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Effective Ways to Learn English Combining Student Projects and Technology
NNETESOL Fall 2004 Conference Presenter: Lyra Riabov
Associate Professor Center for Language Education
Southern New Hampshire University
Discussion
• Advantages of project-based ESL learning• Explore the process of developing ESL topic–
based students’ projects • Review selected assignments• What ESL skills are practiced?• What technology is involved?• What is the outcome?
Raphael, The School of AthensVatican (fragment)
Advantages of Project-based ESL Learning
• Hands on activities
• Learning through doing
• Collaborative learning
• Practicing of all the major English language skills
• Peer teaching
• Continuous Assessment
Students Learn:• Research the topic on the Internet
or in the library,• Discuss the concepts with their
classmates, • Interview people, • Read and analyze texts, • Learn vocabulary, • Take notes of a lecture, • Write short essays, • Peer evaluate their writing using
MS Word, • Prepare and deliver a presentation
using MS PowerPoint. • Sample Assignment
Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy
Technology and ESL SkillsMS Word:• Write and Edit• Peer Evaluate using “Insert
Comment”MS PowerPoint:• Organize student
resources and thoughts in a brief outline
• Practice public speaking techniques
• Deliver an oral presentation in an organized manner
• Prepare for a successful performance in college courses as well as in the future careers
Audio/Video Materials
The Internet:• Learn to research for a" real world"
information• Evaluate the reliability of the
information• Learn vocabulary using online
dictionaries with sound• Work in teams being in or outside
classroom• Improve individual language skills
needs• Have an access to the abundant
Internet-based listening, reading, grammar and writing language activities
• Communicate with the peers and teachers effectively
Review Selected Projects
• Project Assignment• Preparation• Outcome• Samples of Students’
Projects
Recommendations
• Look for sample student projects and assignments visiting Professor Lyra Riabov’s Web Site:
http://acadweb.snhu.edu/riabov_lyra/ESL.htm
• Also, explore abundant ESL/EFL/CALL Internet links on courses’ web pages of Professor Lyra Riabov’s Web Site
• Create topic-based collaborative project assignments
• Use Technology
• Bring the “real world” into your classroom
• Individualize assignments using technology
• Create exciting and hands-on fun learning environmentGalileo Galilei
Uffizi, Florence, Italy