The Internet

by Windeatt, Scott; Hardisty, David; Eastment, David

• ISBN13: 9780194372237
• ISBN10: 0194372235
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-24
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book opens up new opportunities for language learning, with the WorldWide Web providing access to material on almost any topic. It gives detailedexamples of classroom activities that exploit these opportunities, includingsearching on the Web, evaluating Web pages, creating language learning material,and communicating using the Internet. A companion Website(www.oup.com/elt/rbt.internet) will provide regular updates to the informationand ideas in the book.

Table of Contents

Foreword	1	(2)
The authors and series editor	3	(2)
Introduction	5	(10)
How to use this book	15	(4)
Core Internet skills	19	(31)
Introduction	19	(1)
Searching and sorting	19	(5)
It all depends	24	(2)
Desperately seeking...	26	(3)
Starspotting	29	(3)
Where did I put it?	32	(2)
Evaluating	33	(1)
And the award goes to...	34	(2)
Electric news	36	(2)
Style check	38	(2)
With a pinch of salt	40	(3)
Communicating	42	(1)
Lurking detectives	43	(3)
Electronic holidays	46	(1)
Post it	47	(1)
That's telling them!	48	(2)
Focus on language	50	(16)
Introduction	50	(1)
Word focus	51	(1)
Word treasures	51	(1)
Tough questions, cross words	52	(1)
Everywhere you go, always take the weather with you...	53	(2)
Holiday essentials	55	(1)
Just the job	56	(2)
I do!	58	(1)
Grammar focus	59	(1)
Electronic error-checking	59	(2)
Jembled tuxt	61	(1)
Email to myself	62	(1)
Consequences	63	(2)
Last question please	65	(1)
Focus on language skills	66	(33)
Introduction	66	(1)
Writing focus	67	(1)
Home on the Net	67	(2)
Valentine's Day	69	(1)
The play's the thing	70	(1)
Alternative school guide	71	(2)
`The Truth is out there'	73	(1)
What the critics say	74	(1)
Reading focus	75	(1)
Virtual kitchen	75	(2)
Step by step	77	(1)
Academia	78	(1)
Play it again, Sam	79	(1)
Listening focus	80	(1)
Breaking news	80	(1)
Audiobooks	81	(1)
Listen and link	82	(1)
Listen and look	83	(1)
Speaking focus	84	(1)
Fingers crossed	84	(1)
Knock, knock. Who's there?	85	(1)
All in the stars	86	(1)
Desert Island Discs	87	(2)
Integrated skills focus	89	(1)
Once upon a time	89	(1)
Salute the flag	90	(1)
Coming to a theatre near you Intermediate and above	91	(1)
Translation focus	92	(1)
Not so automatic	92	(1)
TranSearch	93	(1)
Cognitive translation	94	(1)
Made to measure	95	(1)
Simulatianeous interpreters	96	(3)
Appendices	99	(34)
Appendix A Glossary of Internet terms	99	(6)
Appendix B The Web	105	(6)
B1 Surfing the Web	105	(1)
B2 Working offline	106	(1)
B3 Searching for information on the Web	107	(1)
B4 Writing Web pages	108	(1)
B5 Putting pages on the Web	109	(2)
Appendix C Using computers for communication	111	(4)
C1 Email	111	(1)
C2 Discussion lists	112	(1)
C3 Text-conferencing: Internet Relay Chat	113	(1)
C4 MOOs	113	(1)
C5 Audio- and video-conferencing	114	(1)
C6 Bulletin Board Systems	114	(1)
Appendix D Internet resources	115	(6)
D1 English Language Teaching resources	115	(3)
D2 Internet services	118	(1)
D3 Software	119	(2)
Appendix E Activity links	121	(11)
Appendix F Bibliography	132	(1)
Other titles in the Resource Books for Teachers series	133	(2)
Index	135