Knowledge on the Net

Computers have been used for language learning and teaching for many years. The development of the internet and the World Wide Web in the the early 1990's has added another dimension to this resource. The web is interactive, it can be used for communication as well as information.

Knowledge on the Net looks at various aspects of the internet and how it can be exploited by teachers as a resource for themselves and their classroom teaching.

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Knowledge on the Net 3
  • Artist: BBC World Service
  • Title: Validating sites
  • Album: Knowledge on the Net
  • Track: 3
  • Genre: Radio
  • Year: 2002
  • Length: 13:31 minutes (6.19 MB)
  • Format: Mono 22kHz 64Kbps (CBR)

Validating sites, discussion groups and message boards
Assessing whether you can trust the information on websites can be difficult as there are so many and it's not always easy to see if they come from a reliable source. In this programme we hear some tips on how you can check a language website for authenticity.

The programme also looks at discussion groups and message boards and how they can be used by teachers to inform their teaching and as source of lesson ideas and activities.

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