Using websites (Dudeney and Hockly)
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This document discusses using websites in the classroom for English language teaching. It provides examples of different types of websites, including English language teaching (ELT) websites and authentic websites. It also provides tips for finding useful websites through search engines or subject guides. The document then discusses how to plan lessons using websites, including setting objectives, evaluating websites, and considering how technology-based lessons compare to non-technology lessons. Finally, it discusses considerations for working with lower language proficiency levels and provides teaching dos and don'ts for using websites in the classroom.
Using websites (Dudeney and Hockly)
- 1. Using Websites Dudeney & Hockly (2007)
- 2. Some Lingos… • Do you know these terms? –www –Html –WSYWYG –internet explorer –search engines • Are there any other terms that you know?
- 3. Some uses of web pages in the classroom • as printed pages, with no computers • with one computer with an Internet connection • in a computer lab with a set of networked and connected computers
- 4. Can you? • Describe a situation when each use of the web pages above is advantageous and not advantageous
- 5. ELT websites vs. authentic websites? ELT websites Authentic websites Controlled language work Learner’s interests For certain aspects of the language Total comprehension of the texts (like in real life) To prepare for
- 6. Example of ELT Websites • http://www.bbc.co.uk/learninge nglish • http://learningenglish.voanews. com/ • http://learnenglish.britishcounci l.org/en/
- 7. Example of authentic websites • http://www.bbc.com/ • http://voanews.com/
- 8. How to find useful websites? • Search engines –www.google.com –www.bing.com •Specific keywords •Phrase search
- 9. • Subject guides –www.yahoo.com –www.msn.com –www.about.com • Real language searches –www.ask.com
- 10. • Specialist websites –www.imdb.com – for movie –www.amazon.com – for books –www.fifa.com – for football –www.apa.com – for APA reference style
- 11. • Subject- or media-specific search sites –http://images.google.com –http://video.search.yahoo.com –www.youtube.com –www.flickr.com
- 13. Can you add one in each category?
- 14. Application in class • Treasure Hunt –Use your search skills to find information –Make a group of 3 –Find the answers to these questions! –You can only use 3 search
- 15. Use your search skills to find this information • The name of the president of the World Bank • The capital of Scotland • The country that won the 1986 FIFA world cup • The author of Around the World in 80 days • Nationality of the architect of ‘La Pendrera’
- 16. Planning lessons using the Internet • At this stage, you have: –Set up your objective(s) –Found some websites –Evaluated the websites (remember previous discussion?) –Decided the website(s) to use
- 17. Planning lessons using the Internet • Decide the objective(s) • Plan your session well • Search the website • Evaluate the website • Visit the website and Know the way around • Next: Consider how will this technology-based lesson plan will look in comparison with the
- 18. Make a lesson plan • Parts: warmer-web-what’s next • Use the computer only as long as it’s needed • Time and task
- 19. Application • Level of learners: upper- intermediate to advanced • Skills: –Asking and answering questions –Reacting to information –Showing interest
- 20. Application • Topic: movie stars • Website to use: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/fe atures/collections/film- interviews/ • Time: 2 x 45 minutes
- 21. Now put yourself as the student! • Warmer –A simple class discussion –A pair work Sample task sheet
- 22. • Web –Visit the web http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/feat ures/collections/film-interviews/ –Find the actor you’re interested in –Read the task sheet
- 23. • What’s next? –Class report –Speaking Activity: an interview –Writing Activity: ‘a day in the life’ –Writing Activity: an interview –Writing Activity: a biography
- 24. Working with lower levels of language proficiency • Possible, but limited choice of websites • Guidelines for choosing websites: –Simple, clearly presented text –Non-linguistic data which is easy to interpret (data as chart, etc.) –Visuals
- 25. Teaching dos and don’ts • Always have a backup plan • Use knowledge of other teachers and of your learners to help with technical side of the lesson • Few web pages? Save in hard disk • Don’t let them work alone in class! Pairs or threes are fine as long as there is a turn for everyone • Layout of computers • Filtering content