Session Title:
Technology For Spoken English
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Abstract:
Many English language teachers and their students are not much confident and hesitate to speak English fluently and accurately. Technology can facilitate the process by providing practice. This EVO22 session provides the tools to practice and improve spoken English with fluency and accuracy. Participants of Technology for Spoken English (T4SE) will be introduced to various web and mobile technologies to help learners practice speaking skills
Target audience:
English language teachers to learners of all age groups
Session objectives:
By the end of this session:
Syllabus:
Week 1: (January 9 - 15)
In week 1, participants will:
Week 2: (January 16 - 22)
In week 2, participants will:
Various Language Tools to Improve Language Speaking Skills:
Week 3: (January 23 - 29)
In week 3, participants will: learn about and try out various language apps for listening and speaking practice. discuss and reflect on the tools and how they apply to learning outcomes. Various Language Tools to Improve Language Speaking Skills:
Week 4: (January 30 - February 5)
In week 4, participants will create a story with characters and share their work using Toontastic on their iPads or iPhone or Tablets and android phones. They will also do an activity called Read Aloud. They will read a poem by Billy Collins called Introduction to Poetry and listen to a rap of the poem by Jason R. Levine.
Week 5: (February 6 - 12)
In week 5, participants will showcase and reflect on 5 tools used in weeks 1-4. They will use a curation wall/board of their choice for the reflections. They will also fill in a feedback survey. Once they complete the tasks, they will be able to access the certificate of participation.
Curation walls/boards
Media:
Other technology tools:
Join this session: Registration :- Jan. 1-8, 2023 For participants to join the session:
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Sponsoring organizations |
Name / date of approval |
CaLL Interest Section of TESOL (CALL-IS) |
Jane Chien, Chair / December 1, 2022 |
Moderators:
Sudarshana Shirude |
sudarshanashirude@gmail.com |
India |
Govt. of Maharashtra, India |
continuing |
2020 |
Sudarshana Shirude As a primary teacher for a government school of Maharashtra she is working as a tag coordinator for British Council Tejas project and Mooc coordinator for the Spoken English online course by SIEM. She has presented a paper on exploratorry action research and mejores colleagues on the EMAR project. |
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Nellie Deutsch | nelliemuller@email.phoenix.edu |
Canada | Immersive Technologies (IMT) MSc program of the Department of Computer Science of the
International Hellenic University
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Continuing |
Continuing
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NellieDeutsch(Ed.D) has taught EFL in K-12 and higher education and has applied CALL since 1992. She offers free online professional development programs on Moodle for Teachers. She combines learner autonomy team peer-based learning with technology and mindfulness. She’s the co-chair elect of TESOL CALL-IS & leads EVO23 coordination team. |
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Sudhakar Katare | shahajikatare@gmail.com | India | Govt. of Maharashtra, India |
Moderated Action Research last year |
2021 |
I am Sudhakar Katare from Maharashtra , India. I am a primary teacher. I have been teaching at primary level from last 17 years. I am a TAG coordinator. |
Primary Contact
Name of Lead Moderator: Sudarshana Shirude
Email address: sudarshanashirude@gmail.com
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