TESL-496.002/654.001.900.901:
TechnologyforLanguageTeachingandLearning
Spring2016
Wednesdays5:30pm-8:00pm
Hurst208
Professor:PolinaVinogradova
MaryGraydonCenter300B
202-885-1446
vinograd@american.edu
polina.vinogradova@gmail.comfor
gdriveshares
OfficeHours:
Wednesdays:3:00pm–5:00pm,appointments
preferred
Additionaldaysandtimesbyappointmentonly
CourseDescription
Languageeducatorstodayhaveattheirdisposalanever-increasingvarietyoftechnologiesthatcan
beharnessedtoincreasestudentmotivationandlearningbothinsideandoutsideofthelanguage
classroom.Inthisclass,studentswillfirstexplorehowapedagogyofmultiliteraciesfacilitates
participatorylanguagelearningandmeaningfuluseofavailabletechnologies.Thestudentswill
lookattechnologiesavailabletothemasL2teachers,understandthechallengesforteachersand
studentsinbothhigh-andlow-technologyteachingcontexts,andwillbecomecriticalconsumersof
commerciallanguagelearningproducts.Next,studentswillexperiencevariousnewmedia
technologies(e.g.,wikis,podcasts,blogs,websites,digitalstories,andgamingamongothers)for
languagelearningandwillthustheorizewhatitmeanstohavedigital/newmedialiteracyinthe
21stcentury.Finally,studentswillplantoteachusingCALL,Internetresources,andnewmedia
technologiesforvariousteachingcontexts.
CourseGoals
Bytheendofthiscourse,studentswillbeableto:
• Explainthedigitaldivide,itsrelevanceforESL/EFLstudents,andhowtoteachinhigh-and
low-technologycontexts
• Defineandcriticallyexaminedigital/newmedialiteracyandmultiliteracies
• RelatecurrentSLAtheoriestoteachingthroughtechnology
• Identifyandcriticallyanalyzesoftware,websites,andothertechnologiesforavarietyof
teachingcontexts
• Evaluatetheusefulnessofsoftware,websites,andothertechnologies
• Explainhowapedagogyofmultiliteraciescanimpactteachingwithtechnology
• Createandimplementlessonplansfollowingapedagogyofmultiliteraciesandutilizinga
varietyoftechnologiestodevelopstudentaccuracy,fluency,andcross-culturalawarenessin
theL2classroom.
CourseTexts
Required:
[A&D]Arnold,N.&Ducate,L.(Eds.)(2011).PresentandfuturepromisesofCALL:Fromtheoryand
researchtonewdirectionsinlanguageteaching.CALICOMonographSeries,Volume5,
CALICO.
[L&S]Levy,M.&Stockwell,G.(2006).CALLdimensions:Optionsandissuesincomputer-assisted
languagelearning.LawrenceErlbaumAssociates.
CALICOJournal–onlineaccessthroughAUlibrary
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Recommended:
Blake,R.J.(2008).Bravenewdigitalclassroom:Technologyandforeignlanguagelearning.
Washington,DC:GeorgetownUniversityPress.
Cope,B.&Kalantzis,M.(Eds.)(2000).Multiliteracies:Literacyandthedesignofsocialfutures.New
York,NY:Routledge.
Meskill,C.&Anthony,N.(2010).Teachinglanguagesonline.MMTextbooks.
Oxford,R.&Oxford,J.(Eds.)(2008).Secondlanguageteachingandlearninginthenetgeneration.
NationalForeignLanguageResourceCenter,UniversityofHawai’IatManoa.
OthermaterialswillbemadeavailableinBlackboardasneeded.
Requirements
Attendanceisrequiredandiskeyforcoursesuccess,asisactiveclassparticipation.Youare
requiredtocompleteallassignedreadingsandtasksbeforeclass.Allworkmustbehandedinby
theduedatesestablished;lateworksubmittedbytheendoftheweekoftheduedatereceivesa
gradereductionof10%.Afterthat,lateworkisnotacceptedunlessthereareextraordinary
circumstances.Assignmentshavevaryingduedatesasdescribedbelow.
AcademicIntegrity
Allworksubmittedandpresentedinthisclassmustbeoriginalanddevelopedbyyou.All
referencesmustbeproperlydocumentedfollowingtheAPAstyle.Collaborativeworkandwork
previouslysubmittedinanotherclassmustbeapprovedinadvancebytheinstructor.
