CALL CORE COURSE SYLLBUS

Core Course III Computer Assisted Language Learning

Unit 1. Computer Assisted Language Learning

1.1.0            Nature and scope of CALL

1.2.0            Uses of multimedia in ELT

1.3.0            Role of technology in learner centred learning

1.4.0            Television, Video and Digital English Language Labs

Unit 2. Computer Application

                2.1.0          MS Office (Word, PPT, Excel)

                2.2.0        Internet resources for learning

                2.2.1         Web tools and software for ELT

                2.3.0        Social Networking: Facebook, Google group, Teacher Tube

Unit 3.  21^st century skills for ELT teachers

                3.1.0        Websites and Blogs for ELT

                3.1.1        Teachers’ blogs

                3.1.2        Learners’ blogs

                3.1.3        Class blogs.

Unit 4.  Web.2.0 and other internet tools

                4.1.0  Penzu and uses, Voxopop and uses

                4.2.0  Listen and write

                4.3.0  280 slides

                4.4.0  ESL video

                4.5.0  Forvo and Tokbox and uses.

Unit 5.  E-teaching and learning

                5.1.0        Methodological Issues

                5.2.0        Structuring practical tasks

                5.3.0        Online instructions

                5.4.0        CBT

Essential Readings:

1.        Clive Gifford, Using Computer in Education, Interforce Publication Ltd. Kensigton High Stress. London.

2.        Ahalpara D P and others. Introduction to Computers. Gujarat S B S textbooks, Gandhinagar.

3.        Chapelle, Carol. Computer Application in Second Language Acquisition. Cambridge University Press.

4.           Internet in the classroom.