Technology in Language Teaching

1. Multimedia/ technology – what? Why? How?2. The development of ICT for language learning

3. Teaching resources (images, audios, videos, online worksheet generation tools, free lesson plans

What is Multimedia?

Content that uses the combination / integration

of texts, images,

animations, audios and

videos

Phase 321 st century skillsCommunicationCollaborationCreation

Phase 2Students use technology to search informationWeb search, Web quests, online encyclopedias

Phase1Teachers use technology to teach Interactive whiteboards, powerpoint presentations, video/audio presentations

Students as creators / producers

Students as publishers

Students as audience

Students as reviewers

Web 2.0- Wiki- Blog- Youtube- Podcast/ vodcast

Bloom’s Taxonomy

SOLO Taxonomy Structure of the Observed Learning Outcome

What kind of technology have you used with your learners?

Which phase ?

1960’s – 1970’s

Early 1980’s : CALLComputer Assisted Language Learning

1990’s : TELLTechnology-Enhanced Language Learning

21st century learners

digital natives

Howdoyoufeelaboutusing Technology ?

21st century teachers

Online Collaboration Tools

Problems and challenges

Technology will never replace teachers.

However, teachers who know how to

use technology effectively to help their

students connect and collaborate

together online will replace those who

do not.

Images

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://taggalaxy.de/

Audio

http://www.listenaminute.com/

http://www.elllo.org/

http://www.kangguru.org/

http://www.esl-lab.com/

videos

http://www.betteratenglish.com/videos/

http://www.youtube.com

http://www.eslvideo.com/index.php

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/templates/index.html

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker/

Word Search Criss-cross Double Puzzles Fallen Phrases

Hidden Message Letter Tiles Cryptograms

http://www.toolsforeducators.com/

http://teflbag.blogspot.com/http://ialf.wikispaces.com/

Teaching resources and lesson plans