Computers and The Internet Have Revolutionized How English is Taught and Learned. English Students, Educators and Business People Worldwide Use Computers.
Using multimedia resources to teach English in the 21st century.
Course Overview:
Learn to harness the multimedia resources in your school, and make teaching English more interactive using computers and the internet. Using computers adds a motivating and interesting component to the ESL classroom, and also gives students skills which are necessary in today's world for work, for school and for pleasure. Make your classroom a fast-paced, highly motivating environment by including instant messaging, web pages, virtual chat, and the Internet! Our CALL course teaches you how to integrate technology into the ESL classroom to enhance the student's learning.
Course Content:
Technological needs assessments
Mechanical vs. Meaningful practice
Implementing computer into the classroom
Using software in the classroom
Lesson Planning
Review of computers and programs
Teaching Computer Vocabulary
Word processing
Developing activities for beginner, intermediate and advanced classes
Creating a class website
Online tutorials
Computer Activity Resources
Course Requirements:
Introductory task
3 Needs Assessment tasks
11 lesson plan tasks
Computer and related vocabulary assignment and tasks
Computer program and activities assignment
Word processing task and assignment
Class project and assignment activities
Internet in the ESL classroom assignment
Website assignment
Internet research assignment
Final course assignment
Benefits of Computers in the Classroom:
Student activities are naturally low risk. The actions are between the learner and the computer only
Students are able to work at their own pace; they can easily move on to another assignment if they finish ahead of the class
Specifically when using ESL software, the computer is an extremely patient tutor. It is not in a rush, nor does it have to answer the rest of the class' questions. The computer works one-on-one with the student and moves along with them, never too fast or too slow
On the computer, students can easily go back and relearn something they do not understand during an activity. With a teacher, it may take time to go over the information again, or it may be embarrassing to ask the teacher a question
Researchers have found that students write more proficiently and fluently when using the computer
Students are able to learn skills for the work force as they learn the English language. Knowing computer programs and how to use them is important in finding work and performing work efficiently
A computer incorporates culture, grammar and real language use in the classroom while students gain access to audio, visual and textual information about the language
As a tool, it greatly enhances the ESL teacher's ability to impact each and every student
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