Syllabus Technology Mediated English

THIRUVALLUVAR UNIVERSITY

BACHELOR OF ARTS

B.A. ENGLISH

DEGREE COURSE

CBCS PATTERN

(With effect from 2017-2018)

SEMESTER VI

ELECTIVE PAPER 2

TECHNOLOGY MEDIATED ENGLISH

Unit 1:

1. World Wide Web & Email: WWW FAQ’S: Email, Internet

2. Searching the Internet & Search FAQ’s

3. The Internet as Resource Bank and classroom tool

4. Email Projects and Discussion Lists

Unit 2:

1. Introduction to NET (I)

2. Introduction to NET (II)

Unit 3:

1. Strange news

2. Making news

3. Eco-tourism

Unit 4:

1. Writing Projects

2. Online groups

3. Blogs and Wikis

4. Email projects and discussion lists

Unit 5:

1. A good book

2. Puzzle maker

3. Web Quest

4. Professional development online

Prescribed Text

The Internet and the Language Classroom – A Practical Guide for Teachers – II Edition – Gavin Dudeney, Cambridge University Press, 2007.