YouaresubjecttotheAcademicIntegrityCodeofAmericanUniversity.See
http://www.american.edu/provost/registrar/regulations/reg80.cfm#listformoreinformation.
AssignmentDescriptionsandDueDates
OnlineParticipation(10%)
Eachweek
Everyweekduringthesemestertwotothreeimportantquestions/points/issuesfromtheprevious
classdiscussionwillbepostedontoBlackboardoranotheronlinesocialmediaspaceby10:00p.m.
Thursday.Studentsarerequiredtoengageintheonlineconversationatleastonceby10:00p.m.
Sundayandasecondtimeby10:00a.m.Wednesdayonthoseweeks.Thisisanopportunitytolearn
fromyourclassmates,shareideas,andexplorevariousonlinetoolsforextendeddiscussions.
OnlineFacilitation(10%)
Duedatevaries
Eachstudentwillfacilitatetheonlinediscussiononeweek.Todothissuccessfully,twotothree
importantquestions/points/issuesfromthepreviousclassdiscussionshouldbeidentifiedand
postedontoBlackboardoranotheronlinesocialmediaspaceby10:00p.m.Thursday.The
facilitatorwillmonitortheonlineconversationinordertoensurethatthediscussionisrobust.The
facilitatorwillsummarizethemainlearningpointsoftheonlinediscussioninafinalpostby5:00
p.m.Wednesday.Thissummaryandareflectiononthediscussionandperformanceasadiscussion
facilitatorshouldbesubmittedviaBlackboardontheduedate.
Undergraduatestudentswillpair-uptofacilitate.
OnlineCollaboration(15%) Duedatevaries
EachstudentwillactasafacilitatorinacollaborationwithESLorEFLstudentsatanother
educationalinstitution.Thesestudentscannotbeyourrelativesorfriends.Thisrequiresone
synchronousconversationusingGoogleHangoutorSkypeandtwoadditionalsynchronous
conversationsusingvideoconferencingtoolsofyourchoosing.Alessonplanfollowingthetemplate
foreachcollaborationshouldbesubmittedbyFridayatmidnightviaemailandareflectionshould
besubmittedviaBlackboardafterthethirdcollaboration.Collaboration1dueFebruary10(plan
2
dueJanuary29);Collaboration2dueFebruary24(plandueFebruary12);Collaboration3due
March16(plandueMarch4);ReflectiondueMarch18by5:00pmviaBlackboard.
TechnologyReview(10%)
February10or17
Eachstudentwillidentifyonesoftwareprogram(i.e.RosettaStone)orweb-basedapplication(i.e.
Dave’sESLCafe)thatcanbeusedforL2teachingandlearning.Studentswillevaluateandwritea
formalreviewoftheprogramfollowingtheguidelinesoftheCALICOJournal.Thereviewwillbe
approximately2pages,typed,single-spaced.SubmitthereviewviaBlackboardon(orbefore)
February17by5:00p.m.Studentswillgiveabrief(5-10minute)overviewofthe
program/applicationinclasseitheronFebruary10(GroupA)orFebruary17(GroupB).
Undergraduatestudentscanpair-upforthisassignment.
TechnologyDemonstration(10%)
March23or30
EachstudentwillidentifyatechnologicaltoolthatcanbeusedforL2teachingandlearning.
Studentswillexploreandevaluatethetool,andthenteachtheirclassmateshowtouseit
successfullywithL2studentsina15-minutepresentation.Thisshouldtakeaformofanactual
microteaching.Specialemphasisshouldbegiventohowtoteachstudentstousethetechnological
toolandwaysthetoolcanbeusedinavarietyofESL/EFLteachingcontexts.Awrittenone-page
handoutwithhighlightsofthedemonstrationshouldbeprovided.Submitthehandoutand
reflectiononthetoolandyourmicroteachingviaBlackboardon(orbefore)March30by
5:00p.m.IndividualstudentdemonstrationswilltakeplaceeitheronMarch23(GroupA)or
March30(GroupB).
Undergraduatestudentscanpair-upforthisassignment.
DigitalStory(20%) April13
Eachstudentwillproduceadigitalstoryandshareitwiththeclass.Thechoiceofsoftwaretouse
(i.e.iMovie,WindowsMovieMaker,FinalCutExpress/Pro)willbeuptotheindividualstudent.The
digitalstoryisdueonApril13;theviewingwilltakeplaceonApril20.
