American English Webinar: April 2017

Photography in ELT: Engage, Inspire, Create, Learn

http://www.fluentu.com/english/educator/blog/esl-visual-aids/

Dear students,

Today's topic is "Photography in ELT: Engage, Inspire, Create, Learn". This session is very interesting for English teachers to manage their classroom. Photographs as the visual media can enhance learner engagement and language outcomes. You can apply to use
photography-related activities for teaching English in the classroom and you can encounter for the challenges or ask your students to use image-makers (cameras or mobile-phones) for taking pictures. In order to make it clear how to apply the photography in ELT classroom, you can click the following link: https://dos-materialsdevelopment.adobeconnect.com/_a1017942336/p20dnz3dae8/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal. For further information you can also read the following articles:

1. https://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/english-teaching-forum-volume-53-number-4#child-2020

2. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/literacy-through-photography-for-ells-tabitha-dellangelo

3. http://firstliteracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Photography_and_Writing_Teachers-Reflection-2.pdf

4. Petapixel: https://petapixel.com/2016/09/14/20-composition-techniques-will-improve-photos/

5. Lifehacker: http://lifehacker.com/5814174/basics-of-photography-composition-and-technique

6. National Geographic Kids: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

7. Teach outside the box: http://teachoutsidethebox.com/2016/03/how-to-manage-a-class-instagram/

8. "Social Media in Academia: Instagram for Engaging with Students Outside Class" retrieved from Engage Wordpress site, May 6, 2015: https://teachtechconncoll.wordpress.com/2015/05/06/social-media-in-academia-instagram-for-engaging-with-students-outside-class/

9. http://www.fluentu.com/english/educator/blog/esl-visual-aids/

Have a nice watching and reading.

Best,
Dr. Rudi Hartono, M.Pd.
The Host of AE Viewing Webinar