Corbel, Chris (Commercial: VILC) 21) Making Online an Everyday Thing - an Australian Perspective
This paper describes two services available at Australia's largest online ELT site, the Virtual Independent Learning Centre. Realweb is a database of hundreds of learning tasks linked to authentic webpages, on dozens of topics, for Australia's leading ELT curriculums. Easynews is a collection of hundreds of learning tasks based on a weekly news service specially created by Australia's Special Broadcasting Service. Chris Corbel is manager of Online AMES, an online e-learning services provider, focusing on English Language Teaching in Melbourne Australia.
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Cosgrove, Marie
22) Student Autonomy and CD-ROMs
Students learn and acquire simultaneously using CD-ROM because of the interaction taking place and by using CALL class time for speaking short turns and discussion (long turns) that require the student to take full advantage of the Internet English resources including bilingual internet dictionaries and the most recent computer software. Japanese students are provided with English links as a step to promote self study of English Marie Cosgrove is doing research in Japanese Universities into students' use of CALL and CAI facilities and use of CD-ROM to encourage student autonomy.
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Cowan, Mark
23) Groove: For Collaborative Projects in a Virtual Meeting Room
Imagine having voice chat, text chat, a white board, file sharing and a web browser combined into one easy to install free software package. What kinds of projects can you envision your class doing with classes from around the world? Welcome to Groove. Join an international workshop to learn how to use this software package. One presenter will be here at JALTCALL2001, the other will be in Ansan, South Korea. Mark Cowan has taught English in Fukuoka City, Japan, since 1994. BA in English Literature and Philosophy. His voice chat lessons are published in Recipes for Wired Teachers.
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Daniels, Paul & Pellowe, Bill
24) Creating Dynamic Websites with PHP
In any educational setting, information is essential, both recent and relevant information that can be managed in a user-friendly environment. Updating and organizing large amounts of data is simplified through the use of PHP. PHP is a server-side scripting language that was specifically designed for creating dynamic web pages and can be used to automate the way you update, organize, search, and publish information on your website. This demonstration/workshop will guide participants through the process of creating web-based projects that integrates html webpages, PHP scripts, and a database. The first project will demonstrate how teachers can save, search, retrieve, and monitor student work through a web page. The second project serves as an overview of some of PHP's many date and time functions. The scenario involves certain deadlines students have to meet during a semester, and the completely dynamic page for keitai phone browsers and computer browsers provides countdowns towards these deadlines and warnings after a deadline has passed. Finally, additional applications of PHP will be discussed involving language-learning activities such as quizzes, tests, or exams. Paul Daniels received his MA in TESOL from New York University. His research interests include CALL and online learning environments. He is a full time lecturer at Tokai University in Japan. Bill Pellowe received his MA in TEFL with distinction from the University of Birmingham (UK). He is a full time lecturer at Kinki University's campus in Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
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Depoe, Michael
25) Interactive Activity: Real-Time Conversation Practice
Providing students with real-time conversation practice outside of the classroom is a difficult task for English teachers in Japan. The purpose of this demonstration is to showcase a web-based activity which presents students with opportunities to engage in real-time conversation through the use of "streaming-media." Students will participate in the communicative process by interacting with various video segments. The course of the conversation will be determined by the students choices. Michael Depoe has an M.A. in ESL from University of Hawaii. He is currently assistant professor at Kanazawa Institute of Technology.
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Dryden, Laurence & Morrone, Michelle
26) CALL and Multiple Intelligence Theory
Multiple Intelligence (MI) theory helps to explain how CALL accommodates the full range of human intelligence. The workshop will offer a brief overview of MI theory and will clarify the ways in which it enriches an understanding of CALL. Attention will be given to the place of MI theory in current and proposed educational practices in Japan. Classroom activities involving MI theory and links to websites will also be highlighted. Laurence M. Dryden, M.A., is a full-time lecturer in the Department of Language and Culture at the Nagoya Institute of Technology in Nagoya, Japan. He has used computers and multiple intelligence (MI) theory in his English classes in the US and Japan for the past fourteen years. His research interests involve practical applications of CALL, MI theory, critical thinking skills, and comparative culture, as well as ethical issues in education, including plagiarism and intellectual property.
Michelle Henault Morrone, M.Ed., HSGE, Associate Professor, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Educational Consultant, HEC Educational Consulting, has research interests which focus on Japanese education, in particular, at the preschool and elementary school level. Relevant to this research, cognitive theories with practical applications to alternative educational models are of special interest.
