Teaching ESL/EFL with the Internet: Catching the Wave

by Carine M. Feyten, Makoto Yoshii, Eunwook Park

This guide helps future teachers use the Internet effectively and creatively in their ESL/EFL classrooms. Designed by scholars and teachers of second language acquisition and educational technology, this user-friendly text will equip its reader with the necessary pedagogical principles for using technology in the classroom. Also provided are field-tested sample lessons teachers can immediately implement or use as a practical guide and framework to create their own lessons. The chapters are clearly written and the lessons are flexible and easy to modify to other levels and topics. Varied activities capitalize on the authentic and constantly updated nature of the Internet, encouraging learning in meaningful, relevant, and practical situational contexts. Each chapter offers sound pedagogical foundations and advice for teachers, as well as easy-to-read tips. A one-stop resource for ESL/EFL teachers, and for teaching graduate students how to use the Internet in their ESL/EFL courses.

175 pages, Paperback

First published August 11, 2001