1. The Second Language Communication and Technology
Presented by:
Tahani Ibrahimkhan

2. ESL Student Communication with Teachers
In most of second language classrooms in English institutions in Saudi Arabia, the communication between students and their teachers is rather shallow
Teachers are more likely to follow textbooks in class time
Teachers just provide students with homework related to the topic

3. The result
As a result, the students do not learn enough realistic, whole language
They are at a loss to communicate in the cultural of the new language
“Language is interaction” an interpersonal activity, with a clear relationship to society

4. The benefit for exercise
The exercise puts students in a real-world listening situation
They have an opinion on the topic: class discussion could follow in the target language about their experiences and viewpoint communicative
Some of the exercises ESL students may use:
Blog
Computer lap
Sending an
Checking and replying to s

5. Theories related to the issue
Cultural Studies (Hall)
Encoding
Decoding
Blogging in the classroom
Symbolic Interactinism (Mead)
Involves classroom communication patterns
Affects students self concept, motivations and aspirations
Teacher and student interaction
The teacher’s role, is to encourage students to learn a new language

6. Integrating technology to the classroom
Focus on learning how to use communications technologies and develop related foreign language materials
Technologies to be explored include: presentation software, interactive multimedia, and the World Wide Web
There are many advantages of using new technologies in the language classroom
There are several different approaches for using the Internet to facilitate interaction within and across discourse communities:
Computer-assisted classroom discussion
Outside-of-class discussion

7. The benefit of electronic communication in the classroom
Electronic communication within a single class might be viewed as an artificial substitute for face-to-face communication
Computer-assisted discussion (CAD), encourages greater participation
(CAD) enables students to mutually learn
(CAD) allows more planning time
It provides students with increased opportunities to communicate in the target language

8. Conclusion
By using new technologies in the language classroom, we can better prepare students for international cross-cultural interactions
The computer is a powerful tool for this process as it allows student access to online environments of international communication

9. Conclusion, continued
Teachers in communicative classrooms will find themselves talking less and listening more, becoming active facilitators of their students’ learning.
The teachers set up the exercise
Teachers are acting as referee or monitor
As a result of an increased responsibility to participate:
students may find they gain confidence in using L2.
Students are more responsible for their own learning

10. References
Orellana,Enviado por.(2007).The Communicative Approach in English as a Foreign Language Teaching. Retrieved: December 01,200. Retrieved from website: approach/the-communicative-approach.shtml
Ponterio,Bob. (2010). Integrating Technology in the Second Language Classroom. Retrieved: December 01,200. Retrieved from website:
Warschauer, M., & Meskill, C. (2000). Technology and second language learning. In J. Rosenthal (Ed.), Handbook of undergraduate second language education (pp ). Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum. Retrieved: December 01,200. Retrieved from website: