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The Computer –
facilitator in language
teaching
Marie Blomkvist
language teacher and webmaster at
Elof Lindälvs gymnasium
Kungsbacka
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Elof Lindälvs gymnasium
Kungsbacka
www.lindalvsgymnasiet.kungsbacka.se
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”Any teacher that can be replaced
by a computer, deserves to be”
David Thornburg
How can we use ICT – information
and communication technology – to
enhance teaching and learning
abilities?
Is the computer just a ferocious
time eater or can it make life easier
for language teachers and students?
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The teacher’s
multi-faceted job
enabling advisor
resource
student
trainer
guide
collaborator
observer
facilitator
team coordinator
monitoring and assessment
specialist
silent partner
transmitter of knowledge
instructional designer
knowledge navigator
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And …
Computer technology can help
us provide multiple paths to
learning
However …
There is no model that suits all!
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What do we need?
Basic tools:
 computer with Internet connection
Can be developed into
 store spaces
 interactive spaces (communities, chat
rooms, bulletin boards, etc)
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web pages
mulimedia language studios
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Two approaches
– with growing degree of interactivity
 From the teaching point of view
 course building: digital archives, study plans, and
documents on the Internet
 interactivity: students’ hand-ins, e-mails, chat,
message boards, discussion fora, questionnaires
 From the learning point of view
 useful software: both free and costly
 Multimedia Language Studio (Tandberg)
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 From the teaching point of
view
- what can I do and how?
digital archives
spaces on the Internet with a variety of
webtools
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Digital Archives
 forget about analogue binders and files
and learn file handling properly
(build structures, create folders, learn how searchways
work)
 keep archive on hard disk and online
(update on hard disk and send to server)
 easy to search for lost document on hard
disk
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Where did I put my document?
Start –Search
Result
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File Hosting by Savefile.com
50MB filesize, unlimited uploads and downloads. After uploading you
will be given a link, that others can use to download your file. "Savefile
File Hosting" is completly free.
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Course planning
on the Internet
Where shall I put it?
 free space on the Internet
 space provided by the school /municipality
 private space offered by your Internet
access provider
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Free space on the Internet
- combined with free e-mail address
Pros
 free
 built-in web tools
 accessible everywhere
 some of the spaces easy to handle
– a ”Word-like” environment
 possibility to choose access level
Cons
 contains ads and irritating pop-ups
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limited layout possibilities
no hand-in tool
no archive
some of the spaces less easy to handle …
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If the msn space or the
Hotmail account is not
accessed in a 30-day period,
it is temporarily deactivated
and finally removed!
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Space provided by the school
- with username and password
Pros
 built-in web tools
 many useful tools (archive, hand-in function, calendar,
bulletin board, chat, inquiry tool, etc)
 no ads
 easy to handle
 security: only accessible with username and password
Cons
 limited layout possibilities
 costs money for your school
 only accessible with username and password
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Fronter, an example
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Fronter
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Fronter
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Fronter
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Luvit
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Private space offered by
the Internet access provider
- work with HTML editor (WYSIWYG) and FTP client
Pros
 freedom of layout – you can make it look exactly
(more or less) the way you want
- if you work in tables
 reliable – if you have a good Internet provider
Cons
 no built-in tools – you need:
 web site building software
(eg. FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Adobe GoLive)
 FTP Client
(software for uploading files to and from server)
 Internet subscription costs money
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Study plans on the Internet
an example:
Business English course
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Nota Bene:
Don’t publish any documents
protected by copyright unless you
have asked the copyright holder for
permission!
Also, it is ethically advisable to ask
for permission before you publish
names and photos of your students!
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 From the learning point of
view
useful software: both free and costly
Multimedia Language Studio (Tandberg)
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Educational software
 free learning material on the Internet on the
(grammar and word exercises, quizzes, language
courses, etc)
 course book software
(grammar, vocab, communicative exercises, etc)
 interactive language course software
advanced like Tell Me More
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Internet tasks – «directed»
 information searching: give specified tasks/links
to avoid cutting and pasting
(violation of copyright law …)
 learn how to check sources and quality of pages
Virtual cultural exchanges
– communicate with partner schools
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e-mail
web pages
chat & message boards
blogs
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Language Multimedia Studio with 20 work places.
Computers equipped with Safety Card, TANDBERG Lab
300 och Screen Transfer and interactive language learning
software TeLL me More PRO
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Language Multimedia studio
What can be done in a language studio?
• dialogues
• recordings on digital players
• create groups for different activities
• communicate from the teacher’s computer
• observe student computers
• presentations from student computers
• build up archives with training material
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Language Multimedia studio
Pedagogical gains
• individualisation, flexibility, variation
• integrating the four key capacities in language
learning: listening-speaking-reading-writing
• authentical and current material
• motivating – students get feedback
• a natural complement to class-room teaching
• work in mixed ability groups
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Conclusion
 ICT has great potential and to turn this potential
into practice is a complicated multifarious task.
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The important thing is not the number of
computers purchased but how they are being used.
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Educational visions and didactical ideas must come
first: What goals do we want to reach and how can
we use the computer as a tool to reach these
goals ?
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Pedagogy should lead technology and technology
should support teaching and learning. ICT should
meet the needs of pedagogy and not vice versa.
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 Computers and Internet are tools,
not a panacea, nor a goal
 ICT can help make teaching and learning more
interesting and engaging
 The reverse of the medal:
ICT can be used for ”LTP” pedagogy
(Let Time Pass) - mindless games, random goalless
surfing on the Internet or peer-to-peer chatting …
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Finally …
Is the computer just a ferocious time eater or
can it make life easier for language teachers
and students?
yes…
but also …
YES
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Thank you for listening!
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Chat
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www.yahoo.com
www.yahoo.fr
www.yahoo.de
www.yahoo.es
www.yahoo.it
http://www.icq.com
http://join.msn.com/messenger/
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Get an account
• e-mail
• access to chat
rooms and
other services
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