Using Videos in the classroom

I used to think that making a video was something very difficult and demanding to do, but now I can say that it is not so difficult. The different possibilities of using them with your students is worth the effort. The short example you are about to watch comes from two students of an elementary English course. I can say that it will serve two purposes. One it is a very motivating tool for the students who see them, because it shows them that it is really possible to have a conversation in the target language. Secondly it can become a way of having students to take part in a speech event for the teacher and other students to see, that will reduce the time we spend on presentations in the classroom. I invite you to have a look at it and comment on other ways of taking full advantage of videos in the classroom or out of it.

Podcasts for us

Podcasts in the ELT field have a great potential. They are a powerful resource for teachers in the classroom. The following link will take you to several podcasts named knowledge on the net. Experts talk about the net and how teachers can use it with their students. In this way we are achieving two aims. One is providing oportunities for you to do some very useful listening practice and the second is to give you more input on this very important topic.

I hope you enjoy them and benefit from them.

1st National Congress on Bilingualism

The following presentation was designed to socialize part of the information I collected in the congress that took place in Armenia last month.

Socialización Congreso

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