Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Week 4 Internet and English Language Teaching

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Based on the article CALL Me… Maybe: A Framework for Integrating the Internet into ELT

Internet can be Integrated into ELT classes

What surprised me in the article was the beginning because it made me realize how meaningful it will be for students if they could practice by playing different roles in the most famous web pages on the internet.  Could you imagine a student preparing an advertisement to sell a new pair of shoes on amazon and he has to present to the class or a student presenting his or her critics about the latest movie as rotten tomatoes. These activities could be used for any age, level of proficient or topic and they present a great opportunity for students to manipulate the language. Moreover, as the article mention the use of technology during a ELT  can increase learners’ motivation, engage learners, promote autonomy and aid retention.  My favorite quote from the article was “limited access generally implies limits to hardware, software and internet, but also it referred to the lack of desire, ability and opportunity to use technology in the classroom”However, I said that this article showed how to incorporate ICT during ETL even if the access is limited or not, and presented some reasons why teachers should consider integrate internet into ELT. Besides, the author has divide into two the role of the internet in a ELT class internet as tutor and internet as a tool. This framework presented by the article made me want to read more about and explore the different web pages. I will really recommend this article is my favorite  till the moment! 

2 comments:

  1. I agree with you Lineth, there are many great websites, apps, and tools on the Internet that we can use to make students be involved with the Language. Also, I liked the same quote because it is not just the responsability of teachers, but students need to show interest and responsabilty with the activities. But un fortuna teléfono, there are several issuese that classroom face like the lack of internet acceso or low resources Good job!

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  2. Lineth, I agree with you that there are many websites and apps that can work as tool on students learning process, this helps students to have the power of learning in their hands, it was really ineteresting what you mentioned about it, great job!

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