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Internet-Based Activities in Developing Students’ English Skills

Lingua Didaktika: Jurnal Bahasa dan Pembelajaran Bahasa, 2012

The development of Information Technology (IT) challenges the teacher to use the facility to create interesting and motivating activities in learning English. This article explores how the teachers can use various materials and facilities supported by the new IT to support their students in learning English and to practice their English in authentic environment. The activities incorporate internet-based activities as media to practice integrated-skills in the foreign language. The study seeks to determine the usefulness of using email, blogs, and facebook as current communication media that are available in the internet to facilitate students in learning English both inside and outside the classroom.

FACEBOOK AS A MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

The integration of technology has long been utilized in English Language Teaching (ELT), this could be seen from the teacher(s) who take advantages of technology integration in coping with their work(s) in teaching and learning environment. Facebook is one of the ICT tools that could be utilized by both teachers as medium instruction in ELT and students as medium of interaction with their peer(s) and teacher(s) inside and outside the classroom. As Terantino & Graf (2011, p. 44) point out that Facebook allows for multi-dimensional conversation, both among students and between students and the instructor. Due to the teaching and learning activities in the classroom, for instance, the teachers may ask the students to discuss, comment, question, respond on the shared photographs, projects, videos, songs, texts, and so forth. This paper is aimed to illuminate (1) the educational uses of Facebook, (2) the various learning tools in Facebook, (3) the advantages of Facebook, (4) challenges of using Facebook, (5) sort of activities in Facebook, (6) and other prominent points in relation to ICT. Hence, from this theoretical overview, it could be drawn that the teacher should be able to create creative instructional activities on the basis of types of educational functions of Facebook such as; interaction, communication, and collaboration, and the teachers also should be able to use Facebook not only as primary instructional but also as supplementary instructional in which this could make the teaching and learning activities more interesting and meaningful for both teachers and students.

THE USE OF INTERNET IN TEACHING AND LEARNING ENGLISH

The era of globalization is an era that must be faced by countries in the world, including Indonesia. This makes there are no boundaries between countries to interact. To be able to interact with each other, as the next generation of our nation we must be familiar with the international language, namely English, and various information and communication technologies. In learning English, we need learning media that is appropriate and appropriate to the circumstances. At the present time, the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in teaching and learning activities being carried out online. Educators and students must use applications that can support online teaching and learning activities such as WhatsApp, Zoom, Google Classroom, and Google Forms. In this study, researchers found that most of the educators and students chose WhatsApp as the most popular and used online teaching and learning application. This is because WhatsApp is an application that is familiar, economical, and easy to use by both teachers and students.

The Use of Internet Sites in Teaching English

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), 2022

The global Internet offers opportunities for foreign language teachers to use many useful resources, distance-learning courses in teaching English. These are special programs for teaching foreign languages, as well as authentic materials that the teacher can select, adapt and use them for educational purposes. Key words: global network, Internet, websites, resources, teaching English, intercultural interaction, computer technologies. Аннотация: Глобальная сеть Интернет предлагает учителям иностранных языков возможность использовать множество полезных ресурсов, дистанционных курсов по обучению английскому языку. Это специальные программы для обучения иностранным языкам, а также аутентичные материалы, которые учитель может отобрать, адаптировать и использовать в учебных целях. Ключевые слова: глобальная сеть, Интернет, веб-сайты, ресурсы, обучение английскому языку, межкультурное взаимодействие, компьютерные технологии. One of the goals of using modern communicative approach in teaching foreign languages is to develop the ability of using foreign language in the process of communication as a form of intercultural interaction within the framework of human-computer interaction. Computer technologies became an integral part of the educational process and help language teachers in teaching a foreign language. Let us dwell on the following possibilities of computer technologies: 1) the use of a number of Internet sites in teaching English; 2) the use of Zoom, Google Classroom in teaching English; 3) students search for additional (to the textbook) information on the Internet under the instructions of the teachers; 4) search for additional (in relation to that given in the textbook) information by the teacher on the Internet for use in English classes; 5) the role of blogs in self-study of the English language. The use of Internet resources in education already has rich experience as one can find the necessary information in global networks. There are a number of websites to solve a number of didactic tasks, which help for effective teaching of English: students can enhance reading skills and research skills using the materials of the global network, replenish vocabulary, motivation for learning English, expand horizons and develop communicative competence. These factors `

