Technology to Teach Listening and Speaking

http://www.englishcentral.com/blog/2011/05/17/

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October 13^th, 2011

I have learned about how to teach listening for my students to be.  Actually, I am as a teacher should use natural approach to teach listening. What is natural approach? It means that we should teach them automatically without pressure. I have known that natural approach related with Krashen’s hypothesis, especially Krashen’s monitor hypothesis which explains about students will acquire second language subconsciously and they can make correction by listening before they produce second language itself. Traditionally, this approach can make students feel relax atmosphere. Then, according Krashen’s input hypothesis that students will acquire second language stage by stage (i+1). In addition, this is digital era which all of teachers can use technology to teach listening. It is amazing! (Hehehe ^_^ ) There are some webs that I can use for teaching and learning activities:

·         Interactive and Audio-Picture English Lesson

·         British Council – Learn English : Song Lyrics

·         Adult Learning Activities – California Distance Learning Project

I can choose one of webs above which appropriate to teach in my classroom to be. Actually, total physical response is acceptable method to teach listening which relate with natural approach. Mr.Teguh gave me some examples for the use computer in teaching listening skills with the total physical responses:

· TPR games

· Live action English Interactive

· Review of live Action Spanish Interactive

October 14^th, 2011

I have knownthat I can use technology for teach speaking skill. Examples:

·         http://kalinago.blogspot.com

·         http://international.ouc.bc.ca

·         http://schmooze.hunter.cuny.edu

·         www.voicetrhead.com

Actually, I like schmooze and voicetrhead which very interesting. I believe my students will enjoy acquire language with that technology. Yeach, that’s all about technology to teach listening and speaking skill.

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Types and Tools of CALL Activities

Retrivied from http://thecous.blogspot.com/ on October 12th 2011

I am as teacher candidate should remember about that “pedagogic first and technology second”. Computer is one of technology product which is used by teacher. As we know that computer cannot do the entire task as human. This statement is supported by Meskill (2002) in Davis’ journal that there is some activities which can or cannot be done by computer:

No	Computer can	Computer can’t
1	Judge predetermined right-or-wrong answers, e.g., multiple choice and fill-in-the-blanks	Judge unexpected input
2	Provide immediate, yet fixed, feedback, suggestions, and encouragement.	Provide individualized feedback beyond a predetermined list of messages.
3	Provide authentic information through multimedia - texts, images, sounds, videos, and animations.	Engage learner in rich negotiation of meaning characteristic of face-to-face interaction
4	Motivate task persistence •Record learner’s writing, speech, and learning progress	Motivate depth and quality of engagement characteristic of human interaction.

It means that computer is just a tutor and tool which is not perfect thing. In addition, I learned about CALL in the last session.  CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) is a program which is used to teach language with technology (Ex: computer). There is some types of CALL activities that I have gotten from TLL (Technology Language Learning) subject which is multiple-choice & true/false quizzes, games, simulations, writing & word-processing.

Mr. Teguh is my TLL lecturer who gave me three example tools of CALL (Ex: mobile phone, PDA, and iPod). Those tools can be used in classroom for teaching and learning activity. The purpose is to make our students interested in learning. Then we can make a distance course with our students.

Resources:  Retrivied from http://www2.nkfust.edu.tw/~emchen/CALL/unit1.htm#types at October 10^th 2011

Retrivied from Davies, G., Hewer, S., Rendall, H., & Walker, R. (2004). ICT4LT Module 1.4: Introduction to computer assisted language learning (CALL). http://www.ict4lt.org/en/en_mod1-4.htm at October 10^th 2011

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Why Rindy Agustiansyah?

Every people have a name and it has a meaning. Most of the name who given by the parents contain a pray. They want something best for their children, so they give the best name too. Rindy Agustiansyah, it is a name of a girl from Ciamis. She is a second child who was born from a mother whose name Suryati and a father whose name is Dede Hermansyah. In addition she is a sundanesse girl. Perhaps, some of people will confuse with the meaning of that name. Rindy? Agustiansyah? However it is has a good meaning.

Rindy’s name is a hopefully from her mother. In 1991 there was a popular shoes and sandal mark. It is very famous at that time. Traditionally, Rindy’s mother liked to wear it. On luckily, her second daughter was given name Rindy. She hopes, her second daughter can have a good future like a director from Rindi’s shoes and sandal industry. The next reason, Rindy has an old brother, his name is Randy. He is a handsome good smart boy. So, Rindy’s mother expects the second daughter has a good personality like her son, then she was just changing “a” into “i” for the name of her second daughter.

How about Agustiansyah?  Rindy was born on August, 19^th 1991, so her father gave that last name for his second daughter. Then the last part of Rindy’s name, “syah”, was brought from the last name of his father. Rindy has a sister and a brother, and both of their names were ended with “syah” and the name of month when they were born. Rindy never regrets with her name, because she knows that is the best for her. She always thinks that her name make her a lucky condition in her life. Sometime, she hear that some of people change their name because some bad reason, but Rindy proud with her name.

One day, Rindy’s mother followed a small club of saving or “arisan”. She registered with the name of Rindy. Then a month later after it, Rindy’s mother got a winner. So, Rindy more believe that her name is very good name. There is no one who can change her name anytime.

In addition, for the last in this session, there is some suggestion. First, you should give a best name for your children which has a good meaning. Second, the name which has given for your children should contain with pray. Third, you should receive our name sincerely. Last, you should not change your name anytime.

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Social Network for Language Learning

Retrivied from : http://caraloginfacebook.blogspot.com/2010_05_01_archive.html

          Technology is like primary needed in this era. We can see some real phenomenon in Jakarta where almost of people will use their mobile phone, iPod, etc. in anywhere. It is not wrong, because we are digital native now. In addition, technology is used in some of terms which are industry, government, education, etc. Now, I want to focus on education term, which wants to talk. Actually technology allows teacher to provide students with various facilities to teach. Candlin and Murphy (1987) said in their book that technology can be achieved through student collaboration on authentic task and project.

Retrivied from : http://skype-guides.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html

In addition there is some popular social network now, which is Facebook, Google, Skype, Youtube, and Webquest which can use in language learning. Actually, they can be used by the teacher as tools to teach students in classroom. However, there are not perfect things in this world. So, social networks have strengths and weaknesses.

Social networks’ strength and weaknesses for language 

learning based on my discussion last session:

Social networks	Strengths	Weaknesses
Google	*Google translate *Cendikia (it use to find article); *Browser; *Google books; *Digital course.	*Web 1.0 (one communication0
Facebook	*To share information; *to improve students writing, listening, reading skill. *Web 2.0	*It is not ineffective if use in classroom. *It will destruct concentration of the student language learning.
Skype	*video distance conferences; *to send file; *to improve students reading, listening, writing, and speaking skill.	*It is
Webquest	*to create digital assignment; *to find educated articles; *to improve students reading   Skill.	*Web 1.0
Youtube	*to find educated video *to share video *to improve students listening skill.	*It has many bad video

I can know some social network which can use for teach in classroom.

Resource : Candlin, C. M., & Murphy, D. (Eds). (1987). Language learning task. Englewood  Cliffs, NJ. Prentice Hall.

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