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Effective EFL Pedagogy with 21 st Century Technology. Rebecca Jungen BILC Seminar 2009 Media & Technology Branch Defense Language Institute English Language Center. Overview. EFL Considerations - Content + Pedagogy + Technology - E-learning 1.0 vs. 2.0 DLIELC’s Online Learning Center
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Effective EFL Pedagogy with 21st Century Technology Rebecca Jungen BILC Seminar 2009 Media & Technology Branch Defense Language Institute English Language Center
Overview • EFL Considerations - Content + Pedagogy + Technology - E-learning 1.0 vs. 2.0 • DLIELC’s Online Learning Center - Structure - Demonstration
Effective EFL Pedagogy • Motivates students • Provides authentic contexts • Develops critical thinking skills • Promotes student-centered learning • Provides opportunities for active processing of information or recall
Technology in EFL • Can improve performance • Increases learner access (24-7) • Convenient and flexible for learners • Interactive (Web 2.0) • Tracks & manages training (LMS) • Can harness learner-owned devices
E-learning 1.0 • Replicates the teacher-led classroom • Content is designed to lead students through controlled exercises • Conventional assessment and evaluation of assignments
E-learning 2.0 • Focuses on collaboration • Emphasizes social learning (blogs, wikis, virtual worlds: Second Life) • Advocates learning by doing or teaching others
Example: Blogs, wikis, podcasts • Collaborative • Learner-centered • Integrates skills • Provides learner autonomy • Peer review possible • Accommodates multiple learning styles
Websites: • Access to authentic materials • Links to other internet sites or tools • Social collaboration • Input for instruction • Interactive (Web 2.0)