ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANGES

Today English teachers have a lot of choices in terms of teaching materials.

Keep in mind to focus students’ attention not only on vocabulary and grammar structures but to prepare them for real communication.

Authentic materials can help solve this problem.

ADVANTAGES

Authentic English in a natural context This exposes them to real people and also real situations.

• Authentic cultural information We get the information about their culture by means of this video indirectly.

ADVANTAGES

Planning your class with a timescale in mind.

The lenght of the video is written on the webisites.

• Lesson planning time is shortened. Online videos can be great time saver in terms of preparing the class specifically.

ADVANTAGES

The visual elements in the video are stimulating to students.

Short videos beforemoving to the lesson can be interesting for the students.

• Language produced from the video can be exploited further.

Class discussion can be performed with the vocabulary which is learnt by means of video.

ADVANTAGES

There are videos to be short enough to really focus on vocabulary.

Pre-watching activities can be performed.

• Giving examples of particular language functions in operation

This may an example for real life usage of these functions altogether.

ADVANTAGES

Showing the nonverbal components of the language

eye movements and facial expression body language  space language close or intimate flying or avoiding distance

ADVANTAGES

It demonstrates situations that learners are likely to encounter through their day-to-day socio-cultural interaction with native speakers of English.

• It enables comprehensible input.

DISADVANTAGES

Technical problems can arise;

problems of internet connectionthe low quality of the videoinadequacy of the teacher using that techonology

DISADVANTAGES

Long video >>>>> DISTRACTION

Inappropriateness and not suitable content

DISADVANTAGES

Fixed pace Some viewers are likely to fall behind, while others are waiting impatiently for the next point.

POINTS TO CONSIDER

Correspondence of the program to a definite purpose

Accordance with the topic, vocabulary and grammar that are studied

Usage simplicity and clear explanation of tasks to students

POINTS TO CONSIDER

Presence of certain rules which are necessary for correct writing in a foreign language

Presence of appropriate examples