Internet in English Teaching and Learning

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Internet in English Teaching and Learning in
Middle School
Zhou Wenxuan email lydiazh_at_pub.chaozhou.gd.cn
Chaozhou Jinshan Middle School 521021

1. Introduction
2. Internet in Practice 2.1 Internet as Input
Resources
2.1.1 Internet as A Resource Storehouse
2.1.2 Internet as Teaching and Learning Media
2.2 Internet as an Output Tool
2.3 Some Notes with the Internet Using
3. Conclusion
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2.1.1 Internet as A Resource Storehouse
Earthquakes   http//www.explorato
rium.edu/faultline/index.html why an
earthquake happen 1906 San Francisco earthquake
Loma Prieta earthquake
building for the big earthquakes
Understanding Earthquakes General
earthquake resource displays common epicenter
locations, explains how seismic
activity occurs, and provides a history lesson.
www.crustal.ucsb.edu    USGS
Earthquake Hazards Program - Earthquakes for
Kids Containing educational activities and
information about earthquakes, the
USGS offers geophysical resources for students
and teachers. earthquake.usgs.gov 
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Plate Tectonics The Cause of Earthquakes
Access a University of Nevada, Reno lecture
on plate tectonics. Includes a global
earthquake map and a map of the Earth's solid
surface. www.seismo.unr.edu 
FEMA FOR KIDS EARTHQUAKES earthquakes are
the shaking, rolling or sudden shock of the
earth?s surface. Earthquakes happen along
"fault lines" in the earth?s crust.
Earthquakes can be felt over large areas although
they usually last less than one minute.
www.fema.gov    http//www.gps.caltech.e
du/jing/earthquake_pictures/taiwan.html
Pictures of Taiwan Earthquakes  
http//members.aol.com/bowermanb/equake.html
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Abraham Lincoln   Lincoln, Abraham
- History Place Examines Lincoln's
historical role and his impact on US politics,
with timeline, photos, and speeches.
www.historyplace.com
http//www.historyplace.com/lincoln/
Lincoln, Abraham - Time-line for Young Readers
Offers an illustrated time-line and a
gallery of drawings and writings
depicting what children most admire about the
president. www.berwickacademy.org 
(Suitable for students learning)
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Lincoln, Abraham - For Primary Children
Features a quiz, picture gallery, and
details of the Lincoln Boyhood
Memorial Museum. Also offers an animation of
state annexing. www.siec.k12.in.us   
http//www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/lincoln
/ (very easy)   Lincoln,
Abraham - White House Biographies Short
biographical sketch of the 16th President
(1861-1865), outlining his background,
political achievements, and assassination.
www.whitehouse.gov  (A little
difficult)
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Further reading materials  
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln
General Information Abraham Lincoln's
Birthplace The Abraham Lincoln
Association Abraham Lincoln
Historical Digitization Project Abraham Lincoln
Research Site Abraham Lincoln
The Man and His Hour Lincoln Documents in
the Illinois www.holidays.bfn.org  
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
Complete coverage of the assassination of
Abraham Lincoln is provided by
this web site including a research service.
members.aol.com 
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Teacher Language Functions
Students Activities Internet
and CAI Courseware Language Intake
Evaluation
Communication
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Traditional Teaching Mode
Teacher Knowledge Teaching
Students Traditional
Teaching Media
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Teacher
Students Internet
Students Students
Task Setting up Problems Spotting
Information Searching Knowledge Intake
Language Grasping Problems Solving
Communicating Task Fulfillment
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Topic Earthquakes (Lesson 28, SEFC Students
Book 1A) Aims What the students are expected
to learn is (1) to talk about earthquakes
with passive voice where necessary
(2) to understand and interpret written and
spoken English on earthquakes (3) some
basic knowledge about earthquakes. Time two
periods (80 minutes)
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Focus Reading comprehension of the passage and
words and expressions for talking about an
earthquake Media one computer every 3 or 4
students a multimedia computer for the
teachers Pre-class task (1)   Revise Lesson
26 and Lesson 27 (2)   What earthquakes have
you ever heard of or been in? How do you
feel about them? (3)   Why are there
earthquakes?
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Procedure (1) Revision Revise the
expressions and the passage in Lesson
26 and Lesson 27 and the passive
voice (2) Elicitation and presentation
Present ways of describing an earthquake,
especially the expression in passive voice
Show the students how to search the
information related to earthquakes online
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(3) Group Tasks a. Students go to the web
site http//www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/index.
html read the articles and pictures about an
earthquake Students take down the key
information and use them to prepare a brief
report about an earthquake b. Students
go to the web site http//www.exploratorium.edu/fa
ultline/index.html read the articles and pictures
about why an earthquake happens Students take
down the key information and use them to prepare
a report about why an earthquake happens
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(4) Classroom Activity Form
different groups and students exchange their
reports Students vote for the
best report (5) Summary The
winners read aloud their passage Post-class
task Students write a short passage about
either of the two topics according to the
information they have got from the Internet.
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Thank You!
Zhou Wenxuan Chaozhou Jinshan Middle
School Email lydiazh_at_pub.chaozhou.gd.cn