Rate 5 of
5 starts ★★★★★
Based on: The
employment of CALL in Teaching Second/Foreign Language Speaking Skill by Julia
Gong
&
Using Original
Video and Sound Effects to Teach English by Shahla Yassaei
My favorite
quote from the article was “computers accompanying software package and
networks can be used in number of ways to assist language learning” I think
that teachers can have the best computers of the world but they need more than
hardware they need special software and network connection in order to have computer
assisted learning. The article presents how computer can assist to teach language
skills because they can stimulate motivate and allow communication. Being
assisted by CALL during language learning covers the mechanical and meaningful
aspects. Something that made me want to read more about was when the author presents
two side of CALL “Every coin has two sides”. The disadvantages are very similar
to the ones teachers face this days, but CALL will continue improving.
The second
article mentioned that radio programs, television shows, newspapers and video-based
activities are interesting and meaningful because they are context materials. Also,
something I learned from this article and that every teacher should know was
that there are a high variety of audio visual techniques which can help to developing
abstract topics like grammar. Videos allow
teachers to plan a special interactive lesson, for students, videos provided
with a meaningful audiovisual stimulus. Using a video to present a grammar
topic (modals) was developed in different stages where the author described how
the video was reordered, created , transferred , integrated in the lesson and presented in a class.
Hello Lineth, I agree when you say that a teacher can have the best computer in the world but that is not enough since the software is more important. I also like it a lot when you say that teachers should realize that there is a wide variety of educational material on the internet because in my opinion that makes the class more fun.
ReplyDeleteHello Lineth. I totally agree with your opinion must of the teachers have to improve classes in the way that they give it to the learners. Also, teachers has to know that we they can use the internet as a benefitial tool with students.
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