Chapter 10: Language Arts and Foreign Language Instruction

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Chapter 10 Language Arts and Foreign Language
Instruction

• Michelle Kerr
• Niphateria Brown
• Kindra Nenninger
• Andrea Williams

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An Introduction

• Language arts curriculum focuses on developing
  the skills of writing, listening, reading, and
  speaking

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Ideas and suggestions for integrating technology
into language arts

• student centered and developmentally appropriate
• interactive and meaningful activities
• real-life applications

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General Problems

• Difficulty of getting hardware and software for
  class
• As teachers, how do we use technology?

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Problems Related to Technology in Language Arts
Instruction

• 1. Keyboarding Instruction
• bad habits
• familiarization
• computer experience
• 2. Reading on the computer vs. Reading from
  print
• 3. Media literacy vs. Print literacy

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Problems Related to Technology in Foreign
Language Instruction

• 1. Direct vs. Contextual Language Instruction
• active conversational participants
• 2. Languages
• Non-cognate
• Cognate

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Strategies for Integrating Technology

• Planning
• Drafting
• Revising
• Editing
• Publishing

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Technology to Support Reading and Studying

• Instruction
• Comprehension and Vocab. Development
• Notetaking
• Crtitcal Thinking

• G.A.T.H.E.R.
• Get an overview
• Ask a question
• Triangulate Data
• Hypothesize
• Explore Data
• Record Conclusion

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Technology to Support Communication and
Collaboration

• Email and Threaded Discussion
• Networked Collaboration and Support
• Video Conferencing and Distance Education