Computer Lab
English Language Resource Center
drop-in/tutoring
computers
supplemental materials
(books, cassettes, videos, magazines)
They may scan books to be checked out!
Money from supplemental instruction budget =
$4 - $6,000/year on technology!
2 faculty receive 3-hour release time to be liason/run workshops
Tutoring handbook - basic grammar
explanations
Workshops for ESL students - academic skills
Software
American Heritage Dictionary
DynaEd
Easy Writer
Fish Trek
Side By Side
Smart Thinking
Vocabulary Stretch
WebCt
WIDA
Write Out Loud
Online Courses
They have found them not to be too popular!
May be taken internationally - Japan, Korea
Advanced Reading
More popular than other online courses
WEBCT - learning curve
Bulletin Board
5-10% better passing rate than non-online course
Advanced Writing
Marken/WORD Tracking to correct e-mailed papers
Students submit papers directly to
TURNITIN
(anit-plagiarism software).
Students must come in for a writing sample and final.
Encouraged to come to office hours.
Website
General program/course information
Faculty information
Announcements
FAQ
Newsletter/Journal
Links to websites for students and
professors
Other Technology
English Department Resource Envelope
(on WebCT)
Resources for every course, every level
Course specific - submitted by professors
3 faculty received release time for 2 years to develop
INTERESTING!
Supplemental materials located within the department are
connected to the library.
One librarian is specifially assigned to work with ESL students.
All levels of ESL students are given an orientation of the library.
(Library learning curriculum)
A lot of money for training!
Tutoring handbook!
Highest level - speaking/listening exit test
Paired speech and reading/writing courses
FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY IN ESL
POD Casting
A listening activity for ESL students that can be downloaded
to computers or listened to on MP3 players.
Multi-level classes can receive different podcasts.
Examples:
Learn a Song
Jokes in English
English Pod Cast Songs
BLOGS (from WEBLOG)
Online diary - individual, or class response to professor
Class Blog - Yahoo, Google
Using BLOGS in ES
L
TESL Weblogs
FLASH
Pictures and sounds to be added for enhancement
Added to webpages, WebCT, etc.
Flash Quizzes for ESL Students