Computer Application in English Language Teching: 2016

Learning Log 12

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Learning Log 12

27/09/2016 This week, I've learnt about how to create rollover caption and rollover image. When we point mouse around the words or sentences. On the other hand, I learnt how to show words or sentences when we point mouse around the photos. After that, I learnt how to add audio or sound in my CALL. I also learnt how to show photo. Then, I learnt how to play music when we point mouse around words, sentences, or photos. Moreover, I learned about how to create interactions in this program by clicking learning interaction. After that, it would appear several interactions here to choose. For example, word search, or memory game.

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Learning Log 11

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Learning Log 11

20/09/2016 This week, I've learnt about how to construct the test and exit page in Adobe Captivate8. Teacher taught me to construct many kinds of test. Including, short answer, multiple choice, true or false, fill in the blank, and matching. First, short answer test, I had to provide the right answer that is possible way that student will answer. Next. multiple choice test, I provided the choices and click in front of the right answer. Next, true or false test, I had to provide sentences and construct the button true and false for student to click. Next, fill in the blank test, I also had to provide the right answer that is possible way that student will answer and the last type of test is matching.

Today I had a lot of knowledge about using the Adobe Captivate8 to make a Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL). I think, I could apply the knowledge to use in making my project correct.

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Learning Log 10

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Learning Log 10

13/09/2016 This week, I've learnt about how to use program Adobe Captivate 8. Teacher taught me to create Adobe Captivate 8. I created my project by added blank project and chose the size 1024*768. After that, clicked 'create' and chose blank theme. Then, I learnt to use the program. Teacher taught me the way to put student's name in my CALL and I also learnt to add power point into Adobe Captivate 8 program. Then, I learnt how to make the test in this program and link flame into another flame when we click back, previous, home, or any button that you want to link. Moreover, I could add picture, audio, or video in this program also. Importantly, I can use this program to teach or train my student. This program is helpful to me and the students. It can make us more learning and having motivation to learn.

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Learning Log 9

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Learning Log 9

06/09/2016 This week, teacher taught about research Computer Assisted Language Learning and English Language Teaching in Thailand: Overview. I learnt about the development of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) that consist Behavioristic CALL, Communicative CALL, and Integrative CALL. After that I learnt about the advantages and disadvantages of CALL in language learning, Educational CALL Programs and ELT in Thailand, and Study on CALL in the Thai Context. Moreover, I learnt about how to use Adobe Captivate 8 and I use this program to build my CALL.

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Learning Log 8

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Learning Log 8

(23/08/2016) This week, teacher thought about Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL). CALL is defined as "the search for and study of applications of the computer in language teaching and learning". CALL aims to find ways for using computers for the purpose of teaching and learning the language. Moreover, I've learnt the research about the difficulties and challenges of teacher's integrating computer assisted instruction into teaching. The process of applying new technology in English teaching is challenged English teacher. Applying CALL to teach has become a new trend to advanced countries. There is integration between technology and English teaching efficiently and successfully depends on the teachers’ effort and professional abilities. Moreover, the government and education authorities concerned to put the emphasis on the need of information technology in school, fostering the coordination of policy and resources. Though this process is difficult and complicated, it can help teachers to build up confidence and consult the innovation. It’s hoped that the difficulties teacher has faced in the study can serve the future reference for improving language learning strategies in college English teacher.

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Learning Log 7

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Learning Log 7

(16/08/2559) This week, I've learnt about false friend. It is words in two languages that look or sound similar, but differ significantly in meaning. Example is in English "smart" means เท่ห์, but in Thai means ฉลาด. Moreover, I learnt about Applying Innovative Spirit to Multimedia Foreign Language Teaching. Multimedia foreign language teaching waits for the test of time. Without any problem in itself, its success depends on whether language teachers are initiative or not, whether they can fully exert the advantages of multimedia teaching to find and solve problems. As long as they deepen their research, sum up experiences and improve teaching methods constantly, multimedia will bring about more positive changes to foreign language teaching and therefore greater achievements will be made in our foreign language teaching".

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Learning Log 5

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Learning Log 5

(02/08/2016) This week, teacher thought me about how to find the use word in Corpus lead. First, teacher let me to install antconc program. Then, teacher taught me build corpus and she gave students chose title interesting which I chose Technology news. Teacher taught me to build my corpus. I had to collect all the information in Notepad. So, I found the information about topic that I choose in first. After that, I needed to find around 50,000 words to make my corpus for next week. Next, teacher taught me how to use Thai corpus for CORPUS CHULA Web. Then, teacher taught how to check words that I got into notepad.

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Learning Log 6

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Learning Log 6

09/08/2016 This week, I learnt about how to use Antconc. Then, teacher taught me searched some words that I interested in and save information in to the notepad. Next, open the program and select the file note pad and click word list the program showed me many words. In this program you can look about local grammar Style and Content knowledge. In addition, teacher taught me to use English-Thai parallel corpora from www.arts.chula.ac.th teacher gave some examples the English words that have many different meaning in Thai meaning such as friend and teacher.

