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Into the future:
what will the ‘new normal’ look like?
Pete Sharma
31st August 20212
Author
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PPT available as a .pdf
References & website links
https://petesharma.com/
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Aim Provide insights
into the future
of language teaching
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Overview
• Past and present
• Practical ideas
• Future
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Classroom
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Time and place
Online
Uschi Felix
Good
Poor12
Who said what?
“The classroom is a dynamic place where real communication
happens. Can you really teach communication skills online?”
“The classroom is ‘lockstep’ – you have to go ‘just above
middle’. Online means true differentiation.”
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Blended LearningKey concept in ELT
ELT Journal, Volume 64, Issue 4, October 2010
Corporate world
Tertiary Education
ELT
Definition 2 Definition 3
Combination of
f2f + online
Combination of
methodologiesCombination of
technologies
Multiple definitions
“The best of both worlds!”
Why blend?
“The worst of both worlds!”
Success with Blended Learning
Attitude
Training
Appropriacy
Robust
technology
Same time same place
Same time different
place
Different time
different place
Same place
different time
Time and place
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Classroom
ForumE-mail
Four Key factors
Discussion
Critical thinking
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Class work
“Self study”
2 Integration 3 Attitude
Freeman
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Teachers and students22 SOURCE: PANDEMIC: HOW TO PREVENT AN OUTBREAK/NETFLIX
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Classroom Online
Move furniture
Both
Teacher motivates
Instructions
‘Netiquette’
Stating lesson aims
Warmer / filler
Non-tech activities
Headset
WebcamClassroom
Online
Differently
Pair work and small group work – breakout rooms
Facial expression & gesture- difficult
Signalling turn-taking –difficult
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Synchronous teaching
AsynchronousSynchronous
Virtual blending
Synchronous ‘live’ delivery
Asynchronous delivery
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Using a learning platform
Three approaches
Lock step
TargetedOpen access
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Emergency Remote Teaching
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Flipped EAP course
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Presentation
Guided practice
Output – task MS Teams
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Hybrid-Flexible (Hy-Flex)
Concurrent teaching
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Reactive vs proactive?
Acknowledgement: Beth Alexander
Inclusive
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Using a learning platform
• Flexibility
• Differentiation
• Personalisation
• Choice
• Encouraging autonomy
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• Past and present
• Practical ideas
• Future
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Grammar
Vocabulary
Speaking
Listening
Reading
GrammarWhich question works best on a computer? Which is best to ask a teacher?
CrispQ1. Is ‘went’:
a) Simple Past
b) Present perfect?
Fuzzy
Q2. What’s the difference between:
a) “I did it”
b) “I’ve done it”?
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Using ‘messages’ for grammar issues
Practical idea
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Using screen shots
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Class scores
The power of data
Grammar
VocabularySpeaking
Listening
Reading
Partial to precise
knowledge
1 I don’t remember having see this word before
2 I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means
3 I have seen this word before and I think it means ________________(synonym or translation)
4 I know this word, it means ________________ (synonym or translation)
5 I can use this word in a sentence, for example ________________________
Not every word progresses through each phase on the continuum
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Show a word
Decide your number
www.menti.com
Code: 7308 8148
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EthogenicQuasi-
experimental
Ontological
Axiology
Syllogism Algorithm Affordance
Idiographic Phenomenology Empirical
Grammar
Vocabulary
SpeakingListening
Reading
Phones –
on or off
in class?
Photographer: Pete Sharma
Speaking
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Lion56
Speaking
Re-draft
Grammar
Vocabulary
Speaking
ListeningReading
‘Out of class’Strategy work
Choice
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“I’m going to play the tape
twice….”
Normalisation (Bax)
The students just listened on their Smartphones or tablet
The in-class technologydidn’t work!
Pre-lesson
Vocabulary inputContent inputPrepare discussion
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Self study
Listen and compare
List new words
In class
Summarise differences
Grammar
Vocabulary
Speaking
Listening
Reading
E-book readers
Genres
Devices
Graded readers
Gradedreaders
Text A Text B
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• Past and present
• Practical ideas
• Future
Adaptive learning
AR and VR
AI
Adaptive learning
AR and VR
AI
“Adaptive technologies capture a learner’s interactions with the software, and algorithms determine the next step in the learning programme.” (Kerr)
Spaced repetition
‘forgetting curve’
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Complete the sentence:
Fariba _________ from Iran to
Denmark when she was a child
SOURCE: Oxford English Vocabulary Trainer (OUP)
www.menti.comCODE:5714 3978
“You read this –
we thought
you would like this!”
My hovercraft is full of eels“La plume de ma tante”My postillion is struck by lighteningMy tailor is rich
https://forum.duolingo.com/
Adaptive learning
AR and VR
AI
AR is an enhanced version of reality
created by the use of technology to
overlay digital information on an image of
something being viewed through a device
such as a smartphone camera
Trigger
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Snapchat
2004
2006
1993
Virtual reality
Three levels of VR experience
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Low
YouTube360°
Medium
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Language teachingVoice recognitionAvatar Source: www.mondly.com
Chernobyl
C.L.I.L.
ESP
MicrosoftHololens
Mixed reality
Adaptive learning
AR and VR
AI
HAL
2001 A Space Odyssey
AI
Ex Machina
Artificial
Intelligence
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WHAT IS AI?
Definition
Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence demonstrated by
machines, as opposed to the natural intelligence displayed
by humans or animals.SOURCE: wikipedia
General
AI
• AI that can successfully perform any intellectual task that a human could
Domain Specific
AI
• Chess (Deep Blue)
• Go (Google’s Deep Mind)
• Self-driving car
CAN YOU FINISH THE SENTENCE? WHAT ARE YOUR IDEAS?
“AI is massively transforming our world, but
there's one thing it cannot do:
………..……….”
Love
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Acknowledgement: Kai-Fu Lee TED Talk
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kai_fu_lee
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“Do you not think we need a lot of compassionate
caregivers to give more medical care to more
people? Do you not think we're going to need 10
times more teachers to help our children find their
way to survive and thrive in this brave new
world?”
RepetitiveCreative
Be ready to share your classroom with a
digital assistant!
Be creative! Let the machines what they do best
Voice recognition
Siri
Smart home
assistants
“Alexa…..”
Which questions are best for Alexa or Siri? Which questions are best for the teacher?
•What time is it?
•How far is it to Mars?
•Who will win the next election?
•Are you a feminist?
•What does ‘love’ mean?
•What’s the capital of Nicaragua?
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Source: https://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/
SOURCE:
https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/free-resources/write-and-improve/
A programme /
pathway created automatically
for you
Are you shy?What’s your personality?What happened yesterday?I know your name..You are tired – let’s play a game…
Robot teacher in South Korea
Wearable technology
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Into the future: what will the ‘new normal’ look like?
• AI replace some aspects
• AI will lead – teacher support
• Teacher will lead – AI support
• Teacher will continue – do the
things AI cannot
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What do you need to do?
• Update continuously
• Think critically
• Re-connect with everything you love
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Aim Provide insights
into the future
of language teaching
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Overview
• Past and present
• Practical ideas
• Future
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