Annotation:Integrating internet-based reading materials into the foreign language curriculum: from teacher-to student-centered approaches

When it comes to language learning, there are a variety of ways to provide resources; with the swift development of internet, people could easily get learning resources outside the school by themselves. Nevertheless, if online reading material is undoubtedly a good source and approach should be reconsidered.

As Brandl mentioned, the hyper-liked structure and presentation of information on the internet may easily cause students to get lost. Because of not only students’ low proficiency of a target language but also the lack of ability to sift and organize too much information on the internet, students get lost easily. Activities relating to the target language such as preparing a Japanese meal, arranging a trip to Madrid will stimulate students’ enthusiasm and interest and make them immerse into the culture. Language learning which accompanies cultural learning would be more effective. But the students who are going to complete the activity through Internet should bear the ability to select and integrate much information if the teacher does not assign websites. Internet resources could also be useful for beginners because it provides sound effect, visual aids as well as related cultural information to lead the beginner and they can practice the target language outside the classroom by themselves even though there is no tutor beside them.( http://www.languageguide.org/espanol/)
In addition, they can download music or broadcasts to put in the Ipod or mp3 as well. (http://spanishpod.com/lessons)
On-line games will increase interest of learning for students.(http://www.otterarchives.com/bounty2/)
In some websites, they could watch cute and interesting vedio clips of the target language.



Teaching and learning promotes each other because the open-ended structure makes the teacher prepare for a wide variety for less predictable answers from students. Students who bear the schemata will learn more effectively and the interaction among the class will be vibrant.
In general, internet-based reading materials provide us numerous opportunities to contact what we need and the text show that most adolescents are good at search and browse websites. Nevertheless, for a remote area where the usage of Internet and technology products are not widespread, students are not equipped enough to receive knowledge form the way of Internet teaching.