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As good as a coursebook is, in the twenty–fi rst century teaching is no longer about the four walls of
the classroom. Find out how Oxford University Press is bringing English language teachers and trainers
together with Social Networking.
Social Media
Twitter. Facebook. YouTube. All
words you probably hear nearly
every day, and all representative
of social media sites. However,
do you know what social
media is and the role it can play
in your teaching?
Simply put, social media is
media online which, unlike
“traditional” media, allows its
users to generate and share
the content themselves. Social
media allows us as teachers to
extend our staffroom on a
global scale and share ideas,
resources, every day issues,
and collaborate with likeminded
passionate English
language professionals from
around the world. This, in turn,
opens up a world of possibilities
in terms of professional growth,
and what we can pass on to our
learners. And getting started
really is as simple as going to
Twitter (www.twitter.com),
Follow Us
Follow us on Twitter:
@OUPELTGlobal.
Follow us on Facebook:
facebook.com/oupeltglobal
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creating an account and following
OUP on @OUPELTGlobal.
Or, if Facebook is more your
cup of tea, you can create a
Facebook account (www.
facebook.com) and fi nd us on
https://www.facebook.com/
oupeltglobal. For the more
visual learners amongst you
who would rather watch step
by step videos of how to set up
either of these accounts, before
taking the plunge, YouTube
(www.youtube.com) is sure
to oblige.
For better or for worse,
social media is here to stay.
Make up your own mind about
what social media can do for
you by trying it out.
Happy networking and sharing,
and see you online soon!
Nikki Fořtová, B.A., Faculty of Arts,
Masaryk University in Brno
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youtube.com/oupeltglobal
Subscribe to OUP ELT Global Blog:
oupeltglobalblog.com
Twitter ye not?
During the Oxford secondary
professional development
days my co-presenter Nikki,
challenged me to try Twitter Twitter
as a professional dedevelopment tool. I’d I’d
used the internet as
a teaching resource
in the past, both
to fi nd ideas for
classes and also
to help me research
teaching training sessions but I
had never felt comfortable with
Twitter. To be honest, I am still
struggling to fi nd my twitter
voice but I have found it to
be a useful tool. I must admit
I mainly lurk, that is read other
There are plenty of other ways
to use the Internet to help with
your professional development.
If you have a Facebook account
you can ‘friend’ the OUP ELT
Global page to fi nd out all the
latest news from Oxford. Also
from there you can check out
the global blog. The global
blog has links to a range of
teacher’s blogs and of course
people’s posts rather than contribute
my own but there is
a thriving community of
EFL educators who are
eager to share teach-
ing ideas, discuss
common problems
and generally,
chat about
teaching teaching. If you are
tempted then sign up,
follow me @reasons4 or
just search for #efl #elt or
#eltchat.
Gareth Davies
Freelance Teacher, Teacher Trainer
and Materials Developer
http://oupcz.blogspot.com/
Or if Twitter’s not your thing
there is our very own Czech
Blog. If you are looking for
teaching ideas then register
for the Oxford Teachers’ Club
or check out the learning resources
on the OUP website.
Gareth Davies
Freelance Teacher, Teacher Trainer
and Materials Developer
http://oupcz.blogspot.com/