Search found 6 matches
- Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:37 am
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: Current Events Class
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7819
Sine your target groups are at beginning level, as proposed in the previous posts by Sally and Patrice, I suggest you let students collect some pieces of news and paste them on notebooks and write down three to four sentences to express their opinions on them. It’s like homework for them to let stud...
- Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:24 am
- Forum: Computer Assisted Language Learning
- Topic: Podcasts in the classroom
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11919
The definition of “Podcasts”(Oxford,2005) let learners to practice listening at their own space. The self-training of listening by students themselves can make some students show better English ability. Before you start integrating podcasting in you classroom, I suggest you make a research on the us...
- Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:28 pm
- Forum: Computer Assisted Language Learning
- Topic: Synchronous instruction in EFL
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4713
Synchronous instruction in EFL
I want to try asynchronous activities in my EFL class. The target group ranges from 15-18 years old. None of them has experienced in computer-assisted language learning. Please give me some advice what challenges or advantages that I will encounter. Thank you!
- Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:09 pm
- Forum: Computer Assisted Language Learning
- Topic: what are students' linguistic challenges in online class?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7280
In the context of synchronous class, students take more responsibility to talk because everyone is hearing very clearly. Any participant can provide instant feedback to others. Teacher can respond to students online just like in the classroom. Most importantly, synchornous instruction provides stude...
- Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:56 pm
- Forum: Computer Assisted Language Learning
- Topic: How can I create my own homepage/website?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13953
I started managing my own site with google site. As proposed in the previous posts, “google site” is surely your best choice. When you create your own site, you can choose the basic or advanced site you are going to manage. Also, google site provides patterns of what a site includes originally. You ...
- Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:33 pm
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: Good Icebreaker for first class?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12231
I usually guide students (also at elementary level) play such as information gap activity similar to the previous posts proposed by Sally Olsan to prompt students to get to know each other. At the beginning of the first class, I will announce that each student has to ask for information about their ...