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Internet-based activities in the EFL classroom - do they work?
Presented By Pavla Machova
Session Details
The workshop will present some interesting activities based on Internet resources and multimedia use in ELT at the level of secondary and tertiary schools. It will demonstrate how Internet materials can be adjusted and used in ELT to suit various aims and skill practice. It will also bring examples of outcomes of teacher trainees' reaction to this presentation.
About Pavla Machova
A teacher trainer at the University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. Specializes in methodology, interested in new technologies, has some experience with ELT to deaf and hard-of-hearing learners.

Dear Pavla, Thanks for
Dear Pavla,
Thanks for providing so much useful material. I'm looking forward to your session. My name's Sharon and I work in the north of Italy in Verona and Bolzano universities. We're lucky enough to have projectors and on line access in our classrooms so we can use multimediality as a normal part of the interaction in our lessons. See you soon.
I'm an English teacher from
I'm an English teacher from Russia. I've studied all your supplementary materials and I should say that your presentation (especially Multimedia) is great ! I also use the Internet during my lessons and according to my experience I can answer your questions "yes, they do work", so I'm agree with you. It's very important to use the Internet on the lessons , it helps to motivate the learners. Moreover The Interet is a great source of information you can find different pictures, audio materials that can really help you to prepare for the lesson