ERIC Number: EJ962384
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 10
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1559-663X
Identifying Our Approaches to Language Learning Technologies: Improving Professional Development
Petrie, Gina Mikel; Avery, Lisa
English Teaching Forum, v49 n3 p10-19 2011
The mid- to late 1990s was an exciting time for those concerned with incorporating new technology into their teaching of English as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL). Commonly referred to as Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), or sometimes with the broader term Technology-Enhanced Language Learning (TELL), the field took huge leaps forward during these years. This article focuses on one perhaps lesser-known approach to using technologies in the classroom that was created during this time and that is especially useful for ESL/EFL teachers to consider. The authors describe the model, explain its significance, and then provide activity ideas that teacher educators can use when incorporating the model into professional development workshops or in-service trainings. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Teaching Models, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Class Activities, Classroom Environment
US Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs, SA-5, 2200 C Street NW 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037. e-mail: etforum@state.gov; Web site: http://www.forum.state.gov
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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