2008年3月26日 星期三

Fifth class 5

Teacher give us some informations about Criteria for CALL task appropriateness, that

incoulding six parts: Langage learning potential, Learner fit, Meaning focus, Authenticity, Positive impact, Practically.(From: Computer-assisted language learning)

And she tell us we have to write down reports about software evaluation and research advantage and disadvantage of software unit the midterm.(before 2008/4/9)

(You can get some informations about this project form here:
http://scholar.google.com/)

I and Luna are partner, we will help each other to do this work.

We choose MYET to do our research work(software).

and we are elevens!(Lucky 11)

So We will prepare to do this report, wish we have good job!

4th class...

Today I learned how to use recorder by computer!

It is very important for me to learn this skill, because you can use recorder to do


many things, such as your voice. First,you can record your pronounce, after

that you listen it, and practice again and again. It's a good way to know how is your pronounce.


So~after class I want to learn more skills about computer, just like
Dreamweaver or Video Editor

2008年3月12日 星期三

Third class PART3!!

Today is my Third class, we had to answer three question.

These are about Computer-Assisted Language Learning(CALL).

At first,I consider CALL is a telephone,how to use a telephone to teach students?

I had many QESTIONS!

After I search form the webs, I know "CALL" is a tool to help students.

For teachers, useing computer to teach is a good way.

But there are a lot of works to prepared before you use computer to teach.

"Computer as a tutor"

And theachers have to prepare all the activities!

2008年3月11日 星期二

1.What are the three phrases of CALL?
ANS: Behavioristic CALL, communicative CALL, and integrativeCALL

What role do computers play in each phrase?
ANS:
Behavioristic CALL
A. Repeated exposure to the same material is beneficial or evenessential to learning

B. A computer is ideal for carrying out repeated drills, sincethe machine does not get bored with presenting the same material and sinceit can provide immediate non-judgmental feedback

C. A computer can present such material on an individualized basis,allowing students to proceed at their own pace and freeing up class timefor other activities

Communicative CALL
A. Computer as tutor model. But--incontrast to the drill and practice programs--the process of finding theright answer involves a fair amount of student choice, control, and interaction.

B. In addition to computer as tutor, another CALL model used forcommunicative activities involves the computer as stimulus (Taylor& Perez, 1989, p. 63). In this case, the purpose of the CALL activityis not so much to have students discover the right answer, but rather tostimulate students' discussion, writing, or critical thinking.

C. The third model of computers in communicative CALL involves thecomputeras tool (Brierley & Kemble, 1991; Taylor, 1980), or, as sometimescalled, the computer as workhorse.

Steps toward Integrative CALL: Multimedia
Integrative approaches to CALL are based on two important technologicaldevelopments of the last decade--multimedia computers and the Internet.Multimedia technology--exemplified today by the CD-ROM-- allows a varietyof media (text, graphics, sound, animation, and video) to be accessed ona single machine.

Multimedia technology as it currently exists thus only partiallycontributes to integrative CALL. Using multimedia may involve an integrationof skills (e.g., listening with reading), but it too seldom involves amore important type of integration--integrating meaningful and authenticcommunication into all aspects of the language learning curriculum. Fortunately,though, another technological breakthrough is helping make that possible--electroniccommunication and the Internet.


Steps toward Integrative CALL: The Internet
For the first time, language learners can communicatedirectly, inexpensively, and conveniently with other learners or speakersof the target language 24 hours a day, from school, work, or home. Thiscommunication can be asynchronous (not simultaneous) through tools suchas electronic mail (e-mail), which allows each participant to compose messagesat their time and pace, or in can be synchronous (synchronous, "real time"),using programs such as MOOs, which allow people all around the world tohave a simultaneous conversation by typing at their keyboards. It alsoallows not only one-to-one communication, but also one-to-many, allowinga teacher or student to share a message with a small group, the whole class,a partner class, or an international discussion list of hundreds or thousandsof people.

* E-mail communication. The Bulgarian students correspond bye-mail with an American class of TESOL graduate students to explore indetail the nuances of American culture which are expressed in the stories,and also to ask questions about idioms, vocabulary, and grammar. The Americanstudents, who are training to be teachers, benefit from the concrete experienceof handling students' linguistic and cultural questions .

* Concordancing. The Bulgarian students further test outtheir hypotheses regarding the lexical and grammatical meanings of expressionsthey find in the stories by using concordancing software to search forother uses of these expressions in a variety of English language corporastored on CD-ROM.

* Audio tape. Selected scenes from the stories--dialogues,monologues, and descriptions--were recorded by the American students andprovide both listening practice (inside and outside of class) and alsoadditional background materials to help the Bulgarians construct theirinterpretation of the stories.


*Please write down the classification of the use of computer technologies in language learning and teaching : a metaphorical approach by Warschauer.

Grammar-
CALL Programs designed for teaching grammar include drill and practiceon a single topic (Irregular Verbs, Definite and Indefinite Articles),drills on a variety of topics.

Listening
This category includes programs which are specifically designed to promotesecond-language listening (Listen!), multi-skill drill and practiceprograms (TOEFL Mastery)

Pronunciation
Pronunciation programs (Sounds American, Conversations) generallyallow students to record and playback their own voice and compare it toa model. Several comprehensive multimedia programs (Firsthand Access,TheLost Secret) include similar features.

Reading
This category includes reading programs designed for ESL learners (ReadingAdventure 1 - ESL) and tutorials designed for children or the generalpublic

Text Reconstruction
Text reconstruction programs allow students to manipulate letters, words,sentences, or paragraphs in order to put texts together.

Vocabulary
This category includes drill and practice programs (Synonyms), multimediatutorials (English Vocabulary), and games (Hangman,Scrabble).

Writing
Most software for supporting writing falls under the Computer as Tool category(see below).

Comprehensive
A number of comprehensive multimedia programs are designed to teach ESLstudents a variety of skills.


2.Visit Warschauer's homepage for his contributions to CALL.



3.On page 18, the author mentions the use of online chat in a NASA space project to enhance communication skills. Please visit http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html and outline the possibilities of using technology to promote collaborative learning and developing communities of learners.

2008年3月5日 星期三

My second class2

This is my second class, teacher told us how to teach English from webs.


Frist, if we are teachers, We can search the informations for webs,


or student also could do that, students can get many informations for these webs.


So if you ask students a question , students can research for internet,


and get the answer.


It is different between the traditional thinking,


isn't only textbook can give you knowledge!


Internet is a another way to get it!





2008年3月4日 星期二

INTRODUCTION~~~

GOOGLE search!

Question: What is kimono?
The kimono from where?

Keyword: kimono

Search Engine: googl Wikipedia






Answer:
1.The kimono (着物, kimono? literally "something worn")[1] is the national costume of Japan.
2.Originally the word "kimono" referred to all types of clothing, but it has come to denote a particular type of traditional full-length garment.

From:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimono