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Teaching Reading by Using Internet

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Reading, it is one of four skills in learning language. Usually, in a language classroom, the teachers teach reading by giving a kind of text to the students. Maybe many students will feel bored about that, because they just read the text, identify the generic structure, identify the social function, just like that.

Teaching Speaking by Using Technology

Speaking is a mean of communication. Through speaking, we can do communication with other people for socializing. Speaking is also one skills in teaching and learning a language.

Teaching Listening by Using Technology

Listening is one skills in learning language. We can say that listening is basic skill in learning language. So that, listening is a skill that should be studied first in learning a language.

Language Teaching and Technology Mid-term Test

Questions :

1.    Why do language teachers need to apply products of technology (ICT) in their classroom?

2.    Mention some products of technology that support English language teaching.

3.    Mention some computer hardware used for teaching and learning activities and explain one by one.

4.    What computer software do you need for teaching English in the classroom?

5.    What do you know about CALL and MALL?

Learning English By Using Offline Software

Last week, my friends and I came in front of the class to introduce the offline software that can be used for learning English. By using those offline software, we do not need to connect to the internet if we open the software. We were three people in one group. We not only introduced the offline software in learning English,but also used that software for practice the teaching in front of the class. We introduced three kinds of software in front of the class. Here are the offline software :

Introduction To Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)

As the development of technology in many fields in our daily life, the technology in education is also developing. Nowadays, the learning process of many subjects in school are using technology, so that in language learning.

Websites About Computer Assisted Language Learning

            By the development of technology, the process of learning is also developing. Many learning process nowadays are using technology in its process. One technology that is used is, for example, computer. Computer is also used in many language learning. Because computer is used in many language learning, then, appears term “CALL”. What is CALL? CALL is the abbreviation of Computer Assisted Language Learning.

Articles About Mobile Devices for Learning English

Learning English is so easy nowadays. Sometimes people do not need to go to a course if they want to improve their English skill. Thy can learn English by themselves. How can people learn English by themselves? They can learn English by themselves using mobile devices that they have. What are the kinds of mobile devices? Mobile devices are, for examples: laptop, mobile phone, smartphone, and tablet. Here I give you some internet links that contain a brief explanation about learning English by using mobile devices :

Mobile Devices That Can Be Used For Learning English

I am sure people nowadays are familiar with term “mobile devices”. As far as I know, mobile devices are tools related to technology that can be brought easily without being afraid we will find difficulty in bring it. Those mobile devices such as mobile-phone and notebook (or familiar with name “laptop”). Since the technology is developing, now we know mobile devices such as smartphone and a kind of computer that only need the screen to be touched when we use it that famous with name “tablet”. That mobile devices not only can be used for communicating, but also can be used for learning English.

Websites for Learning English

As we know, English nowadays becomes an international language. English is used in many countries over the world. Because of that, many people learn English, included Indonesian people. We can see that English is taught in many school. Not only that, there are also many English courses in Indonesia. It because there are many people in Indonesia who want to learn English.

Hardware and Software in Language Learning

Nowadays, the development of technology is growing fast. We can say that technology has contribution in every field of our daily life. Technology has contribution in economy, social, culture, and politic. Moreover, technology also has contribution in education. Technology helps people nowadays in learning. Learning about what? Learning everything, including learning about language. We can do language learning by the help of technology. What technology that can help us in language learning? It might be internet, or something that we call it hardware and software.