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International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 2012, Vol. 3(4) 164-169

Authoring Tools for Developing the Content in Language Education

Ahmet BASAL

pp. 164 - 169

Publish Date: October 31, 2012  |   Single/Total View: 0/0   |   Single/Total Download: 0/0


Abstract

The advances in technology and rapid spread of internet pave the way for using technology in language classes more easily. Enriching online or traditional language education with the use of authoring tools is an important aspect in presenting the content to language learners more effectively. Both online and traditional language education have some sorts of well-known tools supporting teachers, particularly language teachers such as Articulate, Captivate and Camtasia. However, these tools are costly for developing the content and require advanced computer skills. On the internet, there are many freely available authoring tools most of which are actually easy to use with basic computer skills to enrich the content. For example, jing, voxopop and wallwisher are some of those freely available tools. The purpose in this study is to behave like a web watcher and explore some of the authoring tools freely available on the internet for English language teachers. This type of investigation is useful for language teachers to have knowledge about the opportunities through which they can enhance the language content they present to their students.

Keywords: Language Education, Content Development, Authoring Tools


How to Cite this Article?

APA 7th edition
BASAL, A. (2012). Authoring Tools for Developing the Content in Language Education. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 3(4), 164-169.

Harvard
BASAL, A. (2012). Authoring Tools for Developing the Content in Language Education. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 3(4), pp. 164-169.

Chicago 16th edition
BASAL, Ahmet (2012). "Authoring Tools for Developing the Content in Language Education". International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 3 (4):164-169.