Computer Assisted Language Learning

Look at the following activity. What does it suggest you? Reading The gentle touch

Two police officers, a man and a woman, both young and blond and as gorgeous as everyone else in this city, were talking softly and with sympathy to a boy of about seventeen who had clearly taken the kind of substance that turns one’s brain into an express elevator to Pluto. Disorientated by this sudden journey through the cosmos, he had apparently stumbled and cracked his head; a trickle of blood ran from above his hairline to his cheek. The police officers were wearing the smartest commando-style uniforms I have ever seen. They looked as if between them they could handle any emergency, from outbreaks of Lassa fever to disarming a nuclear submarine. And the thing is, this was probably the biggest thing they would have to deal with all evening. The Danes are almost absurdly law-abiding. The most virulent crime in the country is bicycle theft. In the year for which I happen to have the facts, there were six murders in Copenhagen, compared with 205 in Amsterdam, a city of similar size, and 1 688 in New York. The city is so safe that Queen Margarethe used to walk from Amalienborg Palace to the shops every morning to buy flowers and vegetables just like a normal citizen. I once asked a Dane who guarded her in such circumstances, and he looked at me with surprise and replied, ‘Why, we all do’, which I thought was rather sweet […]. Adapted from Neither Here Nor There by Bill Bryson. Reading Comprehension - What did the two police officers look like? - Why was the boy disorientated? - What were the police officers wearing? […] Select one: a. Collaborative learning. b. Traditional activity.

c. Interaction between students.

The correct answer is: Traditional activity.

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Question text Look at the following activity from an EFL textbook. What does it suggest you? JENNY’S BLOG March 23rd, 2013 I think one of the teachers that I will never forget is a teacher that was called Miss Brown, and she used to teach sports at school. And I used

to absolutely loath her. She’s lived with me for the rest of my life, I think. She just used to make my life hell. When I went swimming with the class she used to give us ten seconds to get dressed and dried after the class. So she would count down from ten and we’d have to arrive in the next class by the time she got to one. So you can imagine we’d all arrive with wet hair and half dressed and I hated her. March 24rd, 2013 Well, my favourite day of the week is Monday, which I know may seem a bit strange, but it’s because I like going out on Monday evenings and it always feels a bit naughty because you’ve got work the next day. ADAPTATION FROM New Cutting Edge Upper Intermediate (Cunningham and Moor, 2007: 161) Select one: a. Asynchronous communication.

b. Participatory and social software. c. Both statements are correct.

The correct answer is: Both statements are correct.

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Question text Which of the following options is not related to Connectivism? Select one: a. Observable behavior. b. The teacher is a facilitator of learning.

c. Lifelong learning.

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Question text The following activities relate to the use of technology. Which one does not allow students to develop communication skills? Select one: a. Reading an article online. b. Reading an article online and then writing an e-mail to a partner explaining to him/her what we have read. c. Both statements are correct.

The correct answer is: Both statements are correct.

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Question text Look at the following activity from an EFL textbook. What communication skills can students develop? Writing Write a description of a celebrity. Then you have to give it to your partner so than he/she can read it. Does your partner know who the celebrity is? - An actor, an actress. - A sportsman, a sportswoman. - A singer. - A businessman, a businesswoman. - A politician. -… Select one: a. Reading. b. Written skills.

c. None of the above statements is correct.

The correct answer is: Written skills.

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Question text The following statements relate to collaborative learning. Which one is not correct? Select one: a. The working group is responsible for the learning of all group members.

b. Social software has promoted collaborative practices. c. Autonomy is not consistent with collaborative learning.

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Question text The following statements relate to the use of videos in the EFL classroom. Which one is not correct? Select one: a. In a video one can see elements of both verbal and nonverbal communication. b. The exploitation of a video which is related to history content is not compatible with the development of students’ oral skills.

c. Elements of the target culture may be studied through videos.

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Question text The following statements relate to the use of online resources for EFL students. Which one is not correct? Select one: a. Through podcasts students can develop their oral skills. b. If you visit some social networks you will be able to perform written interaction activities. c. Both statements are correct.

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Question text Imagine that you want your students to write an email to Cecilia, an Argentine girl who is looking for a pen pal and posted the message below. Which of the following statements is not correct? Hello, I am Cecilia from Argentina, I am looking for a pen pal. I am 25 and I would love to have somebody to practise English through email. If there is somebody who is interested in being my pen pal, please let me know :) Here is my email: [email protected] Select one: a. If you use the email you can only put into practice writing. b. If you use the email you can share audio materials.

c. Both statements are correct.

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Question text The following statements relate to the use of wikis. Which one is not correct? Select one: a. You can upload audiovisual materials in a wiki.

b. If you visit a wiki you can only put in practice your written skills. c. Both statements are correct.

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Question text Through which of the following services can students improve reading? Select one: a. Facebook. b. Twitter. c. Both statements are correct.

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Question text The following statements relate to interactive whiteboards. Which one is not correct? Select one: a. Interactive whiteboards promote collaborative learning. b. Interactive whiteboards are not compatible with traditional classes.

c. Both statements are correct.

The correct answer is: Both statements are correct.

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Question text In a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), teachers should develop technological and pedagogical skills. In accordance with this, which of the following statements is not correct? Select one: a. Knowing how to design social software.

b. Encouraging students to interact in the target language. c. Both statements are correct.

The correct answer is: Both statements are correct.

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Look at the following table. What does it suggest you?

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Select one: a. A student’s portfolio.

b. A foreign language VLE. c. Both statements are correct.

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What does learning to learn relate to? Select one: a. Autonomy. b. Reflective practice.

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c. Both statements are correct.

The correct answer is: Both statements are correct.

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Question text To submit the assignment the student has to click on “Add”. Besides, the student must write his / her name and surname in the white box below. If he / she does not do so, the question will be automatically graded with a 0. Carlos Diaz Fernandez 2012-10KBuquesCDiaz_CALL .doc Comments Comment: Reflection: The arguments that you defended are not very well-founded. You didn't quote many reputed authors in the theorical part of your assignment. You didn't specify content that students will have to learn (grammar, vocabulary, functions, culture...) nor the timing of each activity.

Structure and organization: The organization of the assignment is good, following the parameters given. Writing and linguistic correctness are appropriate. There is no reference list at the end of the assignment. I deeply encourage you to check the International APA Guide in order to know how to quote, among other facts. Last but not least, all the bibliography must be explicitly integrated into your work and in the other way around.