Techno-Tools for the Second Language Teacher

June 27, 2011

Valeria Palladino, a language teacher in Edmonton, Canada, has a great wiki on technology tools for second languages: http://technotoolsforslclasses.wikispaces.com/

She has also done a useful and easy to follow 29-page guide called “Techno-Tools for the Second Language Teacher“. It contains ideas on how to implement technology into second language classes. This guide is particularly useful for teachers who want to integrate tech into their second language classrooms, but are not sure where to start. Palladino explains the basics in language that is easy to understand and easy to follow.

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Related posts:

Cool Apps for Language Learning http://wp.me/pNAh3-mQ

MALL (Mobile-Assisted Language Learning) http://wp.me/pNAh3-6U

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Sarah Elaine Eaton is a faculty member in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada.

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Multilingual superheroes

June 24, 2011

I’m not really into superhero movies. I mean, they’re OK, but I’d rather watch a drama or something that really makes me think deeply about life. But every now and again, when your other half says, “It’s Friday night. Let’s go to a movie!” You just say yes. He loves superhero movies about as much as I love languages. He knows all the stories, all the heroes, all the villains, when the movies came out, who did the sound tracks, how the special effects were done. Really, it’s stunning how much useless information he can carry around in that brain.

But then again, he thinks that all the stuff I carry around in my brain about grammar, sentence structure, etymology and verbs is pretty useless.

Though part of me would like to scoff and say “WhatEVAH!” I also know which one of us has better conversations at dinner parties where the guests aren’t all linguists or language teachers.

But tonight, we both won. I had no idea there was such a thing as a multilingual superhero movie. Let alone a multilingual comic book superhero movie. Until tonight.

French, Spanish, German, Russian and English. X-men is a veritable smorgasbord of modern languages.

Good guys. Bad guys. Drama. Love. Action… and multilingualism. Now that’s a good Friday night.

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Principles of Adult Learning In a Nutshell

June 24, 2011

If you’re interested in adult education and adult learning, you’ll want to check out Stephen Leib’s web page. He takes in-depth, complex principles of adult learning and distills them down into a plain language brief that prints off in about 3 pages.

He talks about adult learners as being autonomous, self-directed, goal-oriented and practical. He outlines why learning for adults needs to be relevant to their needs and useful in their everyday or professional lives. He points out how adult learners bring a richness of life experience with them to the classroom or learning environment.

These principles apply to high level professionals taking executive education programs or those taking adult basic literacy and education (ABLE) programs.

If you’re a learning professional who works with adults, this resource is a must read.

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Global Issues in Language Teaching and Learning

June 23, 2011

University of Calgary A few colleagues and I at the University of Calgary are collaborating to team teach a block week course this fall:

LANG 599 / 699: Global Issues in Language Teaching and Learning
Block Week Fall 2011: September 6-10, 2011

Course description:

In today’s multilingual society, each of us is both a language learner and a language teacher. In this interdisciplinary course we will discuss current research and its practical implications as they relate to language teaching and learning. Students will engage with real-world data and will have the opportunity to publish course papers.

Instructors: Dr. Mary O’Brien, Dr. Sarah Eaton, Roswita Dressler and Katherine Mueller.

Course location: This course is taught live (face-to-face) at the University of Calgary.

Prerequisites: Senior or graduate student standing.

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English in the Workplace (EWP): Free How To Guide for Employers

June 22, 2011

I just found a tremendous free resource that I just had to share with you. Common Ground: A How-To Guide for Employers is designed for employers to help them set up and deliver their own English in the Workplace (EWP) programs.

Written by Douglas Parsons and Paul Holmes and published by the Centre for Excellence in Intercultural Education (Norquest College) in 2010, this guide details a step-by-step process. It goes over everything from conducting a needs assessment, choosing learning settings,  finding a facilitator, setting goals, developing independent learners and evaluating the program.

There even sections on how to customize an English program for a specific workplace.

Click here to download this 72-page guide is available from the National Adult Literacy Database (NALD). As with all the resources on NALD, this guide is free and you simply download it directly from their site.

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