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The use of ICT in the Teaching and Learning
of EFL/ESL
Lecturer MIGUEL ÁNGEL MILÁN

• Teacher Trainer at the Faculty of Education of
  Albacete - University of Castilla-La Mancha
  (Spain)
• Language and European programmes Advisor at
  Centro de Profesores de Almansa (Albacete, Spain)

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The use of ICT in the Teaching Learning of
EFL/ESL
Lecturer MIGUEL ÁNGEL MILÁN
AIMS

• To reflect on some of the latest methodologies
  of EFL/ESL.
• To promote the use of ICT as teaching and
  learning tools to empower motivation,
  participation, cooperation and integration of
  students in EFL/ESL.
• To know educational resources on the Net and
  software to create activities for our classes in
  Infant, Primary and Secondary levels.
• To be familiar with self-evaluation tools online
  for students and teachers of EFL/ESL.

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The use of ICT in the Teaching Learning of
EFL/ESL
Lecturer MIGUEL ÁNGEL MILÁN
CONTENTS

1. Latest contributions to the Teaching and Learning
   of Foreign Languages Collaborative Learning,
   CLIL, CALL, E-Learning, B-Learning.
2. Educational resources on the Net for Infant,
   Primary and Secondary levels.
3. Software for the creation of resources and
   material Jclic, Hot Potatoes, Neobook, Malted,
   Cuadernia.
4. Online Tools Moodle, Joomla, eTwinning, Blog,
   Wiki, Youtube, Delicious.
5. Self-Evaluation Tools ELP, DIALANG.

