Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Highlights of 1/19/10 class discussion

The reading for today's class, Principles of instructed language learning by Rod Ellis (2004), presents 10 principles that you should use to assess any CALL tool, lesson or activity you design to ensure effective language instruction.

Some key concepts include:
Focusing on fluency as well as accuracy,
Addressing the learners' built-in syllabus
Providing extensive input and output opportunities
Addressing learner differences
Providing opportunity to interact with L2
Assessing free and controlled production\

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An instructor in the UIC MATESOL program, and an adminstrator at the UIC Tutorium in Intensive English. I have a B.A. in Economics/Creative Writing and an M.F.A in Writing, and an M.Ed. with a concentration in online instructional design.