Chapter 3: Using Websites
ELT websites or
Authentic websites?
Authentic websites
Real content
Not for academic
purposes
Ideal to keep
interest and motivation
ELT websites
Focused on teachers
and students
Content focused on
language learning
Interactive for classes
How to find useful websites
Search engines
Subject guides
Real language searchers
Word banks for students
How to evaluate
websites
Accuracy
Currency
Content
Functionality
Using Websites
Web resources
Printing pages and
using multimedia
Computer lab
activities
Planning lessons using
the internet
Visit the website before
students
Use quality websites
Use popular pages
Working with lower levels
of language proficiency
Use easy domain websites
Websites specialized for
students audience
Web teaching
Dos and Don'ts
Always have a backup
It is good to get help
from other teachers
Save websites in the
hard disk
It is better let students
work in pairs
Organize the room to
easy control of students