http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/development/elt-in-images-the-terminator English Language Teaching Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:48:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/development/elt-in-images-the-terminator/comment-page-1#comment-254 Education Tay Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:03:25 +0000 http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/?p=2052#comment-254 Graphic design and other technology class at my school have used the iconic and very well known terminator picture as an inspiration. The image provides a structure and building block for a model of a person and most students do not see it as evil, although some students do not like the picture for its violence perception. Graphic design and other technology class at my school have used the iconic and very well known terminator picture as an inspiration. The image provides a structure and building block for a model of a person and most students do not see it as evil, although some students do not like the picture for its violence perception.

]]> http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/development/elt-in-images-the-terminator/comment-page-1#comment-236 Tom Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:02:44 +0000 http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/?p=2052#comment-236 I wonder if in fact, rather than "the image above is how some teachers in our field view technology", whether instead it's how our learners view their teachers when they -- the teachers -- use the classroom technology, rather than letting the learners get their hands on it...,-) !? I wonder if in fact, rather than “the image above is how some teachers in our field view technology”, whether instead it’s how our learners view their teachers when they — the teachers — use the classroom technology, rather than letting the learners get their hands on it…,-) !?

]]> http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/development/elt-in-images-the-terminator/comment-page-1#comment-167 Gina Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:12:03 +0000 http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/?p=2052#comment-167 Lots of them certainly see technology as such, however, there's an increasing interest in using the latest technology in EFL (e.e IWBs). I think this image has more to do with new technology. If we think back, when taperecorders or VCRs were introduced, the same technophobia happened but fortunately, most teachers got over it. It's a lot to do with a new element to learn, a new tool that challenges the teacher rather than technology itself, so anything completely new, either technological or not, will create this phobia among teachers. Lots of them certainly see technology as such, however, there’s an increasing interest in using the latest technology in EFL (e.e IWBs). I think this image has more to do with new technology. If we think back, when taperecorders or VCRs were introduced, the same technophobia happened but fortunately, most teachers got over it. It’s a lot to do with a new element to learn, a new tool that challenges the teacher rather than technology itself, so anything completely new, either technological or not, will create this phobia among teachers.

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