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Over the last decade, a technological revolution has brought about an acceleration of new innovations. Each year, new and improved applications and software are available. This has summoned a major shift in education. An online learning platform can be an effective means for teaching courses other than in the classroom. Before committing, teachers need proper materials for providing online classes to students. Furthermore, it is imperative to create strategies to aid students in learning in an online environment, thus materials that benefit learning. There are many resources to support teachers. Utilization of online platforms such as Google Hangouts, Skype and Zoom are just a few that are effectively used. An array of features are available within each specific application i.e. sharing documents, drawing on screen. A great amount of information can be shared with students. In order for students to succeed, comprehensive strategies is of the utmost importance and requiring organization skills on the behalf of the teacher. Based on the four key elements of learning, we can provide documents and visuals to encourage listening, reading, writing and speaking opportunities. The use of authentic and nonauthentic materials can make content interesting and fun. Documents can help emphasize sentence structures and points in the online lessons with articles, newspapers and worksheets. Providing interactive clips for students such as T.V. and commercials can provide entertainment for the students while learning new concepts or sentence structures. Whereas listening to radio clips or broadcasts build other important skills when learning a new language online. Other related materials from websites, menus, newspapers or maps and travel catalogs are effective in promoting reading skills. We can utilize visuals into a lesson with photos, artworks, books, etc. Furthermore, games can be incorporated in a lesson providing an icebreaker or warm-up such as hangman, I spy or name that item, depending on age of students. Demonstrating your lessons to student online can be challenging. However, it is more effective when incorporating gestures and body language to prompt verbal responses and comprehension from students. Total Physical Response is an essential skill when teaching to online learners. This applies not only to young learners as adults can benefit as well. Moreover, props can be shown during lessons for fun, amusing effects when demonstrating vocabulary or difficult concepts. In order to maximise the effects of classes, a teacher must obtain proper communication and technical devices such as a noise-cancelling headset with a built in microphone. A reliable computer carrying proper video card with other important features installed will provide useful for online platforms. Prioritize your internet stability and finding a tranquil environment will be beneficial to you and your students assuring no interrupts. Technology has advantages with an unlimited amount of resources from databases and search engines. Teachers can be well equipped in providing the utmost in online education concerning the importance of student learning. Creating lessons and constructing a database of information is highly efficient and can be an important tool when designing courses for learning via the web. Combining all these materials stated will aid in a successful approach to teaching English online.