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Duggan, James
27) Security and Privacy on the Web
As the number of users on the Internet increases, especially through faster connections such as cable and DSL, security and privacy on the Web become issues that are only going to get bigger over time. In this presentation, I intend to show participants not only defensive measures, like how to deal with cookies, ad banners, scans and probes, etc., but offensive measures as well, and will conclude with a list of basic steps to follow in protecting oneself and one's students from security and privacy risks. James (Jim) Duggan teaches English education at Dokkyo University, and is a research fellow at the Institute of Foreign Language Studies where he currently researches teacher resources in technology
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Dycus, David, Barfield, A., & Betts, R. (FLL SIG)
7) Online Newspapers in the Reading Class
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Field, Malcolm
28) Toward the Development of an Acceptable CALL Pedagogy
This paper is based upon an analysis of students' postings to a bulletin board. Evidence suggests that not all students find a CALL curriculum suitable for their EFL studies. The student's computer skills and foreign language proficiency compete for the student's cognitive skills and repertoire of learning strategies. The analysis also revealed that the students are aware of their communication strategies in both online and off-line communicative acts. The lack of personal contact was a theme developed to support a preference for online or face-to-face communication. Malcolm Field is currently reading Education for a doctorate at the University of Cambridge, UK. He has also lived and taught in Japan for six years.
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Fujisaki Yuri Bauman, J. Yamada, J. Oda, E. & Okamoto,N.
8) The Discourse Features of Computer-Mediated Communication in Japanese
(See Above)
Gao, Zhao-Ming
29) An Intelligent Chinese-English Bilingual Concordancer
This paper describes the procedures and algorithms of building an intelligent bilingual concordancer which provides concept-based search and a user-defined similarity threshold value. The system circumvents the limitation of string-based search in conventional bilingual concordancers and can handle synonymous phrase and sentence level queries in Chinese or English. Zhao-Ming Gao received his PhD in Language Engineering at University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in UK and is now an assistant professor at the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at National Taiwan University.
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Gatton, Bill (Commercial: DynEd)
30) Powered By DynEd
This is a "behind the curtain" look at the next stage in DynEd's development strategy. The release of "ClearSpeechWorks" for pronunciation is the first third-party product prepared for the DynEd platform. We will discuss the advantages of the Powered By DynEd program, DynEd's Web Tools project and the TCP/IP upgrade path. Bill Gatton is president of DynEd Japan. He has been introducing new materials and new media to teachers in Japan for 20 years.
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Gitsaki-Taylor, Richard (Commercial: OUP)
31) Teaching Web Enhanced Language Learning (WELL) in a Computerless Classroom
This presentation will demonstrate how to carry out a CALL course in a traditional classroom (without computers), and at the same time ensure that students will follow a carefully structured step-by-step plan through which they will acquire basic computer, internet, and email skills. This way of carrying out a CALL course ensures that teachers devote their time teaching language rather than computer skills, and helping their students practice language rather than solving computer glitches. Richard Gitsaki-Taylor is a lecturer at Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan. He has ten years of teaching experience at secondary and tertiary level. His main interests are his twin daughters, designing CALL materials and he is co-author of Internet English.
Graham-Marr, Alastair (Commercial: ABAX)
32) Figuring Out Idioms
When teaching vocabulary, presentation of lexical items "be they words or idioms" needs to be done in a rich and natural linguistic environment to aid in comprehension and to encourage better retention. Multimedia gives teachers an opportunity to present and work with words and idioms in a way that aids both student understanding and language acquisition. This presentation will look at the CD-ROM, North American Idioms. Alastair Graham-Marr teaches at the Science University of Tokyo and works as an editor for ABAX Ltd.
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Greene, David & Hunter, Lawrie
33) CALL Labs: Back to the Future... or the Past?
CALL labs are expensive and complex educational tools. How useful are they to EFL instruction in Japanese universities? The design assumptions underlying mid-1990s CALL labs are questionable now, given rapid technological change and penetration. Working from the point of view of the CALL lab co-ordinator as educator, this presentation looks back at the development of CALL lab function and design, and forward at CALL lab-related choices in educational technology. David Greene and Lawrie Hunter are teachers/course designers/CALL lab coordinators at Kochi University of Technology.
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Hagino, Hiroko
34) Classroom Activities that Develop Basic Computer Skills for EFL
According to the author's survey results, a majority of Japanese college students are not used to using computer as a tool for studying English. Most of them do not have blind touch typing skills nor are familiar with English word processing and report writing. This presentation demonstrates examples of some activities in English classes to help Japanese students to acquire computer skills as a part of EFL skill development. Hiroko Hagino, PhD is a part-time lecturer at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. Her research interests include listening and task-based learning.
