The Internet and the language classroom / Gavin Dudeney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dudeney, Gavin, 1964-

Series:

Cambridge handbooks for language teachers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching--Computer network resources.

Language and languages.

Internet in education.

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

x, 171 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Summary:

Are you looking for ways to expand your teaching horizons using the Internet, but not quite sure where to start? This fully revised new edition of The Internet and the Language Classroom is an ideal introduction to the Internet for all teachers. It provides a varied collection of activities for classroom use which even the most experienced teacher will find useful. New to this edition is material covering, webquests, blogs, wikis and interactive whiteboards and how to use them as language resources. The book is divided Into four parts: part one discusses different facets of the Internet (software, modes of communication, organising resources) and gives clear guidance on the practicalities of using the Internet as a resource and a teaching tool. part two provides a range of practical activities, many with sample worksheets which can be adapted for use with different levels and ages. part three looks at on-line project work and ways in which the Internet can be used for different cultural and language exchanges. part four is a whole new section on Teacher Development which looks as ways to use the Internet for you own professional development and also how to approach the growing area of teaching on-line. In addition, there is a glossary of common terms and a fully revised list of useful websites for interested language teachers.

Contents:

1.1 The World Wide Web 3

1.2 Website FAQs 8

1.3 Email 10

1.4 Email FAQs 17

1.5 Searching the Internet 18

1.6 Search FAQs 30

1.7 The Internet as resource bank 31

1.8 The Internet as a classroom tool 32

2 Activities 41

Activities by level 41

Activities by theme 42

2.3 Giving advice 46

2.4 I've always wondered... 47

2.5 A song class 49

2.6 20th century news 50

2.7 Heroes hall of fame 51

2.8 Celebrity dinner party 53

2.9 The weather 54

2.10 Strange news 56

2.11 Making the news 57

2.12 Film reviews 58

2.13 Square eyes 59

2.14 Eco-tourism 61

2.15 A little Je ne sais quoi 62

2.16 The same language? 64

2.17 A good book 65

2.18 Ladies and gentlemen...The Beatles 67

2.19 Mystery postcards 68

2.20 A terrible holiday 69

2.21 A new logo 71

2.22 Written in the stars 71

2.23 People watching 73

2.24 Get a job 74

2.25 Cooking with kids 76

2.26 Playing it safe 77

2.27 Olympic Games 78

2.28 The London sightseeing tour 79

2.29 "What's the time? 81

2.30 Dream holiday 82

2.31 A night at the movies 83

2.32 Classified ads 85

2.33 Finding a flat 87

2.34 Suits you 88

2.35 A fine day out 89

2.36 But is it art? 90

2.37 Puzzlemaker 91

2.38 Holiday posters 93

2.39 Nice day today 94

2.40 Disaster area 96

2.41 Kids and the news 97

2.42 It's a mystery 97

2.43 Australian wildlife 99

2.44 Theme park 100

2.45 Computer detectives 101

2.46 Who said that...? 102

2.47 Waving the flag 103

2.48 Dream houses 104

2.49 Net research 106

2.50 Surveys 'R' us 107

2.51 Survival 109

2.52 Teen spirit 110

2.53 What's in a name? 111

2.54 Inventions and discoveries 112

2.55 Reviewing a website 114

3 Tools for Online Work 115

3.1 Email projects and discussion lists 115

3.2 Webquests 122

3.3 Blogs and wikis 125

3.4 Online groups 128

3.5 Chat 130

3.6 Writing projects 132

4 Teacher Development 141

4.1 Professional development online 141

4.2 Listserv FAQs 146

4.3 Teaching online 152

4.4 Teacher development resources 153.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 165) and index.

ISBN:

0521684463

9780521684460

OCLC:

74967108

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