The CATESOL Technology-Enhanced Language Learning (TELL) Interest Group is meeting this July with a wonderful guest presenter Deborah Healey Ph.D. Learn about the new technology standards Dr. Healey has worked on with a Canadian non-profit. The technology standards for instructors, programs, and learners include elements related to generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) like ChatGPT. The standards are freely available and editable (Creative Commons licensed) and should be helpful as we all try to make sense of best practices and things to avoid. We’ll look at some suggestions and talk about how they might work in your context. It’s never too late to build a stronger TELL foundation for our fall courses.
Date and Time
Friday, July 11, 2:00 - 3:00 PM Pacific Time
Tell-IG Coordinator: Jennie Kim
Cost
Members: Free
Non-members: $5
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Looking for ways to spice up pronunciation practice in your speaking courses? Discover the Sound-Pattern-Inflection (SPI) coding method, a powerful oral fluency approach developed and refined through years of teaching pronunciation in both domestic and international contexts. Learn how the authentic, yet often overlooked, texts of poetry can help students discover and unlock more accurate speech production. In this session, participants will learn to evaluate and select rich, authentic poetic texts, code in sequenced layers of prosody, and apply these methods to their classrooms, transforming pronunciation practice into a precise and engaging experience for your language learners.
Rebecca Eagleson, West Valley College
Teaching of Pronunciation Interest Group (TOP-IG)
Marsha Chan and Patryk Mrozek. Co-coordinators
Donna Brinton, Assistant Coordinator
Marsha Chan
Friday, July 11, 11:00 AM-12 noon California Time
Members: Free
Non-members: $5.00
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