Kinds of Materialas to Use as Homework

As our environment is basically monolingual, there is an absence of an adequate linguistic context, except for some music in English, cable TV or internet. In order to reinforce what students learn in English class, teachers try to assign extraclass exercises in order to complement students’ learnin...

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Main Author: Rincón Argüello Martha Liliana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2000-08-01
Series:Profile Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11424
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Summary:As our environment is basically monolingual, there is an absence of an adequate linguistic context, except for some music in English, cable TV or internet. In order to reinforce what students learn in English class, teachers try to assign extraclass exercises in order to complement students’ learning, but these exercises or homework must be attractive and interesting for them. It is clear that the kind of material used as homework is important to motivating students to do it.
ISSN:1657-0790