Technology and Culture Integration Models for Improving Listening and Speaking Skills Presenter: Lyra Riabov Associate Professor Contributor: Audrey Rogers Associate Professor Southern New Hampshire University Presentation at TESOL 2013 Annual Convention EV Fair March 20-23, 2013 Dallas, Texas, USA
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Technology and Culture Integration Models for Improving Listening and Speaking Skills
Presenter: Lyra Riabov Associate Professor Contributor: Audrey RogersAssociate Professor
Southern New Hampshire University
Presentation at TESOL 2013Annual Convention EV FairMarch 20-23, 2013Dallas, Texas, USA
Projects and technology for improving Listening and Speaking skills
Project: Combined Classes and their goals Models and structure of the project Technology for achieving the goals Students’ produced podcasts Students’ reflection podcasts Digital Self-Assessment Journals iTunes U , Blackboard and The website of the project
Discover ways that technology can facilitate cultural collaboration between students
Explore strategies to help English Language Learners practice and learn English, as well as American culture
Learn about the impact that cultural integration can have on domestic students
Project Goals
To make connections between Undergraduate Day students and international students through discovering similarities and differences
To learn about the cultures and daily experiences of the international students – at their home countries and here at SNHU
Help ESL students practice and learn English, as well as American culture
To learn how available technology can facilitate exchanges and connections between students.
Making Connections
Students discover similarities & differences Students listen and learn about other cultures Technology facilitates exchanges and connections
between students.
The Role of Technology
Combined classes are project – based and involve students’ active research, interviews and use of technology: the Internet, e-mail, MS Word, the Blackboard Discussion Forum, creation of podcasts in iTunes, PowerPoint, audio recording using Audacity, and photo camera and Google Earth
The results and feedback from both groups of students are impressive.
See the website for the American and international students’ project assignments, the PowerPoint slides of their presentations, as well as their pictures, and podcasts
The above models offer an opportunity for the domestic students to have a first hand experience of learning world cultures
and ESL students to learn about American culture, practice English and make friends with American students.
This project also helps domestic and international students to broaden their world cultural experience by using an abundant resource right on campus.
Students learn how to use current technologies.
Limitations
Some students need more time to make an authentic connection.
Technology does not always cooperate. There is planning and preparation between
departments.
Digital Self-Assessment Journals
Voice of America (VOA) in special English Students’ podcasts based on VOA stories Students’ generated story podcasts Self-Assessment of the recordings Students’ reflection podcasts
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Publish the podcasts and share with a larger community
iTunes:
ESL Students' Podcasts in iTunes 2009 ESL Students' Podcasts in iTunes 2010 EDU 235 Podcasts in iTunes 2009 EDU 235 Podcasts in iTunes 2010
Rogers, Audrey and Riabov, Lyra. (April 2011) “Cultural Integration in Action: Two Faculty Members’ Perspectives” InSight: Rivier Academic Journal, Vol.7, No.1, April 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2011, from http://www.rivier.edu/journal/index.htm.