Course Title

TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LANGUAGE LEARNING

Course Code

TELL330638

Credit

3

Program Level

Applicable for TESOL Program

Requirement in TESOL Program

Semester in TESOL Program

7

Overview

This course is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills in using different kinds of media as an effective tool in teaching English. Specifically, students will have a chance to learn how to connect projectors; edit e-books; search for, select and download images, audio and video. Moreover, students will learn how to create and edit audio files; making videos; using different animations and insert images, audio, video into presentation slides. Essentially, students will be provided with opportunities to practice teaching using latest kinds of media in order to apply them into their future teaching job.

Objectives

Goals

Goal description

G1

Ability to understand general requirements and methods of applying different kinds of media into their future English language teaching and learning; ability to search for, select, edit e-books, audio, videos to use in their preparation of presentation slides; ability to create a language website

G2

Skills in searching for, selecting, editing e-books, audio, videos; creating videos, using animations, inserting audio and videos into presentation slides and designing a language website to be used in English language teaching

G3

Skills in team work and communication

G4

Understand the requirements of the society and the educational system for applying technology into English language teaching; generate ideas about designing Power point lessons and language websites which are in accordance with the testing and assessment purposes in English language teaching and learning

Learning Outcomes

Course learning outcomes

Description

G1

Understand general requirements and methods of applying different kinds of media into their future English language teaching and learning

List ways of downloading, selecting, editing e-books, images and audio to be used for specific language teaching purposes

List and describe ways of searching for, selecting, formatting, editing and creating videos to be used for specific language teaching purposes

Describe how to design and use Power point presentation efficiently

Know how to use Hot Potatoes program to design different kinds of quizzes and tests to be used for specific language teaching purposes

Describe and design the structure of a language website and ways to upload different kinds of content to the web

G2

Download, select and edit e-books, images and audio to be used for specific language teaching purposes

Create videos by using images and audio to be used for specific language teaching purposes

Design and use Power point presentation efficiently

Use Hot Potatoes program to design different kinds of quizzes and tests to be used for specific language teaching purposes

Design a language website whose appearance and content are appropriate with English language teaching and learning

G3

Cooperate and work in groups to discuss and solve problems and creating videos, designing Power point lessons, designing quizzes and tests, designing websites

Search for information, confidently presents information in public

G4

Be aware of the teachers’ responsibilities and roles in the application of different media in English language teaching

Efficiently use different kinds of media into English language teaching and learning through the use of new technology in teaching, evaluation and program improvement

Materials

- Coursebooks: prepared by the teacher

- Reference materials: From websites

Assessment

Assessment form

Percentage (%)

Assignments

25

Demo-teaching

25

Final Project – used to replace the Final exam

50