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Reading Promt 2
*BLACKBOARD – Egbert, J. (2005). CALL Essentials: Principals and Practices in CALL Classrooms.—Ch. 1. Introduction: Principles of CALL.
*RICHARDSON Ch. 3. Weblogs: Getting Started
Egbert describes the optimal conditions for classroom language learning. Discuss how blogs and blogging can be a tool for achieving these conditions with ELL students. Finally, describe your own experience creating your blog this week. What topic or topics do you plan to blog about?
Response:
Egbert (2005) introduced 8 conditions that are used as supports for optimal classroom language learning environment. And I really think blog can be an effective tool for achieving these conditions with ELLs. First, blog allows ELLs to use target language actively and creatively in authentic social setting, and they can interact with other ELLs. A lot of ELLs are speaking different languages, in order to exchange ideas, they would use target language to response each other, so it’s a good way to achieve “Condition 1” and “condition 2”. Second, ask ELL students to use blog to fulfill an authentic task may stimulate students’ interests, they can practice the target language in a real world but not only in classroom, thus can they master it more effective. Moreover, blog provides ELLs with variety options of expressing themselves and learning languages, for slow-working students, they can take more time to complete the task, and teachers can instruct appropriate feedback as “guideline” in the process of the task. In these ways, blog can be a good tool to achieve “condition 3, 4, 5and 6”. Third, using blog to complete task can create a safe and comfy environment for ELLs, they don’t need to worry about the stress or pressure, and can finish task efficiently. For some ELLs, they may have difficulties to follow rigid schedules, blog can offer them options to choose their own book to read, crest their own topic, complete their interested task, and teachers can assist them to refine the target language and fulfill the task. So blog can be effective tool to achieve “condition 7 and 8”.
I am really interested in editing my blog, and I have confidence that I will make a good blog. But I came across some small difficulties in creating my blog, for example the “slide show”; I spent a lot time to figure out my Flickr’s account name, and finally succeeded! I am going to use this blog to work for my CALL class, and I am planning to focus on relevant CALL topics. And I still have two more blogs, and I will use them to record my daily life.
*RICHARDSON Ch. 3. Weblogs: Getting Started
Egbert describes the optimal conditions for classroom language learning. Discuss how blogs and blogging can be a tool for achieving these conditions with ELL students. Finally, describe your own experience creating your blog this week. What topic or topics do you plan to blog about?
Response:
Egbert (2005) introduced 8 conditions that are used as supports for optimal classroom language learning environment. And I really think blog can be an effective tool for achieving these conditions with ELLs. First, blog allows ELLs to use target language actively and creatively in authentic social setting, and they can interact with other ELLs. A lot of ELLs are speaking different languages, in order to exchange ideas, they would use target language to response each other, so it’s a good way to achieve “Condition 1” and “condition 2”. Second, ask ELL students to use blog to fulfill an authentic task may stimulate students’ interests, they can practice the target language in a real world but not only in classroom, thus can they master it more effective. Moreover, blog provides ELLs with variety options of expressing themselves and learning languages, for slow-working students, they can take more time to complete the task, and teachers can instruct appropriate feedback as “guideline” in the process of the task. In these ways, blog can be a good tool to achieve “condition 3, 4, 5and 6”. Third, using blog to complete task can create a safe and comfy environment for ELLs, they don’t need to worry about the stress or pressure, and can finish task efficiently. For some ELLs, they may have difficulties to follow rigid schedules, blog can offer them options to choose their own book to read, crest their own topic, complete their interested task, and teachers can assist them to refine the target language and fulfill the task. So blog can be effective tool to achieve “condition 7 and 8”.
I am really interested in editing my blog, and I have confidence that I will make a good blog. But I came across some small difficulties in creating my blog, for example the “slide show”; I spent a lot time to figure out my Flickr’s account name, and finally succeeded! I am going to use this blog to work for my CALL class, and I am planning to focus on relevant CALL topics. And I still have two more blogs, and I will use them to record my daily life.
reading prompt 1
*LEVY – Ch. 3 Evaluation
*RICHARDSON Ch. 1. The Read/Write Web.
*RICHARDSON Ch. 2. Weblogs: Pedagogy & Practice
What has been your experience with blogs prior to this class? Are there any blogs you regularly visit? Do you have your own blog? Richardson describes the many potential uses of weblogs for classroom pedagogy and practice. What are some ways blogs could be used effectively with ELL students?
Levy described many different types and methods of evaluation of CALL software programs or websites. As an ESL teacher, describe at least one component you would want to see in an evaluation that would help you decided whether or not to use it.
Blogs are really popular in all these years. We can post our “diary”, photos, videos, music etc., and at the same time, the visitor can leave their responses. It’s a good way to communicate and share information. I always visit my parents and friends’ blogs in China to check how they are doing now. And I visit “YouTube.com” almost every day to watch videos and shows. I have two blogs, I constantly update my blogs in order that my parents and friends can get to know my recent situation, and response messages they left.
Richardson (2009) introduced many uses of blogs, they are really helpful for ELL students too. Especially “class blog”, for many ELLs, they have difficulties in understanding what teacher said in class, and some of them are shy to talk in class. In this case, they can check class-related information such as class syllabus, homework assignment, and events. They can read online readings, post their responses for reading, post their writing samples, and exchange ideas with their peers etc.
For evaluate CALL software programs or websites, I think as an ESL teacher, the component of “valid” is very important. The designed software programs or websites should “work” for students and teachers, and follow the pedagogy. For example, when evaluate “Connected Speech” in CD format, which was designed to assist ELLs to improve their spoken English, the “reliable voice recognition”, “social cultural content of the program and linguistic accuracy” (Levy, p.49) should take into consideration. If the pronunciation is unclear, the reading passage is about some weird topics, and too much “hard” vocabulary etc., the program wouldn’t work, therefore cannot be used
*RICHARDSON Ch. 1. The Read/Write Web.
*RICHARDSON Ch. 2. Weblogs: Pedagogy & Practice
What has been your experience with blogs prior to this class? Are there any blogs you regularly visit? Do you have your own blog? Richardson describes the many potential uses of weblogs for classroom pedagogy and practice. What are some ways blogs could be used effectively with ELL students?
Levy described many different types and methods of evaluation of CALL software programs or websites. As an ESL teacher, describe at least one component you would want to see in an evaluation that would help you decided whether or not to use it.
Blogs are really popular in all these years. We can post our “diary”, photos, videos, music etc., and at the same time, the visitor can leave their responses. It’s a good way to communicate and share information. I always visit my parents and friends’ blogs in China to check how they are doing now. And I visit “YouTube.com” almost every day to watch videos and shows. I have two blogs, I constantly update my blogs in order that my parents and friends can get to know my recent situation, and response messages they left.
Richardson (2009) introduced many uses of blogs, they are really helpful for ELL students too. Especially “class blog”, for many ELLs, they have difficulties in understanding what teacher said in class, and some of them are shy to talk in class. In this case, they can check class-related information such as class syllabus, homework assignment, and events. They can read online readings, post their responses for reading, post their writing samples, and exchange ideas with their peers etc.
For evaluate CALL software programs or websites, I think as an ESL teacher, the component of “valid” is very important. The designed software programs or websites should “work” for students and teachers, and follow the pedagogy. For example, when evaluate “Connected Speech” in CD format, which was designed to assist ELLs to improve their spoken English, the “reliable voice recognition”, “social cultural content of the program and linguistic accuracy” (Levy, p.49) should take into consideration. If the pronunciation is unclear, the reading passage is about some weird topics, and too much “hard” vocabulary etc., the program wouldn’t work, therefore cannot be used
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