THE ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN LEARNING ENGLISH TO STUDENTS DURING ONLINE

2021

This study aims to determine the role of information technology regarding the use of technology and applications that can make it easier for students to learn online from home. This study also aims to makes easier for students to get information on how to learn English easily, for example, they can learn from their smartphones by downloading various applications and opening YouTube or Google to get information and can take good actions to practice their English skills, namely by utilizing advances in technology and information. The results showed that information technology can make it easier for students to learn English, it can increase students' willingness to learn English, can make students learn more relaxed and not too monotonous, students can also choose learning methods like what they like and it is easier for them to understand in learn English, so it is very important to realize the role of information technology in the world of education in this era of globalization.

INTERNET USAGE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

The Internet has been effective in assisting English language acquisition mainly by enhancing interest and motivation among learners. (Akhdiat Abd Malek, 2007). Therefore, paper is to create awareness among English Language Teaching (ELT) practitioners and learners of the usefulness of the Internet English language acquisition. Several related issues are looked at, namely; common uses of the Internet in ELT, evaluating the World Wide Web for ELT, the educational benefits and challenges of integrating the Internet in English language teaching, and finally looking at some of the learning resources available in the Internet.

SOCIAL NETWORKING AS A TOOL FOR LEARNING TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' LANGUAGE SKILLS

Social networks, which offer a variety of authentic resources, play crucial roles in promoting second language learning. This essay's goal is to examine how social networks like Facebook, email, and computer media have been shown to improve students' English learning outside of the classroom. Social networks enable students to engage and exchange ideas, and they give students the chance to experiment with online tools to improve their learning abilities. It was discovered that various internet resources, such as Facebook, email, and computer media, can help pupils' language abilities, particularly their writing abilities. By being current and self-directed, internet technologies assist second language learners in accelerating their acquisition. The goal of this study was to identify the benefits of utilizing Facebook to enhance second language learning. The researchers also noted that via emails, second-language learners can directly and accidentally learn from second-language speakers from various cultural backgrounds. Email can be used by students to communicate with their instructors as well as second or native-language speakers. Computer media are a helpful tool for guiding students who are merely passively interested in learning English. The study concluded that social networking encourages students to engage in interpersonal communication.

Teaching English through New Digital Media Topic/Sub-theme: Teaching materials and media

This paper focuses on analyzing the importance of using new digital media in teaching English and finding the best ways how to take advantages from the technologies covering a variety of positive and negative impacts of cases from Indonesian perspectives. New digital media technologies in education with their reorganization of social networks and web 2.0 software tools offer opportunities for people to challenge previous centralized models of learning by connecting, sharing and discussing ideas outside of the class room and at great distance from each other. Through digital technologies, young people get more new information from the technology they use outside of school than they do from their teacher in the classroom. It is clear that learning in an online environment helps to improve the target language, encourages learner independence, and has great potential for the development of intercultural and communicative skills. Our failure to provide language learning material resources must partly be due to teachers and parents who either do not appreciate or do not understand the power of social media. The new digital media are a frontier that is rich with opportunities and risks, particularly for young people. The use of new media and social networks (e.g. Second Life, Facebook, Twitter) has implications for language education, society, culture, distance learning, socio-psychological effects of the web, and access to information. In this paper, I try to explore the importance of using new digital media in teaching English that frequently avoided by teachers of English in Indonesia and that teaching methods often repress essential aspects of social learning in relation to media and privileging teacher knowledge over young people's own experience. Finally, this paper also suggest a new focus for research that will encompass these neglected learning areas, teaching material and methods using the approach of new digital media technologies.

Teachers’ and Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of the Use of the Internet to Study English

Floris, F.D. (2012). Teachers’ and undergraduate students’ perceptions of the use of the internet to study English. Journal of English Teaching, 2 (3), 195-206, 2012

The purpose of this study was to find out teachers’ and undergraduate students’ perception of the importance of using the Internet to study English. This was measured through the use of questionnaires distributed to 10 teachers and 100 students; and interviews conducted with 5 teachers and 20 students. Based on the findings, it was concluded that in learning English, students need interactions with their teachers and friends. To facilitate the interactions, the Internet, particularly the websites designed for learning English is a good alternative. However, it should not be the only instrument used to improve the learners’ language proficiency. Numerous strategies teachers can choose to implement it are also recommended.