Interactive Language Learning on the Web

The accessibility to the world wide web makes language learning affordable for the learner and good sources and material for teacher. Although with this plenty of material such: activities, lesson, games, quizzes and exercise are easy to have it , it is better for the teacher to have her own interactive language learning activities. The advantages of that are :

Accessibility: By putting course material on the Web, teachers provide

students with 24-hour, independent access to course information, and

updates to Web pages and new assignments are immediately available to

students.

Renewability: Once created, materials can be updated easily and often.

Adaptability: Web-based activities can easily be modified to support

students at different proficiency levels or with special needs

In addition, teacher may have some challenges in creating web-base language learning activities such: lack of technical skills, variability of student access to different  computer, different browser and different connection speed.

Another important issue that can make difficult for the teacher to create web-base language learning activities is the accessibility of individual with disabilities. All these should be consider before designing web based activities.

Teacher can use web to teach vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, reading, writing and even pronunciation. In the article the writer mentioned a good way to teach reading and writing with the discussion board and weblog or blog. Also he writer suggested another way for teaching vocabulary and grammar with JavaScript and CGI ( common gateway digest) through designing games, exercise and activities. Also mention how to use HTML Forms and CGI Script  to make page interactive activities and quizzes that gives teacher opportunity to evaluate students' works and student to check their answers.