Task-based language learning and teaching June 13, 2017 0 Comments latl What is task-based language teaching? Task-based language learning and teaching (TBLT) was originally espoused by Prabhu (1987), who felt that focussing on particular elements of language should not be part of a task-based approach. Rather, he felt that it was best to focus on language incidentally while learners were completing a task. Task-based language learning […] Read More
How to create a QR code – QR Code Generator March 7, 2017 0 Comments latl QR Code is machine readable optical label containing information about a specific product/item. As the name Quick Response Code (QR Code) suggests, it quickly regenerates specific piece of information from a transitory media and displays it on your device. QR Code Generator – Step by step guide The following video tutorial will help you generate […] Read More
Digital storytelling using ‘Little Story Creator’ for Apple devices 0 Comments latl This tutorial will help you use ‘Little Story Creator’, a digital storytelling tool that can create a bridge between home and an early childhood education centre, especially for children growing up with more than one language around them. It was produced by Kendall and Jess, our Summer Scholars at the UC LATL-lab with the support […] Read More
Affordances & Implications for Commonly Used Digital Tools February 15, 2017 0 Comments latl Classroom,Learning,Technology Skype Skype also has many functions for exchanging information both synchronously and asynchronously. It also allows its users to make free video or voice calls both individually or in groups; therefore, students who are unable to come to school can have lessons through Skype (Michels & Chang, 2011). Thanks to the voice calls on Skype, […] Read More
The fun of using Puppet Pal with primary school-aged language learners 0 Comments latl Language,Learning,research lab,Technology Context for learning The context for teaching and learning is an urban Primary School in Christchurch, New Zealand. Many more English Language Learners (ELLs) than before are enrolling at the present time and now represent one fifth of the school roll. The Primary School caters for Year 0-6 children and takes children from both in […] Read More
Empower Shyer Students Using Technology 0 Comments latl Classroom,Learning,research lab This article demonstrates how technology can empower the weaker, shyer, less able students and help the vociferous ones sit back and learn through listening. Warschauer, M. (1996). Comparing face-to-face and electronic discussion in the second language classroom. CALICO Journal, 13(2&3), 7-26. Research Findings This article investigates the participation levels of EFL students from different nationalities […] Read More
Can teachers and students learn together? 0 Comments latl Classroom,Language Teaching,Learning,Technology The formal or traditional approach to language learning is that the instructor helps students learn/gain knowledge about the language. Integration of technology in learning environments has not only enhanced the language learning process but has also enabled instructors to learn and acquire knowledge in various dimensions. A study carried by Park & Slater (2014) investigated […] Read More
Enhancing teachers’ professional identities with technology January 2, 2017 0 Comments latl Kim, D., & Jang, S. E. (2014). Dialogic practices in using podcasting and blogging as teaching tools for teachers seeking ESOL Certificate. J Educational Computing Research, 51(2) 205-232. Research Findings The aim of this research was to evaluate how ESOL teachers, who ranged in age from twenty-three to their late fifties, utilised podcasts and blogs […] Read More
Empowering the Shyer Students 0 Comments latl In 2014, the journal Language Learning & Technology, 18(2) published a tribute to Mark Warschauer who has consistently written thought provoking articles about using technology in the language classroom http://llt.msu.edu/issues/june2014/tribute.pdf Here is one of his early articles, which demonstrates how technology can empower the weaker, shyer, less able students and help the vociferous ones sit […] Read More