Language Learning Technologies for K-12 Teachers

This course will explore technologies that support language development as well as academic achievement for K-12 English language learners. Much of the course will focus on technologies that support English language development and communication skills, such as dedicated software programs, websites, and other technology resources. In addition, you'll learn how technologies that were developed for other purposes, such as word processing, can be used in targeted ways to promote English language development.

This course includes a knowledgeable and caring instructor who will guide you through your lessons, facilitate discussions, and answer your questions.

Joyce Nutta is Ph.D. is associate professor of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and the ESOL Coordinator of the College of Education at the University of Central Florida, where she teaches ESOL Education courses at the graduate level. Her research interests include the use of technology to teach foreign/second languages, distance learning for teacher education, and the integration of ESOL issues into teacher education curricula. She previously served as Interim Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Foreign Language/ESOL Education at the University of South Florida. Dr. Nutta has received numerous research and training grants and her research has been published in Foreign Language Annals, TESOL Journal, and CALICO Journal, among other international and national publications. She co-authored Virtual Instruction: Issues and Insights from an International Perspective (Libraries Unlimited, 2000).

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Requirements:

Internet access, e-mail, and the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser.

Syllabus:

All courses run for six weeks, with a two-week grace period at the end. Two lessons are released each week for the six-week duration of the course. You do not have to be present when the lesson is released, but you must complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.

A new section of each course starts on the second or third Wednesday of each month. If enrolling in a series of two or more courses, please be sure to space the start date for each course at least two months apart.

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