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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784865003321
• 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
• 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