#4th TLL Reflection Journal

Getting Easier To Teach Listening and Speaking Via Technology

Wow, technology is really help teacher in order to make teaching and learning process become more fun and educative. I think, the development of technology in language learning really make teacher’s job become easier. In this reflection I will try to recall what I’ve got about technology to teach listening and speaking skills.

1# Pedagogical of Listening

Just to remind you all that although the development of technology is rapidly develops but kindly tells you that pedagogy is come first before the technology in order as a guide to know what we should do with the technology itself. So the umbrella for this listening skill is natural approach and total physical response or we know as TPR. Those are supported by Krashen’s monitor model of second language acquisition. The natural approach itself focuses on comprehensible input and optimum affective state of the student. It’s mean that students are given so many input but it doesn’t necessary to absorb all inputs. The students studied without any exposure. The important thing is the input must be comprehensible for students just like “i+1” in Krashen’s input hypothesis. So it can conclude that comprehension first, instead of production. Meanwhile the optimum affective state is when the students in good condition, without anxiety, high confidence so those condition will make the students can received the input optimally.

The use of computers to teach listening skills

1.      Computers facilitate teachers to add some features such as video in order to provide meaningful learning and comprehensible for the students.

2.      The computers can do repetitions as much as needed until the students feel crystal clear about it.

3.      Computers also provide good environment for learning because it provide nonjudgmental feedback for students. 

2# Technology to teach speaking skills

Well, I do not remember at all about this one. As I knew that it’s better for teacher to use some teaching methodologies and variety of teaching tools such as videos and etc. in order to know different students’ need in teaching speaking skills.

The use of computers to teach speaking skills

1.      Computer used as a tutor (human to machine interaction). It’s like when you are personally using computer and do interaction with that. Just like drilling with one website related in speaking.

2.      Computer used as an instructional tools (human to human interaction via the computer in classroom. If I not mistaken, it’s like when we are in the lab computer and have a chat in one same media and a Mr. Teguh act as a server.

3.      Computer used as communication medium (human to human interaction via computer outside the classroom). It’s like a distant learning, teacher and students are communicate using email or chatting via chat room such as facebook or MIRC.

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·         http://englishclub.com

·         http://kalinago.blogspot.com

·         http://international.ouc.bc.ca

·         http://schmooze.hunter.cuny.edu

·         www.voicetrhead.com