4/30/2002Claudia Acero

4/30/2002Claudia Acero SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY SNHU SNHU MS-TEFL. COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING EFL 537 EFL 537EFL 537 FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATION To: Professor Lyra Riabov By: Claudia Acero April 30, 2002 Lyra RiabovClaudia AceroLyra RiabovClaudia Acero

4/30/2002Claudia Acero CONTENTS EFL 537 AND MY LEARNING PROCESS MY WEBSITE Outline of my Website Pages and Portfolios FINAL THOUGHTS

4/30/2002Claudia Acero EFL 537EFL 537 AND MY LEARNING PROCESS EFL 537 Give a man a fish … … I do and I …

4/30/2002Claudia Acero “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” (Chinese proverb) (Chinese proverb) "I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand." (Confucius) (Confucius) What learning means to me. What EFL 537 taught meEFL 537 What learning means to me. What EFL 537 taught meEFL 537

4/30/2002Claudia Acero CALL AND MY LEARNING PROCESS Give me a fish …  Teacher created web page LYRALYRA  CALL experts    Specialized books    Student moderated discussions … I see and I remember, I do and I understand."  Hands-on task-based learning    Cooperative Learning  Technology as ESL/EFL instructional tool  Sharing experiences  Helping each other  Supporting each other  Sharing experiences  Helping each other  Supporting each other I learned about: FrontPage FrontPage More PPT Features More about www List servers: WEBHEADS CALICO-L More about www List servers WEBHEADS CALICO-L I learned about: FrontPage FrontPage More PPT Features More about www List servers: WEBHEADS CALICO-L More about www List servers WEBHEADS CALICO-L

4/30/2002Claudia Acero CALL AND MY LEARNING PROCESS (CONT.) Introduction to CALL iCALL FrontPage Study Computers and Language Learning Reading and Reflection Introduction to CALL iCALL FrontPage Study Computers and Language Learning Reading and Reflection First Attempts of Web Page ESL/EFL Web Sites and Software EvaluationWeb Sites Software Introduction to CALL iCALL FrontPage Study Computers and Language Learning Reading and Reflection Introduction to CALL iCALL FrontPage Study Computers and Language Learning Reading and Reflection First Attempts of Web Page ESL/EFL Web Sites and Software EvaluationWeb Sites Software My CALL Lesson PlanLesson Plan My Current Web Site My Participation in List servers: WEBHEADS CALICO-LList servers WEBHEADS CALICO-L My CALL Lesson PlanLesson Plan My Current Web Site My Participation in List servers: WEBHEADS CALICO-LList servers WEBHEADS CALICO-L Creating Online PortfoliosOnline Portfolios Designing Learning and Teaching Activities using the www and my website Sharing the experience with my university and Colombian colleagues  Creating Online PortfoliosOnline Portfolios Designing Learning and Teaching Activities using the www and my website Sharing the experience with my university and Colombian colleagues 

4/30/2002Claudia Acero MY WEBSITE LEARNING, REFLECTING AND DOING LEARNING, REFLECTING AND DOING LEARNING, REFLECTING AND DOING Learning, Reflecting and Doing Learning, Reflecting and Doing Is a simple and functional site mainly for ESL/EFL teachers Provides evaluated useful links for teachers and students Keeps a friendly style Demonstrates the integration among teaching, learning and technology

4/30/2002Claudia Acero OUTLINE OF MY WEBSITE

4/30/2002Claudia Acero HOMEPAGE HOMEPAGE Homepage Homepage It provides information about the SNHU, the MS-TEFL program and EFL 537SNHUMS-TEFL EFL 537 It explains how the website was developed It presents a “clickable”colorful box with the content of the site It shows my name, s, copyright protection, last updated

4/30/2002Claudia Acero FOR TEACHERS There are six pages devoted to teachers They provide useful ESL/EFL links to integrate language and technology The links included on each page have been evaluated and selected to achieve the goal of the site They provide authentic material in each of the skills L,R&D What is important is “an understanding of good pedagogy and the relationship among teaching, learning, and technology.” EGBERT,J., et al (1999)

