Computer-Assisted Language Learning

CALL (IDE 310)

Lecturer : Dr. Fidel ÇAKMAK

prepared by: Hasan KESKİN(11-285-044)

SOCIAL NETWORKING IN ELT CLASSES

-As being pre-service or in-service teachers, we should know how to integrate social networking to the our classroom.

 

-(Facebook, twitter, skype, whatsapp, youtube) All are examples of  social networking Web 2.00 tools.

-For example, twitter can be used for instant boardcast (periscope)-maybe students can share what they learned in the lesson  by using twitter by the end of the lesson.

-I can use  youtube before a writing activity to make a benifit brainstorming.

-I can use youtube to introduce a new topic to the class.

-I can use  youtube for a listening activity to catch a spesific information.

-Skype is a good way to get a keypal, students can work with a pair on skype.

-I think facebook and whatsapp both can be used for out of the classroom activities. Facebook and whatsapp both let users to create group for collaborate activities.

- Students can work on facebook or whatsapp for theır homeworks or for searching something before coming classroom.

Computer-Assisted Language Learning

CALL (IDE 310)

Lecturer : Dr. Fidel ÇAKMAK

prepared by: Hasan KESKİN(11-285-044)

DIGITAL NATIVES - DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS

DIGITAL NATIVES :

-The old educational systems are not suitable for new generation students.

-Today's students have different styles, clothes, body adomments, slang, a different perspective for life.

-They are so fast, they want to reach knowledge quickly.

-They are so smart, they know many ways to reach a knowledge that they want.

-Today's students grow up with a new technology (computers, video games, digital music players, video cams, cell phones, etc. )

-As a result of how they grew up , their brains are working different from us.

-Educators should realize the diffrences of today's  students.

-Today's students are native speaker of the language of the technology.

DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS :

-They are the rest who were not born into the digital world.

-They are not natives of the digital world.

-They learn to adopt a digital world aspect to the their  enviroment.

-Some examples for digital immigrants accents;
   
     * To ask did you get my e-mail ?
     * To ask your secretary to print  your e-mail out for you.

-The problem is how do digital immigrants teach language to digital natives ?

Computer-Assisted Language Learning

CALL (IDE 310)

Lecturer : Dr. Fidel ÇAKMAK

prepared by: Hasan KESKİN(11-285-044)

What is podcast ?

podcast :

    It is simply an audio or a video program on the web which is usually updated at regular intervals. It can be listened on the computer or downloaded for later listening.

Types of Podcasts:

-radio podcasts (such ass BBC radio programs )

-indepented podcasts ( Web-based podcasts)

ELT Podcasts:

-ELT podcasts can be used for intensive and exstensive listening activities.

-Podcasts offer students  a wide  range of possibilities for extra listening both inside and outside of the classroom.

-Both teachers and students can produce their own podcasts for classroom activities.

-Podcasts are a motivating way for students to improve their speaking and listening skills.

-It can be an indivudual podcast or a group podcast (collaboration).

What is the Audacity?

Audacity :

-It is a free audio editing and recording computer programme.

-With Audacity, you can edit record live audio, cut, copy or mix sounds together and change the speed of a recording.

Computer-Assisted Language Learning

CALL (IDE 310)

Lecturer : Dr. Fidel ÇAKMAK

prepared by: Hasan KESKİN(11-285-044) -Orban KARAHAN (11-285-007)

WEEK 1 : 

Description of the course :

   This course introduces pre-service teachers of English to Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) tools.

Litarature of CALL :

1. Behaviorist (1950-1970's) :       

-Mechanical learning 

     

     2, Communicative (1970-1980's) : 

-Cognitive view (Computer can help us.)

-Grammer are taught inductive -unconciously.

    3,1990's-State of the Art

     After 1990 Technology has been rapidly changing. Life cannot be thought without technology, 

Why  should we integrate technology into  the our classroom for language learning ?

• easy
• social
• intellegent
• innovator 
• smart(high technology)
• realistic and authentic opportunities
• unbiqutious 

dyned.com : 

-It was found in 1987 by language teachers and engineers. 

-It ıs possible and efficient if it has a curriculum/programs/syllabus.

lextutor.ca :

- It shows us how and where we can use a word in a context.

ozdic.com :

-it gives us the variety of words.

Synchronous CMC :

-It is direct to real time. It happens at the same time

-The user can share ideas to each other.

-It focuses on text-based.

Asynchronous CMC :

-It is about using e-mails and boeards.

-E mails are used for some time to allow teacher and students to communicate with one another .

-Penpals(traditional)-Keypals(technological)

WEEK 2 

-The impact of Call instruction on English Language teachers' use of technology in language teaching (Ferit KILIÇKAYA-G.ŞEREFOĞLU )

-Older teacher and traditional education are slow, students are quite and just listen.It is logical or step by step.

-Students have already used computers  to their own life and education but teachers are less knowledge and skills than students.

-Teachers need to update their teaching skills.

-Computers are not just using in classes; technology is in all parts of real life.

-Technology has rapidly devoloped and changed such as mobile phones, interactive videos, games (all can be used for educational purposes)

-Students are more comfortable with technology.

-Second language teachers should know how to use, choose and in some case refuse technology.

- CALL technologies are :

• supporter of learning,
• provide feedback,
• enable pair work and group work,
• provide access to authentic metarials
• make language learning more enjoyable
• global learning

-Pre and In-service language teachers should be equipped with skills and strategies in integration CALL technologies into their classroom.

ESP Writing : Weblogs and Wikis ? (Galina KAVALİAUSKENE)

Weblogs : 

-ıts aims creating an online portfolio of student written work.

-It can be enjoyable if user could use it effectively.

-It lets the user to check what they wrote before they scan it.

Wikis :

-It can be viewed and modified by anybody online.

-It is a great tool for online collaborative writing activities.