Miriam Schcolnik
smiriam [at] post.tau.ac.il
Tel Aviv University (Israel)
Sara Kol
sarakol [at] post.tau.ac.il
Tel Aviv University (Israel)
In this paper we report on two uses of presentation software in our EFL courses: one as a tool for oral reporting and the other as a writing tool. In both cases students use the four language skills actively. They read source materials, discuss their ideas with their peers and teacher, write them and then share their writing with others. In both uses, students function as "doers and creators"...
Using Presentation Software to Enhance Language Learning
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Using Video in the EFL Classroom
This research project provides teachers of English as Foreign Language (EFL)
with insights into developing materials and teaching methods that can be
incorporated and thus practically implemented in their classrooms. Emphasis
will be on approaching the identity and culture of the native speakers of
English through diverse authentic teaching materials.
Video has been proven to be an effective method in
teaching English as a foreign/second language (EFL/ESL) for both young...
Using Creative Thinking to Find New Uses for Realia
The use of realia is well known to teachers. However, this article suggests different ways of using realia. By thinking creatively we can find new teaching uses for the everyday objects that surround us, by relating them to language and looking at them in new ways.
Introduction
We like using realia, i.e. objects in the class because it adds interest and relates language to the real world. I have found my use of realia fall into three main areas, first for descriptions, and second as props in drama and another type of...
The Use of Authentic Materials in EFL Classrooms
Introduction
The use of authentic materials in an EFL classroom is what many teachers involved in foreign language teaching have discussed in recent years. We have heard persuasive voices insisting that the English presented in the classroom should be authentic, not produced for instructional purposes. Generally, what this means is materials which involve language naturally occurring as communication in native-speaker contexts of use, or rather those selected contexts where standard English is the norm: real newspaper reports,...
BERPACU MENUJU SEKOLAH HIJAU
Oleh: Soffa Ihsan
Pemerhati Pendidikan dan Direktur Lembaga Daulat Bangsa, Jakarta
Negeri kita saat ini agaknya mulai dipandang kurang nyaman. Dari tahun ke tahun, negeri kita kerap menuai bencana. Banjir bandang, tanah longsor, kebakaran hutan, tsunami atau ke-keringan seolah-olah sudah menjadi fenomena tahunan yang kerap terjadi. Sementara itu, perburuan satwa liar dan illegal loging nyaris tak pernah luput dari agenda para perusak lingkungan. Ironis, kita seolah-olah menutup mata bahwa ulah manusia yang bertindak sewenang-wenang...
