LINGUISTICS 189/289 - STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Linguistics and the Teaching of English
as a Second/Foreign Language

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Linguistics 189/289 - CALL Mini-Course
Mondays & Wednesdays 5:00-6:00
160-B40

Description.
This mini-course is offered as a 5th unit option for Linguistics 189/289 or a 1-unit directed reading for anyone not taking that course. The goal is to provide you with an introduction to CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning) so that you can make informed judgments about how to incorporate computers into your language classes to make certain aspects of student learning more engaging, efficient, and/or effective. This overview will cover elements of development, evaluation, and implementation of software, along with information for using the Internet and World Wide Web as a learning environment and a resource for both you and your students.

Requirements.
There are three requirements: 1) regular attendance, 2) completion of weekly preparatory material, and 3) a presentation and short writeup of an individual project (due at the last class). Auditors are responsible for only (1) and (2). Note that weekly preparatory material will usually consist of a reading and/or exploration of a few web links. I will attempt to have any updated information posted on the 289 website by the class meeting: the 2003 material will remain up in the meantime. There is flexibility in the final project, but some of the options are evaluating a piece of software, evaluating a language learning website, designing a piece of software or a website (just designing it or also programming it), writing a critical review of a CALL book or article, or writing a CALL lesson plan for existing materials or applications. Note: Anyone interested in more than 1 unit for the course may negotiate a more ambitious project.

List of Weekly Topics.
        Click on the link for information about each topic. These will be expanded as the course progresses.