A Community Portal as EFL/ESL Learning Tools
EV Mini-Workshop, TESOL Conference 2005
by Snea Thinsan

Related URL: http://e-ed.thinsan.com/ (in progress)
 

Abstract:

Designed originally as a community portal for e-education enthusiasts, the e-Education Community Portal offers very many features that can be modified for use in EFL/ESL learning, teaching, and evaluation. Ideas on how to use the following features in EFL/ESL contexts will be shared: Community spaces: Wiki, blogs, file and image sharing galleries, articles, forums, quizes, and surveys. Personal spaces: Messages, Tasks, Bookmarks, Newsreader, Webmail, Notepad, My files, and calendar. This site can also be used to build a community among EFL/ESL Teachers or any other group with the same interests. I hope to convince the audience that building online communities for EFL/ESL learners and teachers will be a breakthrough for the confined, traditional EFL/ESL classrooms.