Week 2: Effectiveness of the Integration of ICT Tools and Activities to Foster Awareness as the First Stage to Reach Learning Autonomy
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Something that made me want to read more about was the importance of computer assisted language learning (CALL) to help teachers anticipate learners’ needs; for example, assessing learners in order to identify their learning styles and discover what is relevant for them. In addition, CALL offers a great variety of available resources in order to cover learners’ interest and preferences. In that way, they are able to react on their practices and management of technologies and sources. It is important to acknowledge that the role of the teacher becomes critical in order to offer support, accompaniment and preparation to receive new knowledge.
My favorite quote from the article was “The more autonomous a learner becomes, the more likely he or she is to achieve high language proficient”. Finally, I think that it is important for students to develop their learning autonomy, so that they are going to easily enhance their learning process in order to reach their setting goals.
I agree with Maria Jose in the fact that if teachers make use of technolgy in the class will motivate students to particapate and want to be involved in the class. Also using activities that will promote self-evaluation and self-monitoring in students is important because that way they can learn more and they begin to be autonomous. The quote you citated is very accurate “The more autonomous a learner becomes, the more likely he or she is to achieve high language proficient." If students start to work on their own, being responsible, consistent and hard working they will see the results and notice they are doing something different for their own benefit.
ReplyDeleteAnother aspect that I agree with Maria Jose is that the support of the teacher is extremely important in student's learning process, the performance of the teacher will influence a lot in students.
Hello Maria José. Why do you think that using technology requires more time, effort and guidance? Isn't the same with face to face teaching modes?
ReplyDeleteHello, teacher. Not really, a face to face teaching is performed in a specific place that is a classroom, and it is develop just in a determinate period of time. But technological classes are developed in any other place, such as students houses, internet cafés or any other place with internet access, rather than being in a specific classroom. Also, when using technology teachers have find the tools and materials that match better with their students’ needs and learning style. Teachers also have to be supporting their students in any moment they need to solve their doubts, that will facilitate their learning.
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