Current IT in ESL classes

You tube

The real benefit of YouTube is that it offers authentic examples of everyday English used by everyday people. YouTube give challenges as well. Students may enjoy watching these clips, but poor sound quality, pronunciation and slang can make these short videos even more difficult to understand. The  teachers can: 1)obtain free video content, 2) obtain enormous variety, 3) reproduce authentic language in the classroom, 4) access comprehensible input which is offered through videos. Teachers can also use Tube videos in an ELT classroom for various teaching such vocabulary, accents, pronunciations, voice modulation as well as teaching such English skills as listening, speaking, and writing.

Blog

It  is a frequently updated website that often resembles an online journal.

The Tutor Blog is created and run by the teacher of a class. The content of this blog type can be limited to syllabus, course information, homework, assignments, etc.

The Class Blog is a shared space, with teacher and students being able to create dialogue and discussion. It is best used as a collaborative discussion space.

The Learner Blog is the third type of blog. This type of Blog requires more time and attempt from the teacher to both create and moderate, but is perhaps the most rewarding.

There are several reasons for encouraging teachers to use blogs for creating ELT materials: 

 

- to provide extra reading practice for students.

- as online student learner journals that can be read by their peers.

 -to guide students to online resources appropriate for their level.

- to stimulate out-of-class discussion.

- to help build a closer relationship between students in large classes.