Professional Documents
Culture Documents
and ELT
(2016-17)
Course Description
This course provides an overview of the uses of CALL in schools.
Topics include English language teaching software evaluation,
interactive instructional technologies, multimedia, the Internet in
English language teaching, and English language teaching
curriculum applications. The major emphasis is on determining the
needs/applications of computers in English language teaching in
Hong Kong schools. Participants in the course are provided with
hands-on experience in using and evaluating English language
teaching software.
Session 1: Jan 10
Professional development for CALL teachers: tools (e.g.,blogfolios) ;
PD groups and activities; CALL journals and references; tools for
teachers (e.g, Google forms and documents)
Session 2: Jan 13
Language investigation (corpus linguistics, online dictionaries,
pronunciation dictionaries; etc.)
Session 3: Jan 17
Teacher language awareness and grammar teaching: capitalizing on
technology
Session 4: Jan 20
Vocabulary (e.g., Quizlet; HP Cross; Mind maps)
Session 5: Jan 24
Listening (e.g., TED-ED; Edpuzzle; learners resources, e.g, Breaking
News; podcasts)
Session 6: Feb 3
Speaking (e.g., digital storytelling; radio drama; podcasting; short
video presentations) (e.g., Adobe Spark Video; Screencast-o-matic;
Photo Story 3)
Session 7: Feb 7
Reading Comprehension (e.g., HP cloze; HP quiz; HP match)
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Session 8: Feb 10
Writing (e.g. mystorybook.com; ebooks with PPT; online editing
platforms)
Session 9: Feb 14
Projects and their visual presentation (e.g., wikis; Adobe Page;
Padlet; Prezi; Pinterest)
Class Venues
Tuesdays: 12:30-14:15 (SB 614)
Fridays: 09:30-11:15 (HTB M1)
Learning Outcomes
3. Strive to expand their skill and knowledge base to evaluate, adopt, and adapt emerging
technologies throughout their careers.
4. Use technology in socially and culturally appropriate, legal, and ethical ways.
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5. Identify and evaluate technological resources and environments for suitability to their
teaching context.
7. Design and manage language learning activities and tasks using technology
appropriately to meet curricular goals and objectives.
8. Use relevant research findings to inform the planning of language learning activities and
tasks that involve technology.
11. Apply technology to improve efficiency in preparing for class, grading, and maintaining
records.
(Key source of reference: Technology Standards for ESL Teachers, issued by TESOL)
Learning Activities
Lectures (20%), in-class completion of blogfolio tasks (70%), viewing
and responding to classmates blogfolios (10%)
Description
A. A blogfolio (60%)
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The blogfolio will also contain a digital story, details of which are
given in B below.
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Learning Resources
Course website: http://elearn.cuhk.edu.hk
Class blog: http://eled1617.blogspot.com/
References
Major Text
Technology Enhanced Language Learning: Connecting Theory and
Practice; A. Walker & G. White; Oxford: OUP, 2013.
Key Text
Teaching English Language Learners through Technology, by Tony
Erben, Ruth Ban, and Martha Castaneda, Routledge 2009.
English Language Learning and Technology, Carol A. Chapelle, John
Benjamins Publishing Co., 2003.
Technology and Teaching English Language Learners, Mary Ellen
Butter-Pascoe, and Karin M. Wiburg; Pearson 2003.
CALL Dimensions: Options and Issues in Computer-assisted
Language Learning, Mike Levy and Glenn Stockwell; Lawarence
Erlbaum 2006.
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