Course Description:

This course is designed to provide pre-service and in-service teachers with the pedagogical principles and hands-on skills needed to incorporate technology into the second/foreign language classroom. Participants will examine literature and evaluate research on CALL, applying this knowledge to the hands-on exploration and creation of computer-based materials and lessons. Topics to be covered include selecting, using and evaluating software and Web sites, integrating computer-based resources into curricula, improving Internet search skills, creating Web pages and online lessons, developing technology-based projects, and utilizing Web-based collaborative tools. Participants will extend their learning beyond the classroom via an Email list and Web-based discussion board.

Instructor:

• Michael Krauss, Email: krauss@lclark.edu Web Page: http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss
• Contact me should you have any questions at any time.

Class Hours/Location:

• The class will meet on four consecutive Fridays (6/29, 7/6, 7/13, 7/20) from 8-5 in Neuberger Hall Computer Lab, Room 437
• East Hall 109 from 10-12 and 3-5 will also be available for off-computer discussion
• The instructor will be available for individual help/questions in the classroom, both before and after the official class hours.

Required Text and Materials:

• All of the materials are available online at http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/ling410sum2001/callsyllabus.html
  The Syllabus and basic course materials are available in hard copy from Clean Copy on Broadway.
• Spiral Notebook (50 pages should be sufficient)
• Zip disk formatted for PC
• Standard 1/2 inch 3-ring binder with dividers (optional)

Class Communications:

• Class Email list at ling410@lclark.edu
• Web-based Discussion Page (Bulletin Board) at http://hood.lclark.edu:8900/public/USIA/

Computer Hardware/Software Requirements:

• All students must have a working email account, which is checked daily during the course.
• In addition to working in class on Fridays, students will complete assignments outside of class.
  • Computers are available in the Neuberger Hall Labs (check hours) and in the Library (24 hours, 7 days/wk)
  • Students may also work at home or on any Internet-connected computer. The minimum requirements are
    • a reliable connection to the Internet
    • a reliable e-mail account, accessible daily
    • a Web browser - Netscape 3.x or higher or Internet Explorer 3.x or higher
    • Note: You will not be able to access the Discussion Page if you use an AOL browser.

Grading:

• 80% of the grade will be based on completion and quality of class assignments (a more detailed description will be provided in a separate Email you will receive before the class begins).
• 20% of the grade will be based on in-class participation (contribution to discussions, relevancy of questions posed, ability to work in groups).
• Because this class meets only four times, any student who misses more than one class session will not receive a passing grade.

Instructor's Note:

• You will be sharing a set of online materials with students who are not in this course. In those materials, any special instructions or links for this class will be noted by purple text and/or this purple image. .
  
  
• Your assignments will all be accessed via links on this page. To return to this page: Use the "Back" button OR choose "LING 410/510 Fundamentals of CALL" from the "Go" menu of your browser. You can also use the link: "PSU Students only: LING 410/510" to return to this page.

Pre-Week 1 - Complete before our first class meeting on Friday, 6/29

• Getting to know one another - Complete Tasks 1, 2 and 4
• Accessing and registering for the Discussion Page - Complete Tasks 1-2.
• Read and be prepared to discuss: "Technology Counts 2001- The New Divides: Looking Beneath the Numbers to Reveal Digital Inequities. Read the "Executive Summary" and "The Issues" (focus your reading on "Language Barriers" which is the last element in the sidebar). This text is not available at Clean Copy. You may print it out for your individual use, but it cannot be otherwise reproduced.

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Week 1 - Begin during class on Friday, 6/29 and complete before class on Friday, 7/6.

• Participating in an online discussion - Complete Task 3.
• Browsing online materials - Complete Tasks 1-3.
• Making the transition to Web-based materials and activities - Complete Tasks 1-4.
• Six Web-based learning activity formats - Complete Tasks 1-5.
• Read and be prepared to discuss: "Millennialism and Media: Language, Literacy, and Technology in the 21st Century" by Mark Warschauer. This text is not available at Clean Copy. You may print it out for your individual use, but it cannot be otherwise reproduced.

  Additional concepts and resources to be covered in class:

  • Assumptions about ESOL teaching and learning
  • Resources for teachers getting started with technology

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Week 2 - Begin during class on Friday, 7/6 and complete before class on Friday, 7/13.

• Searching the Internet and making resources accessible - Complete Tasks 1-3.
• Practice using your search skills - Complete Tasks 1-3.
• Evaluating online materials - Complete Tasks 1-4.
• Creating a Web-based activity and posting it to the Internet - Complete Tasks 1-3.
• Read and be prepared to discuss: "How Teachers Learn Technology Best" by Jamie McKenzie. This text is not available at Clean Copy. You may print it out for your individual use, but it cannot be otherwise reproduced.

  Additional concepts and resources to be covered in class:

  • Creating Web Pages with Netscape Composer
  • Web-based Lessons for Lower Level Earth Science Class

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Week 3 - Begin during class on Friday, 7/13 and complete before class on Friday, 7/20.

• Sample Courses, Activities, and Projects Using On-line Resources - Complete one from Tasks 1-5; Complete Task 6 (if doing a WebQuest).
• Activity Structures and Telecollaboration - Complete Tasks 1-2; Complete Task 3 (if doing a WebQuest).
• Facilitating Student Learning with Scenarios - Complete Task 1
• Complete a Final Project: WebQuest - Complete Tasks 1-5 or Quia-created Materials - Complete Tasks 1-4.
• Read and be prepared to discuss: "PowerPoint Invades the Classroom" by Lisa Guernsey (NOTE: You will need to register with the NY Times online to read this article. It is free.) This text is not available at Clean Copy. You may print it out for your individual use, but it cannot be otherwise reproduced.
• Read and be prepared to discuss: "A Place to Start in Selecting Software" by Deborah Healey and Norm Johnson. This text is not available at Clean Copy. You may print it out for your individual use, but it cannot be otherwise reproduced.
• Click here to download a Software Evaluation Form. Read it, print it out and bring it to class on Friday.

  Additional concepts and resources to be covered in class:

  • ESL-ISL and Evaluation Sheet
  • Put the Web to Work for You and Your Students! (Practical applications for the classroom).
  • Using MS Word to Create Web-based Materials

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Week 4 - Begin and complete during class on Friday, 7/20.

Note: We will meet from 8AM to noon in the East Hall 219 computer lab to examine a variety of ESL desktop software. After lunch, we'll return to the usual lab classroom for hands-on work with additional software resources.

• Desktop software in ESOL teaching
  • Sources for CALL Software
    • TESOL CALL-IS
    • ESL_Home: A Web Resource for CALL Lab Managers and for Teachers and Learners of Languages Online by Vance Stevens (scroll down to 4th section: "ESL activities and CALL applications" section)
  • Evaluation of CALL Software
    • "A Place to Start in Selecting Software" by Deborah Healey and Norm Johnson
  • Using ESL-specific software
  • Using software designed for native speakers with ESL students
    • Files to download for today's class

    
    

• Course Evaluation
  • Complete the Discussion Page assignment, but *not* the Lewis and Clark evaluation.
  • Also complete the PSU paper-based class evaluation form.

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Created by: krauss@lclark.edu
Updated: 7/18/01