TESOL Technology Standards for Language Learners

Goal 1: Language learners demonstrate foundational knowledge and skills in technology for a multilingual world.

 Goal 1 Standard 1: Language learners demonstrate basic operational skills in using various technology tools and internet browsers.

 Goal 1 Standard 2: Language learners are able to use available input and output devices.

 Goal 1 Standard 3: Language learners exercise appropriate caution when using online sources and when engaging in electronic communication.

 Goal 1 Standard 4: Language learners demonstrate basic competence as users of technology.

Goal 2: Language learners use technology in socially and culturally appropriate, legal, and ethical ways.

 Goal 2: Standard 1: Language Learners understand that communication conventions differ across cultures, communities, and contexts.

 Goal 2: Standard 2: Language Learners demonstrate respect for others in their use of private and public information.

Goal 3: Language Learners effectively use and critically evaluate technology-based tools as aids in the development of their language learning competence as part of formal instruction and for further learning.

 Goal 3: Standard 1: Language learners effectively use and evaluate available technology-based productivity tools.

 Goal 3: Standard 2: Language learners appropriately use and evaluate available technology-based language skill-building tools.

 Goal 3: Standard 3: Language learners appropriately use and evaluate available technology-based tools for communication and collaboration.

 Goal 3: Standard 4: Language learners use and evaluate available technology-based research tools appropriately.

 Goal 3: Standard 5: Language learners recognize the value of technology to support autonomy, lifelong learning, creativity, metacognition, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.

Reference

Healey, D., Hanson-Smith, E., Hubbard, P., Loannou-Georgiou, Sophie., Kessler, G. & Ware, P., Inc. (2011) TESOL Technology Standards. TESOL, Inc.