E-MERGING FORUM 2 Moscow, 2012 Tatiana Shabanova Deputy director SPb GAOU #577 school with intensive learning of English in Saint-Petersburg Site: tatiana-sha.narod.ru The Riches of the Internet for Better Teaching and Learning English. Mobile Phones in Teaching English.

Content  Changes happening in teachers’ minds  Useful sites overview  Social networking doubts  Teaching with mobile phones

Changes happening in teachers’ minds What is recently coming into teachers’ practice:  various software;  course books with CDs or tapes;  interactive whiteboards;  access to the Internet;  social networks accounts;  online multimedia on the web;  webinars;  electronic gadgets. What is still about to come:  social networks for educational purposes;  educational blogs, wikis, writeboards;

Useful sites overview  Methodology  Teaching skills like speaking or listening  Teaching the usage of the language: grammar, vocabulary, modern language.  Teaching with the help of special resources: video, games, cards.  Teaching different levels: from Starter to Proficiency.  Teaching special courses like Country Studies, British or American Literature.

Useful sites overview - methodology

Useful sites overview - methodology

Useful sites overview - methodology teachertrainingvideos.com - valuable resource on learning technologies edcommunity.ru - teachers' SMART-lessons for higher school Teaching ideas, lots of worksheets on reading, listening, grammar, voc, pronunciation, writing, quizzes, tips for teachers: - busyteacher.org - eslkidslab.com - englishtips.org - elt.oup.com - starfall.com - kbteachers.com - englishclub.com

Useful sites overview - teaching skills voxopop.com / englishtips.org - fun, easy-to-use, listening and understanding different accents, practicing speaking eslpod.com - English as a Second Language Podcast; a site to listen to a great variety of pod casts with explanations of new vocabulary, slow speed, fast speed and natural speaking storynory.com - audiostories for young learners librivox.org - free audiobooks

Useful sites overview - teaching the usage of the language abc-english-grammar.com - different levels, lessons, grammar tests and exercises, films, cartoons, audio and video recordings, fiction and teach-yourself books, crosswords, communicative games, topics and compositions tolearnenglish.com - all levels, online and printable grammar and vocabulary exercises, reading and listening exercises netlingo.com - modern internet language dictionary

Useful sites overview - teaching with the help of special resources engvid.com - a number of video lessons given by native speakers, diverse levels and topics, grammar, vocabulary, business English videojug.com - watch videocasts, the news and what not… australianetwork.com/studyenglish - short video reels on various daily life subjects dsc.discovery.com - from Intermediate level, videos devoted to a wide range of topics ted.com - for teachers, adult students, lots of talks on a variety of topics, with subtitles and interactive transcript mes-english.com - all levels, free printables, flashcards, worksheets freeprintable.net - free printable templates, resume, letters, holiday cards, flashcards

Useful sites overview - from Starter Proficiency kids.yahoo.com - lots of activities and exercises for the little ones and the ones who are not very little too, jokes, videos, cartoons esl-kids.com/worksheets/worksheets.html - for young learners mostly, different vocabulary games generator (bingo, matching, board games) eslkidslab.com - lots of worksheets, flashcards, lesson plans starfall.com - creating stories online, mostly for kids bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish - different materials, useful for listening with transcripts cubeez.com - online games for kids

Useful sites overview - teaching special courses britainexpress.com - Country Studies Course: UK history and culture usatoday.com - articles in English about up-to-date events, culture, politics, points of view that differ gutenberg.org - from Upper-Intermediate to Proficiency levels, a lot of free downloadable texts of British and American literature together with works of World literature in English translation

SNS - social net services Advantages  Become a real member of the community fostering an active life position.  Organize activities or events.  Make friends.  Develop creative skills.  Get used to new technologies quickly.  Become more literate.  Express what kids really think.

SNS - social net services Disadvantages  Private or public?  Inappropriate remarks, dirty language.  Anti-social messages or illegal behaviour.  Parents responsibilities for kids’ socialization.  The necessity to block or filter some sites.  Digital media literacy, e-safety is not compulsory.  Internet addiction.  “Dos" and "don'ts" in teacher-kids communication.  Virtuality vs reality?

Advantages of teaching using mobile phones and the Internet  Bright illusion of real situations  High motivation to studying  Modern image of the teacher

Advantages of teaching using mobile phones and the Internet  Training different types of speaking  dialogues - Model situations - Role play - Training set expressions - Speaking according to the models/samples - Searching gap information  monologues - Answering machines messages

Advantages of teaching using mobile phones and the Internet  Different speaking practices - Prepared speech - Speaking according to the models - Unprepared spontaneous speech  The most effective speaking regime - In pairs

Advantages of teaching using mobile phones and the Internet  Acquiring information search skills  Training business English in real situations

Disadvantages of teaching using mobile phones and the Internet  Social inequality  Internet availability  Source of temptation

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