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JALTCALL 2007

Pre-Conference Workshop

Web-Based Speaking Tests (new title if possible: Tools for Web-Based Speaking Tests and Practice) Presenter: Brian Teaman, Osaka Jogakuin College.

This workshop will guide participants in using the Machine-Aided Spoken Language Evaluation (MASLE) system. The MASLE system is a web-based tool for creating speaking tests and exercises that allow teachers to evaluate students' spoken language. Participants will be introduced to different types of exercises that can be created on the MASLE system such as those for pronunciation practice or answering open-ended questions. During the session they will take various tests and learn to write and evaluate their own tests or practices. Finally, participants will be taught how to write pronunciation grammars so that their tests can be graded automatically by the computer using automatic speech recognition software. Participants will be given accounts so that they can use the system with their own classes for six months after the workshop. See http://popear.org for more information on MASLE. (Note: visitors from this site can use the classkey: "call2007" to take a test or two using MASLE).

Brian Teaman has taught English, Spanish, computer uses in education and phonetics at different times and different places including Barcelona, Philadelphia, Nagoya, Hiroshima and Osaka. His first educational computer project was a program for learning Spanish verbs that he wrote in 1982. His highly-regarded website for English listening can be found at http://loondon.com. In addition to working on the MASLE project he is currently teaching English and Phonetics at Osaka Women's College.

NOTES FROM THE CONFERENCE: Paul Daniels has some new modules being created for Moodle. He is looking for BETA testers. "Seating Chart" puts pictures from Moodle and allows you to arrange them into a grid. Allows teachers to give participation points, etc. with a PDA. "Media Blog" uses Flash media server to be able to upload audio, video and etc. http://eng.core.kochi-tech.ac.jp/digital.

Andy Johnson. Andy does video and I should ask him to look at my loondon.com and see if it is possible to implement it in Moodle.

Tom Robb "Lab Attendance" Block. Blogger Links. Highest Quiz Scores.

Gordon Bateson has some tweaks to standardize romaji personal and placenames on form.