'New developments in computer assisted language learning´ presented at the International Support & Teach 2011 Conference organised by the English for Kids Foundation,
4. www.koenraad.info / TELLConsult
Tools, CoPs, Activity design, Teacher Ed., Research iTILT
The TalenQuest Consortium
EU-projects:
www.talenquest.nl
www.micall.net
E-CLIL
CATS Project
Council of Europe NIFLAR 3D ViTAAL
www.lquest.net
5. ICT & Infrastructure
in developing countries
• mobile-driven
• One Laptop per Child transformation of poor
countries
(The Economist, 2011)
•Hole-in-the-Wall Project
6. Mobile cellular subscriptions growth
2000 - 2010
• NL: 10.755.000 ---------> 19.310.000
• INDIA: 3.577.095 -------> 752.190.000
• NICARAGUA: 90.294 ----> 3.770.510
• UKRAINE: 818.524 -------> 53.928.830
(International Communication Union, 2011)
“the cellphone is poised to become the 'PC of Africa'”
Merryl Ford (2009)
8. LT CENTENNIAL (2011)
The FUTURE of LANGUAGE EDUCATION
1) the learning environment
2) the teacher
3) the learner
4) the methodology
5) the technology
9. The FUTURE of LANGUAGE EDUCATION
The learning environment
• Institution ‘school’ to stay
• Increase of digital component, OER
• Blended learning / Future of Textbooks?
• CMC promotes ‘open classroom’ &
‘telecollaboration’
• Tech development faster than school change
• LEs = teaching, learning and evaluation
models - methodological approach +
related technology
15. The FUTURE of LANGUAGE EDUCATION
The teacher
•New roles and competences:
– curriculum trajectory design
– project based learning management
–(e)-materials design
– ict tools selection
–open classroom moderation
16. The FUTURE of LANGUAGE
EDUCATION
Teacher competence development
Experiential learning in initial training
Slow Cont. Prof. development (CPD)
PLNs (lists, twitter, CoP, Delicious)
24. The FUTURE of LANGUAGE EDUCATION
The methodology
•Content driven
•Task-supported
•Targeted at Language use
•CLIL
• MFL methodology development:
more input from SLA research & learning theories
needed
25. The FUTURE of LANGUAGE EDUCATION
The technology
• CMC (synchronous and asynchronous)
• WEB 2.0
• IWBs
• Mobile technologies
• WEB 3.0
• Adaptive software
32. Points for discussion/reflection
• Analysis of local needs to define Project
Learning environment
• EFKF’s role in provision of e-facilities
• Skills development of project volunteers and
local staff
• Quality Assurance: e.g. Project evaluation