Carol A. Chapelle Iowa State University TESL Ontario, Toronto, December 10-12, 2009 What does computer technology offer for TESOL?

Ames, Iowa

Iowa

Ames, Iowa

Computer technology is everywhere. How can our English language learners benefit?

Comprehensible input Help with comprehension Feedback Meaning-focused conversation 2009 Research on Instructed Second Language Acquisition

Comprehensible input Help with comprehension Feedback Meaning-focused conversation What do these mean for second language acquisition through computer technology?

Comprehensible Input

Local Comprehensible Input

Comprehensible Input in Iowa through the Internet

Low Air Fares Read the story. Click the "LISTEN" button at the bottom of the page to hear the story. When you are done, click the "NEXT" button. Flying on a plane can cost a lot of money. Now is a good time to buy plane tickets at a low price. Many airlines are selling cheap tickets. A woman from a news station says that there are good prices now. She also says that you need to be careful. The tickets may not really be a very good deal. These cheaper plane tickets come with many rules. If you do not follow the rules you may have to pay more money. People need to be very careful when buying these tickets. You need to be sure that you want these tickets before buying them. If changes need to be made it will cost a lot of money. Buyers also need to use their tickets before the middle of December. The airlines will not lose any money by selling these cheaper tickets. They are sure that many people will buy them. They will sell more tickets now because they cost less money.

Academic English Corpus Computer science IT outsourcing continues to be a booming business. Animal science Six adult Aftican-type hair sheep…were subjected to four treatments.

Academic English Corpus Computer science IT outsourcing continues to be a booming business. Animal science Six adult Aftican-type hair sheep…were subjected to four treatments. Actors: the scientists Actors?

Academic English Corpus Computer science IT outsourcing continues to be a booming business. Animal science Six adult Aftican-type hair sheep…were subjected to four treatments. Action ? ? ? ?

Language-Content were subjected to four treatments... IT outsourcing…

Help with comprehension

Comprehensible Input in French for English Speakers Québec

Comprehensible Input in French for English Speakers

Pour un instant, j’ai oublié mon nom Ca m’a permis enfin d’écrire cette chanson Click to repeat

Pour un instant, j’ai oublié mon nom Ca m’a permis enfin d’écrire cette chanson Click to repeat For forgot name permitted to write song

Help with Comprehension & Meaning Form Example d’écrire cette chanson to write this song

The research shows that help helps learners to comprehend and learn

Teachers need to help learners help themselves to help

Feedback

Feedback on responses

Feedback in Written Conversation Il a reussi d’inventer l’ordinateur. Il a reussi à faire quelque chose.

Feedback during language production Problems were existed for a long time.

Feedback during language production Problems were existed for a long time.

Meaning-Focused Conversation

Huh? Negotiation of Meaning Meaning-Focused Conversation

Voice Chat

Effects of Oral Class vs Text Chat Week Oral Classes Week Oral Classes Week Oral Classes Week 15 Speaking Test Week Oral Classes Week Oral Classes Week 3 Speaking Test

Effects of Oral Class vs Text Chat Week 1: 4 Oral Classes Week 4: 4 Oral Classes Week Oral Classes Week 15: Speaking Test Week 2: 4 Oral Classes Week 3: 4 Oral Classes Week 3: Speaking Test Week 4: 2 Oral 2 Text Week 1: 2 Oral 2 Text Week 2: 2 Oral 2 Text Week 3: 2 Oral 2 Text Week 3: Speaking Test Week 15: 2 Oral 2 Text Week 15: Speaking Test

Meaning-Focused Conversation Beyond the Classroom

Telecollaboration

Pragmatic Development Pronoun Choice in French FRENCH PROFESSOR “vous” “tu”

ESL STUDENT IN THE US English is biggest problem The US “isn’t my world” English will not be good in 10 years (from Lam, 2000)

J-pop Star

ESL STUDENT ON THE INTERNET I’ve improved My Internet friends helped me There’s nothing to be afraid of (from Lam, 2000)

Student studying French at ISU Jessica: “Well, my good friend is my main link to French culture through Facebook... Something that’s known as Facebook creeping, I like creep on her wall and like read conversations between her friends and her and watch the videos and look at their pictures and comments and stuff. And so I kind of start to understand…”

Instructed Second Language Acquisition 2007 Comprehensible input L’aide de comprendre Feedback Meaning-focused conversation Help with comprehension

Carol A. Chapelle Iowa State University TESL Ontario, Toronto, December 10-12, 2009 What does computer technology offer for TESOL?