Technology for Spoken English

Many English language teachers and their students are not much confident and hesitate to speak English fluently and accurately. Technology can facilitate the process by providing practice. This EVO23 session provides the tools to practice and improve spoken English with fluency and accuracy. Participants of Technology for Spoken English (T4SE) will be introduced to various web and mobile technologies to help learners practice speaking skills

The course session will be viewable from January 1, 2023. In the meantime, please watch this video

Target audience:

English language teachers to learners of all age groups

 

Session objectives: 

By the end of this session:

1. Participants will have become familiar with various web and mobile technologies that facilitate spoken English.
2. Participants will have practiced various technologies to enhance speaking skills. 
3. Participants will have reflected on the various tools. 

 

Syllabus:  

Week 1: (January 9 - 15) 

In week 1, participants will:

1. get acquainted with each other, the moderators, and the platform Padlet, Voicethread, and Voki.  
2. discuss language apps in the classroom.  
3. sign up for free accounts on 

• Padlet https://padlet.com/nelliemuller/xbze8778ahozb3h
• Voicethread https://voicethread.com/share/19115828/
• Voki Click to add input 

 

Week 2: (January 16 - 22)

In week  2, participants will: 

• learn about and try out various language apps for listening and speaking practice.
• discuss and reflect on the tools and how they apply to learning outcomes. 

Various Language Tools to Improve Language Speaking Skills:

1. Awabe
2. Beeling
3. LearnEnglish Audio and Video
4. Busuu
5. Duolingo
6. English Speaking Practice (To download a British Council app, please visit the iOS or the Android app store).                             
7. Hello English 

• Reflections using Voki avatar https://voki.com
• Vocabulary work on Quizlet https://quizlet.com/join/cbN9e95FH

 

Week 3: (January 23 - 29) 

In week 3, participants will: learn about and try out various language apps for listening and speaking practice. discuss and reflect on the tools and how they apply to learning outcomes. Various Language Tools to Improve Language Speaking Skills:

1.  HelloTalk
2.  Learn English Daily
3.  Learn to Speak English
4.  Lingbe
5.  Lingo blabla
6.  Memrise
7.  Speak English Conversation
8.  TalkEnglish

• Poodll video and audio recorder to reflect on Moodle

 

Week 4: (January 30 - February 5)

In week 4, participants will create a story with characters and share their work using Toontastic on their iPads or iPhone or Tablets and android phones. They will also do an activity called Read Aloud. They will read a poem by Billy Collins called Introduction to Poetry and listen to a rap of the poem by Jason R. Levine. 

• Toontastic https://toontastic.withgoogle.com

 

Week 5: (February 6 - 12)

In week 5, participants will showcase and reflect on 5 tools used in weeks 1-4.  They will use a curation wall/board of their choice for the reflections. They will also fill in a feedback survey.  Once they complete the tasks, they will be able to access the certificate of participation.

 

Curation walls/boards

  

Padlet	Wakelet	Miro	Mural
Conceptboard	Ideaboardz	Google Jamboard	Pinterest
Boards	Diego	eLink	Scoop it

 

Media: 

• Interactive space - Moodle comment (chat) box and discussion forums
• Content space - Moodle course
• Live meeting space - ZOOM and Jitsi directly from the Moodle 

 

 Other technology tools: 

• Padlet https://moodle4teachers.padlet.org/nelliemuller1/xbze8778ahozb3h
• Voicethread https://voicethread.com/share/19115828/
• Wakelet https://wakelet.com/i/invite?code=y045t3jf
• Quizlet https://quizlet.com/join/cbN9e95FH
• Toontastic https://toontastic.withgoogle.com
• Voki Click to add input (Add Thought)