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Hakimov, Dilshod
35) Structural Form of Knowledge in Educational Computer Technology
The modern stage of educational system's development is more and more characterised by using computer technology in educational process. Expert teaching systems (ETS) program complexes have been created to accumulate specialists' knowledge in concrete subject areas, in our case, computer-based learning and teaching. The important task in creating ETS is to select and to prove the form of knowledge. The knowledge form character accepted for ETS determines as teaching technology and checking technology of obtained knowledge. So, using structural form of knowledge in creating ETS program complexes, knowledge based that is made for learning English language rules allows the structure of studying documents to be presented as clearly as possible and gives access to a user to any block or module. Dilshod Hakimov graduated from Samarkand State University 26 years ago, and is the head of technical Support Department of the Language Center. He is presently working on computer assisted English language learning and teaching methods.
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Harada, Taoka & Yasuda, Tomohiro
36) Chat Room for a Conversation Class
Unlike ordinary chat rooms, our LECS keeps the messages of all sessions in a database and shows the word frequency and collocation any time after the sessions on the web. The participants will examine the past sessions about 'hobbies' and find common mistakes among learners. Then they will join a session about their own hobbies to see the word frequency and collocation of their own English. They will be asked to create some feedback activities. Taoka Harada is an associate professor and Tomohiro Yasuda is a computer engineer at Kanto Gakuin University in Yokohama, Japan. They work together to create interactive web materials for English learners.
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Helm, Anthony
37) A Portfolio Approach to Computer Applications for ESL Students
This presentation demonstrates the use of electronic portfolios in a course designed to help Japanese students transferring to U.S. universities master computer applications needed for academic success. These electronic portfolios require using five software application types taught in the course in support of a term research project and assist in evaluating students' progress. Anthony Helm is the Computer and IT Coordinator at MSU-Akita. His interests include teacher training and online education.
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Hinkelman, Don, Cates, K., Teaman, B., McInnes, D., & Urbain, O. (GILE SIG)
14) Global Issues, CALL and the Internet
(See Above)
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Houser, Chris
38) A Computer Tool for Writing Japanese as a Foreign Language
Because few materials teach how to write in Japanese as a Foreign Language (JFL), students must write as much as possible, and learn largely by trial and error. This paper proposes a new method to write JFL. A computer program combines information from several bilingual dictionaries and creates a concise display showing the JFL students all they need to select quickly and easily from menus of Japanese homonyms and synonyms. Chris Houser teaches computer graphics and programming at Kinjo Gakuin University, using CGI for discussions, polls, submission, and grading of assignments. However, he has been struggling to write Japanese for eight years.
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Houser, Chris & Thornton, Patricia
39) Learning on the Move
Research on memory suggests that foreign language vocabulary is learned most efficiently by rehearsing each word at spaced intervals. This study proposes that push media - such as email sent to student's mobile phones - can encourage study at regular intervals. We developed a series of concise, informal mini lessons and sent students three each day. Students reported that the push media and non-threatening style were enjoyable and did in fact promote regular study. Patricia Thornton is an associate professor in the Department of Language and Culture at Kinjo Gakuin University in Nagoya, Japan.
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Hunter, Lawrie & Greene, David
33) CALL labs: back to the future... or the past?
(See Above)
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Iwasaki, Masahiro & Britto, Francis
12) Hanabi Taikai: Web-based Japanese lessons produced by students
(See Above)
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Jarrell, Douglas
40) Dos and Don'ts - Using the Internet in the EFL Classroom
The presenter will discuss how to base an EFL class around the use of the Internet. As with any CALL class, striking a balance between learning the technology and learning the language is crucial to success. There will also be consideration of the benefits and disadvantages of relying solely on the target language for explanations. Douglas S. Jarrell is an associate professor at Nagoya Women's University. His research interests include task-based learning, CALL, writing, and student motivation.
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Jones, Edward (Featured Speaker)
41) Aiming for Total Physical Presence - Using Computers to Enhance Learning
Behaviorists treat computers as teaching machines and simulators. Advocates of knowledge synthesis treat them as search engines and knowledge generators. Advocates of a communicative approach treat them as multi-media communications devices. In Japan, the approach that is taken is often further complicated by cross-cultural issues and a tendency to treat computers solely as hardware. This paper describes how to manage these concerns to move people to a deeper involvement in learning and communicating with others. Edward A. Jones is an Educational Psychologist and Program Coordinator for The Fulbright Memorial Master Teacher Program. In addition, he has served as an educational computing and multi-media consultant to the United Nations University.
