The Internet and ELT

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The Internet and English Language Teaching

How can we use the Internet in English Language Teaching?: 

How can we use the Internet in English Language Teaching? Source of authentic material : text, video, podcast Webquests Source of teaching material : flashcards, worksheets, lesson plans, listening, grammar practice … etc etc On-line courses Materials creation Concordancers Blogs, wikis, videos and podcasts Social networking sites Language exchange

Webquests : 

Webquests An activity which asks students to research information on the web and (possibly) to use the results to complete a task. To see some examples : http://www.theconsultants-e.com/webquests/

Using the Net with ESP courses : Example 1 - upper intermediate level paediatrician: 

Using the Net with ESP courses : Example 1 - upper intermediate level paediatrician Framework Ask the learner to tell you everything she knows about eg Type 2 diabetes. Note concepts she had difficulty expressing, words mispronounced etc Watch Youtube video on that topic – eg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBJN7DH83HA She compares the info she gave with what was said She listens to identify how she might have expressed concepts better /to check pronunciation etc Transcript work

Using the Net with ESP courses : Example 2 – A portfolio manager of an investment bank: 

Using the Net with ESP courses : Example 2 – A portfolio manager of an investment bank Before lesson – check the BBC’s business news page and select the most important story of the day : article / video http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/default.stm S. talks about what has happened in the markets that day S reads article / watches video to compare what he has said with the information given http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/default.stm Detailed comprehension questions Language Focus work - gapped text, extra words, errors etc

Source of teaching material: 

Source of teaching material flashcards eg www.mes-english.com, www.eslhq.com worksheets eg www.mes-english.com, www.eslhq.com lesson plans eg www.onestopenglish.com ESP material eg www.businessenglishpod.com, www.mes-english.com listening eg www.eslpodcards.com grammar practice eg http://www.oup.com/elt/students/?view=student&cc=it Sites with a bit of everything eg www.headsupenglish.com

On-line Courses: 

On-line Courses Eg www.netlanguages.com Ss can follow the course autonomously Contact with a teacher sometimes possible on-site You can incorporate the material into your classwork/homework You can run your own on-line follow up lessons Eg www.wiziq.com

Materials creation: 

Materials creation Eg www.quia.com Provides the software to allow you to create quizzes, games and other learning materials Also possible to access other people’s activities

Blogging and podcasting ….: 

Blogging and podcasting …. Teacher blogs and podcasts Student blogs, podcasts and videos Some examples - http://esltechnology.com/blog/ http://beeonline.blogspot.com/ Other people’s blogs and podcasts Useful software : www.blogger.com www.audacity.com

Social Networking Sites: 

Social Networking Sites Eg www.ning.com Provides the software to allow you to create an on-line community - blogs, forums, chat etc You could … - create a community for your own students - help them find one based on their own interests

Keypals and Language Exchange: 

Keypals and Language Exchange Eg http://www.eslbase.com/language-exchange/learn.asp

Using the Internet with Minors: 

Using the Internet with Minors If using computers in the classroom, use filters against undesirable content Make sure kids know the rules of interacting on the internet – no real names or other identifiable details – and check everything they do. Get signed permission from the parents if asking them to use internet at home, to interact on the net, or to publish work on the net. Specify exactly what the kids will be doing – and won’t be doing

Using the Internet with Adults: 

Using the Internet with Adults Get signed permission before publishing their work on the net. Recommend that they too adopt pseudonyms and follow the “rules” of internet interaction.