EDUCATION

 The best way to learn a foreign language (Two points of view) 

∆  Maria: I have tried to learn English in many different ways: I have attended English classes and studied grammar and vocabulary; I chat with English speaking people on the internet; I regularly watch DVDs in English with subtitles; I try to read books and magazines in English; I download lyrics from the internet and learn them as I’m listening to the songs. I think the most enjoyable and fast way to learn a foreign language is by trying to communicate in it.

∆ Yanna: It is well known that the best way to learn a foreign language is to go to a language school and work hard. The teachers can explain everything to you: difficult grammar rules, the spelling, the pronunciation and the vocabulary that you need. Teachers, your job is to help us learn the language and learning is never easy and never fun. Give us exercises, homework, tests, and in this way your efforts will be rewarded and we will learn.

YOUR TASKS:  1. Look at this advertisement. Which of the ideas below are relevant?
                           Write the article.

 

The Young Language Learner Our magazine needs articles from young people on the following topics: Tips from a successful language learner In your article you should explain: what methods you have used to learn the language successfully how these things have helped you

• Watch films in the language
• Use the language as much as possible
• Chat with foreign language speaking people on the internet
• Read books and magazines in the language
• Attend your  language school
• Listen to songs in the foreign language – download the lyrics from internet
• Learning language is fun

      2. Watch the podcast and think in what ways has technology made education process easier

3. Make a short film (a conversation between two people on the topic): http://www.dfilm.com

                                                                                                                      

                                                                                                               HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?

                                                                                                                           

Telltale computers The managements of some American schools have found and original application for computers. Now teachers simply feed into the memory of the machine names of the absentees and it begins to phone their parents and warn that their children have missed lessons. The teachers and parents like the new system and only pupils fall out of favour with it.

4.  Mobile Applications in Education: JUST-IN-TIME, JUST ENOUGH, AND JUST-FOR-ME

Сравнить два способа выполнения задания:
1. Сфотографировать достопримечательности на мобильное устройство. Найти достопримечательности с помощью Google Goggles и информацию при помощи мобильной энциклопедии World Info Lite.
2.  Использовать традиционные источники (учебник, карту, фотографии и др.).  Рассказать о достопримечательностях, используя полученную информацию.