There is a plethora of resources available online which teachers can use in their teaching of language. Given the numerous websites, the question is which resource is the 'best'. In order to determine which particular website is the 'best', there is a need for a checklist. The criteria is definitely not fixed and it defers from teacher to teacher.
Based on the article by Susser and Robb, a list of criteria for the evaluation of the chosen websites was crafted and used to evaluate them. It was not as easy a task as I had thought earlier because not all websites satisfy the criteria I had stated. Evaluation of websites is tedious and time-consuming. Despite that, it is necessary. Even though I mentioned that criteria differs from teacher to teacher, I believe that most if not all teachers will indicate the criterion stating that the website must meet the learning objectives. This, in my opinion, is of utmost importance because only then learning is purposeful and meaningful. It is confirmed during class discussion that indeed most of my colleagues stated learning objectives as one of the criteria. If the websites do not meet the learning objectives, it should not be used because it is a waste of time and time is a limited resource. Hence, teachers before using the website must first evaluate it using a set of criteria.
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