughout the years.
The
importance of web 2.0
Web 2.0 is not only about people interacting
through technology, but it is also about different technologies interacting and
integrating with each other. The use of web 2.0 technologies is paramount in
determining their positive effects on foreign language education (FLE)
Social
platforms such as wiki-spaces and podcasting, provide an appropriate framework
for more authentic and more real-life-like learning experiences than in the
past. Digital Media have had a significant impact on the way foreign languages
are being taught and learned.
Language
has become such a fundamental part of education in the age of globalization
that successful learning requires learners to be able to draw on a fully
developed set of appropriate strategies and learning skills according to the
type of linguistic challenge involved.
We have
learned how to create:
·
Forms: A word document which has
interactive elements in it. This was focusing
on Microsoft
Word,
·
Hot Potatoes: An authoring tool. A small windows
or Mac
programme that creates a variety of exercises and can be freely downloaded for
educational purposes.
·
a webquest: Mini projects in which a large percentage
of the input and material is supplied from the Internet.
·
a blog : A social software usually kept by
one person, who will regularly post comments, thoughts, analysis, experiences of the daily life,
interesting links, jokes or any other form of content, to a web page. They may
consist of written text only, or may include pictures or photos –photo blogs-or
even audio and video. Visitors can make comments.
·
a wiki: A public website started by one person in
which subsequent visitors can add to, delete or change as they wish. A wiki is dynamic
and can have multiple authors.
·
How
to find useful websites for teaching and how to evaluate them according to
their accuracy, currency, content and functionality.
References
Thomas,M.(2009)
Handbook of Research on Web 2.0 and Second Language Learning. Nagoya University
of Commerce and Business, Japan. Herley. New York.
Dudeney,
G., & Hockly, N. (2007) .How to teach english with technology. Pearson
Longman.
