ROHAYA
My name is Miss Pratoomma Kaikaew. My nick name Rohaya. My student ID 5211114067. I am study faculty of Education English major group 03 at Nakhon Sri Thammarat Rajabhat University. I live at 125 M.3 Photong, Thasala district, Nakhon Sri Thammarat Province.
About me
My learning reflection on lesson ^___^....
These are things I learned and received from Computer Application for English Teaching in this semester :
First Of all, there are many question about multimedia technology in such a Globalization today. So,teacher gave me and my friends some questions in the first period of this subject and they are :
1. List computer technology you have used in your study. What are they used for?
My group replied that the lists of computer technology that I used in my study are :
* E-learning - to suggest a new learning for students.
* E-book -to make the interesting book with ourselves.
* website - to research in useful information.
* Microsoft Office -to type or presentation for discribe about contents.
* CAI - to make instand lesson for students.
* U-lead -to make meterial that like VDO.
2. List your favorite websites. How often do you use them? What can you learn from those website?
* http://www.elllo.com/ - to learn through the videos from foreigner around the world.
* http://www.englishtown.com/ - to communicate with native language and can develop in writing skill.
* http://www.youtube.com/ - to practice listening skill and can pronounce follow the example.
* http://www.wikipedia.org/ - to search the details of the information.
* http://www.yahoo.com/ - to search the information for my study and chat with foreigner.
3. What computer technology will you use in your classroom ? Why ?
* E-learning
- because the students can learn by themselves.
- teacher can make it with their knowledge.
- students can communicate with teacher and their friends.
The second, then I learned the articles about "Innovative Educational Technology in the Globle Classroom" , "On the Problems and Strategies of Multimedia Technology in English Teaching", and "Thinking on the Application of Multimedia into College Teaching"
"Innovative Education Technology in the Gobal Classroom"
- I learned new key words right here :
Key words in the article
* ESOL = English for Speakers of Other Languages
* TESOL = Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
* ELL = English Language Learners
* PDF = Portable Document Format
And I learned about "On The Problems and Strategies of Multimedia Technology in English Teaching"
1.There are Necessity of Application of Multimedia Technology to English Teaching.
-To Cultivate Students' Interest in Study.
-To Promote Students' Communication Capacity.
-To Widen Students' Knowledge to Gain an Insightfull Understanding to Western Culture.
-To Improve Teaching Effect.
2.There are Problems Arising From Application of Multimedia Technology to English Teaching.
Major Means Replaced by the Assisting One.
Application of multimedia technology is an assisting instrument to achieve the projected teaching effect. If totally dependent on multimedia devices duing teaching, the teachers may be turned into slaves to the multimedia and can not play the leading role in teaching.
Loss of Speaking Communication.
That English class should be carried through all in English language.
The Shrinking of Students' Thinking Potential.
Language teaching is different from science subjects, for language teaching does not require demonstration by various steps, rather, the tense and orderly atmosphere is formed through questions and answers between teachers and students.
Abstract Thinking Replaced by Imaginal Thinking.
The process of cognition goes through perceptual stage and rational stage. It also applies to studying process.
3.There are Suggestions and Strategies to the Existing Problems.
The Beauty of Courseware Is not the Sole Pursuit.
The introduction to each lesson and speaking communication are good way to improve students' listening and apeaking which the computer cannot fulfill. Therefor, teachers' interpretation shall not be overlooked
The Computer Screen can't Substitute the Blackboard.
Teachers need to enrich the content on the blackboard eith emerging of new questions raised by the students.
Power Point can not Take the Place of Student's Thinking and Practices.
Teachers need to encourage the students to use their own mind and speak more, actively join in class practice; we should not overuse the courseware merely in the hope of adding the modernized feature to class teaching.
Traditional Teaching instruments and Devices should not be Overlooked.Teachers are supposed to choose appropriate media and instrument based on the requirements of teaching and integrate multimedia instrument.
Multimedia Technology should not be Overused.
The more interference of teaching information during transmission, the less the students take from the language materials.
Teacher taught me and my friends about :
- Mindjet Mind Manage Pro 7
- Creating blog in www.blogger.com
- Adobe Caplivated 4 program
Final, I learned about I learned about "Thinking on the Application of Multimedia inti Collede English Teaching"
1.The Current Status of Multimedia Teaching Method in College English Teaching.
College English teaching is to set up a harmonious and high-effective teaching atmosphere in the English class to make students take part in the practice. Thus we can cultivate their listening, speaking, reading and writing abilities, which are the final teaching aim-developing the students' English intercommunicative ability.
2. Relationship between the Qualities of the College English Teachers and Multimedia Teaching.
Many men of insight have realized that our country should make innovation to the College English Test Band 4 and Band 6 because these exams have affected the normal English teaching.
