Task-based Activities
for

esp. for writing
Christine Bauer-Ramazani

Task-based Activities
 

  • CALL projects by Christine's graduate students

Browse through the Multimedia CALL lessons that my graduate students have done; all of the ones below incorporate writing.  (http://personalweb.smcvt.edu/gsl520/multimediaCALLlessons.htm) 
Readings
  1. Butler-Pascoe, Mary Ellen &  Wiburg, Karin (2003). Technology and Teaching English Language Learners.  Boston: Pearson Education (Longman).  ISBN: 0-205-32677-3 (order online through Amazon.com), Chapter. 5: Using Technology to Teach Reading and Writing
  2. Warschauer, M., & Meskill, C. (2000). Technology and second language teaching.
    Note: Read the sections on history, cognitive approaches, sociocognitive approaches, computer-mediated communication, accessing resources and prublishing on the World Wide Web, advantages and disadvantages, investment of time, investment of money, uncertainty of results; for the case studies, focus on your area of teaching--ESL, foreign language, bilingual education, etc.
  3. Warschauer, M. (2004). Technology and writing. In C. Davison & J. Cummins (Eds.), Handbook of English Language Teaching. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. 
  4. Matsuda, P., Canagarajah, A. S., Harklau, L., Hyland, K., & Warschauer, M. (2003). Changing currents in second language writing research. Journal of Second Language Writing, 12(2), 159-179.
  5. The effect of computers on student writing: What the research tells us  (2003, April 1).  Research Brief, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) 1 (7); summarizes the study by Cook, A., Goldberg, A., & Russell, M. (2003, Feb).  Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment 2 (1).
  6. Ferris, S. (August, 2002), The effects of computers on traditional writing.  The Journal of Electronic Publishing, Volume 8, Issue 1 (http://www.press.umich.edu/jep/08-01/ferris.html)
  7. Massi, Marķa Palmira.  (June 2001).  Interactive Writing in the EFL Class: A Repertoire of Tasks.  The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. VII, No. 6
  8. Stevens, Vance (1999, updated).  Language Learning Techniques Implemented through Word Processing: Grammar-based exercise templates for becoming proficient with Word Processing.<http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/4631/wordproc.htm>
  9. Krajka, Jarek (Nov. 2000).  Using the Internet in ESL writing instruction.  The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. VI, No. 11<http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Krajka-WritingUsingNet.html>
  10. Hurst, Lilliam (2000).  Correcting student writing with Markin' (by Martin Holmes) 
  11. Robb, T. (1997), The paperless classroom? (a classic!)
  12. Chen, Judy F.(1997).  Computer generated error feedback and writing process: A link.
  13. Cunningham, Kevin (May 2000).  Integrating CALL into the Writing Curriculum.  The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. VI, No. 5 (http://iteslj.org/Articles/Cunningham-CALLWriting/). 
  14. Lee, Kuang-wu. (April 2000)  Energizing the ESL/EFL Classroom through Internet Activities.  The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. VI, No. 4
  15. Bollati, Ana (2002).  Creating a Learning Community Through Electronic Journaling.  The Internet TESL Journal  (http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Bollati-Journaling.html)
  16. Tan, Gabriel et al. (August 1999).  Using Cooperative Learning to Integrate Thinking and Information Technology in a Content-Based Writing Lesson.  The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. V, No. 8 (http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Tan-Cooperative.html)
  17. Gonglewski, Margaret,  Meloni, Christine, & Brant, Jocelyne (March 2001).  Using E-mail in Foreign Language Teaching: Rationale and Suggestions.  The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. VII, No. 3 (http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Meloni-Email.html) 
  18. Robb, T. (1996). E-mail keypals for language fluency. (http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/~trobb/keypals.html) -- another classic!
  19. Robb, Tom (1995/6).  Web Projects for the ESL/EFL Class --another classic by Tom Robb
  20. Schwienhorst, K. (1998). The "third place"- virtual reality applications for second language learning. ReCALL, 10(1), 118-126.

Last Updated: July 09, 2017