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| Title | Online Discussion: Teacher Education in CALL |
| Body | From http://www.iateflcompsig.org.uk/onlineevent-apr06.htm Online Discussion: Teacher Education in CALL - Trends and Issues 3rd April 8th April 2006 IATEFL Learning Technologies (LTechs-SIG) TESOL CALL-IS Teachers are increasingly expected to be computer literate and proficient in effectively employing technology in the teaching and learning of foreign languages. Achieving this aim is the goal of many in-service and pre-service courses. Phil Hubbard and Mike Levy are emphasizing this need and reflect on how it is addressed. They pose the following issues, which have emerged from a volume on CALL teacher education they are co-editing: - the need for both technical and pedagogical training in CALL, ideally integrated with one another; - the recognition of the limits of formal teaching because the technology changes so rapidly; - the need to connect CALL education to authentic teaching settings, especially ones where software, hardware, and technical support differ from the ideal; - the idea of using CALL to learn about CALL-¬experiencing educational applications of technology firsthand as a student to learn how to use technology as a teacher; - the value of having CALL permeate the language teacher education curriculum rather than appear solely in a standalone course. Join the IATEFL LTechs-SIG and the TESOL CALL-IS in discussing thoughts, opinions and experiences on Teacher Training and CALL. This online discussion will take place on the electronic list of IATEFL LTechs-SIG and will be fielded by Phil Hubbard (Stanford University, USA) and Mike Levy (Griffith University, Australia). For more information, visit http://www.iateflcompsig.org.uk/onlineevent-apr06.htm . |
| Source | IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG |
| Inputdate | 2006-03-25 15:42:00 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2006-03-25 15:42:00 |
| Expdate | 2006-04-09 00:00:00 |
| Publishdate | 2006-03-27 00:00:00 |
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