Using the web to support language

Using the Web to support language learning DENISE E MURRAY
PAM MCPHERSON

SERIES EDITOR DENISE E MURRAY
TEACHING WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY SERIES

USING THE WEB TO SUPPORT LANGUAGE LEARNING

Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
SERIES INTRODUCTION
Published by the
National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research
Macquarie University, Sydney NSW 2109 for the AMEP Research Centre on behalf of the
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
McPherson, Pam, 1946– .

iv v INTRODUCTION

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CHAPTER ONE

Finding and selecting information on the Web

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CHAPTER TWO

Using ESL websites

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Bibliography.

CHAPTER THREE

Listening online

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CHAPTER FOUR

Reading webpages

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1. English language - Study and teaching. 2. Educational technology. 3.World Wide Web.
4. Internet in education. I. Murray, Denise E. II. National Centre for English Language
Teaching and Research (Australia). III.Title. (Series:Teaching with new technology series).

CHAPTER FIVE

Content-based instruction

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CHAPTER SIX

WebQuests

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CHAPTER SEVEN

Learning management systems

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CHAPTER EIGHT

Creating webpages

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Using the Web to support language learning.

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GLOSSARY OF COMPUTER TERMS
© Macquarie University 2004

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

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The AMEP Research Centre is a consortium of the National Centre for English Language
Teaching and Research (NCELTR) at Macquarie University in Sydney, and the School of
Educational Studies at La Trobe University in Melbourne.The Research Centre was established in January 2000 and is funded by the Commonwealth Department of
Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs.
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