L2 Reading, Writing Technology

Catalog description

This course provides students with an ever-increasing variety of technologies that can promote students’ learning and motivation. In this class, students will first explore what technologies are available to them as ESL/EFL teachers, understand the challenges for teachers and students in both high- and low-technology teaching contexts, and will become critical users of commercial language learning products. Students will experience new media technologies such as wikis and digital stories for language learning. Students are expected to plan and design how to use CALL, Internet resources, and new media technologies in promoting language and literacy developments. Offered: spring.