Hi there! We´ve
been working on the analysis of two websites (Pearson ELT and MES English), as
regards their potential usefulness in the classroom and as resources for
material design.
Since nowadays
there are too many webpages where you can find help or information in
connection with teaching and learning English, we think it is really important
to evaluate their reliability and validity before using them. Why? Because any
content you provide to your students have to be appropriate, up-to-date, clear,
without mistakes, accurate and relevant.
If you are going
to use any website in the classroom, make sure that the content is
well-written, with an appropriate format and legible font. The links provided
in the page should be accessible and the information should be clearly
presented. Advertisements also play a role here: they sometimes interfere and
affect the aesthetic part.
So every time you
want to make use of an internet resource, have a careful look at it; its
purpose, its author, if there is a bias reflected, among others.
In this link you will find more information as regards what to take into account when you have to analize a website in terms of their potential usefulness in the classroom.
These are the two webpages we have analized (you will also find the links).
Giuliana and Virginia :)
