THE AROUND WORLD 2

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ICT for Language Teaching
By: Nguyen Thi Lan Huong, MA
ULIS-VNU
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Definitions of terms
New technologies:
Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs)
for language teaching and learning,
in which the computer plays a central role,
embracing a variety of different software applications
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Definitions of terms
ICT (Information and Communications Technology):
is currently favoured by most businesses and educational institutions worldwide
to describe new technologies
IT: Information technology -> older term still being used.
“C”: the important role that computers now play in communications
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Definitions of terms
E-learning: (= electronic learning)
any application of ICT in learning and teaching,
from producing a word-processed handout to a full-blown course on the Web
(a more limited way) online learning = distance learning on the Internet
CALL
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Benefits of ICT
Why should the language teacher be concerned with new technologies?
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Benefits of ICT (by teachers)
is motivating both for students and for teachers
offers a wide range of multimedia resources
offers opportunities for intensive one-to-one learning in a multimedia computer lab
offers access to a rich resource of authentic materials on the Internet
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Benefits of ICT (by teachers)
offers access to a wide range of authentic materials on CD-ROM and DVD
makes worldwide communication possible via email and via audio- and video-conferencing with native speakers
can open up a new range of self-access and distance learning opportunities
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Uses of ICT in Language Teaching and Learning
How can the teacher and learner of foreign languages might use ICT?
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Uses of ICT in Language Teaching and Learning
Use by students of materials that the teacher has created with generic software applications
Use of generic software applications such as Word and PowerPoint by students to create their own materials
Use by students of off-air audio and video recordings stored in digital format
Use by students of audio and video recordings on commercially-produced CDs and DVDs
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Uses of ICT in Language Teaching and Learning
Use by students of audio and video recordings that the teacher has created with audio and video editing tools and materials of this type
Use of audio and video editing tools by students to create their own audio and video recordings
Use by students of commercially-produced multimedia CALL packages
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Uses of ICT in Language Teaching and Learning
Use by students of materials that the teacher has created and tailored to their needs using authoring programs
Use of the Web as a resource, as well as generic tools such as search engines for finding information
Use of Web 2.0 tools by students or by the teacher, including social networking sites
Use of email, e-pal and e-twinning schemes, tandem learning
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Uses of ICT in Language Teaching and Learning
Computer Aided Assessment
Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) - use of iPods, mobile phones and other mobile devices
Use of chat rooms
Use of MUDs, MOOs and MUVEs
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Uses of ICT in Language Teaching and Learning
Use of virtual worlds
Use of concordance programs
Use of tools falling into the category of speech technologies
Use by the teacher of whole-class presentation devices and software
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The end!
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Concordancing software
A concordance: an alphabetical listing/index of the words in a text, given together with the contexts in which they appear.
A concordancer: a computer program that allows users to search a collection of authentic texts (i.e. a corpus) for multiple examples of selected words or phrases.
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E-twinning
schools are paired with another school elsewhere,
communicate using the Internet (e.g. by e-mail or video conferencing)
to collaborate, share and learn from each other
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MUD (Multi-User Dungeon or Dimension)
A (usually text-based) multi-user simulation environment.
Some are purely for fun and flirting, others are used for serious software development, or education purposes and all that lies in between.
A significant feature of most MUDs: users can create things that stay after they leave and which other users can interact within their absence, thus allowing a world to be built gradually and collectively.
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MOO (Mud, Object Oriented)
One of several kinds of multi-user role-playing environments.
MUVE (multi-user virtual environments), sometimes called virtual worlds