Using information and communications technologies in language learning
By using information and communications technologies (ICT), all learners, including those who are not in school-based language programmes, can access a wider range of learning opportunities. ICT allows teachers to use a greater mix of approaches, for example, by enabling learners to work in small groups and conduct peer assessment.
Video recordings of students’ work can be built up into portfolios of work that both students and teachers can view and review over time. NZSL needs to be recorded visually in order to enable teachers, students, and caregivers to review the work at a later date.
Computers can enable learners and teachers to access other learners and Deaf communities by using email, to find information about other Deaf cultures and signed languages by using the Internet, and to gather other information to be used in the context of learning.