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Computer Assisted Language Learning

Emma Tome

Oroku SHS ALT

November 22, 2014

Advantages

• Access to video and audio resources

• Self-paced

• Interactive

• Better student assessments

• Others?

Disadvantages

• Threshold of comfort

• Technical errors, wasted time

• Time spent developing technological literacy vs. language ability

CaLabo Tips: Playing DVDVHS

• Make sure room speakers are on.

• Movie Teleco

• Mpeg files in student server

Playing videos on student screens

1. Press “Capture” to play the DVD or VHS 2. If Movie Teleco has been turned on through

Calabo, the video will appear on student screens.

3. Check Fullscreen 4. You can use the Remote to adjust title

selection etc.

3. Self-recording

• Speech contests

• Eiken interview practice

• English Conversation Class

File Library Each track from textbook

DVD has been saved to 共通ファイル(Shared File) using Movie Teleco

Program Track Students select a track to

practice. They can listen to the

complete dialogue, or record one half of the dialogue

Recording Tools Students record each part

of the dialogue at their own pace.

They can pause, listen, and re-record as is necessary, until they are satisfied.

Recording Details 1. Students can clear their

recording and try again.

Student’s Voice

2. SAVE

1. Clear

Program track – don’t clear!

2. When they are finished, students can save their recording in a personal folder on the server. MUST BE .mp3 !!!

Student recording

Chat function

• Warm-up question

• Jeopardy Games

• … other ideas?

Guided Conversation Practice

Salesperson: May I help you?

• something nice for my …

• a present for my…

Customer: Yes, I hope so. I need ____________________.

S: How much did you want to spend?

C: Not more than __________.

S: In that case, how about _______ ?

$5

$5

$15 $75 $75

$25

$100

$50 $15 $15

$35

$35

$45

$20

C: It looks nice, but ______________.

It’s not within my budget.

I don’t think he/she likes ( ).

It’s too expensive.

$5

$5

$15 $75

$75

$25

$100

$50

$15

$15

$35

$35

$45

$20

S: Well, what about _______ ?

C: That’s perfect! How much is it?

$5

$5

$15 $75

$75

$25

$100

$50

$15

$15

$35

$35

$45

$20

S:_______ dollars. How would you like to pay?

C: I’ll pay with ______________.

Cash My credit card

S: Great, thanks for coming!

C: Thanks for your help.

• S: May I help you?

• C: Yes, I hope so. I need … for my …

• S: How much would you like to spend?

• C: Not more than …

• S: In that case, how about …

• C: It looks nice, but …

• S: Well, what about …

• C: That’s perfect! How much is it?

• S: … dollars. How would you like to pay?

• C: I’ll pay with…

• S: Great, thanks for coming!

• C: Thanks for your help.

1. May I help you? I need…①

2. Budget ②

3. Salesperson Recommendation (おすすめ）

4. Customer Refusal

5. Salesperson Recommendation #2 ③

6. Price ④

7. Cash/Credit

8. Thanks

Fast Food Restaurant

FOOD

Hamburger - $3.50

Cheeseburger - $4.00

French Fries -

S $1.50/ M $2.00/ L $2.50

Onion Rings –

S $2.00/ M $2.50/ L $3.00

Salad - $3.50

Apple Pie - $1.50

DRINKS Milkshake - Strawberry, Chocolate, Vanilla

$2.00

Coffee / Tea –

S $1.25 / M $1.75 / L $2.00

Soda – Cola, Root Beer, Lemonade

S $1 / M $1.50 / L $1.75

• S: May I help you?

• C: Yes, I would like a [cheeseburger] and [fries], please.

• S: What size [fries] ?

• C: [Large] please.

• S: What would you like to drink?

• C: I would like a [small] [coffee] please.

• S: Is that for here or to go?

• C: [For here].

• S: Ok. That will be [$7.25 (Seven dollars and Twenty-five cents)].

• C: Here you are.

• S: Here’s your change. Have a nice day!

• C:You too. Thank you!

Fast Food Restaurant

1. Welcome.

2. Food. Sizes?

3. Drinks. Sizes?

4. For here/to go?

5. Check Order.

6. Total Price.

7. Pay

8. Thank you!

Conversation Practice

Building Conversation Activities for the Language Lab

• What is the information gap and the target language ?

• i.e. what are your students talking about? How are they going to talk about it?

• If necessary, create a document to send to students that they will refer to in conversation – a map, menu, set of photos, etc.

Conversation Tool • Make sure headsets are plugged in!

• You can manually adjust partners.

• Use the “intercom” tool to talk with students if there is an odd number.

File Control • Useful for sending students maps, menus,

photos, and other conversation aids.

Getting to know you…

• Students are paired randomly using conversation tool

• Every 2-3 minutes, their partners are switched.

Telephone Conversation

• Students each get a caller and receiver card.

• Take turns exchanging phone messages.

Fast Food Restaurant

Illness and Wellness Vocabulary

Content-Based Learning

YouTube Downloader

• Save documentary clips, music videos, etc.

Lyric videos

• Students can watch a lyric video and do a dictation/gap fill exercise.

Documentaries and Vocabulary Building

Other Computer / Internet based Language Learning tools

Google Translate – how to use responsibly?

• Demonstrate to students the do’s and don’ts of online translation

• DO: vocabulary lists, web sites for comparison and comprehension

• DON’T: Replace your own grammar and composition knowledge

Browser plug-ins for language study

• Mind the Word – Replaces words with target language

Additional Resources…

• http://etec.ctlt.ubc.ca/510wiki/Computers_and_Instructional_Design_in_Foreign_Languages

• http://web.stanford.edu/~efs/callcc/callcc-intro.pdf

• Emma.l.tome@gmail.com

• Please ask me questions!