Teaching English through Social Networks
Hom Raj Khadka, Nepal English Language Teachers Association (NELTA) (Nepal)
Tulasi Ram Dangi, Nepal English Language Teachers Association (NELTA) (Nepal)
Abstract
Recently the Internet has come to influence and control our lives. How is this affecting the language we teach? There is already a widespread opinion that the Internet is bad for the future of language. However, from perspective of technological integration in teaching and learning of English Language, Internet which is the best tools for using technology has encouraged a dramatic expansion in the variety and creativity of language. Flexibility and resourceful learning is extremely considered while teaching and learning through using technology. Great motivation and learners oriented resources are used for interactive and wide discussion so that learners will get ample opportunities to develop their capacity and comprehensive power for comprehending ideas and information. Moreover diverse cultural ideas and cross-cultural communication through global participation is the best opportunities and practice for developing sharing culture which is the best way for learning and teaching in this 21st century. Therefore, in this presentation, I will introduce practical classroom activities that will help teenage students to develop all their linguistic skills through social networking apps and websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Edmodo youtube, Blog and webquest .Participants will learn how to adapt and use memes, viral videos, live stories, etc. to teach English as a foreign language.
Keywords |
Widespread, Apps, websites,facebook,twitter,Edmodo etc |