Reading Prompt #10

*RICHARDSON Ch. 7. Fun with Flickr: Creating, Publishing, and Using Images Online
*BLACKBOARD - Kern, R. (2006). Perspectives on technology in learning and teaching languages. TESOL Quarterly, 40(1), 183-210.

After reading Richardson, what ideas do you have for using images and programs such as Flickr in the language learning classroom?

Kern gives a broad overview of issues in CALL, with specific examples from three areas and implications for teaching and research. Select and share your own thoughts and opinions on one or more issues that Kern raises.

Reading Prompt #9

 BLACKBOARD - Barbierie, F. (2005). What is Corpus Linguistics?

Essential Teacher (Compleat Links).

 BLACKBOARD - Conrad, S. (2000). Will Corpus Linguistics

Revolutionize Grammar Teaching in the 21st Century? TESOL Quarterly, 34(3), 548-560.

What is Corpus Linguistics? And why are some language teachers so excited about it? What applications can you envision for your current or future classroom?

Reading Prompt #8

*Levy – Ch. 4 Computer Mediated Communication

*BLACKBOARD – Sauro, S. (2009). Computer-Mediated Corrective Feedback and the Development of L2 Grammar. Language Learning & Technology, 13(1), 96-120.

What are some of the technologies used for CMC? What are some of the promising features of CMC for language learning. Comment on any of your uses of these technologies, in particular if you have used any of them for language learning or practice purposes. Finally, comment on the findings of Dr. Sauro's research, and what the implications may be for future practice.

Reading Prompt #7 (for 3/4/10)

[NOTE: The numbering of the Reading Prompts got slightly off as I incorporated Prompt #5 into your Wiki project. Last week's prompt (2/25/10) should have been labeled Prompt #6. Thus, the prompt for this week, as indicated in course schedule, is Prompt #7. Sorry for the confusion!]

Reading Prompt #7

*LEVY – Ch. 7 Practice

*BLACKBOARD - Grgurović, M. & Hegelheimer, V. (2007). Help

Options and Multimedia Listening: Students' Use of Subtitles and the Transcript. Language Learning & Technology, 11(1), 45-66.

What did Grgurović & Hegelheimer find with regards to using subtitles and transcripts to help ESL students develop listening skills in English? What are some of the implications for instruction?

From your reading of Levy, comment on one or more of the issues related to the practice dimension of CALL what you would want to take into consideration for your own classroom.

Reading Prompt #4

* LEVY – Ch. 2. Design

* RICHARDSON Ch. 5. RSS: The New Killer App for Educators

Comment one one or two issues raised by Levy and Stockwell CALL educators must think about when it comes to the design of CALL products. Then, comment on what types of RSS feeds you might be interested in using with students or following yourself.

Reading Prompt #3

*LEVY – Ch. 8. Technology

*BLACKBOARD - Soares, D. d.A. (2008). Understanding class blogs as a tool for language development. Language Teaching Research, 12(4), 517–533.

What challenges did Soares face when using blogs with her ESL students, and what lessons did she learn? How does she feel about using blogs with students in the future? Levy describes several types of technologies Choose one of them and describe how you might want to use it (or have used it), and discuss some of considerations that need to be taken when using this technology with ESL students

Reading Prompt #2

Prompt #2

*BLACKBOARD – Egbert, J. (2005). CALL Essentials: Principals and Practices in CALL Classrooms.—Ch. 1. Introduction: Principles of CALL.

*RICHARDSON Ch. 3. Weblogs: Getting Started

Egbert describes the optimal conditions for classroom language learning. Discuss how blogs and blogging can be a tool for achieving these conditions with ELL students. Finally, describe your own experience creating your blog this week. What topic or topics do you plan to blog about?