Jim Duber: I understand that you’ve recently completed a teacher
\ntraining course over the Internet. What can you tell us about it?<\/p>\n
Fatimah Abdallah: The course I participated in was Authentic
\nMaterials in the English Language Classroom and the instructor was
\nMargaret Sokolik.<\/p>\n
The course focused on using many different types of Authentic
\nMaterial as supplementary or regular course material. Some of these
\nincluded using Time\/Newsweek Magazines, English Language Newspapers,
\nReal Audio and other listening materials.<\/p>\n
JD: What were the main issues confronted in completing the course assignments?<\/p>\n
FA: Some of the assignments, as they were given, did not apply to the
\nteaching\/learning conditions here in Egypt. However, that was easily
\nresolved by adapting the assignments to the environment here. Also,
\nsome of the materials to be used are not easily obtained here in
\nhard-copy form and internet availablility in Egyptian Educational
\nInstitutes, especially private institutes, is almost non-existent.
\nAgain, adaptation of the materials and how they were to be used was
\nthe answer to this problem.<\/p>\n
JD: How does participation in an online course compare to that of a
\ntraditional face-to-face course?<\/p>\n
FA: Participating in an online course is much more convenient than
\nattending a traditional course. Participants can log on to the
\ninternet at their own convenience… Except for the chat periods
\nwhich were arranged to be convenient to all participants, join in
\ndiscussions on each topic of study, and learn from every participant
\nnot just the instructor.<\/p>\n
For me especially it was more convenient as I am in Egypt and the
\ncourse was given from UC Berkeley in the States… It would have been
\nimpossible for me to take this course if I had to actually attend.<\/p>\n
JD: What do you consider the advantages and disadvantages of this
\nonline format?<\/p>\n
FA: I did not find any disadvantage really…It was difficult
\nsometimes to get my assisgnments to the instructor because of
\nInternet connections. However, we worked it out in the end.\n<\/p>\n
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