Posted on May 12, 2009 by herappleness
Sample Activity Using Kidspiration for L2/ESL learners
Objectives:
To use inference skills
To make predictions
To accurately identify an animal in the target language
To apply descriptive phrases in the target language
To recognize language in print
To recognize oral language
To apply descriptions to nouns
To organize graphically the ideas of a process
Target Grade Level- K-12 depending on the role of the student
Can [...]
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Posted on April 12, 2009 by herappleness
Have you ever wondered how many virtual worlds there REALLY are out there?
Virtual worlds are one of the many mediums through which FIRST language is introduced.
Even at Stage I, a language learner can easily follow the steps to the process and acquire second language through a sustained-affective stimulus in the form of a computer [...]
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Posted on February 13, 2009 by herappleness
is the rationale behind
The process of mixing language, education
and technology never got any easier.
These are fantastic sites that HELP YOU InTECHgrate into the 21st century.
www.brainpop.com
You mention it, they got it. This is a fantastic site for every school subject. Lessons and ideas for everyone.
www.eduref.org
Great site for checking out plans and resources for cross-curricular [...]
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Posted on February 5, 2009 by herappleness
Analysis
This analysis aims to analyze, compare, and contrast the classical theoretical perspectives of intelligence, learning, and motivation proposed by Chomsky, Bandura, Vygotsky, and the modern theories of Krashen and Gardner under the scope of second language acquisition (SLA).
Noam Chomsky
Introduction
Chomsky’s theory has influenced the theoretical perspective of the philosophers that will be analyzed for the [...]
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Posted on January 22, 2009 by herappleness
The LingTECHguistics* methodology consists on teaching second language (L2) lessons in full immersion through a sustained affective stimulus. This stimulus consists in a developmentally appropriate computer activity.
The rationale behind this methodology is that students will be :
a) Exposed to second language vocabulary in a real-life scenario
b) Exposed to technology whether familiar or not, in a way that [...]
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