4/30/2002Claudia Acero FOR TEACHERS (CONT.) Listening and Speaking Reading Writing Grammar and Vocabulary Assessment and Evaluation Culture Each page contains: A brief comment on the topic of the page Evaluated resources classified by topics Links to all other pages of the site My name, , last updated

4/30/2002Claudia Acero FOR TEACHERS (CONT.) ARTICLESARTICLES SONGS USEFUL LINKS SONGS USEFUL LINKS ARTICLESARTICLES SONGS USEFUL LINKS SONGS USEFUL LINKS LITERATURELITERATURE LINKS NEWSPAPERS LINKS NEWSPAPERS LITERATURELITERATURE LINKS NEWSPAPERS LINKS NEWSPAPERS RESOURCESRESOURCES RESOURCES BY TOPIC RESOURCES BY TOPIC RESOURCESRESOURCES RESOURCES BY TOPIC RESOURCES BY TOPIC GRAMMAR LINKS VOCABULARY LINKS GRAMMAR LINKS VOCABULARY LINKS USEFUL LINKSUSEFUL LINKS ARTICLESARTICLES USEFUL LINKSUSEFUL LINKS ARTICLESARTICLES BIOGRAPHIES ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES CULTUREBIOGRAPHIES ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES CULTURE BIOGRAPHIES ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES CULTUREBIOGRAPHIES ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES CULTURE

4/30/2002Claudia Acero FOR LEARNERS SELF-LEARNING CORNER SELF-LEARNING CORNER and SELF-LEARNING CORNER SPANISH CORNER SPANISH CORNER Link learners to fun and educative sites Provide learners with links to practice the four skills Provide general statements about the sites to help learners to search Are more animated

4/30/2002Claudia Acero MY CALL PORTFOLIO EFL 573 COURSE EFL 573 COURSE EFL 573 COURSE It presents EFL 573 as a course where learning, reflection and action came together. It publishes my work for EFL 573 It links to my partners’ websites MY CALL PORTFOLIO

4/30/2002Claudia Acero MY CALL PORTFOLIO (CONT.) MY CALL PORTFOLIO (CONT.) MY CALL PORTFOLIO MY CALL PORTFOLIO

4/30/2002Claudia Acero MY MS-TEFL PORTFOLIO MS-TEFL MS-TEFL It presents a selection of projects for the courses at the MS-TEFLMS-TEFL It allows me to thank all of my Professors and Dr. Dan RaffalovichDr. Dan Raffalovich MY MS-TEFL PORTFOLIO

4/30/2002Claudia Acero MY MS-TEFL PORTFOLIO (CONT.) Language Learning and Acquisition Descriptive Linguistics of American English Curriculum Development, Design and Implementation Overview of TESOL Methodology Listening and Speaking Activities Reading and Writing Activities Computer Assisted Language Learning Evaluation and Assessment

4/30/2002Claudia Acero ABOUT ME ABOUT ME ABOUT ME It personalizes the site It provides my educative and professional background It attempts to be reliable due to the epistolary style It allows me to show the nice face of my country in English MY FAVORITE PICTURES MY FAVORITE PICTURES It personalizes the site It provides a relaxed setting for the site

4/30/2002Claudia Acero FINAL THOUGHTS CALL Allows a different interaction among teachers, learners and technology.different interaction Provides authentic audiences and tasksauthentic Provides unimaginable opportunities to teach and learnunimaginable opportunities Enhances autonomous learning as well as collaborative learningautonomous collaborative Keeps teachers updatedupdated

4/30/2002Claudia Acero FINAL THOUGHTS (CONT.) CALL creativitycritical thinking creativitycritical thinking Enhances creativity and critical thinkingcreativitycritical thinking MotivatesMotivates teachers and students high-tech and low-tech environments high-tech and low-tech environments Makes teachers aware of the possibilities to apply it in high-tech and low-tech environmentshigh-tech and low-tech environments cognitive styles and language learning styles cognitive styles and language learning styles Reaches different cognitive styles and language learning stylescognitive styles and language learning styles

4/30/2002Claudia Acero FINAL THOUGHTS (CONT.) HOWEVER,CALL Demands and

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