Dorian Hernández Carranza Universidad Latina Defensa de investigación IMPROVING THE TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS THROUGH THE USE OF MICRO SOFT TOOLS. Dorian Hernández Carranza Universidad Latina Defensa de investigación

OBJECTIVES Terminal Objective To help students use Microsoft Office tools so that learners create their own materials in the target language. Enabling objectives   1- To encourage active and interactive English—teaching experience in a communicative environment integrating the four linguistic skills. 2– To offer learners a wider variety of learning situations by implementing new technologies that trigger hidden strengths and interests in response to the Multiple Intelligences approach. 3- To help English teachers implement activities that respect and motivate students with mild, substantial or severe cognitive ability.

Improving Lenguage and Computer Skills Improving the teaching learning process in an EFL environment is possible if technological innovations are included not only in the learning process but also in the target contents. *EFL: English as a foreign language

Learning English is easier with Microsoft Office Through the use of Micro Soft tools, foreign language performance can be improved.

ACTIVITIES Using Power Point for ESL/EFL teaching Microsoft Word-based computer assisted instruction method Basic tasks in Publisher 2010 Teaching with technology: using Microsoft Excel in the classroom

THEORIES CALL: Computer Assisted Language Learning CLT: Communicative Language Teaching MI: Multiple Intelligence

How to improve L2 and Computer skills simultaneously CALL MI MS CA EFL CLT MI: Multiple Intelligences MS: Microsoft CA: cognitive ability