Internet for English teaching - Teaching Guidelines

(Reflection on reading week 3)

According to the article, the teaching guildlines are Dual Immersion, Integration, Project-Based Learning, Student-Centered Learning and Learning With a Purpose.

The traditional apprach to CALL only views technology as a tool for teaching English, without learning technology at the same time. Due to the development of the Internet, the author believed that this perspective is too limited and therefore the idea of dual immersion has been introduced. Students must learn the English language and the technology together so as to learn effective communication skills. In order to achieve dual immersion, technology is needed to be integrated into the curriculum. Project based learning would be a good method and it facilitates student-centred learning.

I think the Internet has created a very favourable environment for project learning and student-centered learning, as the Internet allows everyone of us to find and access important information and communicate to a real audience very easily.