TSL641: Computer Assisted Language Learning

Time / Duration 8.05 – 9.15 a.m. (1 hour 10 minutes) Form 4 Gigih (intermediate) Topic / Title I'm a Writer Objectives By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 2.3     present information to audience by :           i. Using appropriate grammar (conjunctions)    Outcomes Students should be able to: i) answer four questions correctly. ii) construct three sentences using conjunctions taught in this lesson. Technical Requirements Projector, computer with internet access Main Skill(s) Writing, grammar Language focus: How to use conjunctions to show cause and effect Follow up / Re-inforcement Students will prepare to share their story in the next class. Set Induction (10 minutes) 1) Teacher chooses one video in LEGO website and shows it to the student. 2) Teacher asks...

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1. What does the game attempt to “teach”? Are there different levels of difficulty for different proficiency levels? As the name suggests, the game Adjectival Adventure attempts to teach learners about adjectives. There are no different levels of difficulty but it seems to me that this game suits beginner level learners only. The difficulty of the subject matter increases gradually and it also provides learners with examples which makes the subject matter easier to be understood. 2. What is the game’s best feature, aspect etc? It checks on learners' understanding. This game does not proceed with new information when learners have not understood what is being explained. It allows learners to go back and read again. Apart from that, it also explains the objectives at the beginning of the lesson. By explaining the objectives first, it gives learners insights of what they are going to learn and that will make them be more ready for the lesson. 3. What is the game’s weakest feat...

Talking about factors that influence the development of language learning using computers, the first thing that came to my mind is the industrial revolution. Industrial revolution has changed the way the world works and communicates. Everything we have today is way advanced than what we had back then and this advancement knows no limit. I believe it will keep improving by time. Same goes to language learning, it should be improving as the world evolves and it would be nearly impossible to not develop language learning suitable with the world's current technology. In short, I reckon that the industrial revolution and the advancement of technology are the main influences of the development of CALL.