Abstract
Making use of short video clips in EFL classes is becoming common practice nowadays. While many teachers take time to explore relevant videos on YouTube, a video sharing site ranked 4th in the past year (Alexa 2009), for use in class, or even record and upload videos themselves for students to watch, on or off campus, there are in fact more interesting, effective and interactive ways to use YouTube videos than having students watch them as a passive activity. To engage students more actively and constructively, so that watching video becomes part of an active learning strategy (Houston, 2000; Sherman, 2003), teachers can exploit YouTube player tools and editing functionalities to make their videos more interactive. Besides the officially released functions, users can add even more interactivity by embedding YouTube videos to work with Javascript, Google and YouTube Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), in addition to any relevant web-based functions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 43-53 |
| Publication status | Published - 8 Dec 2009 |
| Event | GLoCALL 2009 Conference Proceedings - Chiang Mai, Thailand Duration: 8 Dec 2009 → 11 Dec 2009 |
Conference
| Conference | GLoCALL 2009 Conference Proceedings |
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| Place | Thailand |
| City | Chiang Mai |
| Period | 8/12/09 → 11/12/09 |
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