tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18974363680980537742011-04-21T18:29:35.708-07:00INTERNET BASED LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONMichael Lessernoreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897436368098053774.post-13925671575825800162006-10-16T23:00:00.000-07:002006-12-01T17:51:19.723-08:00

This site was designed specifically for a web based course I took while enrolled in the Master of Applied Linguistics at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, called Internet Based Language Instruction (LIN8016; IBLI). This is a continuation of Computer Assisted Language Learning (LIN8006; CALL). The section instructor is Dr. Son Jeong-Bae, from Masan,

Michael Lessernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897436368098053774.post-7382130309447689602006-10-16T22:25:00.000-07:002006-10-27T02:48:38.004-07:00

This section of the website discusses certain aspects of computer-mediated communication (CMC) particularly how it relates to language education. CMC’s potential in the language classroom has been known, discussed, and researched since the 1980s (Warschauer, 2001, as cited in Cummings, 1986). CMC is discussion and interaction between two or more people via computer supported media. This can take

Michael Lessernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897436368098053774.post-81491167677690394042006-10-16T16:33:00.000-07:002006-10-27T02:44:45.248-07:00

Upper advanced reading and writing English language class. Monday, 1:15-2:00PMClass size: 15 university students.Objectives: students learn how to scan for details, skim for main points, take notes with a guiding framework, construct a critical argument, and post findings on the discussion board.Materials: Vocabulary words and definitions, an article from ScrippsNews, 10 questions.Warm -up**Write

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Resources posted 16 October, 2006. If any links are dead, please contact me at elsmichael@gmail.comPART 1This is an annotated list of useful Web sites for language teacher development (brief descriptions of at least five Web sites with titles, hyper-linked URLs and key reasons for my choosing these websites or creation of content)Dave’s ESL CaféI have been using this site since I entered the

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The contents of the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) course, entitled: Internet Based Language Instruction (LIN8016) has helped me analyse the various components of Internet based teaching, such as computer-mediated communication (CMC). CMC and its use in the language classroom or lab is an integral part of any course. CMC can help teachers get in touch with other CALL teachers around

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Hello boys and girls,This here is Michael Ryan Lesser, a citizen of Canada, a resident of Australia, who calls Taiwan home. If that’s not confusing, I also consider South Korea my second home.EDUCATION AND WORK BACKGROUNDNow let me explain. I lived in Ottawa and Montreal, Canada, until I was 23. Upon graduation from Concordia University where I earned a Bachelor of Arts, specializing in history

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