using word in efl

Word Processing Activities in the EFL Classroom

ByPorntip Bodeepongse

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Free template from www.brainybetty.com*Why use a word processor? Same activities as print- based materials More possibilities offered by text manipulation Well-presented work Digital copy allows for easy editing, formatting, copying.


Why use a word processor? Reinforces ICT skills being learned elsewhere in the curriculum More motivating than writing by hand Assists the writing process: makes revision easier helps overcome blocking increased language awareness

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Basic word processing skillsLoading and saving textEditing: correcting, deleting and inserting textMoving blocks of text around the screenPrinting



Basic word processing skills Reviewing toolbar Highlighter pen Comments Tracking changes



Word processing activitiesPunctuationWord orderSentence orderFind the mistakesPersonalising a textSummarising

Organising vocabularySequencingJigsaw writingStandard letterStudent text correctionetc.



More activitiesUse of search and replaceEditing: Revise a text (own or other students)Sentence completion: Give students open-ended sentences or cloze exercise to completeDictation (closed or open): students type as teacher or peers dictate.



Name the parts: Paste in a picture with arrows pointing to various objects; students type in the names of the objects or parts (e.g. body, car, house)Describe a picture: Teacher or students find (clip art or on the web), copy and paste a picture; then write a paragraph describing it Perfect paragraph



Even techier activitiesListen and type: Teacher records questions; students listen and type their answersListening comprehension: Teacher records questions; students listen, choose answers, and discuss their answers



Oral interviews: Students record questions into a file and exchange files. The next student records the answers.Describe a movie: Students watch a video or movie extract and type a description.



Things to think aboutWhat the purpose / objective isWhat the students language level isWhat grammar, vocabulary to use, highlightWhat kind of text is appropriate (i.e. lexical density)



How we use the text (i.e. focus on form vs. meaning?)How difficult the task isWhat the context is does it relate to anything else done in class?How long it will take to complete the taskWill it lead into other tasks?



Now lets try some activities;-).



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