The Teleprompter: A Simulating Device for Developing Communicative Competence

Buscaglia, Michael J.; Holman, William L.

doi:10.1111/j.1540-4781.1980.tb05223.x

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“…Twarog and Pereszlenyi-Pinter argued that their assessment "proves [italics added] that [the telephone-assisted program] can be used effectively to learn foreign languages" (p. 433). 3 Buscaglia and Holman (1980) focused on the use of the teleprompter, an enhanced telephone device to stimulate "communicative activities in the classroom." The teleprompter consisted of "two telephone units and a loudspeaker mounted in an electronic control panel that has buttons for operating an authentic dial tone, busy signal, and ring for both telephones."…”

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The Use of Technology for Second Language Learning and Teaching: A Retrospective

Salaberry

2001

The Modern Language Journal

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As one of the oldest and most influential foreign language pedagogical journals, The Modern Language Journal (MLJ) offers valuable insights into how technological advances have affected language teaching and learning at various points in history. The present article will review the proposed pedagogical use of technological resources by means of a critical analysis of articles published in the MLJ since its first edition in 1916. The assessment of how previous technical capabilities have been implemented for pedagogical purposes represents a necessary background for the assessment of the pedagogical potential of present‐day technologies. In this article I argue that, whereas most “new technologies” (radio, television, VCR, computers) may have been revolutionary in the overall context of human interaction, it is not clear that they have achieved equal degrees of pedagogical benefit in the realm of second language teaching. I further claim that the pedagogical effectiveness of different technologies is related to four major questions: (a) Is increased technological sophistication correlated to increased pedagogical effectiveness? (b) Which technical attributes specific to new technologies can be profitably exploited for pedagogical purposes? (c) How can new technologies be successfully integrated into the curriculum? and (d) Do new technologies provide for an efficient use of human and material resources?

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The Use of Technology for Second Language Learning and Teaching: A Retrospective

Salaberry

2001

The Modern Language Journal

266

145

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Students Learn Language via a Civilization Course—A Comparison of Second Language Classroom Environments

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1985

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The primary goal of this research was to compare the improvement in the second language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing among fourth semester French students enrolled in a content course taught in French and similar level students enrolled in a traditional fourth semester French course where the focus was primarily on the teaching of the language itself. The research used a non-equivalent pretest-posttest design and the results were analyzed using an analysis of covariance to determine mean gain scores of intact experimental and control sections of fourth semester students on the MLA Cooperative French Test. Results showed significant improvement for the experimental group in three of the four skills (listening, speaking, writing) and in two (listening and writing) for the control group. When compared to each other, the experimental group significantly outperformed the control group in the speaking skill while the latter significantly outperformed the experimental group in the writing skill. Attitudinal results showed a significantly more positive attitude toward the study of French among the experimental group. The study is important because it challenges the conventional assumptions regarding the way L2 skills are acquired and improved, and offers the student a valuable time and money saving option since he or she might be able to study a specific content while simultaneously improving L2 skills.

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The Teleprompter: A Simulating Device for Developing Communicative Competence

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The Use of Technology for Second Language Learning and Teaching: A Retrospective

The Use of Technology for Second Language Learning and Teaching: A Retrospective

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Students Learn Language via a Civilization Course—A Comparison of Second Language Classroom Environments

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