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This presentation shows how to enhance language competencies with the use of internet. Practice links are provided for beginners so that they can rehearse listening, reading, lexical, and accuracy skills.
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New Trends for New Needs in ELT
Nicatesol 2010
rodolfo.chaviano@uam.edu.ni
M.A. Rodolfo Chaviano Martínez
Friday, December, 2010
Blended Learning:
Technology Access
Outline
Some ideas about Blended Learning Enhancing Language Competencies with
Internet Rehearsing Communicative Skills with
Internet Blending Online Activities & Class
Performance Sample Online Exercises and Live Lab Practice
Blended learning is the organic integration of thoughtfully selected and complementary face-to-face and online approaches and technologies
(Garrison & Vaughan, 2008)
Concept for Blended Learning
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e-learning (online or on CD-ROM) online discussion groups online mentoring and tutor support learning using mobile devices. web conferencing Printed resources (books, workbooks) interactive manuals workshops classroom based training, etc. http://www.ptt.co.uk/blended.html#pttblended
A blended learning strategy could include some or all of the following elements:
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Live face-to-face (formal)• Instructor-led classroom• Workshops• Coaching/mentoring• On-the-job (OTJ) training
Live face-to-face (informal)• Collegial connections• Work teams• Role modelling
Virtual collaboration/synchronous• Live e-learning classes• E-mentoring
Virtual collaboration/asynchronous• Email• Online bulletin boards• Listservs• Online communities
Self-paced learning• Web learning modules• Online resource links• Simulations • Scenarios• Video and audio CD/DVDs• Online self-assessments• Workbooks
Performance support• Help systems• Print job aids• Knowledge databases• Documentation• Performance/decision support tools
http://www.learningcircuits.org/2003/jul2003/rossett.htm
Possibilities of What Can Constitute a Blended Learning Approach:
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CurriculumDesign
Teaching Strategies
Educational Technology
BLENDED LEARNING
Teaching excellence and innovationin support of
student learning
A Blended Learning Methodology:
Communicative Skills
Naming & Describing reality
Listening Competency
Pronunciation Competency
Competence
Reading Competency
Enhancing Language Competencies
Writing Competency
Speaking Competency
Lexical competence
Picturing in Mind Words & Images
Producing meaningful sounds
Getting the message across
Performance
Thinking on paper
Morpho-syntax competency
Producing proper patterns
and word order
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Level 1 Online Practice 1
Blending Online Activities & Class Performance
Lexical competencies Naming and Describing
Vocabulary Expand: (4) Game about colors Numbers 1-20 http://www.visualesl.com/drag/3.htm ( drag and drop exercise)
WORKSHEETS level 1 (multiple choice)Ex 1.1 Ex 1.2 Ex 1.3 Ex 1.4 Ex 1.5 Ex 1.6 Ex 1.7 Ex 1.8 Ex 1.9 Ex 1.10 http://www.tut-world.com/p1_eng.htm (5)
Drag-and-Drop (Old) Basic Adjectives Family Fruits
http://www.visualesl.com/page/display/drag-and-drop.htm (6)
Listening Practice: Agenda reading) 01-elementary level (50 exe)http://www.starfall.com/n/me/pet/play.htm?fwhat is my pet (7) listening interactive exercise
Agenda reading 03-lower intermed.2 (compr. ex.) talk 1ª (8)
lesson 1b, listening (9) listen and choose the picturehttp://www.digischool.nl/oefenen/hennyjellema/engels/tpr/commands1b.htmTotal Physical Response TPR
conversation 1 First words filling the gap
http://esl.fis.edu/vocab/index-e.htm (10) (11) LG42 Vehicles http://www.elllo.org/english/Games/G042-Vehicles.html Listening
Listen and select the picture
Level 1 Online Practice 2
Naming and Describing
Listening competencies
Pronunciation: (agenda reading) 01-elementary level (50 exe)
sound ai sound sh sound ee (12)
http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/two-vowels/load.htm?f
videoChunking Lonely Vowel Two Vowel (13)
Level 1 Online Practice 3
Pronunciation competenciesProducing meaningful
sounds
http://www.starfall.com/n/skills/chunking/load.htm?fhttp://www.starfall.com/n/skills/two-vowel/load.htm?f