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Kawate-Mierzejewska Megumi (Commercial: CIEE and ETS)
42) Helping Students Prepare for the Computer-Based TOEFL
During this session, the latest information concerning the computer-based testing (CBT) will be given. There then will follow a demonstration of the computer-based TOEFL practice test consisting of four different sections, structure, listening, reading, and writing, which simulates the CBT experience. Suggestions for test-taking strategies and skill-building activities which help test-takers prepare for the computer-based TOEFL will be discussed after the demonstration of each section. Questions will be invited as well. Megumi Kawate-Mierzejewska has been providing professional services in Japan related to computer-based testing communications and has been giving the TOEFL CBT presentations on behalf of ETS. She also teaches at Temple University Japan.
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Kelly, Charles & Kelly, Larry
43) How to Create Online Materials for Students
Participants receive a handout on how to create online materials for classes so students can continue to study outside the classroom online. The kinds of materials that can be put online, how to format them, and advice on common pitfalls to avoid will be presented. The handout is at <www.aitech.ac.jp/~ckell y/esl/jaltcall2001/> Charles Kelly and Lawrence Kelly are experienced ESL website designers and have helped many other teachers with their websites.
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Kelly, Charles
44) Quizzes and Other Activities Done in Flash for the Web
Flash allows creating interactive activities that can be put on the Web. Various quizzes and interactive activities which I have developed and put on the web will be demonstrated. Quizzes are at <www.manythings.org/fq/> English Sentence Machine is at <www.manythings.org/sm/> American English Pronunciation Practice is at <www.manythings.org/pp/> Charles Kelly teaches at Aichi Institute of Technology.
Kitao, Kenji
45) Web-Based Student Projects: Teaching Awareness of Culture and Writing
The WWW is useful for teaching students to search for cultural information, as a medium for communication among students and between students and the instructor, and for presenting students' work. I have used web pages in a writing class to present students' essays on Japanese culture. I will discuss how the project was taught and administered, including using search engines and class bulletin boards and making web pages and will make suggestions for other teachers. Kenji Kitao teaches English at Doshisha University. His interests are intercultural communication and using the Internet for language teaching and research. He has published more than 50 books.
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Koike, Yoko, David, A., Makoto, K., Saeko, K., & Hideko S.
46) Facilitating Inter-institutional Collaborative Teaching and Learning Across Cyberspace
The panel deals with the issues confronted by instructors when their students participated in inter-institutional collaborative projects in cyberspace in which students at several institutions both in Japan and the US used synchronous and asynchronous communication to create a town in cyberspace. The project was a component in an advanced Japanese language courses for the US students. Instructors also collaborated through regular synchronous and asynchronous communication, while simultaneously addressing the needs of their own students. Handouts will be available at: <http://www.haverford.edu/jnse/jalcallhandout.htm>. Yoko Koike is interested in facilitating autonomy with or without using technologies. Technologies have been an integrated part of the curriculum for her Japanese courses.
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Komatsu, Sachiko
47) Cultural Training with Interactive Online Quiz for Japanese French Learners
Following our observation that Japanese French learners lack basic cultural and social knowledge of the target language which seriously damage their learning motivation, we proposed a series of interactive online quizzes. This program is written in Japanese to enable learners to check and consolidate their basic acquaintance with French matters and contributes to prepare a more motivating language learning attitude. A short report of this experience with technical information will be presented. Sachiko Komatsu is a French lecturer at Keio University, Tokyo University of Technology, and Showa University, PhD and a student at University de Paris III.
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Kluge, David
48) A New Research Institute: The View from a Tall Tree
This presentation will introduce a new research institute, Technology Assisted Language Learning and Teaching Research Institute (TALLTRI). TALLTRI (pronounced "tall tree") will look at the research on a variety of technology and language learning media and will collect it on one site on the Web. This presentation will first describe the research institute, and then show how participants can access the information, or how to participate in the research institute. Time will be available for a discussion of the issues that will be addressed by the institute. David Kluge is a founding officer of JALT CALL SIG. His research interests include cooperative learning and creativity in language learning.
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Kluge, David Featured Speaker
49) Memories for CALL'S Future
The theme of the conference, The Changing Face of CALL: Emerging Technologies, Emerging Pedogogies, implies that CALL is changing from something to something else. What was that original something? This question will be explored by looking at the history of the JALT CALL SIG. The focus will be on using the past to give us indications of where the organization and the field may go in the future. David Kluge (As Above)
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Kruse, Michael
50) Preparing Students for the Computer-Based TOEFL
The Computer Based TOEFL (CBT) is significantly different from its paper-n-pencil predecessor. In this workshop it is planned that a discussion of these differences, together with one teacher's observations on preparing students for the CBT, will be outlined. A member of the British Psychological Society and teacher of English for nearly twenty years, Michael Kruse has prepared students for TOEFL in three countries.
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