ADVANCING LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FOR OSY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

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What is technology?

• Technology is a broad concept that deals with a species’ usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt to its environment.

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What technology resources are available?

• Let’s brainstorm what is available

• What are the needs of our OSY?

• How can be use technology to reach those needs?

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• Learning English encompasses everything!

• Think outside of the box for best results!

What are some resources?

What is accessible to OSY?• Smart phones• Internet• Sometimes CD’s and books• Television• Radio• Music

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The world is at their fingertips if these resources are used right.

What can I do?

Mind Set• There is a certain mind set

that is needed in both an instructor and a learner when it comes to language development.

• Both the student and the teacher HAVE to work together to help the student advance.

Always Learning

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What can I do?

Use the technology Available• What can be taught with

Smart Phones• All sorts of Apps are

available for language development.

• Whole courses are available!

Smart Phones

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Sample some helpful APPS• Kids' Vocab by MindSnacks• This is one of my favorite literacy apps for all students, and it is a great tool for ELLs.

Kids' Vocab by MindSnacks introduces students to Tier 3, low-frequency, context-specific vocabulary words. Each set of words is organized around a theme and built on games that keep children excited about learning. With supports and positive reinforcement, students who struggle won't feel defeated, since words are repeated as they work toward mastery. The high-quality graphics and engaging activities will grab your students' attention as they increase their Tier 3 vocabulary.

• English First High Flyers• EF High Flyers is an easy-to-use game that helps students learn new vocabulary words starting with

numbers and everyday objects. After studying a set of words (with audio and picture support), they test their knowledge through spelling, vocabulary listening and reading quizzes. The emphasis on a variety of skills holds students accountable for having a comprehensive understanding of how to use each new set of words.

• Futaba• A great game for 1-4 players, Futaba presents players with pictures of everyday items and asks them to

name each object. Simple and fun, this is a game that encourages player competition to see who can choose the correct name for an item from a list of four choices. Whoever gets the most correct answers in one minute wins the round. Whether students are playing in groups or practicing solo, this game is sure to add new words to their vocabulary. Futaba also has an upgrade that offers customizable features.

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Sample some helpful APPS• Busuu• This language-learning app features more than 3,000 words and expressions and covers a wide range of topics through

comprehensive vocabulary sections and interactive tests. Levels include beginner to advanced, and it is available for download on iPhone and Android (20 units are free and remaining content is available upon purchase).

• SpeakingPal English Tutor• A very entertaining and highly-interactive app, it features a series of mini-lessons of approximately 5 minutes, so

students have no excuses when it comes to making the most of idle time. The student interacts with the app through speech recognition software that recreates a real video call. It’s available for download on iPhone or Android for free.

• Voxy• This is a tremendously popular app, particularly in the Spanish-speaking market . It features news and stories on a variety

of topics, and provides games for language practice, plus short quizzes to test comprehension. It can be downloaded for free on iPhone and Android.

• MyWordBook• This app was developed by the British Council in conjunction with Cambridge University Press and offers a wonderful,

engaging way to learn new words through sets of interactive flashcards. Additional vocabulary packs may be downloaded from Cambridge dictionaries. Available for free on iPhone and Android.

• Conversation English• This app features 20 lessons, each with a video dialogue. The app gives learners the option to read the conversation and

then answer questions and complete a variety of exercises. It’s a great app for those who wish to practice more conversational English. It’s available for download on iTunes.

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Sample some helpful APPS• English Grammar in Use Tests• Developed by Cambridge University Press and based on the successful Grammar in Use series, this app allows

students to practice English grammar as a series of “tests” that are more akin to games. It’s not free, but it’s one of the best apps for students who want some grammar practice on the go. There is also a complete series of apps based on the Grammar in Use books available for iPhone.

• IELTS Master Vocabulary Guide• This is the perfect app for students who want to take the Cambridge IELTS examination. It is the perfect

complement to the book and helps students prepare for the test by providing plenty of vocabulary practice. It’s available for download on iTunes as well as its other versions for TOEIC, TOEFL, etc…

• Cambridge Advanced Learners’ Dictionary• There is a large variety of dictionary apps available, most of them more affordable than this one (lots are even

free!), but this dictionary is certainly more affordable than its print version. Definitely worth the price.• Oxford Deluxe Dictionary and Thesaurus of English• It is probably one of the most expensive apps available for English learners, but there are none more

comprehensive than this one. This app basically contains the complete Oxford Dictionary, plus the thesaurus, with the added audio feature.

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Internet Resources!

• Recorded books and interactive stories and games

• Craigslist• Kelly Blue Book• Free Typing Courses-

http://www.freetypinggame.net/play.asp• Myriad of ELL sites to Learn English• Conevyt-http://www.conevyt.org.mx/

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Conevyt resources• Looking for a job resources• http://www.conevyt.org.mx/index.php?option=com_content&view

=article&id=431&Itemid=811

• Myriad of Educational Courses• http://www.conevyt.org.mx/cursos/

• Construction and Mechanics information

• http://www.conevyt.org.mx/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=538&Itemid=1096

• Learning Computer Programs Like Word

• http://www.conevyt.org.mx/tareas/cd2/cursocomputo/word/indice.htm

• Math Courses• http://saeses.conevyt.org.mx/WEBSAESES/SAESESU/default.htm

• Math Courses• http://saeses.conevyt.org.mx/WEBSAESES/SAESESU/

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• Other Computer Programs• http://www.aulafacil.com/cursos/c68/informatica/

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• Recipes• http://www.aulafacil.com/cursos/c28/cocina

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Music & Radio

• iPods- MP3 Players• Load on all sorts of

language resources• English in Minutes• SOSOSY resources• Recorded books• Songs in English

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Music & Radio

• IPod exchange program• Record parts of lessons• Digital class• Record children’s books• Make your own

language materials • Use music to teach

classes• Podcasts- news radio

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Television

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Watch TV in English!Use the subtitles

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• Learning English encompasses everything!

• Think outside of the box for best results!

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• Krashen's view that a number of 'affective variables' play a facilitative, but non-causal, role in second language acquisition.

• These variables include: motivation, self-confidence and anxiety. • Krashen claims that learners with high motivation, self-confidence, a good

self-image, and a low level of anxiety are better equipped for success in second language acquisition.

• Low motivation, low self-esteem, and debilitating anxiety can combine to 'raise' the affective filter and form a 'mental block' that prevents comprehensible input from being used for acquisition.

• When the filter is 'up' it impedes language acquisition. On the other hand, positive affect is necessary, but not sufficient on its own, for acquisition to take place.

Active Filter Hypothesis- Stephen Krashen

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2 Processes- Language Learning- Krashen

• Second language performance: 'the acquired system' and 'the learned system'. The 'acquired system' or 'acquisition' is the product of a subconscious process very similar to the process children undergo when they acquire their first language. It requires meaningful interaction in the target language - natural communication - in which speakers are concentrated not in the form of their utterances, but in the communicative act.

• The 'learned system' or 'learning' is the product of formal instruction and it comprises a conscious process which results in conscious knowledge 'about' the language, for example knowledge of grammar rules. According to Krashen 'learning' is less important than 'acquisition'.

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• The bright amber colored bird perched on the redwood tree outside of my porch. I sat and reflected on the natural beauty of the morning as the mists glistened around the reservoir of spring water.

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