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TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
IN TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED
LANGUAGE TEACHING
Jeong-Bae Son
Teacher Development in Technology-Enhanced
Language Teaching
Jeong-Bae Son
Teacher
Development in
Technology-
Enhanced Language
Teaching
Jeong-Bae Son
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
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Preface
evelopment and develop their strategies for the effective use of CALL in
d
their contexts. While many stories can be included in a book, I have
selected and organised the contents of this book in a way to respond to
key questions that are related to teacher development and need to be
addressed in technology-enhanced language teaching (TELT) environ-
ments. The book reflects my work in CALL teacher education and draws
on my experiences in CALL research, development and practice. I hope
that the book offers readers opportunities to engage in discussions on
theoretical and practical approaches to teacher development in TELT.
Jeong-Bae Son
Acknowledgements
vii
Contents
5 Role-Based Approach 73
ix
x Contents
7 Tool-Based Approach 109
8 Activity-Based Approach 133
Appendix 1 203
Appendix 2 205
Appendix 3 209
Appendix 4 213
Appendix 5 221
Index 229
Abbreviations
xi
xii Abbreviations
xv
List of Tables
xvii
Introduction
Overview
Teacher Development in Technology-Enhanced Language Teaching explores
language teacher development in computer-assisted language learning
(CALL) environments and discusses approaches, tasks and resources that
can guide language teachers to develop their skills and strategies for
technology-enhanced language teaching (TELT). The book looks at key
aspects of CALL in terms of pedagogy and technology and proposes a
model of CALL teacher development, which incorporates essential ele-
ments of teacher learning in CALL. It also presents practical tasks and
tips on how to develop knowledge and skills for the use of digital tech-
nologies in language teaching and suggests ideas to improve language
teacher training and development.
xix
xx Introduction
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Introduction
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This book is about how language teachers can develop their CALL knowl-
edge and skills and continue with their teacher development in TELT. It
is also concerned about how teacher educators/trainers can provide
opportunities for such development. Part I explores CALL teacher educa-
tion and teachers’ roles and competencies in CALL environments. It also
presents a model of CALL teacher development, which can be considered
as a model of language teacher development in a broad sense.
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Technology and Language Teacher
Education
the field of CALL. The topics and themes, which were drawn from a critical
analysis of CALL publications, are shown in Table 1.1.
Among these topics and themes, computer-mediated communication
(CMC), web-based language learning (WBLL) and mobile-assisted lan-
guage learning (MALL) can be considered as three popular sub-areas (or
expanded areas) of CALL as many recent CALL publications tend to have
links to them (Son, 2018). Briefly speaking, CMC refers to interpersonal
communication that occurs synchronously or asynchronously via net-
worked computers or other digital devices (Son, 2002a); WBLL is lan-
guage learning conducted on the web using web materials and resources
(Son, 2007); and MALL is language learning using mobile devices such as
6 J.-B. Son
1.2.1 Content
The balance between theory and practice has also been an agenda for
CALL teacher education. Son (2002b) suggests that “teacher training for
CALL needs to provide opportunities for teachers to obtain necessary
skills for the use of CALL materials in the classroom and help teachers’
CALL competencies grow through exploring CALL theory and practice
and enhancing teachers’ roles in the classroom” (p. 249). Garrett (2009)
stresses that teacher training needs to offer a strong basis of CALL and
says, “Without substantive grounding in SLA theory and in the peda-
gogical context and rationale for technology use, familiarity with the
technology will allow only superficial application and no real integration”
(p. 733). At a CALL degree program level, specifically, Motteram (2009)
points out the need for “a balance between (social) constructivist and
objectivist transmission/approaches” in course development and Debski
(2006) proposes that a balance between theory and practice can be
achieved by project-oriented learning. In understanding the balance, a set
of technology standards for language teachers can play an instrumental
role. The TESOL Technology Standards Framework (TESOL, 2008) devel-
oped by the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.
(TESOL) is a good example. While this document consists of technology
standards for language learners and technology standards for language
teachers in English as a second language (ESL) and English as a foreign
language (EFL) settings, the standards guide language teachers “to know
what is expected of them in terms of knowledge, skills, and curriculum
implementation” (p. 6) and language teacher educators “to integrate
technology appropriately into existing teacher education courses” (p. 6)
with the following four goals stated in the technology standards for lan-
guage teachers:
1.2.2 Process
Haines, 2016; Jones & Youngs, 2006; Liu & Kleinsasser, 2015; Nami,
Marandi, & Sotoudehnama, 2016; O’Dowd, 2015; Rickard, Blin, &
Appel, 2006; Son, 2002a, 2006; Wang, Chen, & Levy, 2010; Yang,
2014). Formal learning normally takes the form of degree programs (see
Son & Windeatt, 2017a, for example formal courses in CALL) while
informal learning appears to take the form of autonomous learning activ-
ities (e.g., Robb, 2006; Son, Robb, Hubbard, Stevens, & Seburn, 2015;
Stockwell, 2009).