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Learning Log 4

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Learning Log 4

(26/07/2016) This week, I had a special workshop and learned about Corpus Linguistics with BNC web by Dr. Kriangkrai Vathanalaoha. He taught me to select a very good book that was "A good introduction". Next, I learnt about historical overview. Corpus began in 1897s and 1950s-1960s Chomsky believed that introspection is more important than empiricism. I knew about the history of corpus. It had two cases; the case for introspection that focus on language competence rather than language performance. The case for empiricism which believed that introspective was artificial. Then, teacher told me to know the types of corpora. There were 7 types;

- Specialised Corpus: It was a specific information.

- General Corpus: It was a specific information.

- Multilingual Corpus:

- Parallel Corpus: It was a translate text.

- Learner Corpus: Language use crated by people learning a particular language.

- Historical or Diachronic Corpus: 1.5 million words of text from 700AD - 1700AD.

- Monitor Corpus: Continually being added to.

After that, I learnt about observing hidden meaning. I knew the phrase "In broad daylight". It occurred in the negative sentence. Importantly, I knew how to use BNCweb and find the words in corpus.

Finally, Corpus was a useful material that I could use for my daily life. The key was I could use to apply in my teaching in the future

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Learning Log 3

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Learning Log 3

(20/07/2016) This week, I joined the seminar in my major which was about Linguistics and language Teaching by Professor Dr.Budsaba Kanoksilapatham from English Department, Faculty of Art, Silpakorn University. I learned Discourse which liked the pattern in English and Corpus which had a lot of important and useful information for teachers. First, she told about skills that teacher need to have. There are Teaching methods/pedagogy and Linguistic competence. I learnt a way to pronounce the letter “h”, consonant sounds (think, thank, them, the) and vowel sounds (guess, said, bread, friend, full-fool, back-bag). Next, I did the pre-test examination about intonation. Then, the lecturer showed me how to stress the words from the pre-test examination such as the words character, ceremony, amaze, catastrophe, evaluation, or hippopotamus, etc. In addition, I learnt a collocations such as economic crisis, red rose, black and white, etc. I learnt Pragmatics that was cross cultural pragmatics. After that, I knew about sociolinguistics that was using language in the different situation such as Hi! What's up? vs Good morning! Next, I learnt about lexical semantics. I could identify the semantics, which was American English and British English. Moreover, I knew the meaning of some word such as astound is stronger than surprise. I learned Discourse which liked the pattern in English and Corpus which had a lot of important and useful information for teachers. Importantly, So, I really happy to listen her all the time. I could apply all of the information from Professor Dr.Budsaba Kanoksilapatham to develop my English skills and to be a good English teacher in the future.

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Learning Log 2

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Learning Log 2

(11/07/2016) This week, I’ve learnt about how to add gadgets on my blog. Teacher let me find a clock and calendar that we attend for weblog from internet. After, teacher told me how to get code from the internet and put it into the gadget on my blog. Then, I learnt to add QR code and counter on my blog. I could add many gadgets such as a clock, a calendar, counter, QR code, and video. Next, teacher told me how to add and link to my friends. Finally, teacher taught me how to write and post the article in my blog. I really happy and funny to do all for today.

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Learning Log 1

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Learning Log 1

(05/07/2016) This week is the first time in class. Teacher taught about the basic of using computer for teaching and studying English language. Teacher taught how to make blog by use G-mail address for register. Then, teacher let me created blog by using a name that "Computer Application in English Language Teaching". Next, Teacher let me find template on internet and chose template in order to created my blog. Then, I knew lot of new acronyms from teacher about

- ESOL(English for Speakers of Other Languages)

- TESOL(Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages)

- ELL(English Language Learner)

- PDF(Portable Document Format)

- ESL(English as a Second Language)

- EFL(English as a Foreign Language)

- ELT(English Language Teaching)

Finally, teacher gave homework about acronyms about vocabulary of computer.

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Homework 1

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Technology vocabulary

IT or Information Technology

IT is the use of any computers, storage, networking and other physical devices, infrastructure and processes to create, process, store, secure and exchange all forms of electronic data.

ICT or Information and Communication Technology

ICT is an umbrella term that includes any communication device or application, encompassing: radio, television, cellular phones, computer and network

CAI or Computer assisted instruction

CAI refers to an educational system of instruction performed almost entirely by computer.

CALL or Computer-assisted language learning

CALL is succinctly defined in a seminal work by Levy as the search for and study of applications of the computer in language teaching and learning.

CMC or Computer Mediated Communication

CMC is a process in which human data interaction occurs through one or more networked telecommunication systems.

TELL or Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning

TELL is a collection of products and processes that world language educators can use to enhance their effectiveness as teachers and leaders.

WBI or Web-Based Instruction

WBI is teaching and learning supported by the attributes and resources of the Internet.

MUDs or Multi-user Dungeons/ Multi-user Dimension

MUD is an inventively structured social experience on the Internet, managed by a computer program and often involving a loosely organized context.

MOO or Multiple Domain Object Oriented

MOO is a virtual reality system in which several users are connected at one time. Users from around the world log in to use this object-oriented database system, which is stored on a remote server.