Wednesday, March 02 2016
Week 7:Using diversity of websites in ESL.
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Susana Constanza
In general terms, I have been analyzed the articles readied the recently weeks. All of them were talking about using technology to helps students to acquire the second language and to develop listening, speaking, grammar skills, but this week one of the article is focused on writing skills.
During the reading I learned two important things. In first place, I learned how to use the technology for teach writing. Suddenly, teachers not receive a trainer about how to include technology in the curriculum. So, if we include it in the lesson is necessary to adapt according to the age, and level of the students .Actually, in internet we can find a helpful websites , I checked some of them such as letters, bibliography, an argumentative essay, notices and advisertment, description or review of a book, film or play, etc. I found interesting for students, because assigning activities in those websites, students can develop not only writing skills, also reading and speaking skills. Teachers must provide them not only materials for learners because students need real materials which allows them interact with real situations.
In second place, I learned how to use the internet for children focused in the reading skill. There are some creative websites designers for children. The teacher can do make the reading experience more productive and interesting by planning creativity activities .Finally, I would like to say that nowadays we have some resources on line designed to develop the skills, so we need to take advantage of those websites and select the best for our students .
Hi Susy, I agree with you. Using the internet in the classroom can help students to improve writing,reading, listening,etc. So, it's important for teachers to know that technology is very useful, but something that we have to know it's when and how we have to use technology.Also we have to know the levels and ages of students, so we can have more productive and interesting classes.Another important point that we have to remember too is that tudents feel more confident and comfortable using technology and they feel motivated to use English and make it part of their daily life.
ReplyDeleteThanks Fatima , you are right.Probably we are not consious about The benefits that it can bring us incluye it in The lesson .I think that we need to be innovates to be open minded to The news changes un technology because teachers need to manipulated it and take advantages of this.
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