New developments in computer

assisted language learning

EFKF Support & Teach Conference 2011

Ton Koenraad

MFL methodology, in-service training

e-Projects manager, ICT-Coordinator

2005

2009 Kennisbasis-ICT

Hogeschool Utrecht

Faculty of Education

1990 - 2011

TELLConsult

EUEU--projects:projects:

www.micall.net

www.koenraad.info / TELLConsult

Council of Europe Council of Europe

www.lquest.net

The TalenQuest ConsortiumThe TalenQuest Consortium

www.talenquest.nl

Tools, CoPs, Activity design, Teacher Ed., Research

E-CLIL

CATS Project

NIFLAR 3D ViTAAL

iTILT

ICT & Infrastructure

in developing countries

• One Laptop per Child• mobile-driven

transformation of poor

countries

(The Economist, 2011)

•Hole-in-the-Wall Project

Mobile cellular subscriptions growth

2000 - 2010

• NL: 10.755.000 ---------> 19.310.000

• INDIA: 3.577.095 -------> 752.190.000

• NICARAGUA: 90.294 ----> 3.770.510

• UKRAINE: 818.524 -------> 53.928.830(International Communication Union, 2011)

“the cellphone is poised to become the 'PC of Africa'”Merryl Ford (2009)

References

EU: EUROCALLSymposium + EU experts

1) the learning environment

2) the teacher

3) the learner

4) the methodology

5) the technology

LT CENTENNIAL (2011)

The FUTURE of LANGUAGE EDUCATION

• Institution ‘school’ to stay

• Increase of digital component, OER

• Blended learning / Future of Textbooks?

• CMC promotes ‘open classroom’ & ‘telecollaboration’

• Tech development faster than school change

• LEs = teaching, learning and evaluation models -���� methodological approach + related technology

The FUTURE of LANGUAGE EDUCATION

The learning environment

Open Educational Resources (OER)

LINGUA@NET

LMS / VLE + MFL plug-ins

WebSwami for oral/aural skills

Extensive reading support

Telecollaboration

•New roles and competences:

– curriculum trajectory design

– project based learning management

–(e)-materials design

– ict tools selection

–open classroom moderation

The FUTURE of LANGUAGE EDUCATION

The teacher

The FUTURE of LANGUAGE EDUCATION

Teacher competence development

� Experiential learning in initial training

� Slow Cont. Prof. development (CPD)

� PLNs (lists, twitter, CoP, Delicious)

Experiential Learning

Communities of Practice (CoP)

Personal Learning Network:

Sharing Interests & Resource Finds

The FUTURE of LANGUAGE EDUCATION

The learner

Increased use of social media (e.g Facebook)

More informal learning (e.g. gaming, fan fiction)

Informal Learning:

Language Communities

•Content driven

•Task-supported

•Targeted at Language use

•CLIL

• MFL methodology development: more input from SLA research & learning theories needed

The FUTURE of LANGUAGE EDUCATION

The methodology

The FUTURE of LANGUAGE EDUCATION

The technology

• CMC (synchronous and asynchronous)

• WEB 2.0

• IWBs

• Mobile technologies

• � WEB 3.0

• Adaptive software

Oral synchronous communication

3 D worlds for cultural info and ICC competence development through encounters and events

Simulations for practice and

assessment of oral skills

Chatterdale

Mobile Assisted Language Learning

(MALL)

APPS for:

-Dictionaries

-Vocab development (flashcards)

-Games

-Grammar-focus

-Listening

-Reading (Literature)

-Text comprehension

-Access to LMS (Moodle, courseware)

Current availability of APPs

Points for discussion/reflection

• Analysis of local needs to define Project

Learning environment

• EFKF’s role in provision of e-facilities

• Skills development of project volunteers and

local staff

• Quality Assurance: e.g. Project evaluation