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Chat Session January 2009Chat Session January 2009
WorldCALL 2008 Congress about WorldCALL 2008 Congress about Technology Applied to Technology Applied to
Language LearningLanguage Learning
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Thomas Robb
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¿¿What is WorldCALLWhat is WorldCALL??
It is a worldwide It is a worldwide professional association professional association
for teachers and for teachers and educators interested in educators interested in
computer assisted computer assisted language learninglanguage learning
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AimsAims::• Provides a worldwide focus for the Provides a worldwide focus for the
promulgation of innovative research, promulgation of innovative research, development and practice in the areas of development and practice in the areas of Computer Assisted Language Learning Computer Assisted Language Learning ((CALLCALL) in education and training;) in education and training;
• Enhances the opportunities for knowledge Enhances the opportunities for knowledge and skills transfer to those nations currently and skills transfer to those nations currently underserved in the areas of CALL; andunderserved in the areas of CALL; and
• Serves as a forum for exchanging Serves as a forum for exchanging information anf forging professional information anf forging professional relationships among educators, researchers relationships among educators, researchers and industry leaders across the world. and industry leaders across the world.
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Previous EventsPrevious Events
•1998 in Melbourne, 1998 in Melbourne, AustraliaAustralia
•2003 in Banff, 2003 in Banff, Canada Canada •2008 in Fukuoka, Japan2008 in Fukuoka, Japan
organized by the Japan organized by the Japan Association for Language Association for Language Education and Technology (Education and Technology (LETLET))
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1998: vintage for CALL1998: vintage for CALL
• 1998:1998: WorldCALL WorldCALL Conference, Conference, organized by June Gassin at organized by June Gassin at the University of Melbournethe University of Melbourne
• WorldCALL book was originated WorldCALL book was originated from this conference (Swets & from this conference (Swets & Zeitlinger)Zeitlinger)
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450 participants from 50 450 participants from 50 countriescountries
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WorldCALL & WorldCALL & LETLET awarded 13 educators with a full awarded 13 educators with a full scholarship selected from over 90 scholarship selected from over 90
scholarship applicantsscholarship applicants
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http://webheadsatwc3.wetpaint.com/
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TWITTERTWITTER
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University ofUniversity of Fukuoka Fukuoka
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Workshop
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Fukuoka International Congress Center
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Key pointsKey pointsintegrating CALLintegrating CALL
• effective training for remote placeseffective training for remote places
• can control and check learning results can control and check learning results minutelyminutely
• Enhances cooperative language learningEnhances cooperative language learning
• English language skills are improved English language skills are improved when using ICT when using ICT
• ICT motivates students and develops ICT motivates students and develops learner autonomy as well.learner autonomy as well.
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Ideas to point out :Ideas to point out :
• Use of mobileUse of mobile phonesphones, ,
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The institution
Language class
Other classes
Horizontal integration
Vertical integration
I ntegration:Horizontal & Vertical
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video recorders andvideo recorders anddigital cameras, digital cameras,
iPods and MP3s iPods and MP3s
and Interactive and Interactive whiteboards (IWB)whiteboards (IWB)
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Jennifer and Nelba participatedJennifer and Nelba participated “CALL “CALL Challenges around theChallenges around the
World”World”
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Together with Prof. Vance Stevens
WRITINGMATRIX ProjectWRITINGMATRIX Project
http://www.slideshare.net/vances/worldcall-fukuoka-2008
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Poster PresentationPoster Presentation
http://www.slideshare.net/teachnet/democratic-learning-for-developing-presentation/
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AwardeesAwardees in HAKAMA in HAKAMA kimonoskimonos
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ARCALL ARCALL
MissionMission:: bring colleagues, studentsbring colleagues, students and researchers from Argentina and and researchers from Argentina and Latin America and other parts of the Latin America and other parts of the world involved in CALL together. world involved in CALL together.
http://arcall.pbwiki.com/FrontPagehttp://arcall.pbwiki.com/FrontPage
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ProjectsProjects• The JKCE Project: Japanese and Korean EFL students The JKCE Project: Japanese and Korean EFL students
communicating onlinecommunicating online
http://www.j-let.org/~wcf/proceedings/d-003.pdfhttp://www.j-let.org/~wcf/proceedings/d-003.pdf
• Goh Kawai from Hokkaido University developed an online Goh Kawai from Hokkaido University developed an online system for peer-based pronunciation learning called Glexasystem for peer-based pronunciation learning called Glexa
http://www.kawai.com/goh/http://www.kawai.com/goh/
• Building bridges: Technology community building and BBC Building bridges: Technology community building and BBC LearningLearning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/
• The NDSU created EFL program using videotaped materialThe NDSU created EFL program using videotaped material http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?
cntn_id=106839&org=CISEcntn_id=106839&org=CISE
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Thank you Thank you for yourfor your
participatiparticipation todayon today
Jennifer and Nelba- ARCALL funding members
arcall.info@gmail.com Twitter ID arcall
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