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What is the primary function of media didactics in Foreign Language Teaching?
What is an example of an offline, audio-visual medium?
What is a limitation of digital media use in ELT, according to the content?
What is an example of a multi-codal medium, according to Schmidt and Strasser (2018)?
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What is a benefit of digital media use in ELT, according to the content?
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What is an example of an online, interactive format on the internet?
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What is a key consideration when using media in ELT, according to the content?
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What is one of the benefits of using digital media in ELT, in the context of the Covid-19 crisis?
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What is the primary focus of Media Education?
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What is Media Literacy (Medienkompetenz) mainly concerned with?
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What is the main difference between Substitution and Augmentation in the SAMR Model?
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What is the key characteristic of the Modification stage in the SAMR Model?
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What is the main feature of the Redefinition stage in the SAMR Model?
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Why is Media Literacy (Medienkompetenz) important in FLT?
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What is the primary objective of using media in FLT?
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What does the setting of foreign language learning and teaching refer to?
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What is a limitation of working with media in class?
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Which of the following is NOT one of the four dimensions of the setting?
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What is the main purpose of using the target language in out-of-school sites?
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What is the term for the physical environment of the classroom that allows for activity and movement?
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What is the term for the interpersonal aspect of the classroom?
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What is the main advantage of using out-of-school sites for language learning?
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What is the term for the online English language resources and online communication in the English language?
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What is the purpose of personal decoration in the classroom?
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What is the term for the places that are not specifically designed for language learning but can be used for this purpose?
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Study Notes
Media in the Classroom
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Offline media can be categorized into three types: visual (e.g., black/white boards, worksheets, books, pictures), auditory (e.g., music, podcasts, audiobooks, radio), and audio-visual (e.g., feature films, YouTube clips, TV shows, documentaries).
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Online media includes interactive formats on the internet, such as (hyper)texts, email, social media, films, and clips.
Dimensions of Media
- Schmidt/Strasser (2018) identify three dimensions of media:
- The technological medium in-use (e.g., book, DVD, smartphone)
- Coding forms for information in different symbol systems (e.g., mono-codal, multi-codal)
- Required sensory modalities (e.g., mono-codal, multi-codal)
Advantages and Disadvantages of Digital Media Use in ELT
Advantages
- The internet serves as an extensive database for teachers
- Authentic texts and multiple perspectives can be incorporated
- Cultural learning can be included
- Digital media brings variety to the classroom
- Media use can be motivating for students
- Students can be activated through visual and audio materials
- Explanations can be facilitated through pictures and videos
- Schools may be better equipped due to the Covid-19 crisis
Disadvantages
- Students may work under different conditions (inequality, access to digital media or internet)
- Digital competences of teachers may vary
- Equipment of schools may be limited
- Technical difficulties can be time-consuming
- Students may get distracted when using their own devices
- Media use should not be for its own sake; learning objectives should be established
Aims of Media in the Classroom
- Media Didactics: Media as tools for the purpose of Foreign Language Teaching (FLT)
- Media Education: Using media to educate students to consume media critically
- Media Literacy (Medienkompetenz): To perceive, recognize, analyze, and reflect on media; to use and produce media
SAMR Model for FLT
- Enhancement:
- Substitution: Technology acts as a direct tool substitute with no functional change
- Augmentation: Technology acts as a direct tool substitute with functional improvement
- Transformation:
- Modification: Technology allows for significant task redesign
- Redefinition: Technology allows for the creation of new tasks previously inconceivable
Settings for FLT
- Definition: Setting refers to the overall context and framework of foreign language learning and teaching
- Four dimensions of settings:
- Political framework: School system, curricula, educational reforms
- Approach to teaching foreign languages: Communicative, task-based, or structure-based
- English language classroom:
- Physical space: Providing a comfortable and safe environment, reducing noise levels, and encouraging physical activity
- Interpersonal meeting place: Learners become agents of their own learning process, taking decisions, negotiating meanings
- Out-of-school site: Extracurricular learning or out-of-school learning, using the target language for authentic communication
- Role of the internet: Online English language resources or online communication in the English language
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Learn about the different types of media that can be used in the classroom, including offline and online media, and the three dimensions of media.