Through the use of technology, students are able to move from being receptive to producing their own language learning and to experience a more profound and fulfilling immersion in the target language. Students are far more engaged when they have access to technologies that allow them to practice a language both inside and outside of the classroom.
There are multiple instructional materials that language teachers can use in a language class, which can support the language learning of the students. But what are those instructional materials?
In this lesson, I’ve discovered various instructional materials that are efficient and effective to use or integrate into the classroom.
A. Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
It is an interactive method of instruction that helps learners achieve their goals of learning at their own pace and ability. In this method, computer technology is used in teaching/learning procedures at all stages, such as presentation, practice, and feedback.
B. Language Instructional Materials Supported by Technology Tools
There are a wide variety of instructional tools available to language teachers, including charts, posters, flashcards, slides, worksheets, forms, pamphlets, brochures, cartoons, journals, and bulletin boards. Now, thanks to a number of available resources online, it’s not only possible but also easy for a teacher or student to create one. When it comes to education and training in the 21st century, technology is an incredible tool; we need only seize the opportunities it offers and apply them wisely and effectively.
As part of this lesson, we completed an activity in which we applied what we had learned about incorporating technology-based instructional materials into a previously developed learning plan. In this activity, we created only three such instructional materials. Of course, when selecting technology-based instructional materials, it is important to keep in mind how well they align with the lesson’s learning objectives.
This is my learning plan; in fact, I created a new learning plan specifically for this, and the lesson I selected is titled “The Elements and Process of Communication.” Considering the learning objectives for my lesson plan, I created Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, Google Form, and Chart as my three technology-based IMs.
This presentation is the tool intended for the class discussion about the lesson.
This is the second instructional material I chose, in which it will be used by the students’ activity where the students will indicate the elements of communication.
This last instructional material is the Google Form in which planned to use in the evaluation part of the students.
All in all, I think that with the aid of modern technological tools, I make good use of all of these materials. Evidently, t he use of technology to stimulate and enable discussion threads is, without a doubt, a win-win situation. Teaching and learning can both gain from and be strengthened by the incorporation of technology. It’s an incredible to be a teacher developing a curriculum, what with all the new tools available to them and the promise of even more to come from innovations.
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