Integrating the Internet into Business English Teaching
  One-day workshop  

Session one: background

Aims:

  • To present a rationale for using the Internet in Business English
  • To ensure participants are familiar with necessary terminology
Overview:
  • What is on the Internet?
  • Why use the Internet in Business English teaching?
  • How can this resource be exploited?
  • Essential technical terminology
  • Constraints

 
 

Session two: methodology

Aim:

  • To describe how language teaching practice has changed due to the impact of the Internet / world wide web on methodology
Overview:
  • Focus on a range of areas:

    Grammar / Language skills / Lexis / Business Skills / Cultural awareness training / Phonology / ESP

 

  
 

Session three: practical teaching ideas (1)

Aims:

  • To present a range of practical teaching ideas from "The Internet and Business English" Barrett / Sharma (Summertown: 2003)
  • To offer some useful sites for specialist areas
Overview:
  • Practical ideas in the areas of: Learning to Learn / Business English Teaching / ESP

 

  
 

Session four: practical teaching ideas (2) workshop

Aims:

  • To allow participants to share their own experiences, ideas and suggestions for useful web-sites
  • To allow questions on any aspects arising from the workshop day
Overview:
  • Ideas exchange
  • Issues: copyright
  • Establishing good practice
  • Open forum

 

  
 

Who is this session for?

This workshop day is for Business English teachers and teacher trainers.