How to Teach & Learn English With Personal Computers
Learning English is essential if you wish to integrate fully into the emerging global culture. But new languages take time to learn. If you're headed to a country where English is the primary language, learn the basics. With a personal computer, doing so is easier than ever. Using the Internet gives you instant access to English television and radio programs, newspapers and magazines, as well as grammar and learning tools.
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Learning English
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Use online courses to help you learn English. Rosetta Stone, among other language courses, provides online tutorials that help immerse you in the language. Use these to improve comprehension, writing and listening skills.
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Find an online English television program or radio program. Listen or watch these programs at least an hour once a day. With most television and radio programs lasting a half an hour to an hour, this should not be difficult. Try playing English radio programs in the background as you work around the house to get used to hearing it. Getting as much English input as possible will help you develop comprehension. If you are teaching a student, identify what the program is about so the student can get an idea of what is going on and find familiar words.
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If you are teaching, encourage a student to make an online blog in English, describing his day, news events or what is important to him. Having a person build a blog encourages confidence and a critical eye, as well as giving you instant access to his work.
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Use online chats to practice your English. If you are a student, find online communities geared to learning and practicing English. Skype has a chat room where you can speak online via voice or video chat. Text-chatting through MSN, Google or Yahoo messenger will help teach writing skills.
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Switch your computer to the English language to force you to use English more often. There are thousands of words to learn when your computer is switched to English. Search on the web in English as well to get yourself thinking in English more often. When using a word processor such as Open Office, Pages or Microsoft Word, switch the language to English. When you make a mistake, the dictionary built into the program will underline the mistake in red. This will help teach proper spelling.
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