TESOL 302 Fall 2015

Instructor: Bro. Perry Christensen

Office Email: Perry.Christensen@byuh.edu

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Catalog Description:

302. Technology Assisted Language Learning (2) Principles, procedures, and materials
for enhancing language learning and teaching with current technology.

Course Goal:

By the end of this course, students will have become familiar with the commonly used
technologies currently used in language teaching and learning. They will prepare a Web
Portfolio which demonstrates understanding and performance of the skills learned in this
class.

TESOL Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs), Student Learning

Outcomes (SLOs) for the course, and BYUH Institutional Learning
Outcomes (ILOs)

TESOL Outcomes will be achieved or addressed in the TESOL 302 class as indicated in the
chart below:
TESOL PLOs
Knowledge: Students can
articulate knowledge of human
language and how it is learned
and taught.

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Course SLOs and Activities

BYUH ILO (focus on 3,4,5)

Students learn to teach

language using technology.

ILO 1: Knowledge (Gaining a

depth of knowledge for a
particular discipline)
ILO 2: Inquiry (Demonstrating
information literacy and critical
thinking to understand, use and
evaluate evidence and sources)
ILO 3: Analysis (Using critical
thinking to analyze arguments,
solve problems, and reason
quantitatively)
ILO 5: Integrity (Integrating
spiritual and secular learning,
and behaving ethically)
ILO 7: Service (Using
knowledge, reasoning, and
research to solve problems and
serve others)
ILO 4: Communication
(Communicating effectively in
both written and oral form)

Experience: Students
demonstrate they can apply
what they have learned within
a teaching situation.

Students use the

technology they have
learned to make lesson
plans and teach minilessons.

Professional Identity A:
Students demonstrate a sense
of professionalism through
improving personal language
proficiency.
Professional Identity B:
Students participate in TESOL
professional communities and
utilize TESOL resources.

Students create a web

portfolio of the skills and
knowledge they are
learning.

Professional Identity C:
Students display a sense of
self-awareness and efficacy by
demonstrating an
understanding of what
strengths and weaknesses
they bring to the TESOL

Students are introduced to

several online groups of
teachers who use
technology in their
teaching.
Student become aware of
their skills using technology
in teaching.

ILO 6: Stewardship (Using

knowledge, reasoning, and
research to take responsibility
for and make wise decisions
about the use of resources)
ILO 2: (see above)
ILO 3: (see above)
ILO 6: (see above)

professions and how they can

capitalize on their strengths
and improve upon their
weaknesses.
Weight indicates how much this course focuses on each objective: 1 = slightly; 2 = moderately; 3 = significantly.

Method of instruction: Demonstration and lecture with hands-on learning, practice

and innovation. Worksheets will be introduced in class and finished as homework. Skills
learned will be displayed in a web portfolio.

Tentative Topics (see Canvas for Due Dates):

Portfolio Overview
LMS CMS - Explore the many features of Canvas
Homepage: Starting the Online Portfolio
Foundational Techno Skills:
Professional Development
Email
Word Processors: A Tool for Teaching
Spreadsheets
Grading Software
Multimedia
Digital Photography **Bring a camera to this class and some way to upload pictures.
Audio
Presentation Software
Movies
Screen Capture

Reference Materials
Dictionaries
Concordancers
Translators

Internet Phone
ESL Software

Midterm Techno Skills Test

This will test to see if you can do several of the above tasks in a limited time.
Test Format: Word document as test outline to be added to by the student.