Building Teaching Skills through the Interactive Web
Offered by University of Oregon, Linguistics/American English Institute (link: http://aei.uoregon.edu/ )
This 10-week course is designed to deepen participants' understanding of the theory and applied use of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) principles in the EFL classroom. This course strives to (1) model innovative online teaching practices; (2) improve understanding of and actively engage in the analysis and systematic adoption of innovative materials and tools for English Language Teaching (ELT); (3) offer opportunities for EFL educators to observe and analyze real-world application of such new materials and practices; (4) provide educators with support and problem-solving mechanisms as they implement new materials and practices in their teaching; and (5) provide "train-the-trainer" techniques so that participants can move forward with concrete dissemination plans.