Web 2.0 Technologies in Teaching EFL Writing: Class Blogs with Text to Speech (BlogCast) for Oral Presentation and Process Writing YASUDA, Masami, Kwansei Gakuin Univ., Myasuda[at]kwansei.ac.jp Theme: Expanding learner potential ー it's your CALL! JALTCALL SIG 2009 Toyo Gakuen University, Hongo Campus, Tokyo, JAPAN. June 5, 2009 JALTCALL SIG 2009 Toyo Gakuen Univ., Hongo Campus, JAPAN E-Learning at KG Univ.

2 2.Introduction - L2 writing  Dichotomies/Dilemmas  Fluency and accuracy  Contrastive rhetoric debate  Process vs. Product debate  Assessment  Feedbackerror correction  Feedback and error correction Casanave, Christine Pearson. (2004). Controversies in second language writing. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Univ. of Michigan. Cornor, Ulla (2002). New directions in contrastive rhetoric, TESOL Quarterly, 36(4), pp Hyland, Ken, & Hyland, Fiona. (Eds., 2006). Feedback in second language writing: Contexts and issues. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Sachs, Rebecca, & Polio, Charlene. (2007). Learners' uses of two types of written feedback on a L2 writing revision task, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 29(1), pp Zamel, V. (1985). Responding to student writing. TESOL Quarterly, 19,

▼ ◎ ○ ◎ × ▼○○○ △ Years / Spec’s A.B.C.D.E ○ △ ◎ ×× ▼ △ ○○ ◎ 3.BlogCasting**: Weblog ☆ Projects – 2006 ～ 2008 Paper Pencil /ML Blog /RSS Text to Speech* * Text to Speech (Assistive Technology) + ☆ Weblog **BlogCasting = Word- Processor ★ Word Processing  ★ Local  Thin Client  Web editor  Cloud Computing ★

4 4.Past and Current Project: Grading  work  Video - Separate video output (OHC)  Audio Recording 1) Yahoo site 認証必要Yahoo site 認証必要 2) Mirror site (infoseek): some years with index onlyMirror site (infoseek): some years with index only

5 5.Past Projects: Video Narrative Project  Video Narration –  Student’s audio in Final Project  Student audio in MP3-shrt Student audio in MP3-shrt  Local: audio fileaudio file  Web site: VoiceBlog siteVoiceBlog site  Past Presentations:  PPT in SWF  3/5/2007: Local file: KG swfKG swf  (3/5/2007): Drive HQ published folderpublished folder bbs s.html

6 6.Weblog Projects: since 2006  BlogCasting  Weblog Projects:   Advcomp.wordpress.com/ RSS FEED mixer-project-2007/ Advcomp.wordpress.com/ RSS FEED mixer-project-2007/  Students Weblogs and comments  Privacy protection with PINs  Advcomp.wordpress.com tag=classblog Advcomp.wordpress.com tag=classblog  myasuda - my.land.to /treebbs/tree.php?n=470 myasuda - my.land.to /treebbs/tree.php?n=470 Skip to 2007 Skip to 2008

7 7.RSS ( Rich Site Summary) Readers  RSS Readers  My Intro of RSS and Podcasting for Students:  Web site - Podcasting with RSS & WEB 2.0Podcasting with RSS & WEB 2.0  Local file: Podcastingrss.htmlPodcastingrss.html  What is RSS? Video  dotsub.com/films/ - Captioned video site (ENG, FR, GER, JPN, etc.) dotsub.com/films/ - Captioned video site (ENG, FR, GER, JPN, etc.) Skip to 2007

8 8.Web log Projects – 2006: How to read students’ Blog threads: via WEB Portal Page : SPA ( CNET Single Page Aggregators ) CNET Single Page Aggregators CNET Single Page Aggregators

9 9.Additional Benefit: BlogCasting by RSS Mix & Podcasting  Forum BBS in PHP  attb – myasuda attb – myasuda  “Feed2Podcast” – 2006  RSS mixing and audio generation  How to register RSS? How to register RSS?  Registering my WordPress blog site Registering my WordPress blog site  New feed (XML) to be created New feed (XML) to be created  But, No Longer Available!  Out of service! “Feed2Podcast” Click to browse screen shotsscreen shots

Text to Speech  Text to Speech  One of Assistive Technologies  Stephen Hawking asks big questions about the universe, at TED Conference  Ted Conference site Ted Conference site  YouTube YouTube Filmed Feb., 2008.

