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251 DOPLA Module 13 - Computer-Assisted Language Learning MODULE 13 Module 13 COMPUTER-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING (CALL) This module is a web-based introduction to a range of language-learning activities which use communication and information technology. You can find the module at the following address: http://www .webct.coventry .ac.uk:8900/public/DoPLA/index.html Outline of the module During this session, participants will gain hands-on experience of using communications and information technology in language learning. The experience gained here will inform a discussion on a range of techniques for integrating computer-based methods into language learning. A set of scenarios is distributed to participants and their various merits are debated. There are three parts to the module, each lasting 40 minutes. 1. Hands-on experience of language learning activity (Time: approx. 40 mins). Part 1 has to take place in a computer teaching lab and participants are encouraged to share work stations in order to facilitate debate. The exact content of the session will vary depending on what is available locally in each institution. Participants are assisted in logging into the available software and provided with a task. Contextual information for the task is provided. Some possible variations are provided below: - Discussion group - all participants respond to a question or an assertion that has been seeded in the discussion group in the DOPLA learning environment, e.g. ‘What experience have you had of computer-based learning?’ or ‘Computers have no role to play in language learning’. - Drill and practice - participants undertake tests involving multiple-choice and multiple response questions, gap-filling and sentence ordering, using CALL packages such as GramEx, Text Jumbler, etc. or activities linked through the DOPLA learning environment. - Discovery learning of grammar - participants conduct a brief text analysis using a tool such as Astcovea or a concordance programme. 2. Discussion on the range of technology available (Time: approx. 40 mins). Participants move away from the computer desks for a discussion of what they have

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Module 13COMPUTER-ASSISTED LANGUAGE

LEARNING (CALL)

This module is a web-based introduction to a range of language-learning activities which use

communication and information technology. You can find the module at the following address:

http://www.webct.coventry.ac.uk:8900/public/DoPLA/index.html

Outline of the module

During this session, participants will gain hands-on experience of using communications and

information technology in language learning. The experience gained here will inform a

discussion on a range of techniques for integrating computer-based methods into language

learning. A set of scenarios is distributed to participants and their various merits are debated.

There are three parts to the module, each lasting 40 minutes.

1. Hands-on experience of language learning activity (Time: approx. 40 mins).

Part 1 has to take place in a computer teaching lab and participants are encouraged to

share work stations in order to facilitate debate. The exact content of the session will

vary depending on what is available locally in each institution.

Participants are assisted in logging into the available software and provided with a

task. Contextual information for the task is provided. Some possible variations are

provided below:

− Discussion group - all participants respond to a question or an assertion that has

been seeded in the discussion group in the DOPLA learning environment, e.g.

‘What experience have you had of computer-based learning?’ or ‘Computers

have no role to play in language learning’.

− Drill and practice - participants undertake tests involving multiple-choice and multiple

response questions, gap-filling and sentence ordering, using CALL packages

such as GramEx, Text Jumbler, etc. or activities linked through the DOPLA learning

environment.

− Discovery learning of grammar - participants conduct a brief text analysis using a

tool such as Astcovea or a concordance programme.

2. Discussion on the range of technology available (Time: approx. 40 mins).

Participants move away from the computer desks for a discussion of what they have

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just experienced. Other kinds of language learning technology are fed into the discussion.

A distinction is made between:

− course materials for guided instruction or practice - such as the drill and practice

type, e.g. gap-filling, sentence ordering, possibly focused around themes the

students will be covering elsewhere in their course

− tools to explore language - which are extremely flexible in use, for instance:

Word, email, discussion groups, concordances, terminology banks, machine

translation

− resources - such as information centres for language learning and the application

of computers in teaching, dictionaries, thesaurus, encyclopaedias, newspapers

and magazines (CD ROM or WWW).

3. Scenarios for integrating CALL into language learning (Time: approx. 40 mins).

Three possible scenarios for integrating CALL into general language teaching are

distributed to the participants and the merits and suitability of each for the local setting

are discussed. These scenarios are:

− CALL as a resource available to supplement face-to-face teaching sessions

− CALL as a requirement for students to bring their results or findings into a face-to-

face teaching session

− CALL as an activity that takes place during a face-to-face teaching session,

enabling the lecturer to devote more attention to other students in the group who

are involved in other tasks.

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Tutor guidelines

The web address for the DOPLA CALL Module is:

http://www .webct.coventry .ac.uk:8900/public/DoPLA/index.html

Some user accounts and passwords have been set up for you to use yourself and to distribute

amongst course participants. Please note that both username and password are case

sensitive. The Name is the identity that is associated with the particular username/password

combination.