3. Misunderstandings and Kisadvantages of Multimedia Teaching in College English Teaching.
3.1 Teachers attending to trifles and neglectiong the essentials, and English classroom becoming a demonstrating hall of computer functions
3.2 Teachers depending on multimedia teaching method excessively and neglecting its auxiliary teaching function.
3.3 Some teachers being impercipient to multimedia teaching method.
4. Some Suggestions on Multimedia Teaching in College English Teaching.
4.1 Teachers should change their ideas of using multimedia teaching.
4.2 We should devote major efforts to developing multimedia teaching mode based on network circumstance.
Article about blog in ELT <.......>***
Move to Educational Technology in the Classroom
- Using technology is exciting for the learner. English language learners like to use and take part in activities that are familiar to them. More often than not, the learner is already using technology or is eager to learn. The technology represents a ‘fun' and ‘interesting' activity.
- Because blogs are a form of publishing, the learner will be ‘published.' The idea that a learner can publish their thoughts and ideas for the world to see is an exciting opportunity for the learner and the teacher. "A contraction of the term ‘Web logging,' blogging can best be described as a form of micropublishing" (Roberts, 2004).
- It creates a forum for the learner to be an individual. As mentioned above, each learner will be an ‘author.' For some learners that is a scary idea, but some of the quieter, more introverted learners are yearning for a stage of their own.
- Teacher feedback can be given instantly in the form of comments or as a response to what the learner has written. When the teacher posts a comment to an entry, the learner can read the comment instantly and even reply to the teachers posting. Learners of English need a lot of feedback and encouragement, and blogging would be an easy way to give them that ‘instant' feedback they need.
- Gives the learner confidence and pride in their work. The learner can edit/delete/save their work. It is dated and logged chronologically. This allows students to actually see the progress they are making in English. Consequently, this will give them pride and increase their confidence in using the language.
- The teacher, as administrator, has control over the content of the blog. With blogging technology, the administrator (teacher) has sole management of the site. The teacher can add or delete entries as they see fit. They can also decide who can and cannot be a member of the blog.
- Can lead to a life-long habit of journaling for the learner. Through the use of blogs, learners should acquire a habit that is positive and will enable them to continue to grow in self knowledge and the knowledge of the world around them.
- Makes the learner more prepared for future educational and professional opportunities. While aiding with their English, the teacher is also assisting the learner to obtain new skills that will be very important in future educational and professional opportunities. The skills learned while blogging such as typing, editing, putting thoughts into words are essential for success beyond the ELT classroom. The learners will be able to use these skills throughout school and in the workplace.
- Uses prior skills and knowledge (for some learners) and creates an opportunity for them to put that knowledge and skills to use in an academic setting. Many learners are already using the relevant technology at home or in school so blogging will enable them to express themselves in a medium in which they are familiar.
- Provides an opportunity to individualize instruction for multi-leveled classes. In most, if not all ELT classes, there are learners with varying levels of English. Blogging allows for differentiation.
- Allows for flexibility in the schedule of the learner and teacher. Being the very nature of the Internet, there are no set hours of operation (it never closes). So the learners can ‘log on' at any time of the day or night. Learners can use blogs whenever they are in the writing mood. The same applies to the teacher.
Read more: http://www.articlesbase.com/languages-articles/theoretical-and-practical-applications-of-emergent-technology-in-elt-classrooms-how-the-blog-can-change-english-language-teaching-2568080.html#ixzz1UVSswyYf
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Exercises^........^****
acronyms.......
2. ICT = Information and communications technology(ICT) is now also used to refer to the merging (convergence) of audio-visual and telephone networks with computer networks through a single cabling or link system.
3. CAI = computer-assisted instruction (CAI) is a program of the Promise Foundation, a US non-profit organization that works with the children of migrant families in both rural and urban China.
4. CALL = Computer-assisted language learning (CALL) is succinctly defined in a seminal work by Levy (1997: p. 1) as "the search for and study of applications of the computer in language teaching and learning".
5. WBI= The Web-based instruction is the process of interface between the current technologies and theinstructional design process to increase the efficiency of learning and overcome problems associated withotherwise having to give instruction at specific time and place.
6. CBI = Computer Based Instruction (CBI) activity exists both in the academic and armed service communities, with the promise of a substantial amount of early development of instruction courses and instructional management facilities.
7. CMC= Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) is the process by which people create, exchange, and perceive information using networked telecommunications systems (or non-networked computers) that facilitate encoding, transmitting, and decoding messages.
Referent http://www.december.com/john/study/cmc/what.html
9. MUD= A MUD (originally Multi-User Dungeon, with later variants Multi-User Dimension and Multi-User Domain) is a multiplayer real-time virtual world, with the term usually referring to text-based instances of these.
Referent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUD
10. MOO= MOO (MUD Object Oriented) un sofisticato programma informatico che permette a più utenti di collegarsi da remoto, normalmente via Internet, ad un ambiente condiviso che contiene stanze ed oggetti, all'interno di esso è quindi possibile interagire, sia con l'ambiente che con gli altri utenti, in tempo reale.
Referent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOO
Directions : Describe the following terms.
Synchronous tools
Referent http://www.asaecenter.org/Resources/articledetail.cfm?itemnumber=13572
Asynchronous tools