Text to Speech Online Tools 1. vozMe: Type or copy-paste the texts to convert to ‘Create MP3’ at a click! 2. Expressivo – You can listen to books, messages, RSS feeds, articles or even s. You can easily create audio books on your mp3 player. Purchase needed 3. Cepstral - The text to speech conversion to the text into a WAV file. Purchase needed. vozMe  Six Online Tools - Text to Speech tools you would not want to miss  TechDune - Tech News, Software & Hardware Reviews, Internet, Humor Skip to RSS Mixing

Text to Speech Online Tools (2) 4. Ivona Speech Synthesizer – Text to speech conversion tool online 5. SpokenText - SpokenText.net Converts & records to speech automatically: PDF, Word, plain text, PowerPoint files, RSS news feeds, s and web pages. 6. Talkr – Converts RSS feeds into MP3 files  Text to Speech tools you would not want to miss (2)  TechDune - Tech News, Software & Hardware Reviews, Internet, Humor Notes: ‘ MacinTalk’ on Macintosh – has a longer history on Text2Speech! Skip to RSS Mixing

BlogCasting : RSS Mixing and Podcasting  “Feed2Podcast”  No Longer Available! 2006  Out of service! “Feed2Podcast”  Configuring Widgets: Still i mages posted at PHP Forum site in 2007  Reactivated but gone again. Feed2Podcast setting images Skip to 2007

RSS Mixing (2): Podcasting with Vocal Fruits Show time : Join avi Next slide Show time : Join avi

BlogCasting: (1) Web log Projects  RSS mixer with Text2Speech “Odiogo.com” “Talkr” (unstable)  My memos:  PHP Forum site Back to 2006 Skip to 2008

BlogCasting: (2) Web log Projects  Students’ WordPress Blogs, via Odiogo.com HTML: iTunes and other RSS feeds via Odiogo.com: Podcasts-html.php with Audio JAVA iconsiTunes and other RSS feeds via Odiogo.com: Podcasts-html.php with Audio JAVA icons Memos: PHP Forum: thread 313#313PHP Forum: thread 313#313 Yes! Not only MP3 but also ----  Jet Audio - Lyrics!! embedded in MP3Lyrics!! embedded in MP3  Play & view, on Jet Audio, iTunes, and iPods! - AwesomeJet Audio iTunes

BlogCasting: (3) Web log Projects  MP3 with Lyrics!!  Jet Audio - Embedded in ID tags via Jet AudioEmbedded in ID tags via Jet Audio  Play & view, on Jet Audio, iTunes, and iPods! – Awesome!!Jet Audio iTunes

BlogCasting: (1) Web log Projects  RSS mixer with Text2Speech “Odiogo.com” The WordPress plug-in instructions can be found here.here My memos: PHP Forum site PHP Forum site Back to 2007 Local image file Back to 2006

BlogCasting: (2) Web log Projects  KGLaw BlogCast 2008 “Odiogo.com” KGLaw BlogCast: Portal site Back to 2007 Local image file

BlogCasting: (3) Web log Projects  KGLaw BlogCast 2008 Next slide Local image file  Samples of text2Speech audiotext2Speech audio  Advcomp – Education course Education course  kglawf81 – Freshmen 1stFreshmen 1st  kglawf82 – Freshmen 2 ndFreshmen 2 nd  kglaws81 – SophomoresSophomores

Feasibility: tasks & class size: Reflections from BlogCasting**: Weblog ☆ Projects – 2006 ～ 2008 *Text to Speech (Assistive Technology) + ☆ Weblog ** BlogCasting = Techno- logies A. Paper Pencil B. Word- Processor C. /ML D. Blog /RSS E. Text to Speech* 2006 ～ 2008 ▼ △ ★△ ★ ○○ ◎ Class size < 20 人 > 50 人 < 150 人 < 30 人 > 200 人 Feasibil- ities ▼ ◎ ○○ ◎ Tasks/ Skills Writin g and Presentation Writing for large classes Writing for Small classes Writing for Small classes and Presentation for large classes ★ Word Processing  ★ Local  Thin Client  Web editor  Cloud Computing

Summary: BlogCast with RSS Mixing and Text2Speech Next slide?

Technology in Language Teaching and Learning  Figure 1 Range-of-Use Technology Chart  Szecsy, Elsie M. "Technology in Language Teaching and Learning." Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education SAGE Publications. 29 Mar  Source: EnGauge. Available from / engauge.  Broken Link Copyright © 2006 Learning Point Associates. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.EnGaugehttp:/ / engauge