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e-book activities for teachers and learners
Victoria Boobyer
-Sample activities
-How to get hold of them?
-What are eBooks?
• Pre-reading• Reading into listening• Reading into speaking• Reading into exam-based activities• Reading into writing• Reading into …more reading
-They’re not just for students
What are eBooks?
readersWMA iTunes
ePub
appsplatforms
AER
smartphones
Google play
Amazon
audio
electronic versions
tabletsimages
interactive
fun!
How to get hold of eBooks?
How to get hold of eBooks?
Sample activities
Pre-reading
Pre-reading
Pre-reading
Reading into Listening
Reading into Speaking
Reading into Speaking
Reading into Speaking
Reading into exam-based activities
Reading into exam-based activities
Reading into writing
Reading into writing
Reading into writing
“What is interesting is that our participants felt that reading helped their oral / aural language proficiency. Books like [these] contain a great deal of colloquial language that learners with mostly formal language instruction experience have missed.”
Cho, K and Krashen,S
Reading into…more reading
Reading into…more reading
“So I believe that ER impacts writing, listening and speaking because students know more vocabulary. The second possible factor is the increase in positive affect. Students develop positive attitudes toward and increased motivation for learning the L2.”
Prof Richard R Day
Compelling (not just interesting) Comprehensible Input - Krashen
Reading into…more reading
Reading into CPD
Reading into CPD
Where now?
