Identifyin our Approaches thru Technology
The integration of learning technologies into high school
classrooms is being promoted and supported around the world. Underlying the
promotion and support are claims that successful integration will lead to
enhanced learning outcomes (DoE, 1998).
Identifying
our approaches to language learning Technology
Recent development in technology and comunication gave us as a teacher and
students opportunitites to improve our efficiency in Language learning, and the
presence of the computer assistance Language learning CALL has increasing, and it
is an exciting way to apply into the practice of of learning and research areas.
All of this can be seen with the increase amount of
technology that each person can posses, from smart phone to ipods, etc as well
as the increase of technology in the classroom, with as some of the examples
smart boards, computer labs, virtual classes which help us with the
learning process utilizing technology systems in a easier and fun way.
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…”technology
has a “magic” effect on learning, and simply including it will determine a
more positive outcome for any activity…”
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What I think about the three positions identified by
Warschauer in 1998 is that determinist position are almost all of us nowadays
as everybody will look through Internet to learn or research and this actually
determine how success we can be on an assignment, so for my personal point of
view all of us are Determinist. which means according to Warschauser "From a determinist perspective, a computer is an all-powerful machine that in and of itself brings about certain determined results. Thus research on computer-assisted language learning (CALL) seeks to understand the overall "effect of the computer," often at the insistence of administrators who demand proof that the computer really works"....
For the instrumental position, I think will be the
teachers from public schools that do not have enough resources to maintaning a
real technology lab or into their lessons students from school may also not be
able to have computers or devices to research or work with them, so they may
think is not very useful, but they do not realice how can they take advantage,
the teacher may need more training to introduce this type of technology into
clases in an effective and how to manage the resources.
At ULACIT, technology is a very magical resource for all,
teachers and students use very well. The ones I can recall may be the forums,
virtual lessons, Internet usage for research, video recording lessons, new
presentation tools and much more.
Critical position this is a very nice approach in
which the teacher may be able to identify whether the student is good at an
specific area or not an take advantage if it, given them the appropiate way to
be a success student in class and assigning them the correct tolos and
resources to be success.
Generally, the current world has
accepted all technologies in one form or another. Everybody in this globe
applies technology at the moment in one way or the other. Independently of
whether technology is taking us over or helping the world radically, either
positively or negatively, we require technology in our daily lives. Demand for technology is very necessary for our future, and a great advantage to never fade away and because of their steady progress becomes more challenging day to day. We live
alongside technology now and whether we control it or it controls us, it
originated from us, therefore we should accept any outcome technology bring.
The management of these new systems provides a great
opportunity for our students to develop fully as citizens of a modern and
multicultural world in which the English language plays an important role.
As mentioned above, in general, teachers must be a
bridge between technology and student learning, serving as a guide in the
process and giving them an active role. We many need to take this factor into
consideration
• Teachers need to be involved in their own training
to overcome barriers of technological knowledge.
• The educational administration must provide
training.
More specifically, as the area of English, teachers
must be clear about the following purposes:
• To recognize English as the medium of global
communication and as an essential tool for access to information sources.
• Bringing different cultures to our students through
authentic materials that provides the use of new technologies.
• Develop and practice all the skills through
audiovisual and computer media.
In short, education today is not only be merely a
vehicle for transmitting knowledge in a passive process. we must engage in the
process and promote an independent and individual learning using all the tools
that our society has. Our students must be aware that new technologies open a
window to the world.
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