Learners often expect practitioners to correct their written errors!

However learners can learn a lot from looking for and correcting errors in written work.

Practitioners can provide learners with texts that may, or may not, have spelling errors. Learners can then be encouraged to look at the text carefully and try to find any errors. If they see any they should try to correct them. They can then copy and paste the text into SpellChecker and then 'Spell Check'.

Try it out at http://w...

Teachers TV has a 20 minute film explaining the new Functional Skills (Numeracy, Literacy and ICT) which will be with us by 2010.The programme is an introduction rather than a detailed analysis.

There will be an eMagazine Supplement providing resources for Functional Skills after a workshop(s) later in the year.

The Teachers TV page also has suggested links for further information, visit http://www.teachers.tv/video/33488.

I've included similar software in the eMagazine before and have often been asked why such online software is included in ESOL/EFL/ESL/etc. resources.

The answer is simple...

It provides an interactive tool for learners to practice physical descriptions such as eye and hair colour as they...

• create avatars, import the resulting image into PowerPoint, a blog or wiki or ePortfolio, adding text and/or audio descriptions or
• create avatars, following audio and or written descripti...