INTERNET USE IN EFL CLASSROOMSE-MAIL

Zully Tondolo

Elianny Sanchez

E-mail or Electronic Mail

It is the most popular way to communicate

on the internet and is usually the first

internet application new users learn.

E-MAIL

The Benefit of email

• E-mails personal & professional lives

• Keep in touch teachers via mailing lists and

discussion groups

• Target Language stimuli

• Communicate with our learners outside the

classroom (setting, receiving, marking and

returning homework /written assignments)

• Useful information and Communication Technology

(ICT) tools

ADVANTAGES

• Reading and writing emails in or outside class time

exposure to the target language

• The interaction is real.

• Make contact and interact with people from different

first language country and from other cultures.

• Skills acquired in participating in one activity

enhance a student’s ability to engage in others.

• The technology is relative simple to use

• It is easy to teach and is ubiquitous and free

COMMUNICATION SKILLS - NETIQUETTE RULES:

Not using only capital letters .

Being sure to respect others opinions.

Avoiding “flaming” –ongoing arguments which become

increasingly personalized and possibly public.

Files sent as email attachments may not be too large.

Advantage draft and edit before sending. -Fast

Netiquette = etiquette governing communication on the Internet

BASIC EMAIL SKILLS

Learners

Basic skills

Familiar with the mechanic (sending/receiving)

Kind of language used (formal/infomal)

Rules of engagement or netiquette

Basic word processing

Typing skills

Email account (Yahoo, Hotmail, Goggle mail)

Receive and send emails

Attach and open documents

Basic ICT skills (knowledge of viruses-spam or

unsolicited junk email-what are these? – How to

protect themselves from them?

Questionnaire

Technical Skills Learners need:

EMAIL QUESTIONNAIRE

Email questionnaire Yes No

1.- I have my own email account

(What email service do you use?)

2.- I use email at home

3.- I use email at work/school

4.- I have access to a computer at home5.- I know how to write, send and read emails6.- I know how to send an attachment by email7.- I know how to open an email attachment8.- I know what a virus is

9.- I know what to do if I receive a virus by email10.-I know what “spam” email is11.-I know how to receive less spam by email

USING EMAILS WITH LEARNERS DURING CLASS

Date collation project

Requires learners to send emails to real

companies, individuals organization or

websites to solicit information

The information is collected for comparison

and a presentation or written report is

prepared on the topic

Example:

Data Collection Project:

Language courses in Australia

Theme: Language learning, study abroad, travel, culture

Aim: To collate information about English courses in Australia

Learners: Adults/teenagers learners intermediate and higher level

Suggested time frame:

5 lesson of 1 hour

Procedure

Lesson 1 a.-The teacher provides pairs of learners with one language school website in Australiab.-Pairs visit the website, read the information available, find an email address for further enquiries and compile a series of question to email to the school about the language courses on offer. (accommodation-transport-local sight- attractions)

Lesson 1 c.- Pairs write an email which can then be checked by another pair and/or the teacher, and send it to the language school

d.- Once all the pairs have received the answers to their enquiries, the learners are regrouped to share what they have found out.

e.-Follow up activities might include a spoken presentation on each language course to the class or a written report

USING EMAIL WITH LEARNERS OUT OF CLASS

Submit class work as attachments by email marked and returned by email

Send a summary of class work + homework / extra material

Send regular newsletters about the class Learners can use email to prepare before

class (role-plays--exposition-presentation) A class mailing list can be set up for general

discussion out of class time

WRITING ACTIVITIES

Activity 1. Electronic post cards

Teacher skills: web browser, word processor, e-mail use

Teacher preparation:Find an electronic postcard site appropriate to the language and interest.

http://www.evite.americangreetings.comPersona.www.media.mit.edu http://www.123greetings.com

Content Objective: Writing postcards.

Card message topics:

•Travels or studies•Holidays (new year’s day, Halloween etc.)•Special occasion to write abou: new job, wedding, congratulations, illness…•Invitation to a party•Thank you note.

POSTCARDS, INVITATIONS AND MORE…

ON LINE WRITING LAB (OWL) Activity 2. Teacher skills: web browser,

word processor, e-mail use

Teacher preparation:•Demonstrate this site for the students, including navigating its resources

•Internet references:•www.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill

•www.web.uvic.ca/wguide/pages/masterToc.html

Content Objective: Using on line writing recourses

ON LINE WRITING LAB

KEYPALS (E-MAIL PALS)

Activity 3. Teacher skills: web browser, word processor, e-mail use

Teacher preparation:

Prepare students to use e-mail effectively.

Establish project parameters.Topic, duration, frequency of writing, deadlines, grading.

Match up keypals.Teacher arrange class-to class keypalsStudents arrange keypals on their own.

Content Objective: corresponding with a keypal.Characteristics: • Put English learners in touch with

other learners

• Same age and level from other part of the world.

• Learners can talk about their experiences of learning English.

• Cross culture communication

• Keypal projects should be started in class and continuous out of class work.

SELECTED RECOURSE FOR TEACHERS

eTandem is tandem at a distance usually using electronic media such as e-mail, telephone and video conferencing. http://www.slf.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/etandem/etdef

-en.html

ePals: safe collaborative technology for schools to connect and learn in a protected, project-based learning network. With classrooms in 200 countries and territories, ePals makes it easy to connect learners locally, nationally or internationally.

http://www.epals.com

EPALS

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