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Page 1: Integrating ICT into the Classroom

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I. CALL and ICT (Definition)

III. Issues related to ICT

II. Benefits & shortcomings of ICT

V. Internet as an ICT teaching / learning tool

Content

Integrating ICT into the classroom

IV. The ICT lesson plan

VI. Evaluating Internet sites

VII. Web based lessons

II. Why ICT in ELT?

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(Computer Assisted Language Learning)

CALL

“It’s using computers to SUPPORT language teaching and learning SOME WAY.” (Egbert, 2005)

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CALL (definition)

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Hardware:

CPUs, printers, digital cameras and audio, etc.

Software

(Information and Communications Technology)

ICT

ICT (definition)

Text editors, databases, e-mails, spreadsheets, Internet, browsers, CALL software, etc.

“They are the computing and communications facilities and features that variously support teaching, learning and a range of activities in education.”

http://www.kented.org.uk/NGfL/ict/definition.htm

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Why ICT in ELT?

The growing use of technology in today's world is pushing EFL-ESL teachers to consider the integration of ICT into the classroom.

It can be dynamic and interactive.

ICT gives learners immediate access to richer source materials.

ICT can be effective and efficient.

ICT can be used as a tool for motivating students to learn in a different way.

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IT skills as prerequisite

System failure

Software familiarisation

Careful lesson planning

Computer phobia

Integration problems

Level quality of language

Content

Repetition of activities

Individual and collaborative work

Motivation

Interactivity

Multimedia

Adquisition of IT skills

Flexibility

Authenticity

Fun

Benefits & shortcomings of ICT

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Issues related to ICT

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Students’ needs and interests

In class or self-access

Pedagogical aims

Integration with the course programme and in the lesson itself

Careful lesson planning

Technical support/back-up lesson

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The ICT lesson plan

Integrating ICT into the classroom

Consider the type of technology you are going to use (A digital camera? / Internet? / a text editor?)

Design lesson plan

Apply lesson plan

Edit your lesson plan (If need be!)

Evaluate lesson plan

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You can access authentic reading-listening material

There are different types of text genre

You can plan communication and / or research projects

Student can publish their own work

Internet as an ICT teaching/learning tool

Integrating ICT into the classroom

Language exercises

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Evaluating internet sites

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Organization

Currency (Updated? - Dead links?)

Accessibility ( loading )

Clarity (information - advertisements? - mistakes?)

Appropriateness and relevance (content)

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Web based lessons

Integrating ICT into the classroom

Web-based lesson design

Demonstration

Planning an ICT lesson:

Pedagogical approach (Task-based approach)

Stages of task-based activities

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Task

AspectsListing

Ordering & sorting

ComparingProblem solving

Sharing personal

experiencesCreative tasks

Outcome Completed list or draft mind map

Information or data ordered & sorted according to specified criteria

Matching or assembling/ identifying similarities or differences

Solution(s) to problem

Social Projects

ProcessesBrainstorming,

fact-finding

Sequencing, ranking, categorizing, classifying

Matching, finding similarities / differences

Analyzing real or hypothetical situations, reasoning and making decisions

Narrating, describing, exploring & explaining attitudes, opinions, reactions

Brainstorming, fact-finding, ordering & sorting, comparing, problem solving

Starting points

Words / Things / Qualities / People / Places / Job-related skills

Jumbles lists / Set of instructions / Sorting according to specific criteria / Half completed charts/ Lists of items

Matching to identify someone or something / Compare to find similarities or differences

Short puzzles, logic problems, real life problems / incomplete stories / Poems / Case studies

Anecdotes / Personal reminiscence / Attitudes, opinions, preferences / Personal reactions

Small group activities / Creative writing / Social or historical research / Media projects / real life rehearsals

Sample tasks

List things found in a particular place / everyday things / things you can do / qualities needed for a particular job

Organize days of the week / Rank items in order of importance / Complete a chart / think of 5 ways to classify clothes you wear

Listen to descriptions of people & identify which person is / Compare ways of doing things in different countries/ Spot the differences

Give advice in response to a letter from an advice column / Guess what’s in a picture / Social studies of young offenders

Talk about things you own, past routines/ preferences and find people with similar ones / What generally makes you annoyed?

Take part in a dressing-up competition / Write a poem / Talk or write about past customs/ Produce a class magazine / Perform interactions

Follow upMemory challenge games / ordering and sorting tasks

Spot the missing item/ reach consensus from rankings/ justify decisions / Odd one out

Students design parallel tasks based on data

Students do a comparing, present, justify & discuss solutions for the class to vote on the best one8s)

Students select the funniest experience, tell the class and give reasons for their choice

Learners keep a diary describing their progress on a project

Six types of tasks (Willis, 1996)

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Stages of a task based activity

Pre-task Warming up ; activating background knowledge

Stage Example

Task

Post-task (Follow-up)

Students do something to express themselves in response to an activity.

Further practice to make sure students reached lesson objective(s)

Ask students to match pictures from a menu with a list of words

Go to site play a game (food groups) correct suggestions about food groups organize food using “a lot”, “some”, “little”

ask which food from the group

classmate eats a lot, some or little report

Choose one food from the group in the game. Write about it. Send it to your teacher by e-mail.

Description

Miguel Mendoza, 2006. British Council, Venezuela

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Identify topic from lesson or unit

Find sites related to topic

Plan/design pre-task, task

and follow up activities

Lesson plan & external material

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Scan the text

Search skills needed

Task-based approach

Print or store on the computer

Web-based lesson design process

Miguel Mendoza, 2006. British Council, Venezuela

Apply, evaluate and edit (if need be)

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Blogs

A blog is a website that allows an author to publish instantly on the Internet from any Internet connection .

Skills required:

Classroom uses:

Pedagogy:

(Richardson, 2006)

Definition:

The ones you use for sending an e-mail

Constructivism

A reflective, journal-type blogA class blogA shared blog

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References

Egbert, J. (2005). CALL essentials. TESOL. USA

Technologies for languages. British Council. Retrieved information January 17th, 2006. http://searchenglish.britishcouncil.org/SuggestFrame.asp?newURL='http://www.languagesict.org.uk/users/technology_for_languages.htm'&UserID=

Chapelle, C. (2001). Computer applications in second language acquisition. Cambridge University Press

Information and Communications technologies for language teachers (ICT4LT). Retrieved information January 10th, 2006. http://www.ict4lt.org/en/index.htm

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