I don’t think that using generative AI is conducive to learning as I understand the phenomenon
Agreed for the most part, except for maybe helping a non-native writer with their writing. If it explained to them why it changed their writing, maybe that would be a legitimate learning experience? A colleague has built this to attempt to do that: Revision and Edit Virtual Assistant.
A Pedagogical Framework for Technology Integration in ESL Classrooms 191is that in an online reading environment designed with embedded compre-hension strategy supports, ELLs’ comprehension gains were significantly associated with their frequency of using coaching avatars that provided sup-port for effective use of reading comprehension strategies (Proctor et al., 2007). Ubiquitous technology environments can arouse student interest in us-ing the technologies (Huang, Huang, Huang, & Lin, 2012; Sandberg, Maris, & de Geus, 2011) and promote better learning outcomes in listening, speak-ing and vocabulary acquisition (Gromik, 2012; Liu & Chu, 2010; Sandberg et al., 2011). Sandberg et al. (2011) observed that when students took home a smartphone to learn English about zoo animals, they were motivated to use it in their spare time, which enabled them to outperform those who did not take the mobile applications home. Technologies designed to adapt to individual learners’ needs have also demonstrated positive effects in promoting learning (Lo, Wang, & Yeh, 2004; Chen & Chung, 2008; Hsu, Hwang, & Chang, 2010; Jia, Chen, Ding, & Ruan, 2012; Wible, Kuo, Chien, Liu, & Tsao, 2001). Lo et al. (2004) used a hypermedia-based English prepositions learning system2 to diagnose students’ errors and provide adaptive remedial instructions, which signifi-cantly improved students’ confidence and learning outcomes. Challenges. The degree of freedom that teachers should give students when students use technology for language learning deserves exploration. Experiments have shown that, when students were free to choose how and when to use CALL, their choices could lead to poor learning and wasted time (Sciarone & Meijer, 1993). Another challenge is that, although learning tools provide easy access to resources, learners may feel overwhelmed by large amounts of information and become passive receivers of knowledge (Schmid, 2008). Easy access to resources can encourage laziness and pas-sivity of learners when it comes to checking materials and exploring knowl-edge themselves.
This paper exemplifies the technology integration into an ESL classroom. The author has found many great things about using technology to teach her students as well as many challenges associated with it. Some of the positive ways technology has helped her teaching is the student interest in technology, the scaffolds it can provide for these students and how it can adapt to students individual needs. On the flip side, some of the challenges technology presents for this ESL classroom are the initial engagement with technology is short lived, teachers are not trained adequately and there are few guidelines to provide a framework for ESL teachers. Rating 8/10
Techniques toBring Humorand Createa PleasantLearningEnvironmentin Adult ESLClassrooms
ESL perspectives,
Every language teaching method has technologies to support it (Warschauer & Meskill, 2000). From early grammar-translation and audio-lingualism to the later communicative language teaching, all of these meth-ods have implications for how to best integrate technology into the class-room (Warschauer & Meskill, 2000). The use of technology in a language classroom involves teacher-technology interaction, students-technology in-teraction, teacher-students interaction, and interaction among students.
This paper presents the technology integration in ESL instruction, and it's promises and challenges associated with ESL teachers' use of technology. The research results shows the use of technology is significantly beneficial to language teaching and learning, however, technology is not being used to its full potential in the ESL instruction in US (for K-12 education).
Rating: 7/10
English for Media Literacy