•Grammar Focus: (1-language) Unit 1 Index Grammar Exercises 1 Grammar Exercices 2 (14)
http://www.1-language.com/englishcourse/unit1_index.htm
Accuracy multiple choice Ex 2.1Ex 2.2Ex 2.3Ex 2.4Ex 2.5 (15)Ex 2.6Ex 2.7Ex 2.8Ex 2.9Ex 2.10
Level 1 Online Practice 4
Morpho-Syntax competencies Using appropriate patterns and word order
http://www.tut-world.com/p1_e2-01.htm
Syntax: (agenda resources)
WORKSHEETS level 1 Sentence Construction
http://www.tut-world.com/p4_e3-1.htm
Ex 3.1 Ex 3.2 Ex 3.3 Ex 3.4 Ex 3.5 (16)
Ex 3.6 Ex 3.7 Ex 3.8 Ex 3.9 Ex 3.10
http://www.tut-world.com/p4_e3-8.htm
Level 1 Online Practice 5
Syntax competencies Proper word order
Reading Comprehension:
Agenda resources - WORKSHEETS level 1 http://www.tut-world.com/p1_eng.htm
Ex 5.1Ex 5.2Ex 5.3Ex 5.4Ex 5.5 (17) Read & answer
lesson 1a, only reading (18) Read and find the picturehttp://www.digischool.nl/oefenen/hennyjellema/engels/tpr/commands1aaa.htm
Level 1 Online Practice 6
Reading competencies Getting the message across
Further Writing Practice : (agenda resources) WORKSHEETS level 1 Cloze Passages http://www.tut-world.com/p1_e4-01.htm
Ex 4.1 Ex 4.2 Ex 4.3 Ex 4.4 Ex 4.5 (19)
Level 1 Online Practice 7
Writing competencies Thinking on paper
Conclusions BL transform the instructor role to be
more facilitative and learner-centered It reduces boredom, decreases costs, and
produces tangible results Discussions started in class may be
continued online or vice versa BL is a Non vertical education strategy Learning is social, therefore, using social
media brings about great benefits BL enhances teacher interaction with
students
Conclusions BL is borderless teaching, reaching more
students BL means increased student engagement
in learning Provides a more flexible teaching and
learning environment Provides Increased access & flexibility Blended learning is an optimized
pedagogical approach, rather than an arbitrary time division between online and F2F classes
References(1)http://www.ptt.co.uk/blended.html#pttblended(2) Garrison & Vaughan, 2008(3) http://www.visualesl.com/drag/3.htm(4) http://www.tut-world.com/p1_eng.htm(5) http://www.visualesl.com/page/display/drag-and-drop.htm(6) http://www.agendaweb.org/reading/easy_interm.html(7) http://www.agendaweb.org/reading/comprehension_easy_interm2.html(8) http://www.digischool.nl/oefenen/hennyjellema/engels/tpr/commands1b.htm(9) http://esl.fis.edu/vocab/index-e.htm Home(10)http://www.elllo.org/english/Games/G042-Vehicles.html (11) http://esl.fis.edu/vocab/4r/0-4.htm (12)http://www.digischool.nl/oefenen/hennyjellema/engels/tpr/voorbladtpr.htm (13)http://www.agendaweb.org/reading/easy_interm.html Home(14)http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/load.htm?f Home(15)http://www.tut-world.com/p1_eng.htm Level 1(16)http://www.1-language.com/englishcourse/unit1_index.htm(17)http://www.tut-world.com/p1_e5-01.htm(18)http://www.digischool.nl/oefenen/hennyjellema/engels/tpr/commands1aaa.htm(19)http://www.tut-world.com/p1_e4-01.htm
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
SAMPLE UNITI LISTENING English Listening Language Lab Online - Learn English Naturally
Elllo – MENU - STEP - Version 5 951+ - 977 Enam's Green Concerns Do Audio Slide Quiz Answer the Questions and get your score. Then Show Text / Hide Text to seeTranscript as many times as necessary. Take notes and be ready to discuss about this interview next class. Go to -- Video Response Are you worried about the environment?
Select one of the Global Problems topics at the bottom of script page of 977 for your writing task.
II GRAMMAR Grammar Corner: Verbs
Stative and Dynamic Verbs (Introduction and 2 exercises)
III VOCABULARY Business English Collocation
· Collocations 1 · Collocations 2
IV READING AND SPEAKING Flash Cards
http://www.manythings.org/ - Listening & Reading
American Stories · The Ambitious Guest (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
Be ready to report about what you have read and heard. Take notes
V WRITING Ss Learning Center - Study these sections.
Essay writing: Paragraphs and sentence structure
Common faults in sentence structure -
Sentence Fragments
Misplaced modifiers
Parallel structure
Reference
LISTENING : Elllo - 976 Katia's Green Concerns -- Video ResponseWhat are the environmental problems in your country?
Centro de Idiomas UAM R. Chaviano June, 2009
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