TECHNOLOGY :The new TECHNOLOGY :The new frontier infrontier in English English education.education.

Two students discussing past and present technology vocabulary

An application was for employment . A program was a TV show. A cursor used profanity. A keyboard was a piano! Memory was something that you lost with age. A CD was a bank account . Compress was something you did to garbage Not something you did to a file. Log on was adding wood to a fire. Hard drive was a long trip on the road. A mouse pad was where a mouse lived. And a backup happened to your commode! Cut - you did with a pocket knife. Paste you did with glue. A web was a spider's home. And a virus was the flu! I guess I'll stick to my pad and paper and the memory in my head. I hear nobody's been killed in a computer crash But when it happens they wish they were dead!

Tools for Language TeachingTools for Language Teaching“These tools do make life easier and can add “These tools do make life easier and can add

an extra dimension to one’s teaching” an extra dimension to one’s teaching” (Smith & Baber,(Smith & Baber,

2005, p.8)2005, p.8)

• WebsitesWebsites

• Web questsWeb quests

• CD-ROMSCD-ROMS

• Text ChatText Chat

• Word ProcessorsWord Processors

• Internet Relay ChatInternet Relay Chat

• Instant MessagingInstant Messaging

• Audio-Video Audio-Video ConferencingConferencing

• Blogs Blogs

The combination of sound, pictures The combination of sound, pictures

and videos; renders learning and videos; renders learning

fascinatingfascinating

Learning tools, such as Web quests, Learning tools, such as Web quests,

enable proficiency in following enable proficiency in following

directions and conducting researchdirections and conducting research

The interactive website, is a major The interactive website, is a major

learning tool. learning tool.

It has a gripping effect on the student It has a gripping effect on the student

and imparts an extraordinary amount and imparts an extraordinary amount

of knowledgeof knowledge

• The tedium associated with classroom learning The tedium associated with classroom learning

is dispelled by these mechanismsis dispelled by these mechanisms

• Tools, like virtual museums allow the student Tools, like virtual museums allow the student

to explore any topic at depth, and from to explore any topic at depth, and from

perspectives that are difficult to envisage in the perspectives that are difficult to envisage in the

traditional classroomtraditional classroom

• Information relating to mathematical concepts, Information relating to mathematical concepts,

phonetics, physical sciences, biological phonetics, physical sciences, biological

sciences, commerce, to name a few areas; can sciences, commerce, to name a few areas; can

be imparted in the manner of a computer be imparted in the manner of a computer

game. The engrossing nature of these games, game. The engrossing nature of these games,

promotes academic excellencepromotes academic excellence

Ways to Make Use of Ways to Make Use of Technology in the ClassroomTechnology in the Classroom

• Language LabLanguage Lab• Internet gamesInternet games• Music, cartoonsMusic, cartoons• pictures and audio-pictures and audio-

visual aidsvisual aids• Photographs, PPTsPhotographs, PPTs• Community/web Community/web

2.0/The Social Web2.0/The Social Web

• Learning/speaking Learning/speaking OnlineOnline

• Videos and moviesVideos and movies• Online Tests, web Online Tests, web

Quests, listening Quests, listening and and communicating communicating exercises.exercises.

• Computer Assisted Computer Assisted ProgramsPrograms

• Internet based student Internet based student

assessment systems are assessment systems are

superior to convention superior to convention

systemssystems

• These systems employ web These systems employ web

tools that ensure an optimal tools that ensure an optimal

assessment modelassessment model

• A good assessment strategy A good assessment strategy

utilizes different evaluation utilizes different evaluation

strategiesstrategies

• The ICT literacy test evaluates The ICT literacy test evaluates

proficiency in IT skills, but also the proficiency in IT skills, but also the

competence to apply these skills in the competence to apply these skills in the

real worldreal world

• Such strategies are equitable, rational Such strategies are equitable, rational

and well definedand well defined

• The learning experience is simplified to an appropriate use of The learning experience is simplified to an appropriate use of

technology, and there was shift in focus from teacher centered to technology, and there was shift in focus from teacher centered to

student centeredstudent centered

• Natural affinity towards computer based learning Natural affinity towards computer based learning

