1. BBI 3423 LANGUAGE AND ICT

2. ICT & Multimedia Information & Communication Technology
Multimedia: the integrated use of several media forms
Text
Audio
Visual

3. Role of the Computer in ICT & Multimedia
Computers needed to:
integrate use of multimedia texts
in ICT
store and distribute software / programmes: CDs
disseminate information globally: Internet

4. Role of Language in ICT & Multimedia
Language plays central role in
constructing ICT texts
writing computer programmes

5. ICT Texts (1) ICT texts used in Dissemination of information
Commercial: e.g., Internet advertisements, business sites
Research: e.g., Online journals, articles, news reports
Educational: e.g., CALL software, video conferencing, online conference classes

6. ICT Texts (2) ICT texts used in Social interaction
Synchronous/Real-time: e.g., IRCs
Asynchronous: e.g., real-time

7. Studying Language in ICT: Use of language in ICT (1)
Programming language
not covered in detail in this course
mentioned in Units 1 and 3 of module
coded language: commands for the machine translated into verbal language for human users

8. Studying Language in ICT: Use of language in ICT (2)
Electronic communication
Nature of electronic text
Cognitive and social impact on users
Evolution of computer-mediated discourse
Linguistic aspects
Social aspects

9. Studying Language in ICT: Use of ICT & Multimedia in Language Learning & Teaching
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
History
Principles and Benefits
Non-online and online CALL