How to use mail and chat

Mail: one of the most used and useful Information and Communication Technology tools.

The benefits of mail:

• To keep in touch with other teachers, students, outside the classroom. For instance,setting, receiving, marking, and returning homework and other written assignments
• Reading and writing emails either in or outside the class time gives the learner more exposure to the target language
• Via mail learners are exposed to real interaction because they are writing to real people

Using email with learners out of class:

• Learners can share assignments by mail
• The teacher can email learners extra homework, material
• Learners can use email te prepare topics in pairs before class
• Email can be used as a collaborative writing tool. Learners can be asked to produce a story in groups

Using emails with learners during class:

• It is a worthy resource to set up complex projects

- Data collection project: learners have mails to real companmies, individuals, organizations or websites to solicit information. then a presentation or a written report on the topic is presented

Chat: im´portant tool which allows real time communication between students, teachers, and everyone around the world

Types of chat:

• Text chat
• Audio voice chat
• Public chat
• Private chat

Educational chat:

• Free topic chat
• Informative or academic chats
• Practice chats

The kind of English used in the chat:

• Common abbreviations
• Basic rules of netiquette
• Basic conventions for turn-taking