Integrating Technology in the Second Language Classroom

Assignment 10

As you think about your next mini-projects, don't forget about the basics of  style and design. You want your presentation to be attractive, informative, and to accomplish whatever purpose you have designated for it.

Begin working on your web-based mini-project #3.  This will include more interactive features so you might want to start thinking about how to use.

Text boxes with modo:

Popup text glossing. (We'll be talking a lot about this over the next few weeks.)

Hidden text in tables displayed using mouseover:

Answer: This is hidden text.

JavaScript with Form elements that provide feedback.

Nous  aller vais vas va allons allez vont à l'école.

 

Pedagogical models for presentation of authentic materials

The next project will also include the use of a pedagogical model such as.

Interactive Model for Reading/Listening Texts (Shrum and Glisan, Teacher's Handbook: Contextualized Language Instruction, 2nd edition)

• Preparation phase
• Comprehension phase
• Interpretation phase
• Application phase
• Extension phase

PACE Model

P: Presentation
A: Attention
C: Co-construct an explanation
E: Extension activity

Also others: For foreign languages: Shrum and Glisan & PACE; for TESOL: SIOP, Consciousness raising,corpus analysis of spoken vs. written grammar - register. 

Examine sample pages utilizing these models in the syllabus or from other sources.