1. The assignments on this page are part of the participation mark (20%).
  2. They are also part of the collaboration mark (20%).
  3. These assignments investigate the use of multimedia resources in teaching English (MALL).


Well begun is half done, so do these assignments BEFORE the first lesson:

  • Read How to Use the Internet in ELT, page viii.
  • Do the questionnaire about the course.
    • Submit your answers. (Press "Submit")
  • Subscribe to the Class Email list ("TEFLMultimedia"). You can see it on the main page for this course.
    • Remember to reply to the confirmation message that will be sent to you.
    • This Email list is very important. By using this email list, we can send emails to everyone in the class.
    • Email: TEFLMultimedia@googlegroups.com

  • Check out the professor's introduction
  • Post a message on the Class Email list. Introduce yourself to course members.
  • Send a scanned photo of yourself to the professor by Email.
  • Find an email pal.
    • Communicate with your email pal.

  • Make a study group with come class members.
    • Read Chapter I of How to Use the Internet in ELT together.
    • Do the Task Files for Chapter 1 together (pages 90, 91)
    • Make an .htm file of your group's answers, so that you can post it on your Online Portfolio.
  • Start making an Online Portfolio.
  • Communicate with your email pal.

  • Check out the multimedia glossary (on the MM course home page, left column)
  • Begin making your Language-Learning Website.
  • Begin preparing your presentation with your partners.
  • Communicate with your email pal.
    • Link your email messages to your personal section of the Online Portfolio.

 

  • In your study group. Read Chapter 2 of How to Use the Internet in ELT together.
    • Do the Task Files together (pages 92, 93).
    • Make an .htm file of your group's answers and post this on your Online Portfolio.
  • Make your own Internet Trivia Quiz. Post it on your Online Portfolio.
  • Continue making your Language-Learning Website.
  • Continue preparing your presentation with your partner.
  • Communicate with your email pal.
    • Link your email messages to your personal section of the Online Portfolio.

  • Prepare your website/software presentation with your partner.
  • Continue making your Language-Learning Website.
  • Communicate with your email pal.
    • Link your email messages to your personal section of the Online Portfolio.

Week 6:

  • In your study group, read Chapter 3 of How to Use the Internet in ELT together.
    • Do the Task Files together (pages 94, 95).
    • Make an .htm file of your group's answers and post this on your Online Portfolio.
  • Send Web-cards to yourself and to other people.
    • Link your cards to your Online Portfolio.
  • Prepare your website/software presentation with your partner.
  • Continue working on your own Language-Learning Internet site.
  • Communicate with your email pal.
    • Link your email messages to your personal section of the Online Portfolio.

  • Write a reviewof a language-game Internet site.
    • Put it in your personal section of the Online Portfolio.
  • Communicate with your email pal.
    • Link your email messages to your personal section of the Online Portfolio.
  • Prepare your website/software presentation with your partner.
  • Continue working on your own Language-learning Internet site.

  • In your study group, read Chapter 4 of How to Use the Internet in ELT .
    • Do the Task Files together (pages 96, 97).
    • Make an .htm file of your group's answers and post this on your Online Portfolio.
  • Send an E-mail to the professor.
    • Include the URLs (web addresses) of your Web-Site and Online Portfolio.
  • Communicate with your email pal.
    • Link your email messages to your personal section of the Online Portfolio.
  • Continue working on your own Language-learning Internet site.

  • Download a language-game software (See Week 08).
    • Make some language-puzzles and quizzes and put them on your website.
  • Continue working on your own Language-learning Internet site.
    • Here are some ideas for your website.
    • Choose the ones that you want to concentrate on:
      • Songs page (song scripts, listening to songs, activities base on songs)
      • Movie page (movie scripts, movie clips, activities based on movies)
      • Cartoon page (actual cartoons, language activities based on cartoons)
      • Links page (links to really good language-learning sites)
      • Puzzles page (puzzles made by you - Hot Potatoes, etc.)
      • Culture page (items about world culture)
      • Reading page (online reading passages and activities)
      • Listening page (online listening passages and activities)
      • Writing page (online writing passages and activities)
      • News page (TV, radio, newspapers)

  • In your study group, read Chapter 5 of How to Use the Internet in ELT.
    • Do the Task Files together (pages 98, 99).
    • Make an .htm file of your group's answers and post this on your Online Portfolio.
  • Communicate with your email pal.
    • Link your email messages to your personal section of the Online Portfolio.

  • Make a Website review of a teaching/learning Internet site.
    • Put it in your Online Portfolio.
  • Communicate with your email pal.
    • Link your email messages to your personal section of the Online Portfolio.

  • In your study group, read Chapter 6 of How to Use the Internet in ELT.
    • Do the Task Files together (pages 100, 101).
    • Make an .htm file of your group's answers and post this on your Online Portfolio.
  • Make a Website review of any Internet site. Put it in your Online Portfolio.
  • How about a Message Board or Chat Page on your website?
  • Communicate with your email pal.
    • Link your email messages to your personal section of the Online Portfolio.

  • Communicate with your email pal.
    • Link your email messages to your personal section of the Online Portfolio.

  • Reflection on the course.