Language Learning
There is a wide range of on-line applications which are already
available for use in the foreign language class. These include
dictionaries and encyclopedias, links for teachers, chat-rooms,
pronunciation tutors, grammar and vocabulary quizzes, games and
puzzles, literary extracts. The World Wide Web (WWW) is a virtual
library of information that can be accessed by any user around the
clock. If someone wants to read or listen to the news, for example,
there are a number of sources offering the latest news either printed
or recorded. The most important newspapers and magazines in the world
are available on-line and the same is the case with radio and TV
channels.
Another example is communicating with electronic pen friends,
something that most students would enjoy. Teachers should explain how
it all works and help students find their keypals. Two EFL classes from
different countries can arrange to send E-mail regularly to one
another. This can be done quite easily thanks to the web sites
providing lists of students looking for communication. It is also
possible for two or more students to join a chat-room and talk on-line
through E-mail.Learning ESL.