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MaterialEvaluation

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Material Evaluation

A) Analysis and selection of material

Read the following article on the use of authentic material:

Effective Ways to Use Authentic Materials with ESL/EFL Students

Analyze the following quote from our point of view as EFL teachers:

"Although the Internet has many advantages, it cannot replace the hands-on, three dimensional quality of real materials brought into the classroom by the teacher."

Authentic Material

Analyze the following sites:

How would the following web-based material differ from its printed version? Consider level of interactivity, and accesibility of the information, related content and multimedia features.In addition, we should consider the use of charts, visuals and graphics that represent the information displayed.

http://www.answers.com/topic/steve-jobs?cat=biz-fin

http://heritage.coca-cola.com/

http://www.thehersheycompany.com/

Ready- Made

Analyze one of the following sites according to the following criteria:Web Site Review

http://www.nonstopenglish.com/Default-030.asp

http://esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa113097.htm

http://www.linguarama.com/ps/grammar.htm

Tip: How to do better internet searches - Video + Script

B) In groups, explore one of the sets of materials. Taking into account the CLT principles discussed in the previous section, prepare a

short lesson to share with your colleagues.

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