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Media can be categorised into three types: ______, auditory, and audio-visual.
Media can be categorised into three types: ______, auditory, and audio-visual.
visual
Offline media includes ______ such as worksheets and books.
Offline media includes ______ such as worksheets and books.
visual
The three dimensions of media are the technological ______ in-use, coding forms, and required sensory modalities.
The three dimensions of media are the technological ______ in-use, coding forms, and required sensory modalities.
medium
One of the advantages of digital media use in ELT is that it brings ______ to the classroom.
One of the advantages of digital media use in ELT is that it brings ______ to the classroom.
A disadvantage of digital media use in ELT is that students may not have ______ access to digital media or the internet.
A disadvantage of digital media use in ELT is that students may not have ______ access to digital media or the internet.
Media Didactics is concerned with the functions, effects, and forms of utilising ______ in teaching and learning scenarios.
Media Didactics is concerned with the functions, effects, and forms of utilising ______ in teaching and learning scenarios.
One of the pros of digital media use in ELT is that it provides an ______ data base for teachers.
One of the pros of digital media use in ELT is that it provides an ______ data base for teachers.
A con of digital media use in ELT is that teachers need ______ competences.
A con of digital media use in ELT is that teachers need ______ competences.
Setting refers to the overall context and framework of ______ language learning and teaching.
Setting refers to the overall context and framework of ______ language learning and teaching.
The ______ framework includes school system, curricula, and educational reforms.
The ______ framework includes school system, curricula, and educational reforms.
The approach to teaching foreign languages can be ______-based teaching, focusing on grammar and vocabulary.
The approach to teaching foreign languages can be ______-based teaching, focusing on grammar and vocabulary.
A classroom needs to provide enough ______ and affordances for a rich learning environment.
A classroom needs to provide enough ______ and affordances for a rich learning environment.
In an English language classroom, body movement and physical activity are significant for successful ______.
In an English language classroom, body movement and physical activity are significant for successful ______.
Out-of-school learning sites can include ______ or art exhibitions offering English language tours for school classes.
Out-of-school learning sites can include ______ or art exhibitions offering English language tours for school classes.
The primary purpose of out-of-school learning is to use the target language for its true purpose, as a means of ______ communication.
The primary purpose of out-of-school learning is to use the target language for its true purpose, as a means of ______ communication.
The ______ includes online English language resources or online communication in the English language.
The ______ includes online English language resources or online communication in the English language.
Out-of-school projects can include ______ exchanges with English speaking visitors at the school.
Out-of-school projects can include ______ exchanges with English speaking visitors at the school.
Learning in out-of-school sites can help learners understand the real-life ______ of what they learn at school.
Learning in out-of-school sites can help learners understand the real-life ______ of what they learn at school.
Media Education is concerned with the use of media to educate students to consume media in a ______ manner
Media Education is concerned with the use of media to educate students to consume media in a ______ manner
Media Literacy refers to the ability to ______, recognise, analyse and reflect on media
Media Literacy refers to the ability to ______, recognise, analyse and reflect on media
The SAMR Model includes the stage of ______, where technology acts as a direct tool substitute with functional improvement
The SAMR Model includes the stage of ______, where technology acts as a direct tool substitute with functional improvement
In the SAMR Model, Redefinition allows for the creation of new tasks previously ______
In the SAMR Model, Redefinition allows for the creation of new tasks previously ______
One of the reasons for media in FLT is that media can be used as a ______ tool
One of the reasons for media in FLT is that media can be used as a ______ tool
Working with media in class does not mean that students can use tools ______
Working with media in class does not mean that students can use tools ______
Media Literacy also involves being motivated and emotionally involved in ______ processes
Media Literacy also involves being motivated and emotionally involved in ______ processes
The SAMR Model includes the stage of ______, where technology allows for a significant task redesign
The SAMR Model includes the stage of ______, where technology allows for a significant task redesign
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Study Notes
Categorising Media
- Offline media can be categorised into:
- Visual: black/white board, worksheets, books, pictures
- Auditory: music, podcasts, audiobooks, radio
- Audio-visual: feature films, YouTube clips, TV shows, documentaries
- Online media can be categorised into:
- Interactive formats on the internet: (hyper)texts, email, social media, films, clips
Dimensions of Media
- Three dimensions of media according to Schmidt/Strasser (2018):
- 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
- Internet as an extensive database for teachers
- Authentic texts and multiple perspectives
- Cultural learning can be included
- Brings variety to the classroom
- Media use can be motivating
- Students can be activated through visual and audio material
- Explanations can be conveyed through pictures/videos
- Schools may be better equipped due to the Covid-19 crisis
Disadvantages
- Students work under different conditions (inequality, no or restricted access to digital media or the internet)
- Digital competencies of teachers
- Equipment of schools
- Technical difficulties (time-consuming)
- Distractions when students use their own devices
- No use of media for its own sake (need learning objectives)
Media Didactics and Settings
Media Didactics
- Media as tools for the purpose of FLT
- Concerned with functions, effects, and forms of utilising media in teaching and learning scenarios
Settings
- Refers to the overall context and framework of foreign language learning and teaching
- Includes the political framework, approach to teaching foreign languages, English language classroom, and role of the internet
Dimensions of Settings
- Political framework: school system, curricula, educational reforms
- Approach to teaching foreign languages: communicative, task-based or structure-based teaching
- English language classroom:
- Physical space: safety, comfort, noise levels, personal decoration
- Interpersonal meeting place: human interaction, negotiating meanings, dynamic relationships
- Out-of-school site for English language teaching: extracurricular learning, authentic communication
Media Education and Literacy
Media Education
- Use of media to educate students to consume media in a competent and critical manner
- Enables individuals to reflect critically on their use of media
Media Literacy
- Ability to perceive, recognise, analyse, and reflect on media
- Ability to use and produce media
- Emotional involvement in perception and production processes
Reasons for Media in FLT: The SAMR Model
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 a significant task redesign
- Redefinition: technology allows for the creation of new tasks previously inconceivable
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