• Familiarity with computers develops confidence in the students, who Familiarity with computers develops confidence in the students, who

feel competent to successfully undertake even difficult assignmentsfeel competent to successfully undertake even difficult assignments

• The use of technology, permits The use of technology, permits

students to obtain information about students to obtain information about

any topic, regardless of its any topic, regardless of its

abstrusenessabstruseness

• Active involvement with content Active involvement with content

provides optimal learningprovides optimal learning

• Such involvement bestows long lasting Such involvement bestows long lasting

skills that result in significantly skills that result in significantly

improved academic achievementimproved academic achievement

Technology and PedagogyTechnology and Pedagogy

• Use of Technology Use of Technology should be in tune with should be in tune with specific pedagogical specific pedagogical practices that are practices that are oriented towards oriented towards specific learning goalsspecific learning goals

• ““with reference to the with reference to the use of the Internet, use of the Internet, rather than allowing rather than allowing technology to drive technology to drive classroom instruction, classroom instruction, teachers must clearly teachers must clearly identify specific identify specific objectives, procedures, objectives, procedures, and assessment and assessment techniques for using techniques for using online resources” online resources” (Randall Davis 2006) (Randall Davis 2006)

Why ICT Matters?Why ICT Matters?

• Including ICT in the language curriculum, Including ICT in the language curriculum, incorporating computer activities with texts and incorporating computer activities with texts and pictures in a productive way, using authentic pictures in a productive way, using authentic websites to design class room activities, enabling websites to design class room activities, enabling task based learning and cooperative language task based learning and cooperative language learning, developing cross cultural communication learning, developing cross cultural communication and intercultural competence through emails and and intercultural competence through emails and chats, incorporating audio-visual aids to promote chats, incorporating audio-visual aids to promote pronunciation and accent, and using computer pronunciation and accent, and using computer assisted language testing software, online training assisted language testing software, online training and tutorials and online resources develop the and tutorials and online resources develop the language skills of the second language learners language skills of the second language learners (Laborda & Royo 2007) (Laborda & Royo 2007)

Computer Assisted Learning: Computer Assisted Learning: The Key to Language MasteryThe Key to Language Mastery

• Computer Assisted Learning Computer Assisted Learning ‘promotes collaboration among ‘promotes collaboration among learners’, ‘encourages peer review’, learners’, ‘encourages peer review’, ‘enhances oral skills’, decreases ‘enhances oral skills’, decreases teacher domination of discussions’, teacher domination of discussions’, and ‘provides more opportunities for and ‘provides more opportunities for student expression that lead to more student expression that lead to more language production’ (Sotillo). language production’ (Sotillo).

Technology adds to Effective Technology adds to Effective Classroom Interaction and Classroom Interaction and CommunicationCommunication

A Vision for TomorrowA Vision for Tomorrow• Online Classrooms with Computer Online Classrooms with Computer

Mediated CommunicationMediated Communication

Activities to Activities to be be

performedperformed

Animate Your Class By Animate Your Class By Playing Instructional Playing Instructional

Games.Games.

Use Word Processors To Use Word Processors To Create Documents.Create Documents.

Use word processors, like

Microsoft Word, Openoffice Writer, of

Google Docs .

Do not use simple text editors,

such as Notepad or WordPad.

Use Your Computers To Use Your Computers To Daily Review the Scholastic Daily Review the Scholastic

Activities Done In Class.Activities Done In Class.

Select A Website As The Select A Website As The “WEBSITE OF THE WEEK”“WEBSITE OF THE WEEK”

Prepare And Send Your Prepare And Send Your Assignments via EmailAssignments via Email

Work Along With Them In Work Along With Them In Creating A Class Website.Creating A Class Website.

Reproduce Digital Photos Reproduce Digital Photos Of Your Weekly ActivitiesOf Your Weekly Activities