CURRENT ISSUE IN TEACHING

ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Source: Willy A. Renandya

 TECHNOLOGY + PEDAGOGY

• Technology is everywhere
• Can we live without technology?
• Can we teach without technology?
 WHAT DO YOU THINK?

• Technology will replace teachers one day

• Yes or No?
• Teachers who know how to use technology will replace those
who do not know how to use technology
 Transform
language
learning

Support
language Enhance language
learning learning
 TECHNOLOGY AND PEDAGOGY

1. Technology without pedagogy

2. Technology + pedagogy
3. Technology + L2 pedagogy
 #1. TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT
PEDAGOGY

• A simple substitute e.g document sharing via whatsapp,

google forms, google Meet
• Printed text – Digital text
E-BOOKS VS PRINTED BOOKS

Which one results in deeper comprehension?

SIMPLE SUBSTITUTION – NO CHANGE IN PEDAGOGY

Teaching Language as Knowledge

 REASONS...?

1. No Time
2. No Choice
3. No Motivation
4. Fixed mindset
 #2. TECHNOLOGY WITH GOOD PEDAGOGY

Use of technology is informed by a

set of good educational principles!
 5 PRINCIPLES OF GOOD TEACHING

Collaborative Personalized Differenciated

Knowledge is
Learning Learning Learning
socially constructed

Engaged
Re-learning of taught Feedback
Learning 90/90 Rule; Safe
material environments
Authentic
Learning

Real world tasks

#3. TECHNOLOGY WITH L2 PEDAGOGY

Languge Input

Language Processing

Language Use
 L1= LANGUAGE INPUT

• Technology – lots of input

• Input – to language development
• No input – No learning!
• L1 language input
• Input is just a click way
• Ebooks, graded readers, TED talks, Netflix, talk
show
 #L2 LANGUAGE PROCESSING

• Input alone is NOT enaugh

• Language: Accessible (easy to understand,
comprehensible)
• Contents: Magical (interesting)
 #L3 LANGUAGE USE

• The goal of language learning is to develop

Fluency & Accuracy
 L3 LANGUAGE USE

• People learn to read by reading

• People learn to speak by speaking
• People learn to listen by......?
• People learn to write by.....?
TECHNOLOGY WITH L2 PEDAGOGY

Languge Input

Language Processing

Language Use
 FINALLY...

• Technology is here to say

• Technology + Good Pedagogy + L2 Principles

So, can technology improve

learning?
THANK YOU...