Showing posts with label web-based language activities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label web-based language activities. Show all posts

Saturday, March 8, 2014

“Do teachers need to create web-based language activities for EFL students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? Why and why not?



Technology has made teaching and learning easier for both teachers and students. I believe teachers need to create interesting activities for language skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing on the Web to facilitate their student’s learning. Sally Morrison mentioned some advantages of creating web-based activities as; Accessibility: By putting course material on the Web, teachers provide students with 24-hour, independent access to course information, and updates to Web pages and new assignments are immediately available to students. Renewability: Once created, materials can be updated easily and often. Adaptability: Web-based activities can easily be modified to support students at different proficiency levels or with special needs. Evaluation: teachers can easily assess their student’s work instantly. Feedback: teachers can give feedback to their learners with ease.Some learners need incentives to motivate them. A teacher can create web-based languages activities to encourage those students.