Teacher learning can be improved by the use of CMC (i.e., learning
about technology with technology). For example, Son (2002a) evaluated
the use of an online discussion group in a CALL course and reported that
the in-service teachers enrolled in the course showed positive attitudes
toward online discussions as a way of learning about CALL as well as
CMC as a means of facilitating collaborative learning. In another study,
Son (2004) suggests that CMC can foster teacher development with fea-
tures of interactive communication, professional collaboration and criti-
cal reflection in situated contexts. He reminds teachers to “explore current
development and use of CMC; choose appropriate CMC tools; learn
how to use the tools confidently; test and evaluate the tools critically; and
use the tools in ways that maximize learning” (p. 114). Meskill (2009)
investigated CMC as a tool in language teacher development with a focus
on instructional conversations and Grosbois (2011) employed a CMC-
based project in a teacher training program for future primary school
teachers in France. In an editorial for a special issue of ReCALL, on the
other hand, Guichon and Hauck (2011) identified four key areas of
CALL and CMC teacher education research: “assessment of the use of
12 J.-B. Son
of his study revealed that the participants in the study were generally dis-
satisfied with their CALL training experience. He also found that there
was a lack of formal CALL training and many of the participants relied
on alternative sources of information such as listservs, professional con-
ferences and websites. Peters (2006) questioned whether one technology
course in a four year program was sufficient to develop technological
competencies of pre-service teachers at a Canadian university. Based on
the analysis of data collected from two questionnaires and journals, she
concluded that the pre-service teachers were not sufficiently prepared to
integrate technology in their future language classes. She recommends
that a language teacher education program must offer “more training and
more occasions to use technology and to practice technology integration
in the language class if we are to succeed in using technology to teach
languages in primary and secondary schools” (p. 164). In another study
of pre-service teachers’ discourse about CALL in a formal CALL course,
Kessler (2010) analysed data from student-led in-class discussions, a wiki,
discussion fora and spontaneous in-class communication. He reported
that the pre-service teachers initially felt threatened by CALL but began
to appreciate the potential for CALL when they were exposed to the field
of CALL and had the opportunity to discuss CALL in depth. He suggests
that “CALL teacher preparation should be grounded on sound pedagogi-
cal practices rather than specific forms of technology” (p. 387). Ebsworth,
Kim, and Klein (2010), on the other hand, investigated the expectations
and experiences of 43 pre-service teachers and 47 in-service teachers (38
ESL, 6 foreign language and 3 bilingual education teachers) who had
taken a technology-enhanced language learning (TELL) course offered at
a small suburban private college and a large urban university in the
New York State. Their data collected from a questionnaire (90 partici-
pants) and individual interviews (9 participants) showed that the
pre-service teacher group and the in-service teacher group had different
expectations from the course, particularly in evaluating Internet resources,
keeping student records on the computer, using videos in lessons and
using software. They also found that limited access to resources was a
major barrier to technology integration in the classroom. For improving
the TELL course, the participants recommended to consider their current
teaching environments, including their target language and grade level.
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1.3 Summary
This chapter has provided an overview of CALL development and a lit-
erature review of CALL teacher education, particularly in terms of its
content, process, the effectiveness of teacher training, transfer of course-
work to classroom practice, factors affecting technology integration and
CPD. Through the literature review, we see that teacher educators and
teachers work with computer technology in a variety of ways. Language
teachers are recommended to recognise the role of digital technologies in
language teaching while understanding the basics of CALL. They need to
be active, creative, innovative and open to learn new technologies for the
successful integration of CALL technology into actual teaching practice.
Detailed discussions on teachers’ roles in the CALL classroom, teachers’
competencies in CALL and a framework for CALL teacher development
are presented in the next chapters.
Discussion Questions
1. Pedagogies and technologies: We are facing a number of challenges
associated with new technologies and pedagogies. Are we fast enough
to catch up rapidly changing technologies? Do we need pedagogies
which work well with all sorts of technologies?
Technology and Language Teacher Education 19
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(2nd ed.). London: Pearson.
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Foundations for teaching, testing and research. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge
University Press.
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theory and computer-assisted language learning. Modern Language Journal,
93(S1), 741–753.
Crandall, J., & Christison, M. (Eds.). (2016). Teacher education and professional
development in TESOL: Global perspectives. New York: Routledge and The
International Research Foundation for English Language Education.
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guage teachers (ICT4LT). Retrieved from http://www.ict4lt.org/
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Alexandria, VA: TESOL.
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