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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458364603321

Titolo

English in the digital age [[electronic resource] ] : information and communications technology (ICT) and the teaching of English / / edited by Andrew Goodwyn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Cassell, 2000

ISBN

1-281-29188-9

9786611291884

1-84714-248-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (156 p.)

Collana

Cassell Education

Altri autori (Persone)

GoodwynAndrew

Disciplina

420.78

420.785

Soggetti

English language - Study and teaching - Audio-visual aids

English language - Computer-assisted instruction

English literature - Study and teaching

English literature - Audio-visual aids

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; The Contributors; Introduction; 1 'A Bringer of New Things': An English Teacher in the Computer Age?; 2 Framing and Design in ICT in English: Towards a New Subject and New Practices in the Classroom; 3 ICT in English: Views from Northern Ireland; 4 ICT in English: The Australian Perspective; 5 To Cope, to Contribute, to Control; 6 Computer Games as Literature; 7 Changing Technology, Changing Shakespeare, or Our Daughter is a Misprint; 8 Texting: Reading and Writing in the Intertext; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

New communications technology has been a boon to teaching and learning subjects of English, from reading and writing to literature such as Shakespeare. This book explores the ways that information and communications technology, or ICT, can be employed in teaching English and enriching the abilities of students. What are the advantages of ICT, and what are some of the concerns? Contributors from Europe, Australia, and North America address the use of media in teaching,



from video, film, and audiotape to computer games and online resources. English in the Digital Age surveys the ways ICT is pres