Learning Log 4

25/07/2016           

       This week, I attend for Introduction Corpus Linguistics (Concordances) traning with Mr.Kriangkrai Vathanalaoha.I am very exited.I login the BNC and study about it. I learn about definition of corpus. Corpus is a large collection of texts. The plural form of corpus is corpora. I also learn the history of Corpus that began in 1897s and 1950s-1960s. The case for introspection, Chomsky said we should focus on language competence rather than language performance.In addition, I learn about seven types of Corpora.

1. Special Corpus 

     - the language of newspapers ex. Bangkok post

     - time:1990 to the present day

2. General Corpus (BNC)
     

3. Multilingual Corpus
     - English and Spanish

4. Parallel Corpus
      - English or Thai Corpus

5. Learner Corpus
     - language used create by people learning a particular lanuage

6. Historical or Diachronic Corpus
    

7. Monitor Corpus
     
    Later, I learn process in Corpus Linguistics,for instance,Frequencies,Concordances, collocations, distribution information, Dispersion plots, etc.
   - Frequencies refer to how many words in focus are there in the corpus.
   - Concordances refer to hoe does the word appear in context.
   - collocations refer to what kind of words usually appear with '' word".
   - Dispersion plots refer to where is the word "word" appear in the text.
         Finally, I learn how to use this program correctly.Especially, I think Corpus Linguistics is good for me and everyone who interested in.I hope it to useful for me in Language learning.

Learning Log 3

22/07/2016        

           This day,I attened the seminar about Linguistics and language Teaching .The lecturer is Professor Dr.Budsaba Kanoksilapatham. She comes from English Department, Faculty of Art,Silpakorn University. First she told about skills that a teacher need to have.There are Teaching methods/pedagogy and Linguistic competence.The most important for a teacher is Linguistic competence.Then, I learnt Phonetics and Phonology such as how to produce the letter h and consonant sounds for example think thank them and the. After that she taught how to read vowel sounds such as full-fool and back-bag.After that I did the pre-test about intonation and I got 27/40 score.She taught how to stress the vocabulary from the test such as amaze , recognize, anatomy, behavior and complementary.Then,I learnt collocation (e.g.economic crisis). I learnt about Syntax : subjunctive and indicative mood.Then, she discussed Pragmatics some sentence was request that want the idea such as "The box is heavy!!" so you must answer "Can I help you?".The important title that we have to use in social is Sociolinguistics some sentence are formal some sentence are informal so we have to use in socio factors. Lexical Semantics or vocabulary some vocabulary are stronger than one such as -to boil  is stronger than to simmer or cold is colder than cool.Some word is slang such as kid-child.Some word is positive and some word is negative for example thin and skinny .Discourse has main structure when written. If you want to be teacher ,you will have your corpus linguistics. After that she taught linguistic research skill, they found the error about subject verb agreement in sentence.Before the end she taught about life-long learning.

Learning Log 2

13/07/2016

      Today, I learn about  blogger’s template selecting and finding them on the internet. I study how to select the clock, calendar, counter, and  QR code by searching from Google. I search them for free and then I copy their codes. I can add gadjed in blogger by choose java script , give the name, and paste the code.If not sure, I can review item in  my blogger. I also learn friend’s linking,I can link their blogger’s address from their page in Facebook.Then, I copy their URLs and paste them in my blog linking. In  addition, I learn article creating in my blogger,I post everything what I learn in class or outside class in blog. If I want to create a new article, I have to click on new post and I also edit my articles. The last one that I learn in class is adding English videos in blog. I can search them in youtube, and before spread in my blog,I have to click ‘share’, ‘embed’, and select the video’s size to show in my blogger.

Learning Log 1

6/7/2016    

         This day, It was the first period of Computer Application in Enlish Technology subject.Teacher  explained the course syllabus and she asked me for the importances of technology in Language teaching.Teacher gave abbreviations that I used in this subject such as ESOL,TESOL,ELL,PDF,ESL,EFL,and ELT.Technology in English Teaching such as tape recoders,Language laboratories,video,CALL (CD ROMs),and TELL(internet and web-based tools).I learned the role of technology  for language teaching.For instance,

organizer,instructional designer,material resource manager,instructional guide,and facilitator. There are vocabularies such as techie which meant a person who is expert in or enthusiastic about technology, especially computing.Technophobe which meant a person who fears, dislikes, or avoids new technology. Tech-savvy which meant proficient in the use of technology, especially computers.Then, I learned how to make weblog but I had to registered gmail first. The teacher  taught  about  blog’s meaning and I searched   free template for using in blog. I also learned acronyms.

Homework 1

6/7/2016

The Acronyms of technology for Language teaching

IT = Information Technology 
       It refers to the application of computer to store, retrieve, transmit and manipulate data, often in the context of a business or other enterprise.

ICT = Information and  Communication Technology
           It refers to an extended term for information Technology (IT) which stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications ), computers as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage, and audio-visual systems, which enable users to access, store, transmit, and manipulate information.

CAI = Computer Assisted Instruction 
            It refers to an interactive instructional technique whereby a computer is used to present the instructional material and monitor the learning that takes place. CAI uses a combination of text, graphics, sound and video in enhancing the learning process. The computer has many purposes in the classroom, and it can be utilized to help a student in all areas of the curriculum.

CALL = Computer Assisted Language Learning 
         It refers to the search for and study of applications of the computer in language teaching and learning.

CMC = Computer Mediated Communication 
              It refers to defined as any human communication that occurs through the use of two or more electronic devices. While the term hastraditionally referred to those communications that occur via computer-mediated formats , it has also been applied to other forms of text-based interaction such as text messaging.

TELL = Technology Enhanced Language Learning  
               It refers to the use of the computer as a technological innovation to display multimedia as a means of complementing a teaching method langauge teachers.

WBI = Web - based Instruction
              It refers to teaching and learning supported by the attributes and resources of the Internet.

MUD = Multi - User Dungeon
              It refers to a multiplayer real-time virtual world, usually text-based. MUDs combine elements of role-playing games,hack and slash, player versus player, interactive fiction, and online chat.

MOO = Multiple Domain Object Oriented

             It refers to a text-based online virtual reality system to which multiple users (players) are connected at the same time.

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology

https://www.techopedia.com/definition/24152/information-and-communications-technology-ict

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/computer-assisted-instruction-and-reading

https://www.llas.ac.uk/resources/gpg/61

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/CMC.html

http://crescentok.com/staff/jaskew/WebBased/introduction.htm

https://www.zuggsoft.com/zmud/aboutmud.htm

https://www.techopedia.com/definition/24990/multi-user-domain-object-oriented-moo

http://bow-sunflowers.blogspot.com/2012/07/blog-post.html?m=1