Language and

Technology

ELT180eIstanbul Bilgi University

Instructor C.M.Herrington, MAA, MAT

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Skills and Vocabulary Focus

Identifying topic development within a paragraph

Using the internet effectively

Evaluating internet search results

Reporting research findings

Computer jargon

Abbreviations and

acronyms

Discourse and

stance markers

Verb and noun

suffixes

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When you think of computer terminology

what words to you think of?

M r

Ic n

M e

S ot

U B p t

Sc n er

La t p

Sc e n

Pr t r

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Open a program such as “word” and make a list

of verbs “on the white board” using in computing.

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When you do research do you normally use the library or the internet? What are the advantages and

disadvantages of both? List them on the white board.

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Advantages + Disadvantages -

Study the words in box A.

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Which words or

phrases relate to

computers and the

Internet? Which

relate to books

and libraries?

Create two groups

of words on the

white board/

Box A: Write in your notebook Books

Browse/search

Catalogue

Close

Cross reference

Database

Electronic resources

Exit/log off

Log in /off

Search engine results

Web page

Hyperlink

Menu

Open

Page

Table of contents

Catalogue

Close

Library

index

Read all the text and then

insert the missing words from box A.

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Hadfield University Learning Resource Center

Instructions for use:

If you want to access the web pages on the________________ , you must first ________________ to theuniversity Intranet with your username and password. Youcan use any ________________ but the default is Google. _________________ for the web pages by typing one ormore keywords in the search box and clicking on Search, orpresssing Enter. When the results appear, click on a ______________ (hilighted in blue) to go to the web page. Click on Back to return to the results listing. You can also usethe university _________________ of learning resources. Clickon Linguistics and Language Resources on the main _______

Study the

abbreviations and acronyms in box b.

Write the words /questions down. To be used in a

minute on the next slide. Answers on slide 10

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How do you say

each one?

Divide them into

two groups:

1.Abbreviations

2.acronyms

Box B: Write in your notebook CAL

CALL

HTML

HTTP

ICAME

ICE

ISP

MT

RAM

ROM

USB

VLE

WWW

Computer Jargon BusterTake notes on the following:

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ABBR./Acr. What it stands for What it means

CAL Computer assisted learning Using computers to help you learn

CALL Computer assisted language learning Using computers to help you learn

languages

HTML Hypertext markup language A way to write documents so they can be

displayed on a website

HTTP Hypertext transfer protocol A set of rules for transferring files on the

WWW, usually included at the beginning of

a website address (e.g. http://www.)

ICAME International computer Archive of Modern

and Medieval English

A collection of English language material

available for computer processing

ICE International Corpus of English A database of different samples of spoken

and written English

ISP Internet service provider A company which gives individuals,

companies, etc. access to the Internet

MT Machine translation Using computers to translate language

RAM Random access memory The memory which the computer uses for

basic processes

ROM Read only memory A type of permanent computer or disk

memory that stores information that can be

read or used but not changed

USB Universal serial bus A standard way to connect things like

printers and scanners to a computer

VLE Virtual learning environment An online classroom

www World Wide Web A huge collection of documents that are

connected by hypertext links and can be

accessed through the Internet

Answers:

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Acronyms

CAL

CALL

ICAME

ICE

RAM

ROM

Abbreviations

HTML

HTTP

ISP

MT

USB

VLE

Discussion: try to use the vocabulary you have

learned .

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1. How are computers used in

language learning and linguistics

today?

2. How has their use in language

learning and linguistics changed

in the last 50 years?

3. How can computers assist in

communication?

Pre Reading:

Article: CALL, IT and VLE’s

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What do the abbreviations stand for?

What would you like to know about them?

Create for 4 questions that might be answered in the reading.

Answers

CALL: computer

assisted language

learning

IT: information

technology

VLE: virtual

learning

environment

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Possible questions:

1. Which elements of learning

can be computerized?

2. Where do people use CALL?

3. When did people start using

it?

4. Who can benefit the most?

5. Why is CALL used?

6. What is the difference

between CALL and VLE?

7. How can language learning

be computerized?

8. How can computers be

integrated?