InternetAssisted Language Instruction Workshop

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Internet-Assisted Language Instruction Workshop

• Heyoung Kim
• SMU-TESOL Graduate School

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Goals

• Students understand the functions and uses of
  networked multimedia technology from the L2
  pedagogical perspective.
• Students have an opportunity to utilize a
  homepage for the purpose of ESOL instructional
  and also personal use.

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Workshop Schedule

• First week
• Four Types of Web-Based Language Instruction
  I
•        Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
•         Authentic Text-based instruction (ATBI)

• 2. Second Week
• Four Types of Web-Based Language Instruction
  II
•       Drill and Practice
•    Form-Focused Tutorial

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Workshop Schedule

• 3. Third week
• Teacher Homepage I
•        Homepage as Your Portal Site
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• 4. Fourth Week
• Teacher Homepage II
•       The Power of English Teacher homepage

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Student Survey
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Questions

• What are two major functions of the Internet?

• Human-to-Human Communication

• Self-searchable Information

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OK, it seems fascinating, but I have no idea on
what is in there and how to utilize it--- A
teacher from ESL Internet workshop, 1999---

• What useful resources (or functions) does the
  Internet provide for L2 teaching?

2. How can I effectively use these resources
in my class?
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Four Types of ESL Web Materials

• Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
• Authentic Text-Based Information (ATBI)
• Drill and Practice (DP)
• Form-Focused Tutorial (FFT)

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Workshop Home Address
SMU-TESOL IALI Workshop http//sookmyung.ac.kr/
heyoung/class/IALI
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Computer-Medicated Communication (CMC)

• By any type of network communication media such
  as email, listservs, discussion boards, chat
  rooms, instant messengers, educational MOOs etc.
• Extends the place and time boundaries
• of the traditional classroom (Shetzer 1998)

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Computer-Medicated Communication (CMC)

• Makes possible to develop communication skills
  between users by one-to-one, one-to-many, or
  many-to many communications (Shetzer 1998)
• Thus, CMC helps teachers and students to
  communicate and collaboratively learn with each
  other in and out of class synchronously or
  asynchronously.

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Authentic Text-Based information (ATBI)

• Any Internet websites written in clear and
  precise authentic English for various topics and
  purposes, such as culture, history,
  science,literature, business, etc, which also
  gives learners a chance to build any professional
  knowledge using English
• Enormous quantity of searchable information
  appropriate for any aspects of language skill
  practices, which gives the comprehensive input to
  ESL/EFL learners.

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Drill and Practice

• Interactive language exercises including
  fill-in-the-blank, multiple choices,crossword
  puzzles, games, simulations using advanced
  network technology etc.
• Mostly responsive, visually intriguing,
  individualized, possibly updated and added
• Considered optimal as out of class or
  reinforcing practices.

Computer-based TOEFL test
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Form-focused Tutorials

• Online textbooks providing linguistic
  knowledge, such as word lists (or dictionary),
  examples and explanations of grammatical
  elements, tutorial guide of academic writings,
  etc.
• Easily accessible, rich, searchable, and visually
  attractive reference with no cost
• Help learners to find proper information with
  much less time and effort

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OK, it seems fascinating, but I have no idea on
what is in there and how to utilize it--- A
teacher from ESL Internet workshop, 1999---

• What useful resources (or functions) does the
  Internet provide for L2 teaching?

2. How can I effectively use these resources
in my class?
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2. How can I effectively use these resources in
my class? (pedagogical concerns)
Coincidence with contemporary pedagogical
theory has enhanced the rapid development in
CALL (Hanson-Smith, 1997Ortega,1997)

• Communicative Approach

CLT
CBI
FF
CMC
ATBI
DP
FFT
A Framework of the functions of the Internet from
L2 pedagogical approaches (Kim, 2000)