Hello and welcome to the Hanyang TESL department's Computer-Assisted Language Learning class! I'm Professor Warren and I'm very pleased to be your instructor this semester. If you keep an open mind and are willing to try new apps, programs, and techniques, we will all learn so much and gain valuable experience together. The main assignments will include a partner presentation about specific types of educational technology, blogging reviews of technology discussed in class, and a final project relating to practical applications for classroom technology.
The general schedule of the class will be as follows:
Week 1
Introduction to CALL
Discussion and Partner matching
Week 2
Topic Overview
Project Signup
Lecture: Blogging Platforms
Week 3
Chuseok - No class
Week 4
Group 1 Presentation of "Course design & e-portfolios"
Lecture: Presentation and Screencasting tools
Week 5
Group 2 Presentation of "Podcasting & Audio/video listening lab sites"
Lecture: Listening tools & Audio/video editing tools
Week 6
Group 3 Presentation of "Reading, Vocabulary, and Grammar support & Learners' reference tools"
Lecture: Corpora, Concordance, Collocations, Word Frequency
Week 7
Group 4 Presentation of "Digital Storytelling & Online collaborative writing tools"
Lecture: Speaking and pronunciation tools
Week 8
Group 5 Presentation of "Task-based language learning & Needs analysis tools"
Lecture: Assessments and Surveys
Week 9
Final Project Presentations
Week 10
Final Project Presentations (continued)
