Mix it up!

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As we have said in our previous posts, technology is, nowadays, one of the main tools to include in the English language teaching environment, since our students are totally surrounded by it, and we cannot ignore this situation. Learners are more motivated when they are taught through a ‘screen’ than when this is done by means of traditional teaching.

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However, as Sophie Partarrieu states (2015), we still need face-to-face learning as students will never be able to empathise with a technological device. Besides, she adds that trained teachers should begin to combine online learning and traditional teaching; what is commonly known as blended learning.

There are many advantages when working with blended learning as, in face-to-face teaching, students can negotiate meaning, interact among themselves, receive immediate feedback from the teacher, and so on. While, in online teaching, learners are able to practise at their own pace, in a more personalised way, improving their language skills and encouraging autonomous work.

Teachers and future teachers should give it a try and find the way to implement this teaching method in your English classroom. You won't regret it!