Technologies in use for second language learning

Technologies in use for second language learning

1. New forms of communication, text production, collaboration and social networking.

   • The languages areas and skills
     • GRAMMAR
       • Learners errors are tagged and categorized
       • Some websites provide feedback
     • VOCABULARY
       • Hot Potatoes includes activities for vocabulary and grammar
       • Flash audio play sound files, so that learners may listen new vocabulary
       • Wordchamp, when the user click on any word provides definition and audio
     • READING
       • Electronic dictionaries, software that provides textual, contextual and multimedia annotations
       • Internet as a source of material for extensive reading
       • The program needs to be designed to match the individual student´s preferred learning style
     • PRONUNCIATION
       • Carnegie Speech, which developed form Carnegie Mellon University´s speech recognition project, also provide good examples of the state of the art
     • SPEAKING
       • Technologies can transmit audio or video. like skype, you can make calls or make conference
     • LISTENING
       • From the internet you can download podcast, there areCD´s, DVD´s and websites available for many languages to provide listening materials.
     • WRITING
       • FipsOrtho, is a spellchecker specifically designed for learners of french.
       • A blog is a web page with regular diary or journal entries using text, audio or video.

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