1. Multi-Media in TESOL Using Websites Kuei-Min Huang, PhD

2. Today’s Outline ELT websites or authentic websites? How to find useful websites? How to evaluate websites?

3. Websites in the Classroom Good reasons for using websites/internet in the classroom? 1. One of the easiest and least stressful ways of getting started with technology in the classroom. 2. Large and constantly expanding collection of resources. 3. Flexible use of web pages: printed, projected, and lucky language lab!

4. How do we find useful websites? Search Engines: GoogleGoogle Note: Be careful with the search engines we use. Subject guides: Yahoo DirectoryYahoo Directory Real Language searches: AskAsk

5. Other useful search engines http://images.google.com http://video.search.yahoo.com http://www.altavista.com/video http://www.altavista.com/audio/default http://tv.blinkx.com/

6. How to evaluate websites? 1. Accuracy: Who wrote the page? Is this person an expert in the subject matter? Don’t forget to cross-reference! 2. Currency: Is this material up-to-date? 3. Content: Is this site interesting? 4. Functionality: Is this site functioning well? Large files? All links in place?

7. ELT websites or authentic websites? ELT websites: websites created for language learning purposes So… how are they different from normal websites? Are they good or bad for your students? ELT websites StrengthWeakness 1. Teaching fit 1. Not authentic

8. ELT websites or authentic websites? Authentic websites: websites designed for general public How do we evaluate them? Authentic websites StrengthWeakness 1. Real

9. Practical Session Exercise on your textbook p.32: sample treasure hunt ( Type up your answer on a word document and e- mail to kuei_min.huang@uch.edu.tw by the end of this class)kuei_min.huang@uch.edu.tw Find two web pages for your lesson: 1. ELT website 2. Authentic website

10. Treasure hunt the name of the president of the world bank the capital of Scotland the country that won the 1986 FIFA World Cup the author of ‘Of Mice and Men’. Nationality of the architect of “La Pedrera’ the director of the movie ‘North by Northwest’. Denis Island