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Computer, Internet, and English Learning. Howard Hao-Jan Chen Dept of English, NTNU 陳浩然 hjchen@ntnu.edu.tw. Listening. International Web sites Domestic web sites Streaming Technologies: Real media Windows media QuickTime. Randal Davis’ ESL Cyber Listening Lab. CNN.
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Computer, Internet, and English Learning Howard Hao-Jan Chen Dept of English, NTNU 陳浩然 hjchen@ntnu.edu.tw
Listening • International Web sites • Domestic web sites • Streaming Technologies: • Real media • Windows media • QuickTime
How to download VOA • The VOA files can be downloaded and put on the Moodle • Scripts available
Audio/Video Files Available Podcasts • CNN • VOA • PBS • ABC • Other kinds of Audio and Video via Podcast • How to use Juice? Or iTune
Listening Comprehension Test • Moodle offer options. • Or you can use Hotpotato • Upload and make link to the files
Speaking Skills • Speech recognition programs (ASR) • From Europe • From US • From Microsoft • Computer mediated communication • Various formats--- • Text. Voice. Video
A.L.I.C.E. (Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer Entity) by Dr. Richard Wallace
http://140.122.73.150:8080/candle/candle1.html • CANDLE Project FAQ
Reading Web Sites and Tools
Reading Web Sites • Online dictionaries • Self-access reading center at NTNU • Various News Web Site: CNN, BBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, VOA, Taipeitimes, and many many others.
Click and Show Dictionary: • Google toolbar • Dr. Eye online • Yahoo minipen • Moodle and reading management • And assign readings to students.
Online Reading/Vocabulary learning Center & • Moodle can be used again. • Moodle in reading course and extensive reading and what they can do?
Text-to-Speech( speech synthesis) • THE TTS server at national Taiwan Normal University and how do students feel about this?
Writing Web Sites • The Numerous online handouts for writing • The various tools for second language writing • Concordancer • Bilingual Concordancers • Collocation tools in Taiwan • E-rater
More Writing tools • The BNC system • The Gutenberg system • The Wikipedia
Automatic Scoring and E-raters • ETS Criterion • MyAccess