FinalMultimodalProject&ProjectProposal(15%+5%=20%) April20
StudentswilldevelopamultimodalprojectbasedontheirinterestsinteachingL2withtechnology
oronthegapsintheirknowledgetheywouldliketofill.Theprojectcantakeaformthatismost
interestingandrelevanttoyou.Itshoulddrawonliteratureandcontentofthecourse,anda
pedagogyofmultiliteraciesshouldbeitsmaintheoreticalandpedagogicalframework.Forexample,
theprojectcantakeaformofasmall-scaleresearchstudy/casestudy;ananalyticalpaper;aunit
planthatreliesonapedagogyofmultiliteraciesandinvolvesseveralsmall-scalemultimodal
activities;anin-depthanalysisofmultimodalteachingmaterialsorresources;adetaileddesignof
onelarge-scalemultimodalactivity(e.g.,awiki,classwebsite,blog);adigitalstorytellingproject
integratedinalargerL2curriculum;oranassessmentplanforamultimodalstudentprojectamong
others.Aprojecthastoincludeamultimodalcomponentthatdemonstratesyourunderstandingof
multiliteracies/digitalliteracyandhowtheycanbeincludedinanL2class.Forexample,ifyour
projectincludeshavingyourstudentwriteablog,youshouldsubmitablogmodel.
Whicheverformtheprojecttakes,itshouldclearlydemonstratehowyouapplythecontentcovered
inclass,buildonit,anduseittofurtherexploreapedagogicalapproachthatincludesdevelopment
ofmultiliteracies.Theprojectshouldincludeawrittenreportandamultimodalpart.Thewritten
reportshouldinclude(1)anintroductionofnolongerthanonepagethatexplainstherelevanceof
theprojecttoESL/EFL/L2learning(Why?),it’sfocusandclearlydefinedgoal/purpose;(2)focused
literaturereviewofnolongerthanthreepages(relevantcoursereadingsshouldbeincorporated);
(3)methodology/implementationplanthatexplainshow,when,andwherethisprojectcan/willbe
used;(4)discussion;and(5)conclusion.Ifyouchoosetodesignaunitplanoralarge-scaleactivity,
3
theunit/activityplanshouldbeinsection3.Ifyouchoosetowriteananalyticalpaper,itshould
haveanintroduction,discussion/analysisthatbringsinrelevantliterature,andconclusion.
Tosupportyouintheprocessofthefinalprojectdevelopmentandwritingandtoprovidefeedback
alongtheway,youwillsubmitaprojectproposalintwostages.
Stage1:Preliminaryproposal.Inone-twopagesyouwilloutlineyourthoughtsandplansforthe
project.Youwillidentifywhattypeofprojectyouwouldliketodoandoutlineit’smain
components.YouwillbringahardcopyofyourpreliminaryproposaltoclassonFebruary3
forpeer-review.YouwillalsosubmityourpreliminaryproposalviaBlackboardby5pmon
February3.
Stage2:Finalprojectproposal.Theprojectproposalshouldincludeanintroduction,complete
literaturereview,methodology/implementation,andlistofreferences.Youwillbeabletorevise
thesepartsbasedonthefeedbackyoureceive.Youwillsubmityourprojectproposalvia
Blackboardby5pmonMarch2.
YouwillsubmitthewrittenpartofyourfinalprojectviaBlackboardby5:00p.m.onApril20.The
projectshouldadheretothestandardsofacademicwritingatagraduatelevelandshouldfollow
theAPAformat.
Pleaseselecttheplatformtosubmitthemultimodalpartofyourfinalprojectandincludethe
informationonhowtoviewitattheendoftheintroduction.Ifyoudecidetoshareyourmultimodal
partoftheprojectwithmeviathegdrive,pleaseusepolina.vinogradova@gmail.com.
ProjectPresentation(5%)
April27
Youwillhave15minutestopresentyourfinalprojecttoclass.Theformatofthepresentationisup
toyou.
