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Transforming Language Learning with Technology in the 21st Century

Explore the impact of technology on language education with a focus on pedagogy, blended learning, and interactive tools. Discover practical ideas for teaching grammar, vocabulary, and language skills effectively in the digital age.

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Transforming Language Learning with Technology in the 21st Century

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  1. Enhancing language learning through technology:teaching in the 21st Century: Pete Sharma Linguarama Cheney Court November 2011

  2. S A K 3 numbers Knowledge – Skills - Attitude www.farmgirlfollies.com

  3. (1) New era! • Blended learning • Digital immigrants vs digital natives (Prensky) • Web 1.0 – Web 2.0 • user content / collaborative

  4. (2) Controversial:Multiple perspectives Trainer Theory DOS Multiple perspectives $$$ Teacher School Student Designer Author Publisher Developer

  5. (3)Technology - changed language teaching forever Corpus linguistics

  6. (4) Range of course types

  7. (5) Importance of attitude

  8. (6) CALL is situation-specific(7) Centralicity of pedagogy • What is it? • So what? • How to use it?

  9. Critical analysis of technologies • Interactive whiteboards • Blogs • Wikis • Virtual Learning Environments • M-learning

  10. Interactive whiteboards

  11. Downside Interactive whiteboards Upside Memorable presentations Better review – flipcharts ‘Saveability’ Range of digital materials ‘Always on internet’ – JIT teaching ‘Heads-up’ Select answer ‘cost’ need to calibrate ‘interactivity’ Promote teacher-centred approach Pedagogical value?

  12. Downside Blogs Upside Easy to set up / free Encourage global audience for learner work Wash-back on accuracy Does everyone contribute? Does the teacher correct student work?

  13. Downside Wikis Upside collaborative process writing ‘history’ to see changes not intuitive not everyone wishes for peer correction

  14. Focus on appropriacy Synchronous Asynchronous

  15. Downside Virtual Learning Environments Upside information on demand appropriacy e.g. critical thinking pre / post course tasks time-consuming to learn empty at first ‘blended courses’ pleasing no-one

  16. M-learning “learning that happens when the learner takes advantage of the learning opportunities offered by mobile technologies”. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_learning

  17. Scales / dimensions In-class On the move Class-set Own devices Rich content Discrete content Push Pull Resource tool One-off

  18. Hardware Mobile-phone / Smart-phone iPod / iPod touch / mp3 player Laptop / Notebook - Netbook Tablet PC / iPad / Samsung Galaxy E-book readers Learner response devices Electronic translator

  19. Software plus • Dictionaries • Grammar practice • Services • ELT material • Apps

  20. Downside M-learning Upside buzz-term add value ‘just enough, just in time, just for me’ exciting apps Range of interpretations Over-reference to ‘apps’ ELT or authentic?

  21. Five controversies • Will ELT course books disappear? • Should schools buy an IWB? • Should students have mobile phones switched off in class? • Should classroom learners be supported with VLE’s? • Should teachers use YouTube in their lessons?

  22. Practical teaching ideas 1) Grammar 2) Vocabulary 3) Language skills Receptive: L & R Productive: S & W 4) Phonology 5) Games

  23. (1) Grammar - Infinite clone tool Right or wrong? “I am born in Poona” “I have seen Mark yesterday” “I am in London for two days” “If I will see James, I will give him the message”

  24. Unlikely-likely language 40 persons / 40 people. We're at Stockholm / We're in Stockholm If we would have done that……. Did you do that already? / Have you done it yet? If I was you / If I were you Charles, you're not understanding me

  25. (2) Vocabulary - Word frequency

  26. 3.1 Receptive skills - Listening Sentences out of sequence

  27. 3.2 Receptive skills - Reading

  28. 3.3 Productive skills -Speaking “Students should turn off their mobile phones in class” Vote now: 1 – Yes 2 - Unsure 3 – No

  29. Speaking: Flip-video

  30. 3.4 Productive skills - Writing Wikis

  31. (4) Phonology

  32. (5) Games

  33. New technologies – new pedagogies? Beyond the ‘wow’ factor Pedagogy, pedagogy, pedagogy No ‘magic bullet’ Digital divide – attitude Technology can be inexpensive & liberating

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