Indhold: Technology in the classroom ; Word processors in the classroom ; Using websites ; Internet-based project work ; How to use email ; How to use chat ; Blogs, wikis and podcasts ; Online reference tools ; Technology-based courseware ; Producing electronic materials ; e-learning : online teaching and training ; Preparing for the future.
If you have a basic understanding of English and wish to improve independently, this straightforward guide is designed for you. Ideal for students, travelers, or anyone eager to learn essential English, it allows you to enhance your grammar, vocabulary, speech, and pronunciation at your own pace. You'll gain confidence to navigate any English-speaking environment without feeling embarrassed. The guide is structured into several parts: - **Getting Started** covers the basics, including your existing knowledge of English, fundamental grammar, and how to greet and introduce yourself. - **English in Action** focuses on practical scenarios like shopping, dining, socializing, and communicating in various settings, including the office and on the phone. - **English on the Go** prepares you for real-life situations such as managing money, checking into hotels, asking for directions, and handling emergencies. - **The Part of Tens** offers quick tips, favorite expressions, memorable holidays, and phrases that can help you sound fluent. - **Appendices** provide explanations of phrasal verbs, common verbs, and information about downloadable content. This guide is your companion for mastering the essentials of English, ensuring you're ready to engage with confidence.
Explains, and then demonstrates with practical activities, how to use mobile devices in English Language Teaching in a principled and pedagogically sound way. This book is directed towards teachers - and therefore towards learners - in the age of the digital revolution, and it breaks new ground by offering support in our 21st-century classrooms.
Emphasizing the integration of digital technologies in language education, this book guides teachers in effectively supporting learners aged 5-18. It draws on research involving school-age learners, equipping educators with essential knowledge to make informed decisions about technology use in language classes. An accessible overview of key research studies enhances understanding, enabling teachers to implement principled approaches to technology in their teaching practices.
500 Ideas for Using Technology in the English Language Classroom
Focused on enhancing English language teaching, this resource explores the integration of technology in the classroom. It covers a variety of tools, including text-based resources, multimedia, and mobile devices, while addressing relevant teaching challenges. Additionally, the book offers photocopiable materials and online resources to support educators in effectively utilizing technology to boost student learning.
Targeted at English language teachers and learners of all ages, this book explores digital literacies within an educational context. It serves as a valuable resource for academics and students researching this vital area, offering insights to enhance understanding and application of digital skills in teaching.
Teaching Online is essential reading for any teacher interested in online teaching and course delivery. It deals comprehensively with both the tools and the techniques necessary for online language instruction.
Tools and techniques, options and opportunities
Teaching Online is a clear, accessible and reassuringly practical book - essential reading for anyone interested in online teaching and course delivery. The authors share their wealth of experience in a fundamental area of interest to language teaching professionals today. It deals comprehensively with: - ways you should approach both online and blended courses - tools you should know about - techniques you should use for successful online teaching Teaching Online contains three distinctive parts which focus in turn on theory, practice and development: Part A gets you started and building your own online course, and recommends a route, from course sites to course behaviour, that will take you safely towards successful online teaching. It is accompanied by a wide-ranging list of tools for teaching, from blogs to word clouds. Part B provides a bank of practical activities that cover the four skills, language work and evaluation, with special sections for activities to begin and finish an online course. Additional comments provide insights on how to make your online teaching more effective Part C investigates avenues for your further online development, both professional and personal, with references to Web 2.0 tools that connect you with the worldwide professional community of teachers and an introduction to the concept of the PLN (Personal Learning Network) for your individual development.
In this accessible book, Nicky Hockly draws on her extensive personal experience, along with relevant research and theory, to provide practical guidance on the effective implementation of learning technologies in language teaching.
Not all students are the same. Choose the learning pathway that best suits your class. Choices gives teachers the flexibility to adjust the course to their students’ individual needs.
