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Three key points of interest for learners who want to use the Internet to help them with their English studies are:
Online Teaching If you find it more convenient to at learn at home, then online classes are an attractive option. I thought at first that there would be a great deal of choice in this field, but it seems that this way of delivering language training is still in its infancy. Online teaching is, after all, another form of distance learning and many people find it very hard to maintain their motivation when they have to take so much personal responsibility for their learning. Training organisations are perhaps wary of entering the field, recruiting teachers, providing materials if, in the long run, the students are difficult to keep on board. However, if you are keen to start an online course, remember to add in the cost of telephone and Internet connection as well as any course fees when you are working out your budget. If the price is still right, then you might take a look at English School Online. This site provides teaching materials by e-mail, homework, online lessons with three other students and meetings online. Another site offering online lessons is Netlearn Languages . If fees as well as connection time prove too expensive then another possibility is EFI, which offers a free teaching programme delivered by e-mail, with a variety of means of contact with the tutor, according to the facilities you and the teacher have available. Practice Materials There is a wealth of material out there and some of my existing links such as Activities for ESL Students in the Internet TESL Journal and the Comenius Virtual Teaching Centre remain solid examples of all that is best on the Internet, offering practice for all levels of attainment. One new site that has caught my attention because of its attractive presentation through using Shockwave is Online-English, which specialises in materials for more advanced learners and adds grammar and vocabulary reference materials to its exercise bank. Students looking for TOEFL practice can go to the TOEFL site for sample tests to they can try before entering the real thing. If you are looking for answers to those niggling little points of English grammar, then try the Online Grammar Clinic to post your questions and receive answers from expert practitioners. Go To Page: 1 2
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