Review of Internet for English Teaching

Abstract

Reviews the book "Internet for English Teaching," by M. Warschauer, H. Shetzer and C. Meloni (2000). The book is an expansion of its predecessor in that it incorporates updated information about what researchers and educators have learned over the past five years with respect to using technology in education. The authors' extensive experience with Internet-based technology and their thorough knowledge of the field is evident in the numerous specific project examples they introduce as well as the abundant useful Internet addresses they list throughout their book and in an appendix at the end of the book. In an age when more and more classrooms are wired to the Internet, educators need to be encouraged to exploit the possibilities that Web-based activities have to offer in the teaching learning process. As this is an intimidating task with new and quickly developing technology, teachers look toward guidance and ideas for accomplishing this task. Novice Internet users need more than just project ideas; they need to understand computer basics, where to find sources, and the pedagogical and language acquisition framework that guides them for language teaching. The book meets this challenge, it is a comprehensive introduction to an important aspect in education today, and it is also a quick reference guide and idea bank to types of Internet- based activities and Internet addresses. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)