technology for language centers
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What is the purpose of the language center?
What is technology? Common Perspectives Toward
Technology in Learning Challenges in Using Technology in
Timor Leste Technology for Language Centers Some insights on the technology for
language centers Conclusions
What is the purpose of the language center?
Preservation•Extinct languages•Local languages
Maintenance•Existing languages•National languages/ lingua
franca
Development•Developed languages•International languages
What is the purpose of the language center?
Local languages?
National languages/lingua
francas?
International languages?
What is Technology?
“Technology is the making, modification, usage, and
knowledge of tools, machines,
techniques, crafts, systems, methods of organization,
in order to solve a problem, improve a preexisting solution to a problem, achieve a goal or
perform a specific function.”(Wikipedia)
Common Perspectives Toward Technology in Learning
Are you a technophobe or a technogeek?
Let’s take a quiz! http://neny.edublogs.org/2012/10/09/
are-you-a-technogeek-or-a-technophobe/
Challenges in Using Technology in Timor Leste
What are the challenges in applying technology in Timor Leste?
Technology for language Centers
DocumentationStandardizationDissemination
Preservation
Maintenance
Development
Technology for language Centers
•Compiling language sources
•Storing the documents
Documentation
•Grammar
•Dictionary
•Language competence assessments
Standardization
•Publishing documents on languages
•Providing language and cultural courses
Dissemination
Technology: which to choose?
tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems, methods of organization
Objectives vs. Tools
Technology - Internet
Computers Hardware Software
Internet Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0 Dialogues between providers and users Syndication, Aggregation, and Mashup
Documentation
Collectionfinding
Syndication and
Aggregationorganizing
Mashup and
Collaboration
blending
Collection
Collection
New• Blog• Website• Wikis• Google Drive
Existing• Google
search• Multimedia• News• Pinterest
Standardization
Dictionary – corpus linguistics Language Competence Assessments
– online assessments
Dissemination
Blog – Wordpress, Blogger Websites – Google Sites Social Networking Sites – Facebook,
Twitter Databases – PHP Software Resource Centers – internet-enabled
lab, accessible materials online and offline
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