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= **Speaking and Listening** =

Facilitator: Eiko Ushida (University of California, San Diego)

== //Step 1. Set a specific goal for the activity (e.g., to improve receptive listening skills)// Reference: ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
 * Goal: Design activities to enhance the learners' speaking and listening skills**
 * Designing Activities:**
 * Listening//:// []
 * Speaking: []

//Step 2.Determine the appropriate technology that can help you achieve the goal// // Note: Is technology good or better than traditional methods? Make sure it is!//

A. For receptive L2 Listening (audio/video): Podcast examples iTunesU ([])
 * TBS radio podcasting 954 ([])
 * Swarthmore College 須田先生([])
 * Columbia Universityの学生([])
 * Open iTunes --> Click "iTunes U" --> Select school --> Select content --> Watch/Listen
 * Text to Speech ([])

YouTube ([]) media type="youtube" key="nK57wkBBLbY" height="390" width="480" How to upload YouTube video in wiki document:
 * Go to Widget --> Click Video --> Select YouTube --> Follow the instruction

B. For active L2 Listening and Speaking CLEAR's Rich Internet Applications ([])
 * Example of a "mashup" ([])
 * Online conversations ([])

C. For L2 Speaking Video-chatting/conferencing
 * Skype ( [|http://www.skype.com/] )
 * Skype in the classroom ([])
 * Mixxer-Language Exchange community ([])
 * Google video chat ([])
 * iPhone/iPod

//Step 3. Design activities// // Note: Is the time spent proportional to the results? Make sure it is!//

//Pre-listening/speaking activities// //Listening/speaking activities// //Post-listening/speaking activities//
 * trigger prior knowledge
 * make prediction
 * allow students to chunk, pause, and reply
 * provide supportive information (e.g., multimedia ann//otation)//
 * provide feedback for right or wrong answers

//*Step 4. Determine how to assess its effectiveness// //E.g., Action Research//