Course Description
Course Description:
The focus of this course is on identifying opportunities to integrate technology in a pedagogically sound way into the world languages’ classroom. Students will discuss how technology can be used in the second language classroom to motivate language learners. Specifically students will reflect on how the capabilities of technology relate to specific issues in the world language classroom: individual differences, attention and awareness, task-based instruction, and the integration of culture. Through observations and discussions of how technology is used at Concordia Language Villages and in classrooms, students will develop unit plans that integrate the use of technology to motivate students in the world language classroom.
Specific course topics typically include:
1. Introduction to Technology in the World Languages classroom
2. Capturing the attention of your students
3. Using technology to increase student engagement in learning
4. Plagiarism in the digital age
5. Digital storytelling
6. Digital tools for presentations (PowerPoints, web pages, Jings, Prezis)
7. Creating podcasts / Making videos
(Taken from the AMLA 604 Syllabus)
The focus of this course is on identifying opportunities to integrate technology in a pedagogically sound way into the world languages’ classroom. Students will discuss how technology can be used in the second language classroom to motivate language learners. Specifically students will reflect on how the capabilities of technology relate to specific issues in the world language classroom: individual differences, attention and awareness, task-based instruction, and the integration of culture. Through observations and discussions of how technology is used at Concordia Language Villages and in classrooms, students will develop unit plans that integrate the use of technology to motivate students in the world language classroom.
Specific course topics typically include:
1. Introduction to Technology in the World Languages classroom
2. Capturing the attention of your students
3. Using technology to increase student engagement in learning
4. Plagiarism in the digital age
5. Digital storytelling
6. Digital tools for presentations (PowerPoints, web pages, Jings, Prezis)
7. Creating podcasts / Making videos
(Taken from the AMLA 604 Syllabus)