Week 7: Using the Internet to Enhance Reading and Writing Skills

Cristian Alberto Menjívar Alemán
Week 7: Using the Internet in ESL Writing Instruction and Using Internet-Based Children’s Literature to Teach EFL

This week we were assigned two different readings: Using the Internet in ESL Writing Instruction and Using Internet-Based Children’s Literature to Teach EFL, which provide very useful information to improve writing skills making use of the Internet.

The first text mentions how extensive readings help improve children’s vocabulary, grammar, reading, comprehension and writing skills. Students feel more comfortable looking for a text that appeals them the most rather than looking for new words or phrases on a dictionary. The internet plays a very important role because teachers can ask students to look for readings that also contain comprehension questions so that they can complete them outside the classroom.

The second article provides some suggestions on how to use the Internet in the classroom to enhance learning and how to write different writing genres. Something that made me want to read more about this article was the different genres and activities that can be made in order to improve student’s writing skills. Some of the ideas that the article mentions are writing an argumentative essay, notices and advertisements, a description of a book, film or play.

It is interesting to see how the Internet will enhance student’s writing skill since it will give them the chance to choose from among different activities, they can be authentic which will give them a real purpose of writing.

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