Name

B Participant Username: Guest1

Password: guest1

C Participant Username: Guest2

Password: guest2

D Participant Username: Guest3

Password: guest3

E Participant Username: Guest4

Password: guest4

F Participant Username: Guest5

Password: guest5

G Participant Username: Guest6

Password: guest6

H Participant Username: Guest7

Password: guest7

I Participant Username: Guest8

Password: guest8

J Participant Username: Guest9

Password: guest9

K Participant Username: Guest10

Password: guest10

These accounts can be re-used over and over by different cohorts, but messages sent by

and to the previous users of these accounts will be visible to the later users if they click on the

Show All link in the Discussion Forum and the Module Mail.

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Student accounts and general maintenance

Adding student accounts

It is advisable to set up individual accounts for the participants currently on the DOPLA scheme

at any one institution. In order to do this, the tutor needs to go into the module as a facilitator

(grader in WebCT terminology) and add new student accounts. See the instructions below

for details of how to add accounts. If you are unable to do this beforehand, the participants

can use the existing generic accounts (Guest1/guest1 to Guest10/guest10).

1. Go to http://www.webct.coventry.ac.uk:8900/public/DoPLA/index.html

2. Click on the [Login] button at the bottom of the screen.

3. Enter the user name facilitator and the password facilitator and click [OK].

N.B. Ensure you type the user name and password in lower case.

4. From the homepage of the DOPLA CALL module, click on Grader Student Management

below the main icons.

5. Click on the button labelled [Students…] at the bottom of the screen.

6. Click on [Add Student].

7. Fill in the details: First Name, Last Name and choose a login ID and password for the

student. Make sure that the password is at least four characters.

8. Click on [Add] and the student information is added to the table of students registered on

the DOPLA CALL module.

General maintenance by the WebCT ‘instructor’

There are a few maintenance tasks required to support the DOPLA CALL module on a

continuing basis. These include:

• Clearing old messages from the Discussion ForumThis can be done only with the ‘instructor’ access to the web. It is necessary to clear outold messages, but leave the initial three items intact so that new participants can engagein a fresh discussion of the issues already seeded in the forum.

• Student management and student tracking

Periodically, there needs to be a review of access to the web to chart its use and to

clear defunct participant accounts. Both the instructor and the facilitator account provide

access to these functions.

••••• Module evaluation

The participant feedback provided here is accessible only to the ‘instructor’ of the web.

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The feedback needs to be collected on a periodic basis in order to gauge the

effectiveness of the CALL module and to note suggestions for improvement from

participants and facilitators.

••••• Guest account maintenance

Use of the guest accounts (Guest, Guest1-Guest10) needs to be monitored from time

to time. For instance, each guest can only submit the module evaluation once and it

may be that future users of that account will want also to provide feedback on the module.

Therefore the instructor needs to reset the account as if the guest has not yet submitted

an evaluation form.

For further instructions and guidance on how to use the web, please contact Frances Deepwell

at Coventry University ([email protected])

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Getting Started with the CALL Module

The DOPLA Computer Assisted Language Learning Module is a web-based introduction to

a range of language learning activities available using communications and information

technology. The module gives you the opportunity to explore not only the different types of

language learning resources available on the WWW, but also ways in which these resources

can be integrated into your language classes. As well as working online, you will normally

also participate in some face-to-face discussions with a tutor and other participants on the

DOPLA programme.

How to access the DOPLA module online

NB: You must have an Internet connection for the duration of the session and use a web

browser such as Netscape Navigator (version 3.1 or higher) or Internet Explorer (version 4 or

higher).

1. Find out your username and password from the tutor

2. In a web browser, go to

http://webct.coventry.ac.uk:8900/public/DoPLA/index.html

3. Click on the Login button at the bottom of the screen

4. At the prompt, enter your username and password and click OK

5. You are now into the DOPLA learning environment

(see Handout 13.2 for further details)

HANDOUT 13.1

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Click here to godirectly to the DOPLAproject web site.

Click on Notes forParticipants for instructionson how to proceed with theonline activities.

Click on Module Evaluationto fill in a short feedbackform where you can voiceyour opinions about thismodule.

Click on CALL Resourcesto see a list of Webreferences to furtherlanguage learning aids andarchives on the Web.

Click on Discussion Forumto take part in onlinediscussions relating tocomputer-assistedlanguage learning, asdirected by your tutor.

Click on Language Activitiesto see a choice of Web-based activities for French,German, Spanish, Italianand multilingual to show howCALL can be applied as atool, resource or course.

Click on On-line Help fordetailed instructions on howto use the tools providedwithin this Web-basedworkshop.

The CALL Module Homepage

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