How to Use Email

Group 5 :
- Aldi wijaya [201512500288]
- Muhamad Kamarul Iman [201512500223
- Sultan Shidqi [201512500255]
The benefits of email
Basic email skills
Using emails with learners out of class
Using email with learners during class
Keypal projects
The Benefits of Email
 Relatively simple to use
 Learners are familiar with it
 Not difficult to teach them
 Ubiquitous
 Free
 Keep in touch with other teachers around the world
(mailing lists, discussion groups)
 Communicate with learners outside class
Basic Email Skills
 Communication Skills
 Technical Skills
Communication Skills
Netiquette rules:
 Not using only capital letters (perceived as shouting
online)
 Respect others’ opinions
 Avoiding ‘flaming’
 Files sent are not too large
Technical Skills
 Setting up an account
 Send and receive email
 Attach, open documents
 Knowledge about viruses, spam
 A questionnaire to assess the email skills
 Review basic email skills (whole class, individual,
and pairing up)
Using email with learners out of class
• Learners submit and share classwork
• Teachers email a summary of classwork, homework or extra
material, updates on class
• Teacher emails regular newsletters about the class and
themselves
• Learners prepare before class.
• Learners send queries about a topic, or a grammar area before a
class
• A class mailing list
• Collaborative writing tool
Using email with learners during class
 For more complex projects
 Learners have limited access to computers outside
the classroom
Data collection project
• Run over several classes, weeks or even months
• Requires a lot of preparation for teachers
• Send emails to real companies, individuals,
organizations or websites to get information
• Information is collated, a presentation/written
report is prepared
• Suitable for high levels
Keypal projects
 Pen pals who use email to communicate
 A project between two groups of keypals who are
learning English in different countries
 Started in class, thereafter combine a mixture of in-
class and out-of-class work
Keypal projects issues
Checklist when planning a keypal project:
 Agree on clear deadlines and time
 Emails written individually, in pairs, or as a whole class
 Which languages will be used
 Knowledge of basic email skills and netiquette
 Keep project short and focused
 Teacher involvement
 Misunderstandings across cultures