Flashcards: The world's largest online library of printable flash cards CORRECTMYTEXT.COM – experts will check your text in a foreign language Anki - friendly, intelligent flashcards Language pedagogy Language education may take place as a general school subject, in a specialized language school, or out of school with a rich selection of proprietary methods online and in books, CDs and DVDs. There are many methods of teaching languages. Some have fallen into relative obscurity and others are widely used; still others have a small following, but offer useful insights. There are three principal views The structural view treats language as a system of structurally related elements to code meaning (e.g. grammar).The functional view sees language as a vehicle to express or accomplish a certain function, such as requesting something.The interactive view sees language as a vehicle for the creation and maintenance of social relations, focusing on patterns of moves, acts, negotiation and interaction found in conversational exchanges. Methodology[edit] In the late 1800s and most of the 1900s, language teaching was usually conceived in terms of method. Approach, method and technique[edit]
3. Mobile Assisted Language Learning - Journal of Technology for ELT Introduction Mobile devices play an increasing role in educational communications. Laptops and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) are now supplemented by smart phones with internet connectivity. Need of Mobile Assited Learning Mobile phones are already becoming much more than devices for transmitting the human voice wirelessly. Short messages and photography. Definition Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) describes an approach to language learning that is assisted or enhanced through the use of a handheld mobile device. Cell (mobile) phones (including the iPhone or iPad.) Content creation systems SMS is the most rudimentary, allowing the transmission of simple text messages. Content delivery systems Currently, about a quarter of mobile phones world-wide are able to support multimedia applications. Pedagogical Issues Mobile phone based curriculum demands effective and comfortable development of platform for teaching and learning along with sound instructional practices.
Review of Rosetta Stone: Detailed and honest look at latest version (TOTALe) This is a very detailed and frank review of the latest version of Rosetta Stone: version 4 TOTALe Rosetta Stone is one of the biggest brands in language learning in the English speaking world (not to be confused with the Rosetta Stone that helped us decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics, which it is named after). The problem is that it is out of the budget of many casual language learners, and budget travellers, so in almost a decade of travelling, I had never used it. Running a blog as big as this meant I got asked the following questions very frequently: Should I buy Rosetta Stone? Does is really work? Is Rosetta Stone really the best (and most fun) way to learn a language? But perhaps many of those polled were just against the idea of something costing as much as it does, or they may have used a limited pirated version and simply not valued it much because of that. My frank review of the latest version of Rosetta Stone I wanted to share three major things with my readers: 1.
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