The Internet as a Tool for Assisting English Language Learners

In pursuit of websites that teachers may use as a tool for assisting students who are English Language Learners, I came across www.englishroleplay.com. This website is a dynamic tool for teachers of ELL students. This is a free resource. The way English Role Play works is the student creates a user account, and profile. Then the student has access to the other members of the program, those of whom he/she can role play with. There are role play lessons the student can participate in. “Roleplay is a fast way to improve speaking and listening for real life situations. Roleplay uses scripts that you read with your partner, like actors in a movie.” (www.englishroleplay.com/page/whatisrolepaly) This program helps students learn how to speak full sentences, and to think about what they are saying. There are four types of role plays the student can participate in through the site; Situation role plays, Story role plays, Short discussions, and Long discussions. These lessons vary from 10 minutes to 1 hour. This website seems to of combined the concept of social networking and learning into one. The creators of the website state that the purpose of the website is “to provide effective speaking practice for language learners everywhere.” (www.englishroleplay.com/page/About)

http://www.englishroleplay.com/

-Stephen Hardy