ENGLISH TEACHING ACROSS TECHNOLOGY: 2013

jueves, 23 de mayo de 2013

WELCOME!!

Here are some ideas to work with web 2.0 programs. Never mind if you are a student or a teacher. You cheer up to use it!

TECHNOLOGY IN THE ENGLISH TEACHING PROCESS AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

The objectives to be achieved in a foreign language classroom using ICT as a tool has to take into account the means chosen, the time use of to take achieve them, and what they want to consolidate that knowledge. Therefore, the technological tools that the English teacher must be useful and appropriated to achieve the goals.

In my exposition I took about two classical classifications, in the first one Levy[1] defines the Tutor as It’s about applications that were developed specify to the foreign languages teaching that offer possibilities of interaction, observation and evaluation by the system; he explains tool as something that was not developed for language teaching. They are simply tools that follow or do not allow the student to evaluate the input.

However, there are points of contact between these two functions, as there are applications where tool and tutor have been integrated.

For example a language course on CD ROM (Tutor) in which was built a dictionary (Tool), or a website for language learning (tutor) with the ability to use e-mail (Tool), so the possibilities of using ICT are related to the target language.

Also, with ICT teaching the communication can be done synchronously or asynchronously. Since the teacher and the student, they don’t need to participate at the same time and place in the learning process because Internet takes the current culture to the classroom allowing to use websites, virtual classroom, interactive software, and others.

In conclusion, ICT offer language teachers background information, possibilities to work in a more effective and enriching the language classes.

[1] LEVY, Michael. Computer-assisted language learning: context and conceptualization. 1997 New York: Oxford University Press. 298 pages.

jueves, 16 de mayo de 2013

Concep Maps

Using concept maps can help students to make connections between topics and ideas of its.
This article explains how teachers can use concept maps effectively. This concep map is made from the link http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/concept_maps/

jueves, 9 de mayo de 2013

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viernes, 3 de mayo de 2013

Workshop MiniQuest

The advantages of working with MiniQuest in classes are that it provides the real context of the process and lays the essential question for students to answer. Webquest and miniquest as a teaching resource and as a source of information for project development work in education are used differently as the MiniQuest is one version of WebQuest designed for completion in a couple of sessions and are easier to develop and reduced to only three steps. The webquest however is more complex and requires more structured dedication. The Miniquest are used when teachers do not have much time or just starting out in the creation and implementation of WebQuests, however the Webquest is used when the teacher wants to make a project more time with their students. I consider this type of online resources are useful for my other classes as future English teacher because they are innovative and eye catching educational activities for students, and arouse their interest and make good use of the contents found on the net. But for these resources to be truly significant, as a first step in the city of Girardot needed in educational institutions implement the necessary technological tools and networks accessible to students, and comprehensive training regarding the uses and benefits of such resources for both students and teachers.