Using The Internet To Teach English to Speakers of Other Languages

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• Using The Internet To Teach English to
  Speakers of Other Languages
• Koffi Agba
• Computer as Teachers Aide
• 
  Spring 2008
• Professor Miceli

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You need Native Speakers!

• To Learn a Foreign Language well, you need to be
  in an environment where the target language is
  used as a first language
• Not Everybody Can travel to the English- Speaking
  world
• Means to create English-like environments are
  necessary

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There is a Practical Solution The Internet

• The Internet Can be Used To Overcome Travel Costs
  and To Create English-Like Environments that can
  Enhance Your Teaching Purposes
• The Internet Can be Used To teach Listening,
  Speaking, Vocabulary, and even Writing

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How Much It Costs?

• You just need a Computer, an Internet
  Connection, a Headset, and a microphone.
• There is a lot of free websites you can use as an
  EFL/ESL Teacher

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What You Can do With The Internet

• You can Help your students Improve their
  Listening Skills via websites
  such as Practical American English
• http//www.1-language.com/audiocourse/ind
  ex.htm
• On this website, students can practice and
  test their listening skills. Its a very
  effective website for ESL, and similar websites
  can be found.

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You Can Use the Internet To Teach Speaking

• Find Your Students Online Pen pals, and create
  Online chatting
• www.englishclub.com is a good source
• You can contact other teachers, and establish a
  partnership with them.
• These activities should be guided by an adult.
• Another website for finding pen pals
  http//penpals.englishclub.com/index.html

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Use The Internet to Teach Vocabulary

• Many websites you can use to enrich your
  students vocabulary are available, and for free.
• The most popular one is www.freerice.com
• http//www.manythings.org/ is also a good
  website for learning vocabulary
• Students Learn, Have Fun in a very practical way.

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Use The Internet to Teach Writing

• Encourage your Students to Maintain Blogs.
• As a Teacher Maintain your Own Blog, and Have
  Students Write on your Blog.
• Ask Students to Write Letters to Their Friends
• A good source on How to teach writing using the
  Internet

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Is the Internet an Effective Tool for Teaching
English to Speakers of Other Languages?

• ETS, and other testing organizations are already
  using online testing.
• Its cheaper
• Virtually accessible to everybody
• The Content is rich and can be used in different
  ways (Podcast, printed documents, video, etc).

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Conclusion

• The Internet Can be a good and reliable source
  for Speakers of Other Languages to improve their
  skills in English.
• Using The Internet Should be an integral Part of
  ESL/EFL Instruction.

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References

• http//www.bradfordschools.net/content/view/1996/6
  9/
• http//bettereflteacher.blogspot.com/
• http//esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa080200a.htm
• http//www.kn.att.com/wired/internet/internet-in-t
  he20classroom.htm
• http//www.ericdigests.org/2001-1/history.html

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