Evaluation
Onlineparticipation Onlinefacilitation
Onlinecollaboration Technologyreview
Technologydemonstration
Digitalstory Project&Proposal
ProjectPresentation Total 10%
10%
15%
10%
10%
20%
20%
5%
100%
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ClassScheduleOverview
Date
Week1
Jan.13
Topic
Introduction:Teachingandlearninginthe
digitalage
Week2
Jan.20
SLAandtechnology
PracticalInquiryModel
Week3
Jan.27
Apedagogyofmultiliteracies
Week4
Feb.3
Evaluatingtechnologicalresourcesfor
classroomuse
Preliminaryproposalpeer-review
Week5
Feb.10
Softwareandweb-basedresourcesfor
languagelearning
ReadingsandAssignments
Tobereadbytoday:
A&D,Ch.1
Baron(2008)
Lotherington&Ronda(2014)
AVisionofStudentsToday(video)
Duetoday:
Onlinesurvey
Tobereadbytoday:
A&D,Ch.2
L&S,Ch.5–optional
Kern(2006)
Pawanetal.(2003)
Thorne&Smith(2011)
Duetoday:
Onlineparticipation
Tobereadbytoday:
L&S,Ch.2
TheNewLondonGroup(1996)
TheNewLondonGroup(2000)
Thorne&Reinhardt(2008)
Warschauer(2003)
Duetoday:
Onlineparticipation
Tobereadbytoday:
A&D,Ch.13
L&S,Ch.3
TESOLStandardsforTechnology
Duetoday:
Onlineparticipation
Finalproject–preliminaryproposal:format&
outline
Tobereadbytoday:
L&S,Ch.8
Blake(2008),Ch.2
Kessler(2013)
Defining21stCenturySkills
Duetoday:
Onlineparticipation
Onlinecollaboration1
Technologyreview(GroupA)
5
Week6
Feb.17
Computermediatedcommunication(CMC)
Week7
Feb.24
Digitalliteracies
Digitalstories–Introduction
Week8
Mar.2
Blogs,wikis,andgaming
Digitalstories–Storycircle
Week9
Mar.9
Week10
Mar.16
Noclass—springbreak
Socialnetworkingandtelecollaboration
Digitalstories–Storyboards
Tobereadbytoday:
A&D,Ch.3
L&S,Ch.4
Garberoglioetal.(2015)
MügeSatar(2015)
Duetoday:
Onlineparticipation
Technologyreview(GroupB)
Tobereadbytoday:
A&D,Ch.8
Jones&Hafner(2012)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EO
E
OnDigitalStories:
Vinogradova(2014)
Twofromthefollowing:
Castaneda(2013)
Oskoz&Elola(2014)
Vinogradova,Linville,&Bickel(2011)
RocktheAcademy(video)
Duetoday:
Onlineparticipation
Onlinecollaboration2
Tobereadbytoday:
A&D,Ch.6,10
Chik(2014)
DeHaanet.al(2012)
Hitosiguet.al(2014)
Sykes,Oskoz,&Thorne(2008)
Warhol&RhodesFields(2012)
McGonigal-TEDpresentation(online)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN0qRKjfX3s
&feature=related
Duetoday:
Onlineparticipation
Finalprojectproposal
Tobereadbytoday:
Blattner&Fiori(2011)
Liuetal.(2015)
Reinhardt&Zander(2011)
Schenker(2012)
Ware&Kramsch(2005)
Duetoday:
Onlineparticipation
Onlinecollaboration3
6
Week11
Mar.23
Teachingwithtechnology
Week12
Mar.30
Creatinglessonplansincorporating
technology
Technologyteachingcontextchart
Week13
April6
InstructorattheTESOLInternational
Convention
Technologyandequity
Week14
April13
Week15
April20
Puttingittogether
Viewingofdigitalstories
Week16
April27
Finalprojectpresentations
Tobereadbytoday:
A&D,Ch.7,12
L&S,Ch.7
Gleason(2013)
Simon&Fell(2014)
Duetoday:
Onlineparticipation
Technologydemonstration(A)
Tobereadbytoday:
L&S,Ch.2
Ahmed&Nasser(2015)
Bush(2008)
Mullen&Wedwick(2008)
Smith&Craig(2013)
Duetoday:
Onlineparticipation
Technologydemonstration(B)
Workthisweek:
Finalproject
Digitalstories
Tobereadbytoday:
Cummins(2006)
Warshauer&Matuchniak(2010)
Winke&Goertler(2008)
Duetoday:
Digitalstories
Onlineparticipation
Tobereadbytoday:
A&D,Ch.14
Blake(2008),Ch.6
Ware&Helmich(2014)
Lookthrough:
HorizonReport(2015)
Jenkinsetal.(2006)
Duetoday:
Finalproject
Onlineparticipation
Duetoday:
Finalpresentations
E-mailpresentationsorlinkstothemby4:30pm
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