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(Gabriel - Díaz - Maggioli) - Teaching English With Technology PDF
(Gabriel - Díaz - Maggioli) - Teaching English With Technology PDF
English with
Technology
Technology natives
vs
Technology immigrants
If so…
How much? How often? How well?
Gabriel Diaz Maggioli, M.A. 3
Aims of this
presentation
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Does using technology
help learners learn more?
• Technology
– allows students to vary
• the amount of time they spend
• the help they request
• the path they take through a learning activity
– enables the teacher to tailor instruction specifically
to individual learners
– provides individualized interaction
– helps learners develop learning strategies that will
benefit them beyond the language classroom.
– provides authentic material in a quick, accessible
way
Gabriel Diaz Maggioli, M.A. 9
And some disadvantages…
Where do you
think we
should/could
Start?
• Word processor
• Websites
• Email
• Chat
• Wikis
• Blogs
• Podcasts
• Online reference tools
Gabriel Diaz Maggioli, M.A. 15
Word Processor
• Dictionaries
• Language translators
• Thesauruses
• Concordancing programmes
– Monoconc (www.monoconc.com) U$ 69
• Corpuses
– www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk
• Encyclopedias
– www.britannica.com
– www.wikipedia.com
Gabriel Diaz Maggioli, M.A. 24
Some ethical issues