Technology for Language Centers

Neny Isharyanti

Outline

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?

Language Centers

Preservation

Maintenance

Development

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

Technogeek

s

Technophobes

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

Objectives vs. Tools

Objectives

Policy

Technology

Personnel

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

Syndication and Aggregation

Syndication

Google Reader

Del.icio.us

Technocrati

Bloglines

Mashup and Collaboration

Mashup and Collaboration

Blog Googl

e Drive

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

Conclusion

Objectives, objectives, objectives Technology will follow