Technology and Second Language Teaching

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Technology and Second Language Teaching

• By Mark Warschauer and Carla Meskill
• Course EFL 537
• Instructor Lyra Riabov
• Presenter Vera Wang

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A Brief History of Technology and Language
Learning

• Grammar-translation method
• Audiolingual method (late 1970s)
• Communicative language teaching
• (1980s and 1990s)
• Cognitive Approaches
• Sociocognitive Approaches

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Cognitive Approaches

• Learning a language is an individual
  phycholinguistic act
• The computer facilitates the process for both
  teachers and students
• Text-reconstruction software
• Concordancing software
• Multimedia simulation software

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Sociocognitive Approaches

• Emphasize the social aspect of language
  acquisition
• Students need to be given maximum opportunity for
  authentic social interaction
• The Internet
• E-mail
• Conferencing systems (chatting room)

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Using computer for

• Accessing Resources (research skills)
• Publishing on the World Wide Web

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Research Skills

• Search Engines
• Google
• Alta Vista
• Northern Light
• Yahoo!
• Dogpile
• Search Engine Math
• The Major Search Engines

• Research Project
• Topic-based
• Task-oriented

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Publishing on the World Wide Web

• See the Web as a medium, not just a vehicle
• Empower students with autonomy
• Integrate skills
• Think dual immersion
• Pay attention the the issue of audience
• Emphasize meaningful communication

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Developing a Project in a Language Classroom

• 1. Agree on a theme for the project
• 2. Determine the final outcome
• 3. Structure the project
• 4. Prepare students for the language demands of
  Step 5
• 5. Gather information

• 6. Prepare students for the language demands of
  Step 7
• 7. Compile and analyze information
• 8. Prepare students for the language demands of
  Step 9
• 9. Present the final product
• 10. Evaluate the project

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Discussion

• What are the disadvantages of using new
  technologies in the language classroom?

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Disadvantages

• Investment of Money
• Investment of Time
• Uncertainty of Results

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Discussion

• What are the Advantages of using new technologies
  in the language classroom?

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Advantages

• Appropriate use of new technologies
• helps reshape both the content and processes of
  language education
• creates opportunities for authentic and
  meaningful interaction both within and outside
  the classroom
• provides students the tools for their own social,
  cultural, linguistic exploration and autonomous
  learning.

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Discussion

• How will you use the new technologies in the
  language classroom?
• Provide a case study that you know