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Lecturer MIGUEL ÁNGEL MILÁN
INTRODUCTION (I)
The use of ICT in the classroom is an extremely
important and powerful resource for the teaching
and learning of foreign languages. The
Internet offers great teaching and learning
opportunities as an educational tool to be used
in our classes of foreign languages, and combined
with more traditional methodologies, promotes
much more effective and meaningful
learning. There are many resources and
materials on the Net for teachers and learners of
foreign languages, but the selection of these
resources and materials has to be taken into
account.
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INTRODUCTION (II)
Teachers can also create their own materials,
which can be adapted and contextualised to the
needs of their students. Online educational
tools offer a new methodological conception for
the teaching and learning of foreign languages,
as the concepts of time and space vary. ICT
reinforce the teaching-learning process, but it
also promotes self-evaluation and self-study via
online tools.
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1. Latest contributions to the Teaching and
Learning of Foreign Languages Collaborative
Learning, CLIL, CALL, E-Learning, B-Learning
Collaborative Learning is a situation in which
two or more people learn or attempt to learn
something together. It refers to methodologies
and environments in which learners engage in a
common task where each individual depends on and
is accountable to each other. Collaborative
learning is heavily rooted in Vygotskys views.
We have Collaborative Learning when groups of
students work together to search for
understanding, meaning, or solutions or to create
a product of their learning. Examples of
activities are collaborative writing, group
projects, joint problem solving, debates, study
teams, etc.
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1. Latest contributions to the Teaching and
Learning of Foreign Languages Collaborative
Learning, CLIL, CALL, E-Learning, B-Learning
CLIL Content and Language Integrated
Learning It refers to situations where subjects,
or parts of subjects, are taught through a
foreign language with dual-focussed aims, namely
the learning of content, and the simultaneous
learning of a foreign language. (Marsh, 1994)
This approach involves learning subjects such
as history, geography or others, through an
additional language. It can be very successful in
enhancing the learning of languages and other
subjects, and developing in the youngsters a
positive can do attitude towards themselves as
language learners. (Marsh, 2000)
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The use of ICT in the Teaching Learning of
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Lecturer MIGUEL ÁNGEL MILÁN
1. Latest contributions to the Teaching and
Learning of Foreign Languages Collaborative
Learning, CLIL, CALL, E-Learning, B-Learning
CALL Computer-Assisted Language Learning is a
form of computer-based learning which carries two
important features bidirectional learning and
individualized learning. It is not a method. CALL
materials are tools for learning. The focus of
CALL is learning, and not teaching. CALL
materials are used in teaching to facilitate the
language learning process. It is a
student-centered accelerated learning material,
which promotes self-paced accelerated learning.
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1. Latest contributions to the Teaching and
Learning of Foreign Languages Collaborative
Learning, CLIL, CALL, E-Learning, B-Learning
eLearning is a term that encompasses all forms
of Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) or very
specific types of TEL such as online or Web-based
learning. It is used to define a specific mode to
attend a course or program of study where the
students rarely or never meet face-to-face, nor
access on-campus educational facilities, because
they study online.
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1. Latest contributions to the Teaching and
Learning of Foreign Languages Collaborative
Learning, CLIL, CALL, E-Learning, B-Learning
B-Learning (Blended Learning) A blended learning
approach can combine face-to-face instruction
with computer-mediated instruction, under the
supervision and support of the teacher inside and
outside the classroom. A typical example of
blended learning methodology would be a
combination of technology-based materials and
face-to-face sessions to present
content. Learners and teachers work together to
improve the quality of learning and teaching, the
ultimate aim of blended learning being to provide
realistic practical opportunities for learners
and teachers to make learning independent,
useful, sustainable and ever growing.
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Infoglut Information overload
E-Learning, B-Learning
Infosprawl the Information presented is not
organised
Infobable the information presented is not
useful
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2. Educational resources on the Net for Infant,
Primary and Secondary levels
Over 1,500 flashcard images, hundreds of
worksheets, crafts, games, jobs and lots more.
ESL stuff for kids including flashcards,
worksheets, classroom games and children's song
lyrics.
Free resources for teachers of young learners
flashcards, worksheets, handouts, phonics cards,
ESL games, printable certificates, printable
stickers and activities all ready for printing.
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2. Educational resources on the Net for Infant,
Primary and Secondary levels
LearnEnglish-Kids is for children who are
learning English. Find games, songs, stories and
lots of activities. British Council
A fun study site for learners of English as a
Second Language. Word games, puzzles, quizzes,
exercises, slang, proverbs and much more.
Pictures to colour.
Free colouring pages, games, jigsaw puzzles.
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2. Educational resources on the Net for Infant,
Primary and Secondary levels
Lesson plans, tips and suggestions for teaching
children.
The resource bank for CLIL Teachers.
ESL / EFL. Primary and Secondary Education.
Printable ESL Worksheets, Games for ESL
Classrooms, EFL Videos, PPT Lessons Videos,
Interactive Kids Vocabulary Grammar Quizzes,
Powerpoint downloads for English teaching and
learning.
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2. Educational resources on the Net for Infant,
Primary and Secondary levels
Pre-school activities and Crafts.
Language Arts, Maths, Social Sciences, puzzles,
holidays, games...
a4esl.org
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2. Educational resources on the Net for Infant,
Primary and Secondary levels
The internet place for ESLEFL teachers and
students around the world.
Free website for learners and teachers of English.
English-Zone.com
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3. Software for the creation of resources and
material Jclic, Hot Potatoes, Neobook, Malted,
Cuadernia
A set of computer applications that are used for
carrying out different types of educational
activities puzzles, associations, text
exercises, crosswords... The activities are not
usually used alone, but packed in projects.
Hot Potatoes includes six applications, enabling
you to create interactive multiple-choice and
short-answer activities (JQuiz), jumbled-sentence
exercises (JMix), crosswords or puzzles (JCross),
matching/ordering exercises (JMatch), gap-fill
exercises (JCloze), and The Masher, which
compiles all the Hot Potatoes exercises into one
unit. Hot Potatoes is freeware.
Its used for the elaboration of multimedia
activities. It includes video, text, animations
and audio. Some activities that can be done are
interactive tales, presentations, didactic units,
simple games, electronic magazines.
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3. Software for the creation of resources and
material Jclic, Hot Potatoes, Neobook, Malted,
Cuadernia
MALTED Multimedia Authoring for Language Tutors
and Educational Development. It is an authoring
computer tool designed to create multimedia and
interactive didactic units to be used by learners
as a means to practise their learning skills in
technological environments. This tool has been
specifically developed for language teaching,
although it may also be used for other subjects
included in the school curricula.
This is the online tool of the Consejería de
Educación y Ciencia de Castilla-La Mancha (the
Regional Department of Education and Science) to
create and disseminate the ICT materials produced
by teachers.
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3. Other Software Audacity, Teachers Pet
Audacity is free, open source software for
recording and editing sounds. (very easy to use)
The Teacher's Pet toolbar is a unique add-on for
your word processor that can transform any text
into fun classroom activities. Created by a
teacher, the toolbar can make crosswords, bingo
cards, jumbles, word search puzzles, flashcards,
cloze tests, pair-matching puzzles and much more.
Phonmap makes it easy to write/represent spoken
words in 'phonemic script' without having to
search through large font tables.
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4. Online Tools (1) Moodle, Joomla, eTwinning
Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning
Environment Moodle is a software package for
producing Internet-based courses and web-sites.
It is a global development project designed to
support a social constructionist framework of
education. Moodle is provided freely as
Open-Source software.
Joomla is a Content Management System (CMS),
which enables you to build Web sites and powerful
online applications. Its an open source solution
and easy to use that is freely available.
eTwinning is the Community for schools in Europe.
Teachers can register and use the eTwinning
online tools to find each other, meet virtually,
exchange ideas, team up in groups, learn together
in Learning Events and engage in online-based
projects.
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4. Online Tools (2) Blog, Wiki, Youtube
A Blog is a type of website, usually maintained
by an individual with regular entries of
commentary, descriptions of events, or other
material such as graphics or video. (example 1 ,
example 2)
Wikis are simple web pages that groups, friends,
and families can edit together. They are fast,
free and easy to use. (example)
YouTube is a video sharing website on which users
can upload and share videos. It can be used with
educational purposes, as an educational tool.
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4. Online Tools (3) Podcast, Delicious,
slideshare, NetVibes, Ning
A podcast is an audio file that you download from
the Internet. After you download it, you can
listen to it on your computer or on an
MP3/portable music player (for example, an iPod
or iRiver). You can subscribe to a podcast so
that it is delivered to you automatically each
day, just like a newspaper. (example 1 example 2)
Delicious is a social bookmarking web service for
storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks.
(example)
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5. Self-Evaluation Tools ePEL, DIALANG, CEFTrain
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Thanks for your attention!! MiguelAngel.Milan_at_uc
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