Applying New Technologies Appropriately to Modern Foreign Languages Part I

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Applying New Technologies Appropriately to Modern
Foreign Languages Part I
David R. Wilson

• 1. Accessibility, Authenticity, Appropriateness
• 2. Foreign Language Learners Special Needs
• 3. Case Studies
• 4. Groupwork
• 5. Conclusion

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1. Accessibility, Authenticity, Appropriateness
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Accessibility, Authenticity, Appropriateness
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• Accessibility convenient for teacher,
  intelligible to student
• Authenticity real-world materials, real-world
  tasks
• Appropriateness curriculum-compatible, teacher
  and student ownership

1. Accessibility, Authenticity, Appropriateness
(Continued)
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2. Foreign Language Learners with Special Needs
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Defining Special Needs
Special needs
What student brings
mismatch
2. Foreign Language Learners Special Needs
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3. Case Studies
Special Needs Significantly greater
difficulty in learning than most children of same
age

• Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia)
• Moderate Learning Difficulties
• Hearing Impairment

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4. Groupwork

• Differentiation Identify learner-appropriate
  strategies to access the MFL resources.
• Inclusion Identify curriculum-appropriate
  strategies to access the MFL resources.

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Reading Responding Attainment Levels 1-3

• Level 1. Single wordsClear script, familiar
  context, visual support
• Level 2. Short phrasesFamiliar context,
  glossaries to find out the meanings of new words.
• Level 3. Short textsFamiliar, printed language,
  early independent reading, bilingual dictionary,
  identifying main points, likes, feelings

4. Groupwork (Continued)
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Journal dHéloïse
Text accessible even to beginners and can serve
as template for students bio
4. Groupwork (Continued)
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School Life
Processing text to numeric data
4. Groupwork (Continued)
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Travel Transport
Table as text Single words Level 1
Matching words with pictures no need for
complex rubric language
4. Groupwork (Continued)
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Weather
Map as text topicality, cross-curricular
reinforcement
Processing symbols to phrases previously taught
through captioned pictures
4. Groupwork (Continued)
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5. Conclusion

• Accessibility, Authenticity, Appropriateness
• Solve curricular problems with e-resources
• Address the needs beyond learners wants
• Work smart with Internet resources
• Teamwork

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