Educational technology and teaching equipment

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Educational technology and teaching equipment

• Coursebooks, pictures, the black/white board, the
  overhead projector, the cassette
  recorder,video/DVD, bits pieces
• Izabela Jaros

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Coursebooks

• Advantages of using a textbook
• Framework
• Syllabus
• Ready-made texts and tasks (CDs, CD-ROMs)
• Economy
• Convenience
• Guidance
• Autonomy

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Coursebooks

• Disadvantages of using a coursebook
• Inadequacy
• Irrelevance, lack of interest
• Homogeneity
• Over-easiness

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Pictures 1

• Flashcards
• Large wall pictures
• Cue cards
• Photographs
• Illustrations

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Pictures 2

• Pictures of all kinds can be used in the
  following ways
• drills (cue-response drills)
• games
• understanding
• prediction
• discussion

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The black/white board 1

• Write clearly and in large enough letters for
  everything to be legible from all parts of the
  class.
• Dont jot words and phrases down at random all
  over the board.
• Avoid speaking at length while you are writing on
  the board with your back to the class.
• If you ask the students to copy sth you have
  written, stand or sit well away from the board
  and wait quietly for them to do so.
• Dont use colours which dont show up well on the
  board.

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The black/white board 2

• Boards can be used for a variety of different
  purposes, including
• explanation aid
• note pad
• picture frame
• public workbook
• game board
• notice board

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The overhead projector (OHP) 1

• Advantages
• there is no chalk-dust to put up with
• while you write you are facing the class
• material can be prepared in advance
• material can be kept used in later lessons
• you can cover part of what is on the OHP
  transparency with a piece of paper, and present
  the information as you want it
• you can go back any number of times to sth
  already used

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The overhead projector (OHP) 2

• To produce good transparences
• - dont write within 3 cm of the edges
• - put a piece of lined paper under the
  transparency to guide your writing
• - your handwriting need to be about twice
  normal size
• - use different coloured pens to distinguish
  points
• - dont overfill your page

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The cassette recorder

• Is the recording really clear for use in a large
  classroom?
• Is it at the right level for the pupils?
• Is it easy to use with clear divisions between
  exercises and sections, so that you can find the
  part you want easily?
• Are the links between the recorded material and
  the related printed material straightforward?
• Does it generate good language work?
• Is the content suitable? Are the subjects dealt
  with right for the pupils?
• Is it culturally appropriate?
• Is it interesting? Will the students find it
  motivating?

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Video/DVD

• Video types
• off-air programmes,
• real-world video,
• language learning video
• Why use video
• seeing language in use,
• cross-cultural awareness,
• motivation

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Video/DVD

• Video problems
• Poor quality tapes and discs,
• Poor viewing conditions
• The nothing new syndrome
• Stop and start
• The length of extracts

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Video/DVD

• Guidelines
• Keep it short
• Exploit the material (preview, viewing and
  follow-up)
• Switch the TV off when the learners dont have to
  look at it
• Find your place before the lesson (if possible)

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Computers

• Teaching testing programs
• Reference
• E-mail exchange
• Web sites
• The word processor

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Bits pieces

• Realia
• Language cards
• Cuisenaire rods