2011 Spring Workshop
Theme: Technology and Language Teaching
Date & Time: Sunday, April 17th. 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: University of Southern California, Taper Hall of Humanities
3501 Trousdale Parkway University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089
Keynote Speaker: Dorothy Chun
9:00 - 9:30 Registration
9:30 - 9:45 Greetings and Announcement
9:45 - 12:00 Keynote Lecture
Dr. Dorothy Chun, University of California, Santa Barbara
"Technology in Service of Language Teaching"
I. General principles for incorporating technology into language teaching
A. Rationale: why incorporate technology? From theory to practice
B. Do's and Don't's
C. Designing activities
II. L2 reading
A. Web 1.0: reading on the Internet
B. Web 2.0: reading blogs, online forums, social media
C. Tools to help with reading, e.g., WordChamp WebReader
III. L2 speaking and listening
A. "Receptive" listening: podcasts (+ activities), YouTube videos (+ activities)
B. "Active" listening and speaking: chatting, videoconferencing (Skype, Google video chat, iPhone/iPod)
IV. Culture
A. Culturally appropriate photos, websites, etc.
B. Online intercultural exchange (based on "Cultura" model: http://cultura.mit.edu/)
12:00 - 1:20 Lunch
1:20 - 3:30 Afternoon Session: Hands-on (Group-work)
Group 1: Reading
Goal: Design activities to enhance the learners' reading skill.
Tools: Internet, blogs, forums, social media.
Group A 1, 2 Group B (PDF Files)
Group 2: Speaking and Listening
Goal: Design activities to enhance the learners' speaking and listening skills.
Tools: Podcast, YouTube, chatting, videoconferencing.
Group 2: Speaking and Listening Wiki
Group 3: Culture
Goal: Design activities to enhance the learners' knowledge and understanding.
Tools:"Cultura" model. (http://cultura.mit.edu/)
Group 3: Culture 資料 (PDFが開きます）
How to create Google Forms
Instruction in English YouTube Videos in English: 1 2 3
Instruction in Japanese YouTube Videos in Japanese: 1 2
3:30 - 4:00 Evaluation and Closing Remarks
