Introduction to the Course

Welcome to the course "Interactive English Teaching" How do you enjoy learning/teaching? What do you expect to learn in this course? What are your goals as future English teachers? How would you define "Interactive English Teaching"? How would you define E-learning? BENEFITS OF E-LEARNING 1. Improves performance. 2. Increases access across physical, political, and economic boundaries. 3. Convenient and flexible to learners in many contexts. 4. Develops the skills and competencies in the 21th century. 5. Ensures that learners have the digital literacy skills required in their discipline, profession or career. THE ADVANTAGES OF COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING OVER TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM TRAINING INCLUDE THE ABILITY TO: 1. Pay less per credit hour. 2. Reviews overall training time. 3. Spread training out over extended periods of time. 4. Remain in one location with no need to travel. 5. Participate in class activities when convenient. 6. Access public content such as web casts or other course contents. 7. Access courses from a variety of locations.